diff --git a/tripleo_common/inventory.py b/tripleo_common/inventory.py
index ebe08f275..2ad7b7028 100644
--- a/tripleo_common/inventory.py
+++ b/tripleo_common/inventory.py
@@ -405,7 +405,6 @@ def generate_tripleo_ansible_inventory(heat, auth_url,
         cacert=cacert,
         ansible_ssh_user=ansible_ssh_user,
         undercloud_key_file=undercloud_key_file,
-        undercloud_connection=UNDERCLOUD_CONNECTION_SSH,
         ansible_python_interpreter=ansible_python_interpreter,
         plan_name=plan,
         host_network=ssh_network)