diff --git a/playbooks/find_docker_enroll_portainer.yml b/playbooks/find_docker_enroll_portainer.yml
index 8668cac..4d699c0 100644
--- a/playbooks/find_docker_enroll_portainer.yml
+++ b/playbooks/find_docker_enroll_portainer.yml
@@ -126,9 +126,6 @@
           - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
         env:
           AGENT_PORT: "9001"
-          # Ensures the agent's self-signed TLS cert covers the host's real IP,
-          # not just the Docker bridge (172.17.0.x) IP.
-          AGENT_HOST: "{{ ansible_host }}"
       when: "'Up' not in (agent_status.stdout | default(''))"
       register: agent_deployed
       ignore_errors: true