diff --git a/roles/wireguard_server/tasks/main.yml b/roles/wireguard_server/tasks/main.yml
index 51a52db..92a0c69 100644
--- a/roles/wireguard_server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/wireguard_server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
  
 - name: generate private keys for clients
   shell: umask 077; wg genkey | tee ~/wg/{{ item }}/wg0.private
-   | wg pubkey > ~/wg/{{ item }}/wg0.public
   register: vpn_client_private_keys
   with_items: "{{ vpn_client_names }}"