diff --git a/examples/ansible.cfg b/examples/ansible.cfg
index c7fefb4fa7..e11f0541f1 100644
--- a/examples/ansible.cfg
+++ b/examples/ansible.cfg
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ filter_plugins     = /usr/share/ansible_plugins/filter_plugins
 # will result in poor performance, so use transport=paramiko on older platforms rather than
 # removing it
 
-ssh_args=-o PasswordAuthentication=no -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s -o ControlPath=/tmp/ansible-ssh-%h-%p-%r
+ssh_args=-o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s -o ControlPath=/tmp/ansible-ssh-%h-%p-%r
 
 # the following makes ansible use scp if the connection type is ssh (default is sftp)