diff --git a/cmd/talosctl/cmd/talos/install.go b/cmd/talosctl/cmd/talos/install.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 66e2597d2..000000000
--- a/cmd/talosctl/cmd/talos/install.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,123 +0,0 @@
-// This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
-// License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
-// file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
-
-package talos
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-
-	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/pkg/images"
-	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/pkg/machinery/api/machine"
-	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/pkg/machinery/client"
-	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/pkg/machinery/version"
-	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/pkg/reporter"
-)
-
-var installCmdFlags struct {
-	imageCmdFlagsType
-
-	installerImage string
-}
-
-var installCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "install <disk>",
-	Short: "Install Talos to disk on the target node",
-	Long:  ``,
-	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
-	// TODO: This API is not available in maintenance mode, and once the system is fully running, installation is not relevant.
-	// Requires https://github.com/siderolabs/talos/issues/12702
-	Hidden: true,
-	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-		return WithClientMaintenance(nil, func(ctx context.Context, c *client.Client) error {
-			return installInternal(ctx, c, args[0])
-		})
-	},
-}
-
-//nolint:gocyclo
-func installInternal(ctx context.Context, c *client.Client, disk string) error {
-	containerdInstance, err := installCmdFlags.containerdInstance()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	stream, err := c.LifecycleClient.Install(ctx, &machine.LifecycleServiceInstallRequest{
-		Containerd: containerdInstance,
-		Source: &machine.InstallArtifactsSource{
-			ImageName: installCmdFlags.installerImage,
-		},
-		Destination: &machine.InstallDestination{
-			Disk: disk,
-		},
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error starting install: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	rep := reporter.New()
-
-	exited := false
-
-	for {
-		resp, err := stream.Recv()
-		if err != nil {
-			if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
-				break
-			}
-
-			return fmt.Errorf("error during install: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		switch payload := resp.GetProgress().GetResponse().(type) {
-		case *machine.LifecycleServiceInstallProgress_Message:
-			if rep.IsColorized() {
-				rep.Report(reporter.Update{
-					Message: payload.Message,
-					Status:  reporter.StatusRunning,
-				})
-			}
-		case *machine.LifecycleServiceInstallProgress_ExitCode:
-			exited = true
-
-			if payload.ExitCode != 0 {
-				rep.Report(reporter.Update{
-					Message: fmt.Sprintf("install failed with exit code %d", payload.ExitCode),
-					Status:  reporter.StatusError,
-				})
-
-				return fmt.Errorf("install failed with exit code %d", payload.ExitCode)
-			}
-
-			rep.Report(reporter.Update{
-				Message: "install completed successfully",
-				Status:  reporter.StatusSucceeded,
-			})
-		}
-	}
-
-	if !exited {
-		rep.Report(reporter.Update{
-			Message: "install stream closed without exit code",
-			Status:  reporter.StatusError,
-		})
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func init() {
-	installCmd.Flags().StringVar(&installCmdFlags.namespace, "namespace", "system",
-		"namespace to use: \"system\" (etcd and kubelet images), \"cri\" for all Kubernetes workloads, \"inmem\" for in-memory containerd instance",
-	)
-	installCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&installCmdFlags.installerImage, "image", "i",
-		fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/installer:%s", images.Registry, images.Username, version.Trim(version.Tag)),
-		"the container image to use for performing the install")
-
-	addCommand(installCmd)
-}