diff --git a/overlay.d/15fcos/usr/lib/systemd/system-preset/45-fcos.preset b/overlay.d/15fcos/usr/lib/systemd/system-preset/45-fcos.preset
index 97a80fa224..eb19f43ebb 100644
--- a/overlay.d/15fcos/usr/lib/systemd/system-preset/45-fcos.preset
+++ b/overlay.d/15fcos/usr/lib/systemd/system-preset/45-fcos.preset
@@ -9,6 +9,3 @@ enable coreos-check-wireless-firmwares.service
 # Strip extraneous field in aleph files to avoid bootupctl failing
 # https://github.com/coreos/fedora-coreos-tracker/issues/1724
 enable coreos-fix-aleph-file.service
-# Upgrade bootloader on Secure Boot-enabled nodes to avoid
-# https://github.com/coreos/fedora-coreos-tracker/issues/1752
-enable coreos-bootupctl-update-secureboot.service
diff --git a/overlay.d/15fcos/usr/lib/systemd/system/coreos-bootupctl-update-secureboot.service b/overlay.d/15fcos/usr/lib/systemd/system/coreos-bootupctl-update-secureboot.service
deleted file mode 100644
index 7c10b7fdcc..0000000000
--- a/overlay.d/15fcos/usr/lib/systemd/system/coreos-bootupctl-update-secureboot.service
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-# Remove after the next barrier release
-
-[Unit]
-Description=Update Bootloader for Secure Boot-enabled Systems
-Documentation=https://github.com/coreos/fedora-coreos-tracker/issues/1752
-ConditionSecurity=uefi-secureboot
-
-# make sure to run after the aleph file is fixed
-# see https://github.com/coreos/fedora-coreos-tracker/issues/1724
-After=coreos-fix-aleph-file.service
-Requires=coreos-fix-aleph-file.service
-
-[Service]
-Type=oneshot
-ExecStart=/usr/libexec/coreos-update-bootloader
-RemainAfterExit=yes
-MountFlags=slave
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/overlay.d/15fcos/usr/libexec/coreos-update-bootloader b/overlay.d/15fcos/usr/libexec/coreos-update-bootloader
deleted file mode 100755
index 1c7d65da5d..0000000000
--- a/overlay.d/15fcos/usr/libexec/coreos-update-bootloader
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -euo pipefail
-
-# This script update the bootloader using bootupd
-# and also detect RAID-1 setups as those requires
-# extra steps
-
-if [ -e /dev/disk/by-label/EFI-SYSTEM ]; then
-    echo "Found ESP; calling 'bootupctl update'"
-    bootupctl update
-    exit
-fi
-
-# handle RAID case manually since bootupd doesn't support it
-# https://github.com/coreos/bootupd/issues/132
-i=1
-while true; do
-    if [ ! -e /dev/disk/by-label/esp-$i ]; then
-        break
-    fi
-    echo "Found ESP (replica $i); updating"
-    mount /dev/disk/by-label/esp-$i /boot/efi
-    cp -rp /usr/lib/bootupd/updates/EFI /boot/efi
-    umount /boot/efi
-    i=$((i+1))
-done
-sync