diff --git a/.drone.jsonnet b/.drone.jsonnet
index 02f5b1d5c..b933efc45 100644
--- a/.drone.jsonnet
+++ b/.drone.jsonnet
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ local custom_clone = {
     'chmod 600 $HOME/.ssh/config && chmod 600 $HOME/.ssh/known_hosts && chmod 600 $HOME/.ssh/id_ed25519_drone_ci_deploy',
     'eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"',
     'ssh-add $HOME/.ssh/id_ed25519_drone_ci_deploy',
-    'ssh-keyscan -v -t ed25519 github.com >> $HOME/.ssh/known_hosts',
-    'ssh -v -T git@github.com -i $HOME/.ssh/id_ed25519_drone_ci_deploy -F $HOME/.ssh/config -o UserKnownHostsFile=$HOME/.ssh/known_hosts',
+    'ssh-keyscan -t ed25519 github.com >> $HOME/.ssh/known_hosts',
     'git init',
     'git remote add origin $DRONE_GIT_SSH_URL',
     'git fetch --depth=1 origin +$DRONE_COMMIT_REF',