diff --git a/scripts/amazon_ebs_image_inner_chroot_script_after.sh b/scripts/amazon_ebs_image_inner_chroot_script_after.sh
index 0360292..c31094e 100755
--- a/scripts/amazon_ebs_image_inner_chroot_script_after.sh
+++ b/scripts/amazon_ebs_image_inner_chroot_script_after.sh
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ useradd -d /home/ec2-user -k /etc/skel -g users -G wheel,disk,crontab \
 echo -e "\n# molecule generated rule\nec2-user ALL=NOPASSWD: ALL" \
 	>> /etc/sudoers
 
-# setup UTC clock
-sed -i 's:clock=".*":clock="UTC":' /etc/conf.d/hwclock || exit 1
-
 # setup fstab
 echo "# molecule generated fstab
 LABEL=/ / ext4 defaults 1 1
diff --git a/scripts/image_generic_inner_chroot_script_after.sh b/scripts/image_generic_inner_chroot_script_after.sh
index 6cf6189..e48296e 100755
--- a/scripts/image_generic_inner_chroot_script_after.sh
+++ b/scripts/image_generic_inner_chroot_script_after.sh
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ sd_enable sshd
 # delete root password, only ssh allowed
 passwd -d root
 
-# setup UTC clock
-sed -i 's:clock=".*":clock="UTC":' /etc/conf.d/hwclock || exit 1
-
 # setup fstab
 # TODO: really needed?
 echo "# molecule generated fstab
diff --git a/scripts/remaster_generic_inner_chroot_script_after.sh b/scripts/remaster_generic_inner_chroot_script_after.sh
index 7a868b8..5ba2622 100755
--- a/scripts/remaster_generic_inner_chroot_script_after.sh
+++ b/scripts/remaster_generic_inner_chroot_script_after.sh
@@ -95,19 +95,14 @@ switch_kernel() {
 setup_displaymanager() {
 	# determine what is the login manager
 	if [ -n "$(equo match --installed gnome-base/gdm -qv)" ]; then
-		sed -i 's/DISPLAYMANAGER=".*"/DISPLAYMANAGER="gdm"/g' /etc/conf.d/xdm
 		sd_enable gdm
 	elif [ -n "$(equo match --installed lxde-base/lxdm -qv)" ]; then
-		sed -i 's/DISPLAYMANAGER=".*"/DISPLAYMANAGER="lxdm"/g' /etc/conf.d/xdm
 		sd_enable lxdm
 	elif [ -n "$(equo match --installed x11-misc/lightdm-base -qv)" ]; then
-		sed -i 's/DISPLAYMANAGER=".*"/DISPLAYMANAGER="lightdm"/g' /etc/conf.d/xdm
 		sd_enable lightdm
 	elif [ -n "$(equo match --installed kde-base/kdm -qv)" ]; then
-		sed -i 's/DISPLAYMANAGER=".*"/DISPLAYMANAGER="kdm"/g' /etc/conf.d/xdm
 		sd_enable kdm
 	else
-		sed -i 's/DISPLAYMANAGER=".*"/DISPLAYMANAGER="xdm"/g' /etc/conf.d/xdm
 		sd_enable xdm
 	fi
 }