diff --git a/images/macos/templates/macOS-12.anka.pkr.hcl b/images/macos/templates/macOS-12.anka.pkr.hcl
index 8c0b77bce..eb1fff11b 100644
--- a/images/macos/templates/macOS-12.anka.pkr.hcl
+++ b/images/macos/templates/macOS-12.anka.pkr.hcl
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@ variable "vm_password" {
   sensitive = true
 }
 
-variable "vm_key_file" {
-  type      = string
-  default   = ""
-}
-
 variable "github_api_pat" {
   type    = string
   default = ""
@@ -101,7 +96,7 @@ source "null" "template" {
   ssh_host = "${var.source_vm_name}"
   ssh_port = "${var.source_vm_port}"
   ssh_username = "${var.vm_username}"
-  ssh_private_key_file = "${var.vm_key_file}"
+  ssh_password = "${var.vm_password}"
   ssh_proxy_host = "${var.socks_proxy}"
 }
 
diff --git a/images/macos/templates/macOS-13.anka.pkr.hcl b/images/macos/templates/macOS-13.anka.pkr.hcl
index fc02bcddb..7d003d3ec 100644
--- a/images/macos/templates/macOS-13.anka.pkr.hcl
+++ b/images/macos/templates/macOS-13.anka.pkr.hcl
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@ variable "vm_password" {
   sensitive = true
 }
 
-variable "vm_key_file" {
-  type      = string
-  default   = ""
-}
-
 variable "github_api_pat" {
   type    = string
   default = ""
@@ -101,7 +96,7 @@ source "null" "template" {
   ssh_host = "${var.source_vm_name}"
   ssh_port = "${var.source_vm_port}"
   ssh_username = "${var.vm_username}"
-  ssh_private_key_file = "${var.vm_key_file}"
+  ssh_password = "${var.vm_password}"
   ssh_proxy_host = "${var.socks_proxy}"
 }
 
diff --git a/images/macos/templates/macOS-13.arm64.anka.pkr.hcl b/images/macos/templates/macOS-13.arm64.anka.pkr.hcl
index c59aa823a..abfd0996f 100644
--- a/images/macos/templates/macOS-13.arm64.anka.pkr.hcl
+++ b/images/macos/templates/macOS-13.arm64.anka.pkr.hcl
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@ variable "vm_password" {
   sensitive = true
 }
 
-variable "vm_key_file" {
-  type      = string
-  default   = ""
-}
-
 variable "github_api_pat" {
   type    = string
   default = ""
@@ -102,7 +97,7 @@ source "null" "template" {
   ssh_host = "${var.source_vm_name}"
   ssh_port = "${var.source_vm_port}"
   ssh_username = "${var.vm_username}"
-  ssh_private_key_file = "${var.vm_key_file}"
+  ssh_password = "${var.vm_password}"
   ssh_proxy_host = "${var.socks_proxy}"
 }
 
diff --git a/images/macos/templates/macOS-14.anka.pkr.hcl b/images/macos/templates/macOS-14.anka.pkr.hcl
index 657ecd90b..1dc266035 100644
--- a/images/macos/templates/macOS-14.anka.pkr.hcl
+++ b/images/macos/templates/macOS-14.anka.pkr.hcl
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@ variable "vm_password" {
   sensitive = true
 }
 
-variable "vm_key_file" {
-  type      = string
-  default   = ""
-}
-
 variable "github_api_pat" {
   type    = string
   default = ""
@@ -101,7 +96,7 @@ source "null" "template" {
   ssh_host = "${var.source_vm_name}"
   ssh_port = "${var.source_vm_port}"
   ssh_username = "${var.vm_username}"
-  ssh_private_key_file = "${var.vm_key_file}"
+  ssh_password = "${var.vm_password}"
   ssh_proxy_host = "${var.socks_proxy}"
 }
 
diff --git a/images/macos/templates/macOS-14.arm64.anka.pkr.hcl b/images/macos/templates/macOS-14.arm64.anka.pkr.hcl
index cd2a70e75..54414268c 100644
--- a/images/macos/templates/macOS-14.arm64.anka.pkr.hcl
+++ b/images/macos/templates/macOS-14.arm64.anka.pkr.hcl
@@ -48,11 +48,6 @@ variable "vm_username" {
   sensitive = true
 }
 
-variable "vm_password" {
-  type      = string
-  sensitive = true
-}
-
 variable "vm_key_file" {
   type      = string
   default   = ""
@@ -102,7 +97,7 @@ source "null" "template" {
   ssh_host = "${var.source_vm_name}"
   ssh_port = "${var.source_vm_port}"
   ssh_username = "${var.vm_username}"
-  ssh_private_key_file = "${var.vm_key_file}"
+  ssh_password = "${var.vm_password}"
   ssh_proxy_host = "${var.socks_proxy}"
 }