diff --git a/provider/gcp/gcp_image.go b/provider/gcp/gcp_image.go
index 282ed194..1286cf11 100644
--- a/provider/gcp/gcp_image.go
+++ b/provider/gcp/gcp_image.go
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ const GCPStorageURL string = "https://storage.googleapis.com/%v/%v"
 func amendConfig(c *types.Config) {
 	if strings.HasPrefix(c.CloudConfig.Flavor, "t2a") {
 		c.Uefi = true
-
-		c.Kernel = strings.Replace(c.Kernel, "/kernel.img", "-arm/kernel.img", -1)
 	}
 	if c.CloudConfig.ConfidentialVM {
 		/* Confidential VM feature can only be enabled with UEFI-compatible images */