diff --git a/playbooks/roles/install-docker/tasks/upstream.yaml b/playbooks/roles/install-docker/tasks/upstream.yaml
index 1b24a4a477..8b5ed28dfb 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/install-docker/tasks/upstream.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/install-docker/tasks/upstream.yaml
@@ -27,13 +27,6 @@
     mode: 0644
   register: _update_docker_key
 
-# NOTE(ianw): 2022-02-07 : we can remove this after a run that has
-# removed the deprecated key.
-- name: Remove old key to stop deprecation warnings
-  become: yes
-  when: _update_docker_key.changed
-  command: 'apt-key del "9DC8 5822 9FC7 DD38 854A  E2D8 8D81 803C 0EBF CD88"'
-
 - name: Ensure /etc/apt/sources.list.d exists
   file:
     path: /etc/apt/sources.list.d