diff --git a/fragments/docker.service.yaml b/fragments/docker.service.yaml
index 374d346..269a92d 100644
--- a/fragments/docker.service.yaml
+++ b/fragments/docker.service.yaml
@@ -29,4 +29,37 @@ write_files:
 
       [Install]
       WantedBy=multi-user.target
+  - path: /usr/local/bin/wait-for-flanneld
+    owner: "root:root"
+    permissions: "0755"
+    content: |
+      #!/bin/sh
+      
+      # This script waits for flannel to provide the /run/flannel/subnet.env
+      # file. This can be used to synchronize docker startup with the
+      # availability of this file.
+
+      while ! [ -f /run/flannel/subnet.env ]; do
+        echo "waiting for flanneld"
+        sleep 1
+      done
+
+      echo "flanneld is active"
+
+      exit 0
+  - path: /etc/systemd/system/wait-for-flanneld.service
+    owner: "root:root"
+    permissions: "0644"
+    content: |
+      [Unit]
+      Description=Wait for flanneld to provide subnet/mtu information
+      After=network.target flanneld.service
+      Requires=flanneld.service
+
+      [Service]
+      Type=oneshot
+      ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/wait-for-flanneld
+
+      [Install]
+      WantedBy=multi-user.target
 
diff --git a/fragments/wait-for-flanneld.yaml b/fragments/wait-for-flanneld.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index ae73af1..0000000
--- a/fragments/wait-for-flanneld.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-#cloud-config
-merge_how: dict(recurse_array)+list(append)
-write_files:
-  - path: /usr/local/bin/wait-for-flanneld
-    owner: "root:root"
-    permissions: "0755"
-    content: |
-      #!/bin/sh
-      
-      # This script waits for flannel to provide the /run/flannel/subnet.env
-      # file. This can be used to synchronize docker startup with the
-      # availability of this file.
-
-      while ! [ -f /run/flannel/subnet.env ]; do
-        echo "waiting for flanneld"
-        sleep 1
-      done
-
-      echo flanneld is active
-
-      exit 0
-  - path: /etc/systemd/system/wait-for-flanneld.service
-    owner: "root:root"
-    permissions: "0644"
-    content: |
-      [Unit]
-      Description=Wait for flanneld to provide subnet/mtu information
-      After=network.target flanneld.service
-      Requires=flanneld.service
-
-      [Service]
-      Type=oneshot
-      ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/wait-for-flanneld
-
-      [Install]
-      WantedBy=multi-user.target
-
diff --git a/kubenode.yaml b/kubenode.yaml
index 8952e76..ddd9959 100644
--- a/kubenode.yaml
+++ b/kubenode.yaml
@@ -121,12 +121,6 @@ resources:
       group: ungrouped
       config: {get_file: fragments/docker.service.yaml}
 
-  wait_for_flanneld:
-    type: "OS::Heat::SoftwareConfig"
-    properties:
-      group: ungrouped
-      config: {get_file: fragments/wait-for-flanneld.yaml}
-
   enable_services:
     type: "OS::Heat::SoftwareConfig"
     properties:
@@ -156,7 +150,6 @@ resources:
         - config: {get_resource: add_to_docker_group}
         - config: {get_resource: configure_kubernetes_minion}
         - config: {get_resource: docker_service}
-        - config: {get_resource: wait_for_flanneld}
         - config: {get_resource: enable_services}
         - config: {get_resource: cfn_signal}