diff --git a/ci/playbooks/multinode-customizations.yml b/ci/playbooks/multinode-customizations.yml
index 01b8f430d0..a6c6ea9532 100644
--- a/ci/playbooks/multinode-customizations.yml
+++ b/ci/playbooks/multinode-customizations.yml
@@ -102,6 +102,19 @@
           - make
         state: present
 
+    - name: Ensure we know compute host keys
+      ansible.builtin.shell:
+        cmd: |
+          ssh-keyscan {{ hostvars[item].ansible_host }} >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+      loop: >-
+        {{
+          hostvars | dict2items |
+          selectattr("value.ansible_host", "defined") |
+          map(attribute="key")
+        }}
+      loop_control:
+        label: "{{ item }}"
+
     - name: Generate an ssh keypair
       ansible.builtin.command:
         cmd: ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -f ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 -P ''
diff --git a/ci_framework/hooks/playbooks/fetch_compute_facts.yml b/ci_framework/hooks/playbooks/fetch_compute_facts.yml
index 73a06bcc11..0a8571b899 100644
--- a/ci_framework/hooks/playbooks/fetch_compute_facts.yml
+++ b/ci_framework/hooks/playbooks/fetch_compute_facts.yml
@@ -1,22 +1,4 @@
 ---
-- name: Gather ssh host keys hook
-  hosts: localhost
-  gather_facts: false
-  connection: local
-  tasks:
-    - name: Ensure we know compute host keys
-      ansible.builtin.shell:
-        cmd: |
-          ssh-keyscan {{ hostvars[item].ansible_host }} >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
-      loop: >-
-        {{
-          hostvars | dict2items |
-          selectattr("value.ansible_host", "defined") |
-          map(attribute="key")
-        }}
-      loop_control:
-        label: "{{ item }}"
-
 - name: Push repositories hook
   hosts: all,!crcs,!crc
   gather_facts: true