diff --git a/sshd-authorized-keys.yaml b/sshd-authorized-keys.yaml
index 07657bc..600321f 100644
--- a/sshd-authorized-keys.yaml
+++ b/sshd-authorized-keys.yaml
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ postprocess:
     #!/usr/bin/env bash
     set -xeuo pipefail
 
-    # Create sshd config directory if it doesn't exist
-    install -dm 0755 -o 0 -g 0 /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d
-
     # Configure sshd to read keys from authorized_keys.d directory
     cat > /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/40-authorized-keys-file.conf << 'EOF'
     # Also accept keys configured by Ignition and Afterburn