diff --git a/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/main.tf b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/main.tf
index 4a0048d0..036f1959 100644
--- a/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/main.tf
+++ b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/main.tf
@@ -213,42 +213,6 @@ locals {
   agentapi_main_script_name = "${var.agent_name}-main_script"
 
   module_dir_path = "$HOME/${var.module_dir_name}"
-
-  helper_pre_install_script = var.pre_install_script != null ? join("\n", [
-    "#!/bin/bash",
-    "set -o errexit",
-    "set -o pipefail",
-    "echo -n '${base64encode(var.pre_install_script)}' | base64 -d > /tmp/${var.agent_name}-pre-install.sh",
-    "chmod +x /tmp/${var.agent_name}-pre-install.sh",
-    "/tmp/${var.agent_name}-pre-install.sh",
-  ]) : null
-
-  helper_install_script = join("\n", [
-    "#!/bin/bash",
-    "set -o errexit",
-    "set -o pipefail",
-    "echo -n '${base64encode(var.install_script)}' | base64 -d > /tmp/${var.agent_name}-install.sh",
-    "chmod +x /tmp/${var.agent_name}-install.sh",
-    "/tmp/${var.agent_name}-install.sh",
-  ])
-
-  helper_post_install_script = var.post_install_script != null ? join("\n", [
-    "#!/bin/bash",
-    "set -o errexit",
-    "set -o pipefail",
-    "echo -n '${base64encode(var.post_install_script)}' | base64 -d > /tmp/${var.agent_name}-post-install.sh",
-    "chmod +x /tmp/${var.agent_name}-post-install.sh",
-    "/tmp/${var.agent_name}-post-install.sh",
-  ]) : null
-
-  helper_start_script = join("\n", [
-    "#!/bin/bash",
-    "set -o errexit",
-    "set -o pipefail",
-    "echo -n '${base64encode(var.start_script)}' | base64 -d > /tmp/${var.agent_name}-start.sh",
-    "chmod +x /tmp/${var.agent_name}-start.sh",
-    "/tmp/${var.agent_name}-start.sh",
-  ])
 }
 
 module "agent-helper" {
@@ -257,11 +221,6 @@ module "agent-helper" {
   agent_name      = var.agent_name
   module_dir_name = var.module_dir_name
 
-  # pre_install_script  = local.helper_pre_install_script
-  # install_script      = local.helper_install_script
-  # post_install_script = local.helper_post_install_script
-  # start_script        = local.helper_start_script
-
   pre_install_script  = var.pre_install_script
   install_script      = var.install_script
   post_install_script = var.post_install_script