diff --git a/lib/completion.zsh b/lib/completion.zsh
index ba839a067..6e18e9c82 100644
--- a/lib/completion.zsh
+++ b/lib/completion.zsh
@@ -31,19 +31,6 @@ zstyle ':completion:*:*:*:*:processes' command "ps -u `whoami` -o pid,user,comm
 zstyle ':completion:*:cd:*' tag-order local-directories directory-stack path-directories
 cdpath=(.)
 
-# use /etc/hosts and known_hosts for hostname completion
-[ -r /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts ] && _global_ssh_hosts=(${${${${(f)"$(</etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts)"}:#[\|]*}%%\ *}%%,*}) || _global_ssh_hosts=()
-[ -r ~/.ssh/known_hosts ] && _ssh_hosts=(${${${${(f)"$(<$HOME/.ssh/known_hosts)"}:#[\|]*}%%\ *}%%,*}) || _ssh_hosts=()
-[ -r /etc/hosts ] && : ${(A)_etc_hosts:=${(s: :)${(ps:\t:)${${(f)~~"$(</etc/hosts)"}%%\#*}##[:blank:]#[^[:blank:]]#}}} || _etc_hosts=()
-hosts=(
-  "$_global_ssh_hosts[@]"
-  "$_ssh_hosts[@]"
-  "$_etc_hosts[@]"
-  "$HOST"
-  localhost
-)
-zstyle ':completion:*:hosts' hosts $hosts
-
 # Use caching so that commands like apt and dpkg complete are useable
 zstyle ':completion::complete:*' use-cache 1
 zstyle ':completion::complete:*' cache-path $ZSH/cache/