diff --git a/image-yaml/overcloud-hardened-images-uefi-python3-rt-kernel.yaml b/image-yaml/overcloud-hardened-images-uefi-python3-rt-kernel.yaml
index 89570ee63..9d05c0e6e 100644
--- a/image-yaml/overcloud-hardened-images-uefi-python3-rt-kernel.yaml
+++ b/image-yaml/overcloud-hardened-images-uefi-python3-rt-kernel.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ disk_images:
       - enable-packages-install
       - override-pip-and-virtualenv
       - dracut-regenerate
-      - remove-machine-id
       - remove-resolvconf
       - modprobe
       - overcloud-partition-uefi
diff --git a/image-yaml/overcloud-images-ceph.yaml b/image-yaml/overcloud-images-ceph.yaml
index 87254ca9e..a6eaa4e20 100644
--- a/image-yaml/overcloud-images-ceph.yaml
+++ b/image-yaml/overcloud-images-ceph.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ disk_images:
       - enable-packages-install
       - override-pip-and-virtualenv
       - dracut-regenerate
-      - remove-machine-id
       - remove-resolvconf
       - openssh
       - disable-nouveau
diff --git a/image-yaml/overcloud-images-python3.yaml b/image-yaml/overcloud-images-python3.yaml
index 3c1898935..00747e349 100644
--- a/image-yaml/overcloud-images-python3.yaml
+++ b/image-yaml/overcloud-images-python3.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ disk_images:
       - enable-packages-install
       - override-pip-and-virtualenv
       - dracut-regenerate
-      - remove-machine-id
       - remove-resolvconf
       - openssh
       - disable-nouveau
diff --git a/image-yaml/overcloud-realtime-compute-python3.yaml b/image-yaml/overcloud-realtime-compute-python3.yaml
index 9aaed9d1f..e2aa560d7 100644
--- a/image-yaml/overcloud-realtime-compute-python3.yaml
+++ b/image-yaml/overcloud-realtime-compute-python3.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ disk_images:
       - enable-packages-install
       - override-pip-and-virtualenv
       - dracut-regenerate
-      - remove-machine-id
       - remove-resolvconf
       - realtime-kernel
       - openssh