diff --git a/release/id_rsa_public b/release/id_rsa_public
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f269afe22..0000000000
--- a/release/id_rsa_public
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
------BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
-MIIEvAIBADANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAASCBKYwggSiAgEAAoIBAQC+iXXq30Tq+J5N
-Kat3KWHCzcmwZ55nGh6WggAqECa5CasBlM9VeROpVu3beA+5h0MibRgbD4DMtVXB
-t6gEvZ8nd04E7eLA9LTZyFDZ7SkSOVj4oXOQsT0GnJmKrASW5KslTWqVzTfo2XCt
-Z+004ikLxmyFeBO8NOcErW1pa8gFdQDToH9FrA7kgysic/XVESTOoe7XlzRoe/eZ
-acEQ+jtnmFd21A4aEADkk00Ahjr0uKaJiLUAPatxs2icIXWpgYtfqqtaKF23wSt6
-1OTu6cAwXbOWr3m+IUSRUO0IRzEIQS3z1jfd1svgzSgSSwZ1Lhj4AoKxIEAIc8qJ
-rO4uymCJAgMBAAECggEBAISFevxHGdoL3Z5xkw6oO5SQKO2GxEeVhRzNgmu/HA+q
-x8OryqD6O1CWY4037kft6iWxlwiLOdwna2P25ueVM3LxqdQH2KS4DmlCx+kq6FwC
-gv063fQPMhC9LpWimvaQSPEC7VUPjQlo4tPY6sTTYBUOh0A1ihRm/x7juKuQCWix
-Cq8C/DVnB1X4mGj+W3nJc5TwVJtgJbbiBrq6PWrhvB/3qmkxHRL7dU2SBb2iNRF1
-LLY30dJx/cD73UDKNHrlrsjk3UJc29Mp4/MladKvUkRqNwlYxSuAtJV0nZ3+iFkL
-s3adSTHdJpClQer45R51rFDlVsDz2ZBpb/hRNRoGDuECgYEA6A1EixLq7QYOh3cb
-Xhyh3W4kpVvA/FPfKH1OMy3ONOD/Y9Oa+M/wthW1wSoRL2n+uuIW5OAhTIvIEivj
-6bAZsTT3twrvOrvYu9rx9aln4p8BhyvdjeW4kS7T8FP5ol6LoOt2sTP3T1LOuJPO
-uQvOjlKPKIMh3c3RFNWTnGzMPa0CgYEA0jNiPLxP3A2nrX0keKDI+VHuvOY88gdh
-0W5BuLMLovOIDk9aQFIbBbMuW1OTjHKv9NK+Lrw+YbCFqOGf1dU/UN5gSyE8lX/Q
-FsUGUqUZx574nJZnOIcy3ONOnQLcvHAQToLFAGUd7PWgP3CtHkt9hEv2koUwL4vo
-ikTP1u9Gkc0CgYEA2apoWxPZrY963XLKBxNQecYxNbLFaWq67t3rFnKm9E8BAICi
-4zUaE5J1tMVi7Vi9iks9Ml9SnNyZRQJKfQ+kaebHXbkyAaPmfv+26rqHKboA0uxA
-nDOZVwXX45zBkp6g1sdHxJx8JLoGEnkC9eyvSi0C//tRLx86OhLErXwYcNkCf1it
-VMRKrWYoXJTUNo6tRhvodM88UnnIo3u3CALjhgU4uC1RTMHV4ZCGBwiAOb8GozSl
-s5YD1E1iKwEULloHnK6BIh6P5v8q7J6uf/xdqoKMjlWBHgq6/roxKvkSPA1DOZ3l
-jTadcgKFnRUmc+JT9p/ZbCxkA/ALFg8++G+0ghECgYA8vG3M/utweLvq4RI7l7U7
-b+i2BajfK2OmzNi/xugfeLjY6k2tfQGRuv6ppTjehtji2uvgDWkgjJUgPfZpir3I
-RsVMUiFgloWGHETOy0Qvc5AwtqTJFLTD1Wza2uBilSVIEsg6Y83Gickh+ejOmEsY
-6co17RFaAZHwGfCFFjO76Q==
------END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
diff --git a/release/remote_build.py b/release/remote_build.py
index 7db14b3892..c30a9ed446 100755
--- a/release/remote_build.py
+++ b/release/remote_build.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def start_build(name):
   ssh = paramiko.SSHClient()
   ssh.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
 
-  key_file = open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "id_rsa_public"))
+  key_file = open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../tools/ssh/key/id_rsa"))
   key = paramiko.RSAKey.from_private_key(key_file)
 
   print("SSH to phone {}".format(name))
diff --git a/selfdrive/test/phone_ci.py b/selfdrive/test/phone_ci.py
index 6ee2b396e7..735cace4e8 100755
--- a/selfdrive/test/phone_ci.py
+++ b/selfdrive/test/phone_ci.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def run_test(name, test_func):
   ssh = paramiko.SSHClient()
   ssh.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
 
-  key_file = open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../../release/id_rsa_public"))
+  key_file = open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../../tools/ssh/key/id_rsa"))
   key = paramiko.RSAKey.from_private_key(key_file)
 
   print("SSH to phone {}".format(name))
diff --git a/tools/ssh/key/id_rsa b/tools/ssh/key/id_rsa
index 6a8ecfcce9..3f269afe22 100644
--- a/tools/ssh/key/id_rsa
+++ b/tools/ssh/key/id_rsa
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
------BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
+-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
 MIIEvAIBADANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAASCBKYwggSiAgEAAoIBAQC+iXXq30Tq+J5N
 Kat3KWHCzcmwZ55nGh6WggAqECa5CasBlM9VeROpVu3beA+5h0MibRgbD4DMtVXB
 t6gEvZ8nd04E7eLA9LTZyFDZ7SkSOVj4oXOQsT0GnJmKrASW5KslTWqVzTfo2XCt
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ jTadcgKFnRUmc+JT9p/ZbCxkA/ALFg8++G+0ghECgYA8vG3M/utweLvq4RI7l7U7
 b+i2BajfK2OmzNi/xugfeLjY6k2tfQGRuv6ppTjehtji2uvgDWkgjJUgPfZpir3I
 RsVMUiFgloWGHETOy0Qvc5AwtqTJFLTD1Wza2uBilSVIEsg6Y83Gickh+ejOmEsY
 6co17RFaAZHwGfCFFjO76Q==
------END PRIVATE KEY-----
+-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----