diff --git a/build_library/vm_image_util.sh b/build_library/vm_image_util.sh
index 79801078c4..16c586a212 100644
--- a/build_library/vm_image_util.sh
+++ b/build_library/vm_image_util.sh
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ IMG_cloudstack_vhd_OEM_PACKAGE=oem-cloudstack
 IMG_digitalocean_OEM_PACKAGE=oem-digitalocean
 
 ## exoscale
-IMG_exoscale_BOOT_KERNEL=0
 IMG_exoscale_DISK_FORMAT=qcow2
 IMG_exoscale_OEM_PACKAGE=oem-exoscale
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