diff --git a/pkg/combustion/registry.go b/pkg/combustion/registry.go
index 79fc8da8..bfba8659 100644
--- a/pkg/combustion/registry.go
+++ b/pkg/combustion/registry.go
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	//go:embed templates/hauler-manifest.yaml.tpl
-	haulerManifest string
-
 	//go:embed templates/26-embedded-registry.sh.tpl
 	registryScript string
 
@@ -74,25 +71,6 @@ func configureRegistry(ctx *image.Context) ([]string, error) {
 	return []string{script}, nil
 }
 
-func writeHaulerManifest(ctx *image.Context, images []string) error {
-	haulerManifestYamlFile := filepath.Join(ctx.BuildDir, haulerManifestYamlName)
-	haulerDef := struct {
-		ContainerImages []string
-	}{
-		ContainerImages: images,
-	}
-	data, err := template.Parse(haulerManifestYamlName, haulerManifest, haulerDef)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("applying template to %s: %w", haulerManifestYamlName, err)
-	}
-
-	if err = os.WriteFile(haulerManifestYamlFile, []byte(data), fileio.NonExecutablePerms); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("writing file %s: %w", haulerManifestYamlName, err)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func addImageToHauler(ctx *image.Context, containerImage string) error {
 	args := []string{"store", "add", "image", containerImage, "-p", fmt.Sprintf("linux/%s", ctx.ImageDefinition.Image.Arch.Short())}
 
@@ -361,6 +339,7 @@ func registryArtefactsPath(ctx *image.Context) string {
 
 func populateRegistry(ctx *image.Context, images []string) error {
 	bar := progressbar.Default(int64(len(images)), "Populating Embedded Artifact Registry...")
+	zap.S().Infof("Adding the following images to the embedded artifact registry:\n%s", images)
 
 	for _, i := range images {
 		if err := addImageToHauler(ctx, i); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/combustion/registry_test.go b/pkg/combustion/registry_test.go
index 85b76bdc..e9dfd839 100644
--- a/pkg/combustion/registry_test.go
+++ b/pkg/combustion/registry_test.go
@@ -11,33 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/suse-edge/edge-image-builder/pkg/registry"
 )
 
-func TestWriteHaulerManifestValidManifest(t *testing.T) {
-	// Setup
-	ctx, teardown := setupContext(t)
-	defer teardown()
-
-	images := []string{
-		"hello-world:latest",
-		"ghcr.io/fluxcd/flux-cli@sha256:02aa820c3a9c57d67208afcfc4bce9661658c17d15940aea369da259d2b976dd",
-	}
-
-	// Test
-	err := writeHaulerManifest(ctx, images)
-
-	// Verify
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	manifestFileName := filepath.Join(ctx.BuildDir, haulerManifestYamlName)
-	_, err = os.Stat(manifestFileName)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	foundBytes, err := os.ReadFile(manifestFileName)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	found := string(foundBytes)
-	assert.Contains(t, found, "- name: hello-world:latest")
-	assert.Contains(t, found, "- name: ghcr.io/fluxcd/flux-cli@sha256:02aa820c3a9c57d67208afcfc4bce9661658c17d15940aea369da259d2b976dd")
-}
-
 func TestCreateRegistryCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	// Setup
 	ctx, teardown := setupContext(t)
diff --git a/pkg/combustion/templates/hauler-manifest.yaml.tpl b/pkg/combustion/templates/hauler-manifest.yaml.tpl
deleted file mode 100644
index a30007f8..00000000
--- a/pkg/combustion/templates/hauler-manifest.yaml.tpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: content.hauler.cattle.io/v1alpha1
-kind: Images
-metadata:
-  name: embedded-registry-images
-spec:
-  images:
-    {{- range .ContainerImages }}
-    - name: {{ . }}
-    {{- end }}