diff --git a/defaults/main.yaml b/defaults/main.yaml
index cf1625c..743e51d 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@ nodepool_file_nodepool_elements_mode: 0755
 nodepool_file_nodepool_elements_owner: "{{ nodepool_user_name }}"
 nodepool_file_nodepool_elements_src: etc/nodepool/elements/
 
-nodepool_file_nodepool_scripts_dest: /etc/nodepool/scripts
-nodepool_file_nodepool_scripts_group: "{{ nodepool_user_group }}"
-nodepool_file_nodepool_scripts_mode: 0755
-nodepool_file_nodepool_scripts_owner: "{{ nodepool_user_name }}"
-nodepool_file_nodepool_scripts_src: etc/nodepool/scripts/
-
 nodepool_file_nodepool_yaml_dest: /etc/nodepool/nodepool.yaml
 nodepool_file_nodepool_yaml_group: "{{ nodepool_user_group }}"
 nodepool_file_nodepool_yaml_mode: 0644
diff --git a/files/etc/nodepool/scripts/README b/files/etc/nodepool/scripts/README
deleted file mode 100644
index d3a9a52..0000000
--- a/files/etc/nodepool/scripts/README
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# This file is generated by Ansible
-#  DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
-#
-
-# This folder is where you place your scripts to be used by nodepool.
diff --git a/tasks/config.yaml b/tasks/config.yaml
index 36fa8d5..0806ca6 100644
--- a/tasks/config.yaml
+++ b/tasks/config.yaml
@@ -93,13 +93,3 @@
     owner: "{{nodepool_file_nodepool_elements_owner }}"
     src: "{{ nodepool_file_nodepool_elements_src }}"
   register: nodepool_file_nodepool_elements
-
-- name: Create nodepool scripts directory.
-  become: yes
-  copy:
-    dest: "{{ nodepool_file_nodepool_scripts_dest }}"
-    group: "{{ nodepool_file_nodepool_scripts_group }}"
-    mode: "{{ nodepool_file_nodepool_scripts_mode }}"
-    owner: "{{nodepool_file_nodepool_scripts_owner }}"
-    src: "{{ nodepool_file_nodepool_scripts_src }}"
-  register: nodepool_file_nodepool_scripts
diff --git a/templates/etc/nodepool/nodepool.yaml b/templates/etc/nodepool/nodepool.yaml
index 409fc31..2aad130 100644
--- a/templates/etc/nodepool/nodepool.yaml
+++ b/templates/etc/nodepool/nodepool.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #
 elements-dir: /etc/nodepool/elements
 images-dir: /opt/nodepool/images
-script-dir: /etc/nodepool/scripts
 
 zookeeper-servers:
   - host: localhost
diff --git a/tests/test.yaml b/tests/test.yaml
index b460aca..818a97d 100644
--- a/tests/test.yaml
+++ b/tests/test.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
           - nodepool_file_deleter_logging_conf
           - nodepool_file_launcher_logging_conf
           - nodepool_file_nodepool_elements
-          - nodepool_file_nodepool_scripts
           - nodepool_file_nodepool_service
           - nodepool_file_nodepool_service_config
           - nodepool_file_nodepool_builder_service
@@ -181,20 +180,6 @@
           - nodepool_elements_dir_dest_stat.stat.gr_name == 'nodepool'
           - nodepool_elements_dir_dest_stat.stat.mode == '0755'
 
-    - name: Register nodepool_scripts_dir_dest_stat.
-      stat:
-        path: /etc/nodepool/scripts
-      register: nodepool_scripts_dir_dest_stat
-
-    - name: Assert nodepool_scripts_dir_dest tests.
-      assert:
-        that:
-          - nodepool_scripts_dir_dest_stat.stat.exists
-          - nodepool_scripts_dir_dest_stat.stat.isdir
-          - nodepool_scripts_dir_dest_stat.stat.pw_name == 'nodepool'
-          - nodepool_scripts_dir_dest_stat.stat.gr_name == 'nodepool'
-          - nodepool_scripts_dir_dest_stat.stat.mode == '0755'
-
     - name: Register nodepool_user_home_stat.
       stat:
         path: /var/lib/nodepool