diff --git a/sysprep-ubuntu.sh b/sysprep-ubuntu.sh
index 74766ab..e6b1c4c 100644
--- a/sysprep-ubuntu.sh
+++ b/sysprep-ubuntu.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ if hostname | grep localhost; then
     hostnamectl set-hostname "$(head /dev/urandom | tr -dc A-Za-z0-9 | head -c 13 ; echo '')"
 fi
 
-test -f /etc/machine-id || systemd-machine-id-setup
 test -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key || dpkg-reconfigure openssh-server
 
 exit 0