diff --git a/cluster/gce/configure-vm.sh b/cluster/gce/configure-vm.sh
index 3c1d8eaa6e1..4dfbcdb9ae0 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/configure-vm.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/configure-vm.sh
@@ -73,22 +73,12 @@ for k,v in yaml.load(sys.stdin).iteritems():
     KUBERNETES_MASTER="true"
   fi
 
-  if [[ "${KUBERNETES_MASTER}" == "true" ]]; then
-    # TODO(zmerlynn): This block of code should disappear once #4561 & #4562 are done
-    if [[ -z "${KUBERNETES_NODE_NAMES:-}" ]]; then
-      until KUBERNETES_NODE_NAMES=$(curl-metadata kube-node-names); do
-        echo 'Waiting for metadata KUBERNETES_NODE_NAMES...'
-        sleep 3
-      done
-    fi
-  else
-    # And this should go away once the master can allocate CIDRs
-    if [[ -z "${MINION_IP_RANGE:-}" ]]; then
-      until MINION_IP_RANGE=$(curl-metadata node-ip-range); do
-        echo 'Waiting for metadata MINION_IP_RANGE...'
-        sleep 3
-      done
-    fi
+  if [[ "${KUBERNETES_MASTER}" != "true" ]] && [[ -z "${MINION_IP_RANGE:-}" ]]; then
+    # This block of code should go away once the master can allocate CIDRs
+    until MINION_IP_RANGE=$(curl-metadata node-ip-range); do
+      echo 'Waiting for metadata MINION_IP_RANGE...'
+      sleep 3
+    done
   fi
 }
 
@@ -238,12 +228,6 @@ dns_server: '$(echo "$DNS_SERVER_IP" | sed -e "s/'/''/g")'
 dns_domain: '$(echo "$DNS_DOMAIN" | sed -e "s/'/''/g")'
 admission_control: '$(echo "$ADMISSION_CONTROL" | sed -e "s/'/''/g")'
 EOF
-
-  if [[ "${KUBERNETES_MASTER}" == "true" ]]; then
-    cat <<EOF >>/srv/salt-overlay/pillar/cluster-params.sls
-gce_node_names: '$(echo "$KUBERNETES_NODE_NAMES" | sed -e "s/'/''/g")'
-EOF
-  fi
 }
 
 # This should only happen on cluster initialization
diff --git a/cluster/gce/util.sh b/cluster/gce/util.sh
index 17cabc423a4..eca1716cdf9 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/util.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/util.sh
@@ -584,18 +584,7 @@ function kube-up {
   # command returns, but currently it returns before the instances come up due
   # to gcloud's deficiency.
   wait-for-minions-to-run
-
-  # Give the master an initial node list (it's waiting in
-  # startup). This resolves a bit of a chicken-egg issue: The minions
-  # need to know the master's ip, so we boot the master first. The
-  # master still needs to know the initial minion list (until all the
-  # pieces #156 are complete), so we have it wait on the minion
-  # boot. (The minions further wait until the loop below, where CIDRs
-  # get filled in.)
   detect-minion-names
-  local kube_node_names
-  kube_node_names=$(IFS=,; echo "${MINION_NAMES[*]}")
-  add-instance-metadata "${MASTER_NAME}" "kube-node-names=${kube_node_names}"
 
   # Create the routes and set IP ranges to instance metadata, 5 instances at a time.
   for (( i=0; i<${#MINION_NAMES[@]}; i++)); do
diff --git a/cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-controller-manager/default b/cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-controller-manager/default
index 585c54f8685..3f9b8d38be3 100644
--- a/cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-controller-manager/default
+++ b/cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-controller-manager/default
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 {% if grains.cloud is defined -%}
 {% if grains.cloud == 'gce' -%}
   {% set cloud_provider = "--cloud_provider=gce" -%}
-  {% set machines = "--machines=" + pillar['gce_node_names'] -%}
 {% endif -%}
 {% if grains.cloud == 'aws' -%}
   {% set cloud_provider = "--cloud_provider=aws" -%}