diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7701d666958decf13df3d270557437d2ac760447..a87090f38828c031bf8b605981a9bab4f918ab0d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -47,6 +47,5 @@ dist/
 *.env
 .bundle/
 !Pipfile.lock
-.vault-pass
 site.*
 mail.*
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 42d4e263e2e835a4bca5977f45bb80818f435d08..8dcb5225ff1a69514cf68567e8a0552a1522945e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 - Python 3.6 or greater.
 - [pipenv](https://pipenv.readthedocs.io/en/latest/).
 - [direnv](https://direnv.net/) (optional).
-- The Ansible Vault password in `.vault-pass`.
 
 # List of playbooks
 
diff --git a/ansible.cfg b/ansible.cfg
index 02c5e378f07870190bce72f94d13aa1274584dc1..31c5bf8add44bee2a352918375b48d49eeb0a726 100644
--- a/ansible.cfg
+++ b/ansible.cfg
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ fact_caching_connection = $HOME/.ansible/facts
 inventory = hosts
 gathering = smart
 retry_files_save_path = /tmp/
-vault_password_file = .vault-pass
 
 [inventory]
 enable_plugins = yaml