diff --git a/smartgears/resource_registry/tasks/main.yml b/smartgears/resource_registry/tasks/main.yml
index ad31598..5250321 100644
--- a/smartgears/resource_registry/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/smartgears/resource_registry/tasks/main.yml
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@
       template: src=config.properties.j2 dest={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ resource_registry_name }}/WEB-INF/classes/config.properties mode=0440
       notify: Restart smartgears 
 
-    - name: Install the resource registry DB key
-      file:  dest={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ resource_registry_name }}/WEB-INF/classes/{{ }} mode=0440
-      notify: Restart smartgears 
-
   become: True
   become_user: '{{ d4science_user }}'
   tags: [ 'smartgears', 'resource_registry', 'tomcat' ]