diff --git a/lxc/tasks/create-container.yml b/lxc/tasks/create-container.yml
index a4a17e16..4d3851b6 100644
--- a/lxc/tasks/create-container.yml
+++ b/lxc/tasks/create-container.yml
@@ -70,3 +70,8 @@
     remote_src: true
     dest: "/var/lib/lxc/{{ name }}/rootfs/etc/profile.d/evolinux.sh"
     mode: '0644'
+
+- name: "Purge OpenSSH in container {{ name }}"
+  community.general.lxc_container:
+    name: "{{ name }}"
+    container_command: "DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get purge -y openssh-server"