diff --git a/src/responder/ssh/ssh_cmd.c b/src/responder/ssh/ssh_cmd.c
index b9e630bb16c..29505d05dff 100644
--- a/src/responder/ssh/ssh_cmd.c
+++ b/src/responder/ssh/ssh_cmd.c
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ static errno_t ssh_cmd_get_user_pubkeys(struct cli_ctx *cli_ctx)
 
     cmd_ctx->cli_ctx = cli_ctx;
 
-    ret = ssh_protocol_parse_user(cli_ctx, cli_ctx->rctx->default_domain,
-                                  &cmd_ctx->name, &cmd_ctx->domain);
+    ret = ssh_protocol_parse_user(cli_ctx, &cmd_ctx->name, &cmd_ctx->domain);
     if (ret != EOK) {
         DEBUG(SSSDBG_CRIT_FAILURE, "Invalid request message!\n");
         goto done;
diff --git a/src/responder/ssh/ssh_private.h b/src/responder/ssh/ssh_private.h
index 720b5ccf6e0..005652ac3eb 100644
--- a/src/responder/ssh/ssh_private.h
+++ b/src/responder/ssh/ssh_private.h
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ struct sss_cmd_table *get_ssh_cmds(void);
 
 errno_t
 ssh_protocol_parse_user(struct cli_ctx *cli_ctx,
-                        const char *default_domain,
                         const char **_name,
                         const char **_domain);
 
diff --git a/src/responder/ssh/ssh_protocol.c b/src/responder/ssh/ssh_protocol.c
index 5a9081bb729..bfd118db33c 100644
--- a/src/responder/ssh/ssh_protocol.c
+++ b/src/responder/ssh/ssh_protocol.c
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ static void got_ssh_keys(struct tevent_req *req)
 
 static errno_t
 ssh_protocol_parse_request(struct cli_ctx *cli_ctx,
-                           const char *default_domain,
                            const char **_name,
                            const char **_alias,
                            const char **_domain)
@@ -209,8 +208,6 @@ ssh_protocol_parse_request(struct cli_ctx *cli_ctx,
                 return EINVAL;
             }
             c += domain_len;
-        } else {
-            domain = default_domain;
         }
 
         DEBUG(SSSDBG_TRACE_FUNC,
@@ -234,12 +231,10 @@ ssh_protocol_parse_request(struct cli_ctx *cli_ctx,
 
 errno_t
 ssh_protocol_parse_user(struct cli_ctx *cli_ctx,
-                        const char *default_domain,
                         const char **_name,
                         const char **_domain)
 {
-    return ssh_protocol_parse_request(cli_ctx, default_domain,
-                                      _name, NULL, _domain);
+    return ssh_protocol_parse_request(cli_ctx, _name, NULL, _domain);
 }
 
 errno_t
@@ -248,5 +243,5 @@ ssh_protocol_parse_host(struct cli_ctx *cli_ctx,
                         const char **_alias,
                         const char **_domain)
 {
-    return ssh_protocol_parse_request(cli_ctx, NULL, _name, _alias, _domain);
+    return ssh_protocol_parse_request(cli_ctx, _name, _alias, _domain);
 }