diff --git a/opennebula_api/models.py b/opennebula_api/models.py
index 1e199016..c812c7cd 100644
--- a/opennebula_api/models.py
+++ b/opennebula_api/models.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from oca.exceptions import OpenNebulaException
 from oca.pool import WrongNameError, WrongIdError
 
 from hosting.models import HostingOrder
-from utils.cdist_utils import CdistUtilts
 from utils.models import CustomUser
 from utils.tasks import save_ssh_key
 from .exceptions import KeyExistsError, UserExistsError, UserCredentialError
@@ -554,9 +553,7 @@ class OpenNebulaManager():
             hosts = self.get_all_hosts()
 
         if len(hosts) > 0 and len(keys) > 0:
-            save_ssh_key.apply_async(
-                (hosts, keys, CdistUtilts.get_cdist_index()),
-                countdown=countdown)
+            save_ssh_key.apply_async((hosts, keys), countdown=countdown)
         else:
             logger.debug("Keys and hosts are empty, so not managing any keys")
 
diff --git a/utils/cdist_utils.py b/utils/cdist_utils.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 801a02d5..00000000
--- a/utils/cdist_utils.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import cdist.integration as cdist_integration
-
-
-class CdistUtilts():
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_cdist_index():
-        """
-        Returns the next available instance index.
-        This is useful while making simultaneous configurations of
-        the same host.
-        :return: the next available index
-        """
-        cdist_instance_index = cdist_integration.instance_index
-        cdist_index = next(cdist_instance_index)
-        return cdist_index
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def free_cdist_index(cdist_index):
-        """
-        Frees up the index that was used during configuring a host
-        using cdist.
-        :param cdist_index: The index to be freed
-        :return:
-        """
-        cdist_instance_index = cdist_integration.instance_index
-        cdist_instance_index.free(cdist_index)
diff --git a/utils/tasks.py b/utils/tasks.py
index d261ff31..5c6aaeab 100644
--- a/utils/tasks.py
+++ b/utils/tasks.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.mail import EmailMessage
 
 from dynamicweb.celery import app
-from utils.cdist_utils import CdistUtilts
 
 logger = get_task_logger(__name__)
 
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ def send_plain_email_task(self, email_data):
 
 
 @app.task(bind=True, max_retries=settings.CELERY_MAX_RETRIES)
-def save_ssh_key(self, hosts, keys, index):
+def save_ssh_key(self, hosts, keys):
     """
     Saves ssh key into the VMs of a user using cdist
 
@@ -36,21 +35,16 @@ def save_ssh_key(self, hosts, keys, index):
                        'value': 'sha-.....', # public key as string
                        'state': True         # whether key is to be added or
                     }                        # removed
-    :param index: An integer that uniquely identifies simultaneous cdist
-    configurations being run on a host
-
     """
     logger.debug("""Running save_ssh_key task for 
                     Hosts: {hosts_str}
-                    Keys: {keys_str}
-                    index: {index}""".format(hosts_str=", ".join(hosts),
-                                             keys_str=", ".join([
-                                                 "{value}->{state}".format(
-                                                     value=key.get('value'),
-                                                     state=str(
-                                                         key.get('state')))
-                                                 for key in keys]),
-                                             index=index)
+                    Keys: {keys_str}""".format(hosts_str=", ".join(hosts),
+                                               keys_str=", ".join([
+                                                   "{value}->{state}".format(
+                                                       value=key.get('value'),
+                                                       state=str(
+                                                           key.get('state')))
+                                                   for key in keys]))
                  )
     return_value = True
     with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=True) as tmp_manifest:
@@ -67,10 +61,8 @@ def save_ssh_key(self, hosts, keys, index):
         try:
             configure_hosts_simple(hosts,
                                    tmp_manifest.name,
-                                   index=index,
                                    verbose=cdist.argparse.VERBOSE_TRACE)
         except Exception as cdist_exception:
             logger.error(cdist_exception)
             return_value = False
-    CdistUtilts.free_cdist_index(index)
     return return_value