diff --git a/config/user.go b/config/user.go
index e89a258..eb04bc1 100644
--- a/config/user.go
+++ b/config/user.go
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ type User struct {
 	Name                 string   `yaml:"name"`
 	PasswordHash         string   `yaml:"passwd"`
 	SSHAuthorizedKeys    []string `yaml:"ssh_authorized_keys"`
-	SSHImportGithubUser  string   `yaml:"coreos_ssh_import_github"`
-	SSHImportGithubUsers []string `yaml:"coreos_ssh_import_github_users"`
-	SSHImportURL         string   `yaml:"coreos_ssh_import_url"`
+	SSHImportGithubUser  string   `yaml:"coreos_ssh_import_github"       deprecated:"trying to fetch from a remote endpoint introduces too many intermittent errors"`
+	SSHImportGithubUsers []string `yaml:"coreos_ssh_import_github_users" deprecated:"trying to fetch from a remote endpoint introduces too many intermittent errors"`
+	SSHImportURL         string   `yaml:"coreos_ssh_import_url"          deprecated:"trying to fetch from a remote endpoint introduces too many intermittent errors"`
 	GECOS                string   `yaml:"gecos"`
 	Homedir              string   `yaml:"homedir"`
 	NoCreateHome         bool     `yaml:"no_create_home"`