diff --git a/.github/workflows/master.yml b/.github/workflows/master.yml
index 4ea446c5..5b8af2af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/master.yml
@@ -29,15 +29,11 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         env:
           PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.DEPLOYMENT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          SSH_AUTH_SOCK: /tmp/ssh_agent.sock
         run: |
           mkdir -p /home/runner/.ssh
           echo "$PRIVATE_KEY" > /home/runner/.ssh/id_ed25519
           chmod 600 /home/runner/.ssh/id_ed25519
           echo -e "[pratchett.ugent.be]:2222 ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 AAAAE2VjZHNhLXNoYTItbmlzdHAyNTYAAAAIbmlzdHAyNTYAAABBBIs8YMbO+aiTRlbi7++8CAqzq46zNLMsYAH3ycub6zkCFPKwIsePDlHJhMgTWG54Vwon60UT6FYyrBYbVfAWY1I=\n[pratchett.zeus.gent]:2222 ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIIs8IQpKz24LZuZZ43yEMqelfKmk+3C62+FA15HHZEK6\n" >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
-          ssh-agent -a $SSH_AUTH_SOCK > /dev/null
-          ssh-add /home/runner/.ssh/id_ed25519
       - name: Deploy to production
         env:
-          SSH_AUTH_SOCK: /tmp/ssh_agent.sock
         run: "nanoc --env=prod deploy public"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index e46bb40f..e4bb594f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -27,18 +27,14 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         env:
           PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.DEPLOYMENT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          SSH_AUTH_SOCK: /tmp/ssh_agent.sock
         run: |
           mkdir -p /home/runner/.ssh
           echo "$PRIVATE_KEY" > /home/runner/.ssh/id_ed25519
           chmod 600 /home/runner/.ssh/id_ed25519
           echo -e "[zeus.ugent.be]:2222 ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 AAAAE2VjZHNhLXNoYTItbmlzdHAyNTYAAAAIbmlzdHAyNTYAAABBBC87/Q3H8f7ghmA+iCtKGaNyk0fx3Z36Xrn+eGv8a4pD7MXeu6Uwr0aN5HnkcbRWXFtMwnAU3ptoP90vH7qu99w=\n[herbert.ugent.be]:2222 ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 AAAAE2VjZHNhLXNoYTItbmlzdHAyNTYAAAAIbmlzdHAyNTYAAABBBGLnJMh2DgqpVnHxOmeV6KffvzZGEVfniq0NFHRGZoL4f7Uc8xeG9gn3cc7lCL02F9LwWZNwR4gSqhGt/RK2S54=\n" >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
-          ssh-agent -a $SSH_AUTH_SOCK > /dev/null
-          ssh-add /home/runner/.ssh/id_ed25519
       - name: Deploy site to staging area
         env:
           PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
-          SSH_AUTH_SOCK: /tmp/ssh_agent.sock
         run: |
           cd output
           rsync -aR --rsh='ssh -p 2222' . "zeuspr@herbert.ugent.be:/home/zeuspr/public/$PR_NUMBER/"