diff --git a/tools/infrakit.hyperkit/README.md b/tools/infrakit.hyperkit/README.md
index 47fa3fbc0..7f677905f 100644
--- a/tools/infrakit.hyperkit/README.md
+++ b/tools/infrakit.hyperkit/README.md
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ each instance keeps some state in a sub-directory. The VM state
 directory can be specified at the kernel command line using the
 `--vm-dir` option.
 
-The plugin also needs to know where the kernel and `initrd` images are
-located. The `--vm-lib` command line argument to the plugin specifies
-the directory. Inside the VM library directory every kernel/initrd configuration should be stored in a sub-directory. The sub-directory name is used in the instance configuration.
-
 ## Building
 
 ```sh
diff --git a/tools/infrakit.hyperkit/cmd/instance.go b/tools/infrakit.hyperkit/cmd/instance.go
index b9b2062b3..019cce87a 100644
--- a/tools/infrakit.hyperkit/cmd/instance.go
+++ b/tools/infrakit.hyperkit/cmd/instance.go
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 // NewHyperKitPlugin creates an instance plugin for hyperkit.
-func NewHyperKitPlugin(vmLib, vmDir, hyperkit, vpnkitSock string, thyper, tkern *template.Template) instance.Plugin {
-	return &hyperkitPlugin{VMLib: vmLib,
-		VMDir:      vmDir,
+func NewHyperKitPlugin(vmDir, hyperkit, vpnkitSock string, thyper, tkern *template.Template) instance.Plugin {
+	return &hyperkitPlugin{VMDir: vmDir,
 		HyperKit:   hyperkit,
 		VPNKitSock: vpnkitSock,
 
@@ -32,10 +31,6 @@ func NewHyperKitPlugin(vmLib, vmDir, hyperkit, vpnkitSock string, thyper, tkern
 }
 
 type hyperkitPlugin struct {
-	// VMLib is the path to a directory where each sub-directory
-	// contains a vmlinuz and a initrd image
-	VMLib string
-
 	// VMDir is the path to a directory where per VM state is kept
 	VMDir string
 
@@ -91,7 +86,6 @@ func (v hyperkitPlugin) Provision(spec instance.Spec) (*instance.ID, error) {
 	// Apply parameters
 	params := map[string]interface{}{
 		"VMLocation": instanceDir,
-		"VMLib":      v.VMLib,
 		"VPNKitSock": v.VPNKitSock,
 		"Properties": properties,
 	}
@@ -250,8 +244,8 @@ const hyperkitArgs = "-A -u -F {{.VMLocation}}/hyperkit.pid " +
 	"-s 2:0,virtio-vpnkit,path={{.VPNKitSock}} " +
 	"-l com1,autopty={{.VMLocation}}/tty,log={{.VMLocation}}/console-ring"
 const hyperkitKernArgs = "kexec," +
-	"{{.VMLib}}/{{.Properties.Moby}}/vmlinuz64," +
-	"{{.VMLib}}/{{.Properties.Moby}}/initrd.img," +
+	"{{.Properties.Moby}}/vmlinuz64," +
+	"{{.Properties.Moby}}/initrd.img," +
 	"earlyprintk=serial console=ttyS0 panic=1 vsyscall=emulate page_poison=1 ntp=gateway"
 
 func (v hyperkitPlugin) execHyperKit(params map[string]interface{}) error {
diff --git a/tools/infrakit.hyperkit/cmd/main.go b/tools/infrakit.hyperkit/cmd/main.go
index 4dd4edc55..1099897e9 100644
--- a/tools/infrakit.hyperkit/cmd/main.go
+++ b/tools/infrakit.hyperkit/cmd/main.go
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ func main() {
 	name := cmd.Flags().String("name", "instance-hyperkit", "Plugin name to advertise for discovery")
 	logLevel := cmd.Flags().Int("log", cli.DefaultLogLevel, "Logging level. 0 is least verbose. Max is 5")
 
-	vmLib := cmd.Flags().String("vm-lib", "", "Directory with subdirectories of kernels/initrds combinations")
 	vmDir := cmd.Flags().String("vm-dir", defaultVMDir, "Directory where to store VM state")
 	hyperkit := cmd.Flags().String("hyperkit", defaultHyperKit, "Path to HyperKit executable")
 
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ func main() {
 
 		cli.SetLogLevel(*logLevel)
 		cli.RunPlugin(*name,
-			instance_plugin.PluginServer(NewHyperKitPlugin(*vmLib, *vmDir, *hyperkit, *vpnkitSock, thyper, tkern)),
+			instance_plugin.PluginServer(NewHyperKitPlugin(*vmDir, *hyperkit, *vpnkitSock, thyper, tkern)),
 			metadata_plugin.PluginServer(metadata.NewPluginFromData(
 				map[string]interface{}{
 					"version":    Version,
diff --git a/tools/infrakit.hyperkit/hyperkit.json b/tools/infrakit.hyperkit/hyperkit.json
index 4782e76a9..73921aa74 100644
--- a/tools/infrakit.hyperkit/hyperkit.json
+++ b/tools/infrakit.hyperkit/hyperkit.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         "Instance": {
             "Plugin": "instance-hyperkit",
             "Properties": {
-                "Moby": "default",
+                "Moby": "./vms/default",
                 "Disk" : 512,
                 "CPUs" : 2,
                 "Memory" : 1024