diff --git a/internal/provider/instance/bin.sh b/internal/provider/instance/bin.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index e713095..0000000
--- a/internal/provider/instance/bin.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-. /etc/profile && cd [[.DATA_DIR]] && sh aemw "$@"
diff --git a/internal/provider/instance/create.sh b/internal/provider/instance/create.sh
index 266a3e6..4e591fe 100644
--- a/internal/provider/instance/create.sh
+++ b/internal/provider/instance/create.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-sh aemw instance create
+sh aemw instance create && \
+sh aemw instance init
diff --git a/internal/provider/instance/embed.go b/internal/provider/instance/embed.go
index 69cdc37..8dde733 100644
--- a/internal/provider/instance/embed.go
+++ b/internal/provider/instance/embed.go
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ var ConfigYML string
 //go:embed systemd.conf
 var ServiceConf string
 
-//go:embed bin.sh
-var BinScript string
-
 //go:embed create.sh
 var CreateScript string
 
diff --git a/internal/provider/instance_client.go b/internal/provider/instance_client.go
index 0b1ec8c..56455ff 100644
--- a/internal/provider/instance_client.go
+++ b/internal/provider/instance_client.go
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ func (ic *InstanceClient) saveProfileScript() error {
 }
 
 func (ic *InstanceClient) configureService() error {
-	binFile := fmt.Sprintf("/usr/sbin/%s", ServiceName)
 	user := ic.data.System.User.ValueString()
 	if user == "" {
 		user = ic.cl.Connection().User()
@@ -107,23 +106,11 @@ func (ic *InstanceClient) configureService() error {
 	vars := map[string]string{
 		"DATA_DIR": ic.dataDir(),
 		"USER":     user,
-		"BIN_FILE": binFile,
 	}
 
 	ic.cl.Sudo = true
 	defer func() { ic.cl.Sudo = false }()
 
-	binScriptTemplated, err := utils.TemplateString(ic.data.System.BinScript.ValueString(), vars)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to template AEM system script: %w", err)
-	}
-	if err := ic.cl.FileWrite(binFile, binScriptTemplated); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to write AEM system script '%s': %w", binFile, err)
-	}
-	if err := ic.cl.FileMakeExecutable(binFile); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to make AEM system script '%s' executable: %w", binFile, err)
-	}
-
 	serviceTemplated, err := utils.TemplateString(ic.data.System.ServiceConfig.ValueString(), vars)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to template AEM system service definition: %w", err)
diff --git a/internal/provider/instance_resource.go b/internal/provider/instance_resource.go
index a13fef1..9dfdf90 100644
--- a/internal/provider/instance_resource.go
+++ b/internal/provider/instance_resource.go
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ type InstanceResourceModel struct {
 		DataDir       types.String `tfsdk:"data_dir"`
 		WorkDir       types.String `tfsdk:"work_dir"`
 		Env           types.Map    `tfsdk:"env"`
-		BinScript     types.String `tfsdk:"bin_script"`
 		ServiceConfig types.String `tfsdk:"service_config"`
 		User          types.String `tfsdk:"user"`
 		Bootstrap     types.String `tfsdk:"bootstrap"`
@@ -117,12 +116,6 @@ func (r *InstanceResource) Schema(ctx context.Context, req resource.SchemaReques
 						Optional:            true,
 						Default:             stringdefault.StaticString("/tmp/aemc"),
 					},
-					"bin_script": schema.StringAttribute{
-						MarkdownDescription: "Contents of the system-wide binary script for controlling AEM instance.",
-						Optional:            true,
-						Computed:            true,
-						Default:             stringdefault.StaticString(instance.BinScript),
-					},
 					"service_config": schema.StringAttribute{
 						MarkdownDescription: "Contents of the AEM 'systemd' service definition file",
 						Optional:            true,