diff --git a/basics-container.yml b/basics-container.yml
index 89109f0..549d45d 100644
--- a/basics-container.yml
+++ b/basics-container.yml
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@
         path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
         regexp: '(^Subsystem.*sftp.*)'
         replace: '#\1'
-        validate: /usr/sbin/sshd -T -f %s
         backup: yes
 
     - name: Create .ssh dir