diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index 75130d0a..96b1e596 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ NM_BETA=false
 
 noheader=' service status-check nightlyrephp7.3-fpm,new backup report check checkcerts gitea update-nodes copynpmcerts singleservercheck update-dyndns backup-offsitepfsense gui nightlyreview update log betacheck offsite-staticroute-fix '
 CERT_DAEMON='/opt/certbot/bin/certbot'
-SSHCMD='ssh -tq -o ConnectTimeout=3 -o ConnectionAttempts=1'
 
 declare -i errtime
 [ "${NM_FOLDER}" == "" ] && NM_FOLDER=/opt/idssys/nodemgmt