diff --git a/fix/fixer.go b/fix/fixer.go
index 4bcbaac2f..4b0b1ad09 100644
--- a/fix/fixer.go
+++ b/fix/fixer.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ func init() {
 		"hyperv-cpu-and-ram":         new(FizerHypervCPUandRAM),
 		"vmware-compaction":          new(FixerVMwareCompaction),
 		"clean-image-name":           new(FixerCleanImageName),
+		"spot-price-auto-product":    new(FixerAmazonSpotPriceProductDeprecation),
 	}
 
 	FixerOrder = []string{
@@ -67,5 +68,6 @@ func init() {
 		"vmware-compaction",
 		"hyperv-cpu-and-ram",
 		"clean-image-name",
+		"spot-price-auto-product",
 	}
 }
diff --git a/fix/fixer_amazon_spot_price_product.go b/fix/fixer_amazon_spot_price_product.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ed961589
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fix/fixer_amazon_spot_price_product.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package fix
+
+import (
+	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
+)
+
+// FixerAmazonSpotPriceProductDeprecation removes the deprecated "vhd_temp_path" setting
+// from Amazon builder templates
+type FixerAmazonSpotPriceProductDeprecation struct{}
+
+func (FixerAmazonSpotPriceProductDeprecation) Fix(input map[string]interface{}) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+	// The type we'll decode into; we only care about builders
+	type template struct {
+		Builders []map[string]interface{}
+	}
+
+	// Decode the input into our structure, if we can
+	var tpl template
+	if err := mapstructure.Decode(input, &tpl); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	for _, builder := range tpl.Builders {
+		builderTypeRaw, ok := builder["type"]
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		builderType, ok := builderTypeRaw.(string)
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		buildersToFix := []string{"amazon-ebs", "amazon-ebssurrogate",
+			"amazon-ebsvolume", "amazon-instance"}
+
+		matched := false
+		for _, b := range buildersToFix {
+			if builderType == b {
+				matched = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !matched {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		_, ok = builder["spot_price_auto_product"]
+		if ok {
+			delete(builder, "spot_price_auto_product")
+		}
+	}
+
+	input["builders"] = tpl.Builders
+	return input, nil
+}
+
+func (FixerAmazonSpotPriceProductDeprecation) Synopsis() string {
+	return `Removes the deprecated "spot_price_auto_product" setting from Amazon builder templates`
+}
diff --git a/website/source/partials/builders/_aws-spot-docs.html.md b/website/source/partials/builders/_aws-spot-docs.html.md
index c68731230..e4bfdc44f 100644
--- a/website/source/partials/builders/_aws-spot-docs.html.md
+++ b/website/source/partials/builders/_aws-spot-docs.html.md
@@ -16,9 +16,15 @@
     this to `auto` for Packer to automatically discover the best spot price or
     to "0" to use an on demand instance (default).
 
--   `spot_price_auto_product` (string) - Required if `spot_price` is set to
-    `auto`. This tells Packer what sort of AMI you're launching to find the
-    best spot price. This must be one of: `Linux/UNIX`, `SUSE Linux`,
+-   `spot_price_auto_product` (string) - Deprecated. Prior to v1.4.3, was
+    required if `spot_price` is set to `auto`.
+
+    If you are using Packer v1.4.3 or later, simply remove this from your
+    template; it is no longer necessary based on recent changes to how Amazon
+    calculates spot prices.
+
+    Prior to version 1.4.3, This told Packer what sort of AMI you're launching
+    to find the best spot price. This must be one of: `Linux/UNIX`, `SUSE Linux`,
     `Windows`, `Linux/UNIX (Amazon VPC)`, `SUSE Linux (Amazon VPC)`,
     `Windows (Amazon VPC)`