diff --git a/src/sagemaker/git_utils.py b/src/sagemaker/git_utils.py
index 80bd62d5be..810c380b47 100644
--- a/src/sagemaker/git_utils.py
+++ b/src/sagemaker/git_utils.py
@@ -278,13 +278,7 @@ def _run_clone_command(repo_url, dest_dir):
         my_env["GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT"] = "0"
         subprocess.check_call(["git", "clone", repo_url, dest_dir], env=my_env)
     elif repo_url.startswith("git@"):
-        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as sshnoprompt:
-            write_pipe = open(sshnoprompt.name, "w")
-            write_pipe.write("ssh -oBatchMode=yes $@")
-            write_pipe.close()
-            os.chmod(sshnoprompt.name, 0o511)
-            my_env["GIT_SSH"] = sshnoprompt.name
-            subprocess.check_call(["git", "clone", repo_url, dest_dir], env=my_env)
+        subprocess.check_call(["git", "clone", repo_url, dest_dir], env=my_env)
 
 
 def _insert_token_to_repo_url(url, token):