diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.step-ca b/docker/Dockerfile.step-ca
index 32160e1d..8cf918df 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.step-ca
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.step-ca
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ USER step
 
 ENV CONFIGPATH="/home/step/config/ca.json"
 ENV PWDPATH="/home/step/secrets/password"
-ENV PROVISIONER_PWDPATH="/home/step/secrets/provisioner_password"
 
 VOLUME ["/home/step"]
 STOPSIGNAL SIGTERM
@@ -28,4 +27,4 @@ HEALTHCHECK CMD step ca health 2>/dev/null | grep "^ok" >/dev/null
 COPY docker/entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/bash", "/entrypoint.sh"]
-CMD exec /usr/local/bin/step-ca --password-file $PWDPATH --provisioner-password-file $PROVISIONER_PWDPATH $CONFIGPATH
+CMD exec /usr/local/bin/step-ca --password-file $PWDPATH $CONFIGPATH
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.step-ca.hsm b/docker/Dockerfile.step-ca.hsm
index 42c481c1..8f413cd7 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.step-ca.hsm
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.step-ca.hsm
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ USER step
 
 ENV CONFIGPATH="/home/step/config/ca.json"
 ENV PWDPATH="/home/step/secrets/password"
-ENV PROVISIONER_PWDPATH="/home/step/secrets/provisioner_password"
 
 VOLUME ["/home/step"]
 STOPSIGNAL SIGTERM
@@ -33,4 +32,4 @@ HEALTHCHECK CMD step ca health 2>/dev/null | grep "^ok" >/dev/null
 COPY docker/entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/bash", "/entrypoint.sh"]
-CMD exec /usr/local/bin/step-ca --password-file $PWDPATH --provisioner-password-file $PROVISIONER_PWDPATH $CONFIGPATH
+CMD exec /usr/local/bin/step-ca --password-file $PWDPATH $CONFIGPATH
diff --git a/docker/entrypoint.sh b/docker/entrypoint.sh
index 4fa10c1e..5091eeb5 100644
--- a/docker/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/entrypoint.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ function step_ca_init () {
     fi
     step ca init "${setup_args[@]}"
     mv $STEPPATH/password $PWDPATH
-    mv $STEPPATH/provisioner_password $PROVISIONER_PWDPATH
 }
 
 if [ -f /usr/sbin/pcscd ]; then
@@ -71,11 +70,4 @@ if [ ! -f "${STEPPATH}/config/ca.json" ]; then
     init_if_possible
 fi
 
-if [ -f "${PWDPATH}" ] && [ ! -f "${PROVISIONER_PWDPATH}" ]; then
-    # For backward compatibility,
-    # if the --provisioner-password-file doesn't exist,
-    # use the same password as the CA.
-    cp ${PWDPATH} ${PROVISIONER_PWDPATH}
-fi
-
 exec "${@}"