diff --git a/dist/ami/scylla.json b/dist/ami/scylla.json
index 2a4cfa2d1e..bab7a2028d 100644
--- a/dist/ami/scylla.json
+++ b/dist/ami/scylla.json
@@ -64,11 +64,6 @@
       "source": "files/",
       "destination": "/home/{{user `ssh_username`}}/"
     },
-    {
-      "type": "file",
-      "source": "../../scripts/scylla_install_pkg",
-      "destination": "/home/{{user `ssh_username`}}/scylla_install_pkg"
-    },
     {
       "type": "shell",
       "inline": [
diff --git a/scripts/scylla_install_pkg b/scripts/scylla_install_pkg
deleted file mode 100755
index a2d111b93c..0000000000
--- a/scripts/scylla_install_pkg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,109 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash -e
-#
-#  Copyright (C) 2015 ScyllaDB
-
-if [ "`id -u`" -ne 0 ]; then
-    echo "Requires root permission."
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-print_usage() {
-    echo "scylla_install_pkg --local-pkg /home/scylla/rpms --repo [URL]"
-    echo "  --local-pkg	install locally built .rpm/.deb on specified directory"
-    echo "  --repo  repository for both install and update, specify .repo/.list file URL"
-    echo "  --repo-for-install  repository for install, specify .repo/.list file URL"
-    echo "  --repo-for-update  repository for update, specify .repo/.list file URL"
-    exit 1
-}
-
-LOCAL_PKG=
-UNSTABLE=0
-REPO_FOR_INSTALL=
-REPO_FOR_UPDATE=
-while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
-    case "$1" in
-        "--local-pkg")
-            LOCAL_PKG=$2
-            shift 2
-            ;;
-        "--repo")
-            REPO_FOR_INSTALL=$2
-            REPO_FOR_UPDATE=$2
-            shift 2
-            ;;
-        "--repo-for-install")
-            REPO_FOR_INSTALL=$2
-            shift 2
-            ;;
-        "--repo-for-update")
-            REPO_FOR_UPDATE=$2
-            shift 2
-            ;;
-        *)
-            print_usage
-            shift 1
-            ;;
-    esac
-done
-
-. /etc/os-release
-
-if [ -f /etc/debian_version ]; then
-    echo "#!/bin/sh" >> /usr/sbin/policy-rc.d
-    echo "exit 101" >> /usr/sbin/policy-rc.d
-    chmod +x /usr/sbin/policy-rc.d
-    cp /etc/hosts /etc/hosts.orig
-    echo 127.0.0.1 `hostname` >> /etc/hosts
-    if [ "$REPO_FOR_INSTALL" != "" ]; then
-        curl -L -o /etc/apt/sources.list.d/scylla_install.list $REPO_FOR_INSTALL
-    fi
-    apt-get -o Acquire::AllowInsecureRepositories=true \
-            -o Acquire::AllowDowngradeToInsecureRepositories=true update
-    if [ "$LOCAL_PKG" = "" ]; then
-        apt-get install -o APT::Get::AllowUnauthenticated=true \
-                        -y --force-yes scylla
-    else
-        if [ ! -f /usr/bin/gdebi ]; then
-            apt-get install -y --force-yes gdebi-core
-        fi
-        echo Y | gdebi $LOCAL_PKG/scylla-kernel-conf*.deb
-        echo Y | gdebi $LOCAL_PKG/scylla-conf*.deb
-        echo Y | gdebi $LOCAL_PKG/scylla-server_*.deb
-        echo Y | gdebi $LOCAL_PKG/scylla-server-dbg*.deb
-        echo Y | gdebi $LOCAL_PKG/scylla-jmx*.deb
-        echo Y | gdebi $LOCAL_PKG/scylla-tools*.deb
-        echo Y | gdebi $LOCAL_PKG/scylla_*.deb
-    fi
-    mv /etc/hosts.orig /etc/hosts
-    rm /usr/sbin/policy-rc.d
-    rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/scylla_install.list
-    if [ "$REPO_FOR_UPDATE" != "" ]; then
-        curl -L -o /etc/apt/sources.list.d/scylla.list $REPO_FOR_UPDATE
-    fi
-    apt-get -o Acquire::AllowInsecureRepositories=true \
-            -o Acquire::AllowDowngradeToInsecureRepositories=true update
-else
-    if [ "$REPO_FOR_INSTALL" != "" ]; then
-        curl -L -o /etc/yum.repos.d/scylla_install.repo $REPO_FOR_INSTALL
-    fi
-
-    if [ "$ID" = "centos" ]; then
-            yum install -y epel-release
-    elif [ "$ID" = "rhel" ]; then
-        rpm -ivh http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/7/x86_64/e/epel-release-7-7.noarch.rpm
-    else
-        echo "Unsupported distribution"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-
-    if [ "$LOCAL_PKG" = "" ]; then
-        yum install -y scylla
-    else
-        yum install -y $LOCAL_PKG/scylla*.*.rpm
-    fi
-
-    rm /etc/yum.repos.d/scylla_install.repo
-    if [ "$REPO_FOR_UPDATE" != "" ]; then
-        curl -L -o /etc/yum.repos.d/scylla.repo $REPO_FOR_UPDATE
-    fi
-fi