diff --git a/tabby-ssh/package.json b/tabby-ssh/package.json
index ce8f2069..4531639d 100644
--- a/tabby-ssh/package.json
+++ b/tabby-ssh/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@luminati-io/socksv5": "^0.0.7",
-    "node-forge": "^1.3.1",
     "run-script-os": "^1.1.3",
     "tmp-promise": "^3.0.3"
   },
diff --git a/tabby-ssh/src/services/ssh.service.ts b/tabby-ssh/src/services/ssh.service.ts
index 5189a1e1..8baace69 100644
--- a/tabby-ssh/src/services/ssh.service.ts
+++ b/tabby-ssh/src/services/ssh.service.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import * as shellQuote from 'shell-quote'
 import * as net from 'net'
 import * as fs from 'fs/promises'
 import * as tmp from 'tmp-promise'
-import * as sshpk from 'sshpk'
-import * as forge from 'node-forge'
 import socksv5 from '@luminati-io/socksv5'
 import { Duplex } from 'stream'
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core'
@@ -53,10 +51,9 @@ export class SSHService {
         let tmpFile: tmp.FileResult|null = null
         if (session.activePrivateKey) {
             tmpFile = await tmp.file()
-            const privateKey = await sshpk.parsePrivateKey(session.activePrivateKey, 'auto')/* .toString('putty') */
-            const forgePrivateKey = forge.pki.decryptRsaPrivateKey(privateKey.toString('pem'))
-            const ppk = forge.ssh.privateKeyToPutty(forgePrivateKey)
-            await fs.writeFile(tmpFile.path, ppk)
+            await fs.writeFile(tmpFile.path, session.activePrivateKey)
+            const winSCPcom = path.slice(0, -3) + 'com'
+            await this.platform.exec(winSCPcom, ['/keygen', tmpFile.path, `/output=${tmpFile.path}`])
             args.push(`/privatekey=${tmpFile.path}`)
         }
         await this.platform.exec(path, args)
diff --git a/tabby-ssh/yarn.lock b/tabby-ssh/yarn.lock
index 13e6f237..bc3c2bd9 100644
--- a/tabby-ssh/yarn.lock
+++ b/tabby-ssh/yarn.lock
@@ -214,11 +214,6 @@ minimatch@^3.1.1:
   dependencies:
     brace-expansion "^1.1.7"
 
-node-forge@^1.3.1:
-  version "1.3.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-forge/-/node-forge-1.3.1.tgz#be8da2af243b2417d5f646a770663a92b7e9ded3"
-  integrity sha512-dPEtOeMvF9VMcYV/1Wb8CPoVAXtp6MKMlcbAt4ddqmGqUJ6fQZFXkNZNkNlfevtNkGtaSoXf/vNNNSvgrdXwtA==
-
 once@^1.3.0:
   version "1.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/once/-/once-1.4.0.tgz#583b1aa775961d4b113ac17d9c50baef9dd76bd1"