diff --git a/lxc_setup_ubuntu.yml b/lxc_setup_ubuntu.yml
index c935c81..bd42fd5 100644
--- a/lxc_setup_ubuntu.yml
+++ b/lxc_setup_ubuntu.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
         key: "{{ item }}"
         state: present
         path: /home/{{ target_user }}/.ssh/authorized_keys
-        mode: '0600'
       loop: "{{ my_public_keys }}"
       # ansible.posix.authorized_key will create an .ssh directory with the correct permissions.