diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/telemetry/processing/credentials/secrets/ssh_key_processor.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/telemetry/processing/credentials/secrets/ssh_key_processor.py
index 0273732da..be8ecf08a 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/telemetry/processing/credentials/secrets/ssh_key_processor.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/telemetry/processing/credentials/secrets/ssh_key_processor.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 from typing import Mapping
 
-from monkey_island.cc.models import Monkey
-from monkey_island.cc.server_utils.encryption import get_datastore_encryptor
 from monkey_island.cc.services.config import ConfigService
 from monkey_island.cc.services.telemetry.processing.credentials import Credentials
 
@@ -21,17 +19,9 @@ def process_ssh_key(keypair: Mapping, credentials: Credentials):
     if not _contains_both_keys(keypair):
         raise SSHKeyProcessingError("Private or public key missing")
 
-    # TODO investigate if IP is needed at all
-    ip = Monkey.get_single_monkey_by_guid(credentials.monkey_guid).ip_addresses[0]
-    username = credentials.identities[0]["username"]
-
-    encrypted_keys = _encrypt_ssh_keys(keypair)
-
     ConfigService.ssh_add_keys(
-        user=username,
-        public_key=encrypted_keys["public_key"],
-        private_key=encrypted_keys["private_key"],
-        ip=ip,
+        public_key=keypair["public_key"],
+        private_key=keypair["private_key"],
     )
 
 
@@ -40,10 +30,3 @@ def _contains_both_keys(ssh_key: Mapping) -> bool:
         return ssh_key["public_key"] and ssh_key["private_key"]
     except KeyError:
         return False
-
-
-def _encrypt_ssh_keys(ssh_key: Mapping) -> Mapping:
-    encrypted_keys = {}
-    for field in ["public_key", "private_key"]:
-        encrypted_keys[field] = get_datastore_encryptor().encrypt(ssh_key[field])
-    return encrypted_keys