diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ddad82ddc92..7f3ebc9fcbd 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2655,12 +2655,6 @@ foreach executable : ['systemd-journal-remote', 'systemd-measure']
 endforeach
 
 if mkosi.found()
-        genkey = custom_target('genkey',
-                output : ['mkosi.key', 'mkosi.crt'],
-                command : [mkosi, '--force', 'genkey'],
-                depends : mkosi_depends,
-        )
-
         custom_target('mkosi',
                 build_always_stale : true,
                 build_by_default: false,
@@ -2672,14 +2666,10 @@ if mkosi.found()
                         '--output-dir', meson.current_build_dir() / 'mkosi.output',
                         '--cache-dir', meson.current_build_dir() / 'mkosi.cache',
                         '--build-dir', meson.current_build_dir() / 'mkosi.builddir',
-                        '--secure-boot-key', meson.current_build_dir() / 'mkosi.key',
-                        '--secure-boot-certificate', meson.current_build_dir() / 'mkosi.crt',
-                        '--verity-key', meson.current_build_dir() / 'mkosi.key',
-                        '--verity-certificate', meson.current_build_dir() / 'mkosi.crt',
                         '--force',
                         'build',
                 ],
-                depends : mkosi_depends + [genkey],
+                depends : mkosi_depends,
         )
 endif