diff --git a/lib/cloudregister/registerutils.py b/lib/cloudregister/registerutils.py
index a5ec70b..9dad25f 100644
--- a/lib/cloudregister/registerutils.py
+++ b/lib/cloudregister/registerutils.py
@@ -524,7 +524,6 @@ def set_registry_config(registry_fqdn, username, password):
             os.path.expanduser('~'), DOCKER_REGISTRY_CREDENTIALS_PATH
         ),
         os.path.join(os.sep, 'root', DOCKER_REGISTRY_CREDENTIALS_PATH),
-        os.getenv('XDG_RUNTIME_DIR')  # podman path
     ]
     for cfg_path in registry_credentials_paths:
         set_registry_credentials(registry_fqdn, username, password, cfg_path)