diff --git a/roles/remove-gpgkey/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/remove-gpgkey/tasks/main.yaml
index 7f0c6af29..e4d72ca31 100644
--- a/roles/remove-gpgkey/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/remove-gpgkey/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 - name: Remove GPG key
-  shell: 'find ~/.gnupg/ -type f -exec shred -u {} \\;'
+  shell: find ~/.gnupg/ -type f -exec shred -u {} \;