diff --git a/src/kafka/Dockerfile b/src/kafka/Dockerfile
index 369608f043..ce8e827368 100644
--- a/src/kafka/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/kafka/Dockerfile
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ ADD https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/release
 RUN chmod go+r /tmp/opentelemetry-javaagent.jar
 
 USER appuser
-WORKDIR /tmp
-COPY ./src/kafka/clusterID clusterID
-COPY ./src/kafka/update_run.sh update_run.sh
 
 ENV KAFKA_LISTENERS=PLAINTEXT://0.0.0.0:9092,CONTROLLER://0.0.0.0:9093
 ENV KAFKA_CONTROLLER_QUORUM_VOTERS='1@0.0.0.0:9093'
@@ -28,5 +25,4 @@ ENV KAFKA_AUTO_CREATE_TOPICS_ENABLE=true
 ENV KAFKA_OFFSETS_TOPIC_REPLICATION_FACTOR=1
 ENV KAFKA_TRANSACTION_STATE_LOG_REPLICATION_FACTOR=1
 ENV KAFKA_OPTS="-javaagent:/tmp/opentelemetry-javaagent.jar -Dotel.jmx.target.system=kafka-broker"
-
-ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/sh", "-c", "ls -lh /tmp && /tmp/update_run.sh && /etc/confluent/docker/run"]
+ENV CLUSTER_ID=ckjPoprWQzOf0-FuNkGfFQ
diff --git a/src/kafka/README.md b/src/kafka/README.md
index e49576c74a..15d3d67d43 100644
--- a/src/kafka/README.md
+++ b/src/kafka/README.md
@@ -3,8 +3,5 @@
 This is used as a message queue service to connect the checkout service with
 the accounting and fraud detection services.
 
-## KRaft: Kafka without ZooKeeper
-
-Kafka is run in KRaft mode. The `update_run.sh` script is used to configure
-the system to run Kafka in this mode. Environment variables are substituted at
+Kafka is run in KRaft mode. Environment variables are substituted at
 deploy-time.
diff --git a/src/kafka/clusterID b/src/kafka/clusterID
deleted file mode 100644
index afbbda6f5e..0000000000
--- a/src/kafka/clusterID
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ckjPoprWQzOf0-FuNkGfFQ
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/kafka/update_run.sh b/src/kafka/update_run.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index bd985ba821..0000000000
--- a/src/kafka/update_run.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-#!/bin/sh
-
-
-# https://github.com/confluentinc/learn-kafka-kraft/blob/4c75598779c4a993464f6979dc0d702552df8f3b/kraft/scripts/update_run.sh
-
-# Docker workaround: Remove check for KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT parameter
-sed -i '/KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT/d' /etc/confluent/docker/configure
-
-# Docker workaround: Remove check for KAFKA_ADVERTISED_LISTENERS parameter
-sed -i '/dub ensure KAFKA_ADVERTISED_LISTENERS/d' /etc/confluent/docker/configure
-
-# Docker workaround: Ignore cub zk-ready
-sed -i 's/cub zk-ready/echo ignore zk-ready/' /etc/confluent/docker/ensure
-
-# KRaft required step: Format the storage directory with a new cluster ID
-echo "kafka-storage format --ignore-formatted -t $(cat /tmp/clusterID) -c /etc/kafka/kafka.properties" >> /etc/confluent/docker/ensure