diff --git a/files/debian/debian-bookworm-preseed.cfg b/files/debian/debian-bookworm-preseed.cfg
index 3421044..0c6d12e 100755
--- a/files/debian/debian-bookworm-preseed.cfg
+++ b/files/debian/debian-bookworm-preseed.cfg
@@ -441,8 +441,6 @@ d-i debian-installer/exit/poweroff boolean true
 d-i preseed/late_command string \
     echo "akanealw ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL" >> /target/etc/sudoers.d/akanealw ; \
     in-target chmod 440 /etc/sudoers.d/akanealw ; \
-    in-target sudo groupadd sshusers ; \
-    in-target sudo usermod -a -G sshusers akanealw ; \
     in-target sudo rm /etc/motd ; \
     name=$(basename /sys/class/net/e*) ; \
     echo "$name: \4{$name}" >> /target/etc/issue ; \
diff --git a/files/debian/debian-bullseye-preseed.cfg b/files/debian/debian-bullseye-preseed.cfg
index 3421044..0c6d12e 100755
--- a/files/debian/debian-bullseye-preseed.cfg
+++ b/files/debian/debian-bullseye-preseed.cfg
@@ -441,8 +441,6 @@ d-i debian-installer/exit/poweroff boolean true
 d-i preseed/late_command string \
     echo "akanealw ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL" >> /target/etc/sudoers.d/akanealw ; \
     in-target chmod 440 /etc/sudoers.d/akanealw ; \
-    in-target sudo groupadd sshusers ; \
-    in-target sudo usermod -a -G sshusers akanealw ; \
     in-target sudo rm /etc/motd ; \
     name=$(basename /sys/class/net/e*) ; \
     echo "$name: \4{$name}" >> /target/etc/issue ; \