diff --git a/base/images/vm-base/vm-base.kiwi b/base/images/vm-base/vm-base.kiwi
index cf73d3a9241..2178c29163d 100644
--- a/base/images/vm-base/vm-base.kiwi
+++ b/base/images/vm-base/vm-base.kiwi
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@
             efipartsize="200">
             <bootloader name="grub2" timeout="0" />
             <size unit="M">4096</size>
-            <initrd action="setup">
-                <dracut uefi="false"/>
-            </initrd>
         </type>
     </preferences>
 
@@ -127,10 +124,4 @@
         <package name="shim" arch="x86_64" />
         <package name="shim" arch="aarch64" />
     </packages>
-
-    <!--
-    <users>
-        <user name="root" password="INSERT-PASSWORD-HERE" groups="root" />
-    </users>
-    -->
 </image>