diff --git a/debian-mirror-tools/config/debian/common/base-bullseye.yaml b/debian-mirror-tools/config/debian/common/base-bullseye.yaml
index c05b8fed..bb5e18d2 100644
--- a/debian-mirror-tools/config/debian/common/base-bullseye.yaml
+++ b/debian-mirror-tools/config/debian/common/base-bullseye.yaml
@@ -58,10 +58,6 @@ rootfs-post-scripts:
 - |-
   # Set bash as default shell
   ln -snf --relative $IMAGE_ROOTFS/bin/bash $IMAGE_ROOTFS/bin/sh
-- |-
-  # Allow root ssh login
-  export PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin
-  chroot $IMAGE_ROOTFS sed -i 's/^[#[:space:]]*PermitRootLogin.*/PermitRootLogin yes/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
 - |-
   # FIXME: OSTree will not set up a link to scratch automagically. Need to
   # relocate scratch to a more ostree friendly locale