diff --git a/cmd/control/config.go b/cmd/control/config.go
index 8b83c74c..95405012 100644
--- a/cmd/control/config.go
+++ b/cmd/control/config.go
@@ -64,10 +64,6 @@ func configSubcommands() []cli.Command {
 					Name:  "output, o",
 					Usage: "File to which to save",
 				},
-				cli.BoolFlag{
-					Name:  "boot, b",
-					Usage: "Include cloud-config provided at boot",
-				},
 				cli.BoolFlag{
 					Name:  "private, p",
 					Usage: "Include the generated private keys",
@@ -257,7 +253,7 @@ func merge(c *cli.Context) {
 }
 
 func export(c *cli.Context) {
-	content, err := config.Dump(c.Bool("boot"), c.Bool("private"), c.Bool("full"))
+	content, err := config.Dump(c.Bool("private"), c.Bool("full"))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 1c771ee1..f1d93cc0 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func (c *CloudConfig) Merge(values map[interface{}]interface{}) (*CloudConfig, e
 	return t, nil
 }
 
-func Dump(boot, private, full bool) (string, error) {
+func Dump(private, full bool) (string, error) {
 	var cfg *CloudConfig
 	var err error
 
@@ -113,9 +113,6 @@ func Dump(boot, private, full bool) (string, error) {
 		if !private {
 			files = util.FilterStrings(files, func(x string) bool { return x != CloudConfigPrivateFile })
 		}
-		if !boot {
-			files = util.FilterStrings(files, func(x string) bool { return x != CloudConfigBootFile })
-		}
 		cfg, err = ChainCfgFuncs(nil,
 			func(_ *CloudConfig) (*CloudConfig, error) { return ReadConfig(nil, true, files...) },
 			amendNils,
diff --git a/init/init.go b/init/init.go
index 59cb5dfd..ff35d44e 100644
--- a/init/init.go
+++ b/init/init.go
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func RunInit() error {
 			}
 
 			if cfg.Rancher.Debug {
-				cfgString, err := config.Dump(false, false, true)
+				cfgString, err := config.Dump(false, true)
 				if err != nil {
 					log.WithFields(log.Fields{"err": err}).Error("Error serializing config")
 				} else {