diff --git a/elements/interface-names/install.d/71-clean-stale-interface b/elements/interface-names/install.d/71-clean-stale-interface
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..138760ede
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+++ b/elements/interface-names/install.d/71-clean-stale-interface
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -eux
+set -o pipefail
+
+# https://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=17133
+if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ens3 ]; then
+    rm -f /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ens3
+fi