diff --git a/fedora-atomic.ks b/fedora-atomic.ks
index 3051c14..facb5ae 100644
--- a/fedora-atomic.ks
+++ b/fedora-atomic.ks
@@ -104,9 +104,6 @@ EOF
 echo "Disabling tmpfs for /tmp."
 systemctl mask tmp.mount
 
-# make sure firstboot doesn't start
-echo "RUN_FIRSTBOOT=NO" > /etc/sysconfig/firstboot
-
 # Uncomment this if you want to use cloud init but suppress the creation
 # of an "ec2-user" account. This will, in the absence of further config,
 # cause the ssh key from a metadata source to be put in the root account.