diff --git a/common/global/sops.nix b/common/global/sops.nix
index 2a42a26..f775c30 100644
--- a/common/global/sops.nix
+++ b/common/global/sops.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
     # sometimes the impermanence bind mount is stopped when sops needs these
     age.sshKeyPaths = [
       "${config.custom.impermanence.persistPath}/etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key"
-      "${config.custom.impermanence.persistPath}/etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key"
     ];
     defaultSopsFile = ./../../secrets/common.yaml;
     secrets = {