diff --git a/web/deploy/terraform/modules/ec2/main.tf b/web/deploy/terraform/modules/ec2/main.tf
index 2934a3ea..8bfb3f6a 100644
--- a/web/deploy/terraform/modules/ec2/main.tf
+++ b/web/deploy/terraform/modules/ec2/main.tf
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ provider "aws" {
 
 # EC2 Instance
 resource "aws_instance" "deployment" {
-  ami                         = data.aws_ami.ubuntu.id
-  instance_type               = var.instance_type
-  subnet_id                   = data.terraform_remote_state.shared.outputs.subnet_id
-  key_name                    = var.ec2_key_name
+  ami           = data.aws_ami.ubuntu.id
+  instance_type = var.instance_type
+  subnet_id     = data.terraform_remote_state.shared.outputs.subnet_id
+  # key_name                    = var.ec2_key_name
   vpc_security_group_ids      = [data.terraform_remote_state.shared.outputs.security_group_id]
   associate_public_ip_address = true
   root_block_device {
diff --git a/web/deploy/terraform/modules/ec2/variables.tf b/web/deploy/terraform/modules/ec2/variables.tf
index f9c31e65..f51289e3 100644
--- a/web/deploy/terraform/modules/ec2/variables.tf
+++ b/web/deploy/terraform/modules/ec2/variables.tf
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ variable "instance_type" {
   type        = string
 }
 
-variable "ec2_key_name" {
-  description = "Key name of the Key Pair to use for the instance; which can be managed using the `aws_key_pair` resource."
-  default     = "dsst2023"
-  type        = string
-}
+# variable "ec2_key_name" {
+#   description = "Key name of the Key Pair to use for the instance; which can be managed using the `aws_key_pair` resource."
+#   default     = "dsst2023"
+#   type        = string
+# }
 
 variable "ec2_root_block_device_size" {
   description = "Size of the volume in gibibytes (GiB)."