diff --git a/cmd/clusterctl/configuration/ibmcloud/scripts/launcher.sh b/cmd/clusterctl/configuration/ibmcloud/scripts/launcher.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index fe9c86444..000000000
--- a/cmd/clusterctl/configuration/ibmcloud/scripts/launcher.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -x
-
-USER_DATA_PATH=ibm_cloud_data
-USER_DATA_FILE=${USER_DATA_PATH}/openstack/latest/user_data
-mkdir ibm_cloud_data
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    echo "Failed creating directory ${USER_DATA_PATH} under `pwd`."
-    exit -1
-fi
-
-mount /dev/xvdh1 ibm_cloud_data/
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    echo "Failed mounting /dev/xvdh1 to `pwd`/${USER_DATA_PATH}."
-    exit -1
-fi
-
-if [ ! -f "${USER_DATA_FILE}" ];then
-    echo "Failed mounting /dev/xvdh1 to `pwd`/${USER_DATA_PATH}."
-    exit -1
-fi
-
-#base64 -d ibm_cloud_data/openstack/latest/user_data > ~/deployk8s.sh
-cp ibm_cloud_data/openstack/latest/user_data /deployk8s.sh
-
-# IBM cloud runs executable files automatically based on test
-# To ensure the file is executed, explicitly run it
-
-bash -x /deployk8s.sh
diff --git a/pkg/cloud/ibmcloud/clients/machines.go b/pkg/cloud/ibmcloud/clients/machines.go
index 1cb02968b..cf00d992a 100644
--- a/pkg/cloud/ibmcloud/clients/machines.go
+++ b/pkg/cloud/ibmcloud/clients/machines.go
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ func (gs *GuestService) GuestCreate(clusterName, hostName, sshKeyName, userScrip
 	}
 	klog.Infof("Got SSH key %q with id %d\n", sshKeyName, keyId)
 
-	// TODO: remove this hardcoded path if we know how to execute userData as a script directly
-	scriptURL := "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/multicloudlab/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud/master/cmd/clusterctl/configuration/ibmcloud/scripts/launcher.sh"
 	userData := []datatypes.Virtual_Guest_Attribute{
 		{
 			// TODO: if base64 needed
@@ -129,7 +127,6 @@ func (gs *GuestService) GuestCreate(clusterName, hostName, sshKeyName, userScrip
 		HourlyBillingFlag:            sl.Bool(true),
 		SshKeyCount:                  sl.Uint(1),
 		SshKeys:                      sshKeys,
-		PostInstallScriptUri:         sl.String(scriptURL),
 		UserData:                     userData,
 	}