diff --git a/builder/azure/common/lin/step_create_cert.go b/builder/azure/common/lin/step_create_cert.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 301dc2fbb..000000000
--- a/builder/azure/common/lin/step_create_cert.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,113 +0,0 @@
-package lin
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"crypto/rand"
-	"crypto/rsa"
-	"crypto/sha1"
-	"crypto/x509"
-	"crypto/x509/pkix"
-	"encoding/pem"
-	"fmt"
-	"log"
-	"math/big"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/builder/azure/common/constants"
-
-	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/multistep"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
-)
-
-type StepCreateCert struct {
-	TmpServiceName string
-}
-
-func (s *StepCreateCert) Run(_ context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
-	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
-
-	ui.Say("Creating temporary certificate...")
-
-	err := s.createCert(state)
-	if err != nil {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("Error creating temporary certificate: %s", err)
-		state.Put("error", err)
-		ui.Error(err.Error())
-		return multistep.ActionHalt
-	}
-
-	return multistep.ActionContinue
-}
-
-func (s *StepCreateCert) Cleanup(state multistep.StateBag) {}
-
-func (s *StepCreateCert) createCert(state multistep.StateBag) error {
-
-	log.Println("createCert: Generating RSA key pair...")
-
-	priv, err := rsa.GenerateKey(rand.Reader, 2048)
-	if err != nil {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("Failed to Generate Private Key: %s", err)
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// ASN.1 DER encoded form
-	privkey := string(pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{
-		Type:  "RSA PRIVATE KEY",
-		Bytes: x509.MarshalPKCS1PrivateKey(priv),
-	}))
-
-	// Set the private key in the state bag for later
-	state.Put("privateKey", privkey)
-
-	log.Printf("createCert: Private key:\n%s", privkey)
-
-	log.Println("createCert: Creating certificate...")
-
-	host := fmt.Sprintf("%s.cloudapp.net", s.TmpServiceName)
-	notBefore := time.Now()
-	notAfter := notBefore.Add(365 * 24 * time.Hour)
-
-	serialNumber, err := rand.Int(rand.Reader, new(big.Int).Lsh(big.NewInt(1), 128))
-	if err != nil {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("Failed to Generate Serial Number: %v", err)
-		return err
-	}
-
-	template := x509.Certificate{
-		SerialNumber: serialNumber,
-		Issuer: pkix.Name{
-			CommonName: host,
-		},
-		Subject: pkix.Name{
-			CommonName: host,
-		},
-		NotBefore: notBefore,
-		NotAfter:  notAfter,
-
-		KeyUsage:              x509.KeyUsageKeyEncipherment | x509.KeyUsageDigitalSignature,
-		ExtKeyUsage:           []x509.ExtKeyUsage{x509.ExtKeyUsageServerAuth},
-		BasicConstraintsValid: true,
-	}
-
-	derBytes, err := x509.CreateCertificate(rand.Reader, &template, &template, &priv.PublicKey, priv)
-	if err != nil {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("Failed to Create Certificate: %s", err)
-		return err
-	}
-
-	cert := string(pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{
-		Type:  "RSA PRIVATE KEY",
-		Bytes: derBytes,
-	}))
-	state.Put(constants.Certificate, cert)
-	log.Printf("createCert: Certificate:\n%s", cert)
-
-	h := sha1.New()
-	h.Write(derBytes)
-	thumbprint := fmt.Sprintf("%X", h.Sum(nil))
-	state.Put(constants.Thumbprint, thumbprint)
-	log.Printf("createCert: Thumbprint:\n%s", thumbprint)
-
-	return nil
-}