i don't know what made me do this, maybe brainlag

users/init.sls

@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ user_keydir_{{ name }}:
       {% else %}
         {% set key_name = _key %}
       {% endif %}
-users_{{ name }}_{{ key_name }}_private_key:
+users_{{ name }}_{{ key_name }}_key:
   file.managed:
     - name: {{ home }}/.ssh/{{ key_name }}
     - user: {{ name }}
@@ -191,19 +191,6 @@ users_{{ name }}_{{ key_name }}_private_key:
       {% for group in user.get('groups', []) %}
       - group: users_{{ name }}_{{ group }}_group
       {% endfor %}
-users_{{ name }}_{{ key_name }}_public_key:
-  file.managed:
-    - name: {{ home }}/.ssh/{{ key_name }}
-    - user: {{ name }}
-    - group: {{ user_group }}
-    - mode: 644
-    - show_diff: False
-    - contents_pillar: users:{{ name }}:ssh_keys:{{ _key }}
-    - require:
-      - user: users_{{ name }}_user
-      {% for group in user.get('groups', []) %}
-      - group: users_{{ name }}_{{ group }}_group
-      {% endfor %}
     {% endfor %}
   {% endif %}