diff --git a/playbooks/ansible.cfg b/playbooks/ansible.cfg
index 4f9dcaca48..72b38bb209 100644
--- a/playbooks/ansible.cfg
+++ b/playbooks/ansible.cfg
@@ -22,4 +22,3 @@ timeout = 120
 
 [ssh_connection]
 pipelining = True
-ssh_args = -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s -o TCPKeepAlive=yes -o ServerAliveInterval=5 -o ServerAliveCountMax=3