diff --git a/internal/blueprint/customizations.go b/internal/blueprint/customizations.go
index 234b11771..e19caff06 100644
--- a/internal/blueprint/customizations.go
+++ b/internal/blueprint/customizations.go
@@ -32,12 +32,11 @@ type IgnitionCustomization struct {
 }
 
 type EmbeddedIgnitionCustomization struct {
-	ProvisioningURL string `json:"url,omitempty" toml:"url,omitempty"`
-	Config          string `json:"config,omitempty" toml:"config,omitempty"`
+	Config string `json:"config,omitempty" toml:"config,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type FirstBootIgnitionCustomization struct {
-	ProvisioningURL string `json:"url,omitempty" toml:"url"`
+	ProvisioningURL string `json:"url,omitempty" toml:"url,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type FDOCustomization struct {
@@ -416,14 +415,3 @@ func (c *Customizations) GetIgnition() *IgnitionCustomization {
 func (c *IgnitionCustomization) HasIgnition() bool {
 	return c != nil
 }
-
-func (c *EmbeddedIgnitionCustomization) CheckEmbeddedIgnition() error {
-	if c == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	if c.Config != "" && c.ProvisioningURL != "" {
-		t := reflect.TypeOf(*c)
-		return &CustomizationError{fmt.Sprintf("'%s' and '%s' are not allowed at the same time", t.Field(0).Name, t.Field(1).Name)}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/internal/distro/rhel9/imagetype.go b/internal/distro/rhel9/imagetype.go
index 92fafadea..50b0a1db7 100644
--- a/internal/distro/rhel9/imagetype.go
+++ b/internal/distro/rhel9/imagetype.go
@@ -364,12 +364,6 @@ func (t *imageType) checkOptions(customizations *blueprint.Customizations, optio
 				if customizations.GetIgnition().Embedded != nil && customizations.GetIgnition().FirstBoot != nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("both ignition embedded and firstboot configurations found")
 				}
-				if customizations.GetIgnition().Embedded != nil {
-					possibleErr := customizations.GetIgnition().Embedded.CheckEmbeddedIgnition()
-					if possibleErr != nil {
-						return possibleErr
-					}
-				}
 				if customizations.GetIgnition().FirstBoot != nil && customizations.GetIgnition().FirstBoot.ProvisioningURL == "" {
 					return fmt.Errorf("ignition.firstboot requires a provisioning url")
 				}
diff --git a/internal/ignition/ignition.go b/internal/ignition/ignition.go
index a6a14e796..b8fdf9e0c 100644
--- a/internal/ignition/ignition.go
+++ b/internal/ignition/ignition.go
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ func FirstbootOptionsFromBP(bpIgnitionFirstboot blueprint.FirstBootIgnitionCusto
 }
 
 type EmbeddedOptions struct {
-	ProvisioningURL string
-	Config          string
+	Config string
 }
 
 func EmbeddedOptionsFromBP(bpIgnitionEmbedded blueprint.EmbeddedIgnitionCustomization) (*EmbeddedOptions, error) {
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ func EmbeddedOptionsFromBP(bpIgnitionEmbedded blueprint.EmbeddedIgnitionCustomiz
 		return nil, errors.New("can't decode Ignition config")
 	}
 	return &EmbeddedOptions{
-		ProvisioningURL: bpIgnitionEmbedded.ProvisioningURL,
-		Config:          string(decodedConfig),
+		Config: string(decodedConfig),
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/manifest/coi_iso_tree.go b/internal/manifest/coi_iso_tree.go
index 0ef5e0b23..46d92eba5 100644
--- a/internal/manifest/coi_iso_tree.go
+++ b/internal/manifest/coi_iso_tree.go
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@ func (p *CoreOSISOTree) serialize() osbuild.Pipeline {
 		if p.coiPipeline.Ignition.Config != "" {
 			filename = "ignition_config"
 			copyInput = p.coiPipeline.Ignition.Config
-		} else {
-			filename = "ignition_url"
-			copyInput = p.coiPipeline.Ignition.ProvisioningURL
 		}
 		pipeline.AddStage(osbuild.NewCopyStageSimple(
 			&osbuild.CopyStageOptions{
diff --git a/internal/manifest/coreos_installer.go b/internal/manifest/coreos_installer.go
index 3fded726c..7942b3c37 100644
--- a/internal/manifest/coreos_installer.go
+++ b/internal/manifest/coreos_installer.go
@@ -140,8 +140,6 @@ func (p *CoreOSInstaller) getInline() []string {
 	if p.Ignition != nil {
 		if p.Ignition.Config != "" {
 			inlineData = append(inlineData, p.Ignition.Config)
-		} else {
-			inlineData = append(inlineData, p.Ignition.ProvisioningURL)
 		}
 	}
 	return inlineData