diff --git a/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/services/ssh.cfg b/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/services/ssh.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 0bdf386632..0000000000
--- a/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/services/ssh.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-define service {
-  hostgroup_name		bastion
-  service_description		SSH-bastion
-  check_command			check_ssh
-  use				defaulttemplate
-}
-  
-#define service {
-#  hostgroup_name		buildservers
-#  service_description		SSH
-#  check_command			check_ssh
-#  use				defaulttemplate
-#  retry_interval  	5
-#  max_check_attempts    	12
-#}
-
-#define service {
-#  hostgroup_name		autoqa
-#  service_description		SSH
-#  check_command			check_ssh
-#  use				autoqatemplate
-#}
-
-# TODO: uncomment once retrace exists again
-#define service {
-#  hostgroup_name		retrace
-#  service_description		SSH-retrace
-#  check_command			check_ssh
-#  use				retracetemplate
-#}
diff --git a/roles/nagios_server/tasks/main.yml b/roles/nagios_server/tasks/main.yml
index 613d793e6d..1c07b3664a 100644
--- a/roles/nagios_server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/nagios_server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@
     - procs.cfg
     - raid.cfg
     - smtp-mm.cfg
-    - ssh.cfg
     - swap.cfg
     - templates.cfg
     - vpn_server.cfg