diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/oem-ami/files/coreos-setup-environment b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/oem-ami/files/coreos-setup-environment
index f00248a150..dfbae79f9e 100755
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/oem-ami/files/coreos-setup-environment
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/oem-ami/files/coreos-setup-environment
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
         exit 1
 fi
 
+sed -i -e '/^COREOS_PUBLIC_IPV4=/d' \
+    -e '/^COREOS_PRIVATE_IPV4=/d' \
+        "${ENV}"
+
 # get public ip from metadata
 PUB_IP_URL=http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/public-ipv4
 IP=$(/usr/bin/curl --fail -s "$PUB_IP_URL")