diff --git a/src/vorta/borg/borg_thread.py b/src/vorta/borg/borg_thread.py
index 4a6f293808..82ed0fa7c8 100644
--- a/src/vorta/borg/borg_thread.py
+++ b/src/vorta/borg/borg_thread.py
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ def __init__(self, cmd, params, parent=None):
         if env.get('BORG_PASSCOMMAND', False):
             env.pop('BORG_PASSPHRASE', None)  # Unset passphrase
 
-        env['BORG_RSH'] = 'ssh -oStrictHostKeyChecking=no'
         ssh_key = params.get('ssh_key')
         if ssh_key is not None:
             ssh_key_path = os.path.expanduser(f'~/.ssh/{ssh_key}')