diff --git a/bin/buildiso.in b/bin/buildiso.in
index 863b9b9..26374e1 100755
--- a/bin/buildiso.in
+++ b/bin/buildiso.in
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ show_profile(){
     if ${verbose};then
         msg2 "autologin: %s" "${autologin}"
         msg2 "nonfree_mhwd: %s" "${nonfree_mhwd}"
-        msg2 "pxe_boot: %s" "${pxe_boot}"
 
         [[ ${target_arch} == 'x86_64' ]] && msg2 "multilib: %s" "${multilib}"
 
diff --git a/bin/check-yaml.in b/bin/check-yaml.in
index 3c7bed6..b8ff096 100644
--- a/bin/check-yaml.in
+++ b/bin/check-yaml.in
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ show_profile(){
     msg2 "nonfree_mhwd: %s" "${nonfree_mhwd}"
     msg2 "autologin: %s" "${autologin}"
     msg2 "nonfree_mhwd: %s" "${nonfree_mhwd}"
-    msg2 "pxe_boot: %s" "${pxe_boot}"
 
     [[ ${target_arch} == 'x86_64' ]] && msg2 "multilib: %s" "${multilib}"
 
diff --git a/data/profile.conf.example b/data/profile.conf.example
index 817ebd3..c6efca9 100644
--- a/data/profile.conf.example
+++ b/data/profile.conf.example
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 # use multilib packages; x86_64 only
 # multilib="true"
 
-# use pxe
-# pxe_boot="true"
-
 # use extra packages as defined in pkglist to activate a full profile
 # extra="false"
 
diff --git a/docbook/profile.conf.xml b/docbook/profile.conf.xml
index e45ae1a..2ae5391 100644
--- a/docbook/profile.conf.xml
+++ b/docbook/profile.conf.xml
@@ -117,15 +117,6 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
                 </listitem>
             </varlistentry>
 
-            <varlistentry>
-                <term><varname>pxe_boot=</varname></term>
-
-                <listitem><para>Accepts
-                        <option>true</option> (the default)
-                        <option>false</option>.</para>
-                </listitem>
-            </varlistentry>
-
             <varlistentry>
                 <term><varname>multilib=</varname></term>
 
diff --git a/lib/util-iso-boot.sh b/lib/util-iso-boot.sh
index a8cd98c..3a0de50 100644
--- a/lib/util-iso-boot.sh
+++ b/lib/util-iso-boot.sh
@@ -9,14 +9,6 @@
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 
-set_mkinicpio_hooks(){
-    if ! ${pxe_boot};then
-        msg2 "Removing pxe hooks"
-        sed -e 's/miso_pxe_common miso_pxe_http miso_pxe_nbd miso_pxe_nfs //' \
-        -e 's/memdisk //' -i $1
-    fi
-}
-
 prepare_initcpio(){
     msg2 "Copying initcpio ..."
     cp /etc/initcpio/hooks/miso* $1/etc/initcpio/hooks
@@ -26,7 +18,6 @@ prepare_initcpio(){
 
 prepare_initramfs(){
     cp ${DATADIR}/mkinitcpio.conf $1/etc/mkinitcpio-${iso_name}.conf
-    set_mkinicpio_hooks "$1/etc/mkinitcpio-${iso_name}.conf"
     local _kernver=$(cat $1/usr/lib/modules/*/version)
     if [[ -n ${gpgkey} ]]; then
         su ${OWNER} -c "gpg --export ${gpgkey} >${USERCONFDIR}/gpgkey"
@@ -63,26 +54,26 @@ vars_to_boot_conf(){
 prepare_grub(){
     local src=i386-pc app='core.img' grub=$2/boot/grub efi=$2/efi/boot \
         data=$1/usr/share/grub lib=$1/usr/lib/grub
-    
+
     prepare_dir ${grub}/${src}
-    
+
     cp ${data}/cfg/*.cfg ${grub}
-    
-    vars_to_boot_conf "${grub}/grub.cfg"
-    
+
+    vars_to_boot_conf "${grub}/kernels.cfg"
+
     cp ${lib}/${src}/* ${grub}/${src}
-    
+
     msg2 "Building %s ..." "${app}"
-    
+
     local mods=(iso9660 normal extcmd boot bufio crypto gettext terminal multiboot configfile linux linux16)
-     
+
     grub-mkimage -d ${grub}/${src} -o ${grub}/${src}/core.img -O ${src} -p /boot/grub biosdisk ${mods[@]}
 
     cat ${grub}/${src}/cdboot.img ${grub}/${src}/core.img > ${grub}/${src}/eltorito.img
-    
-    case ${target_arch} in 
-        'i686') 
-            src=i386-efi 
+
+    case ${target_arch} in
+        'i686')
+            src=i386-efi
             app=bootia32.efi
         ;;
         'x86_64')
@@ -90,32 +81,32 @@ prepare_grub(){
             app=bootx64.efi
         ;;
     esac
-    
+
     prepare_dir ${efi}
     prepare_dir ${grub}/${src}
-    
+
     cp ${lib}/${src}/* ${grub}/${src}
-    
+
     msg2 "Building %s ..." "${app}"
 
-    grub-mkimage -d ${grub}/${src} -o ${efi}/${app} -O ${src} -p /boot/grub ${mods[@]} 
-    
+    grub-mkimage -d ${grub}/${src} -o ${efi}/${app} -O ${src} -p /boot/grub ${mods[@]}
+
     prepare_dir ${grub}/themes
     cp -r ${data}/themes/${iso_name}-live ${grub}/themes/
     cp ${data}/unicode.pf2 ${grub}
     cp -r ${data}/{locales,tz} ${grub}
-    
+
     local size=8M mnt="${mnt_dir}/efiboot" img="$2/efi.img"
     msg2 "Creating fat image of %s ..." "${size}"
     truncate -s ${size} "${img}"
     mkfs.fat -n MISO_EFI "${img}" &>/dev/null
     mkdir -p "${mnt}"
     mount_img "${img}" "${mnt}"
-    
+
     prepare_dir ${mnt}/efi/boot
-    
+
     msg2 "Building %s ..." "${app}"
     grub-mkimage -d ${grub}/${src} -o ${mnt}/efi/boot/${app} -O ${src} -p /boot/grub ${mods[@]}
-    
+
     umount_img "${mnt}"
 }
diff --git a/lib/util.sh b/lib/util.sh
index b0c96b4..4458a86 100644
--- a/lib/util.sh
+++ b/lib/util.sh
@@ -375,8 +375,6 @@ load_profile_config(){
 
     [[ -z ${multilib} ]] && multilib="true"
 
-    [[ -z ${pxe_boot} ]] && pxe_boot="true"
-
     [[ -z ${nonfree_mhwd} ]] && nonfree_mhwd="true"
 
     [[ -z ${efi_boot_loader} ]] && efi_boot_loader="grub"
@@ -447,7 +445,6 @@ reset_profile(){
     unset displaymanager
     unset autologin
     unset multilib
-    unset pxe_boot
     unset nonfree_mhwd
     unset efi_boot_loader
     unset hostname