diff --git a/images/linux/announcements.md b/images/linux/announcements.md
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/helpers/document.sh b/images/linux/scripts/helpers/document.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e1793a44..000000000
--- a/images/linux/scripts/helpers/document.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-################################################################################
-##  File:  document.sh
-##  Desc:  Helper functions for writing information to the metadata document
-################################################################################
-
-function WriteItem {
-    if [ -z "$METADATA_FILE" ]; then
-        echo "METADATA_FILE environment variable must be set to output to Metadata Document!"
-        return 1;
-    else
-        echo -e "$1" | sudo tee -a "$METADATA_FILE"
-    fi
-}
-
-function AddTitle {
-    WriteItem "# $1"
-}
-
-function AddSubTitle {
-    WriteItem "## $1"
-}
-
-function DocumentInstalledItem {
-    WriteItem "- $1"
-}
-
-function DocumentInstalledItemIndent {
-    WriteItem "  - $1"
-}
-
-function AddBlockquote {
-    WriteItem "> $1"
-}
-
-function StartCode {
-    WriteItem '```'
-}
-
-function EndCode {
-    WriteItem '```'
-}
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/7-zip.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/7-zip.sh
index 1baa00261..4b753de53 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/7-zip.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/7-zip.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs 7-zip
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 # Install 7-Zip
 apt-get update -y
@@ -17,7 +15,3 @@ if ! command -v 7z; then
     echo "7-Zip was not installed"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "7-Zip $(7z i | head --lines=2 | cut -d ' ' -f 3 | tr -d '\n')"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/Validate-Toolset.ps1 b/images/linux/scripts/installers/Validate-Toolset.ps1
index b5eb9a0a5..2af4fcf42 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/Validate-Toolset.ps1
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/Validate-Toolset.ps1
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ $toolset = Get-Content -Path "$env:INSTALLER_SCRIPT_FOLDER/toolset.json" -Raw
 $tools = ConvertFrom-Json -InputObject $toolset | Select-Object -ExpandProperty toolcache
 
 foreach($tool in $tools) {
-    Invoke-Expression "bash -c `"source $env:HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh; DocumentInstalledItem '$($tool.name):'`""
 
     $toolPath = Join-Path $env:AGENT_TOOLSDIRECTORY $tool.name
     # Get executables for current tool
@@ -85,8 +84,5 @@ foreach($tool in $tools) {
             $pypyVersion = & "$foundVersionPath/bin/python" -c "import sys;print(sys.version.split('\n')[1])"
             $foundVersionName = "{0} {1}" -f $foundVersionName, $pypyVersion
         }
-
-        # Add tool version to documentation
-        Invoke-Expression "bash -c `"source $env:HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh; DocumentInstalledItemIndent '$($tool.name) $foundVersionName'`""
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/aliyun-cli.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/aliyun-cli.sh
index ed826c90e..af45bd07c 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/aliyun-cli.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/aliyun-cli.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs Alibaba Cloud CLI
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 # Install Alibaba Cloud CLI
 URL=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/aliyun/aliyun-cli/releases/latest | jq -r '.assets[].browser_download_url | select(contains("aliyun-cli-linux"))')
@@ -19,8 +17,3 @@ if ! command -v aliyun ; then
     echo "aliyun was not installed"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-aliyun_version="$(aliyun version)"
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Alibaba Cloud CLI ($aliyun_version)"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/android.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/android.sh
index ed06f51ac..81f28ff7a 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/android.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/android.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 set -e
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/os.sh
 
 # Set env variable for SDK Root (https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/variables)
@@ -62,34 +61,3 @@ buildtools_versions_list=$(echo "$buildtools"|awk -F';' '{print $2}')
 
 # Add required permissions
 chmod -R a+rwx ${ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}
-
-echo "Lastly, document what was added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Google Repository $(cat ${ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}/extras/google/m2repository/source.properties 2>&1 | grep Pkg.Revision | cut -d '=' -f 2)"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Google Play services $(cat ${ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}/extras/google/google_play_services/source.properties 2>&1 | grep Pkg.Revision | cut -d '=' -f 2)"
-
-for version in $google_api_versions_list; do
-  DocumentInstalledItem "Google APIs $version"
-done
-
-DocumentInstalledItem "CMake $(ls ${ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}/cmake 2>&1)"
-
-for version in $constraint_layout_versions_list; do
-  DocumentInstalledItem "Android ConstraintLayout $version"
-done
-
-for version in $constraint_layout_solver_versions_list; do
-  DocumentInstalledItem "Android ConstraintLayout Solver $version"
-done
-
-DocumentInstalledItem "Android SDK Platform-Tools $(cat ${ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}/platform-tools/source.properties 2>&1 | grep Pkg.Revision | cut -d '=' -f 2)"
-for version in $platform_versions_list; do
-  DocumentInstalledItem "Android SDK Platform $version"
-done
-
-DocumentInstalledItem "Android SDK Patch Applier v4"
-
-for version in $buildtools_versions_list; do
-  DocumentInstalledItem "Android SDK Build-Tools $version"
-done
-
-DocumentInstalledItem "Android NDK $(cat ${ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}/ndk-bundle/source.properties 2>&1 | grep Pkg.Revision | cut -d ' ' -f 3)"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/ansible.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/ansible.sh
index fcf039308..9f41af7cb 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/ansible.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/ansible.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/os.sh
 
 # ppa:ansible/ansible doesn't contain packages for Ubuntu20.04
@@ -23,7 +22,3 @@ if ! command -v ansible; then
     echo "Ansible was not installed or found on PATH"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Ansible ($(ansible --version |& head -n 1))"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/aws-sam-cli.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/aws-sam-cli.sh
index 97ceb2135..ac56144b3 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/aws-sam-cli.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/aws-sam-cli.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 ##         Requires Python >=3.6, must be run as non-root user after toolset installation
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 # Download latest aws sam cli sources
 TarballUrl=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/aws/aws-sam-cli/releases/latest | jq -r '.tarball_url')
@@ -31,7 +29,3 @@ if ! sam --version; then
     echo "AWS SAM CLI was not installed"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "AWS $(sam --version)"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/aws.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/aws.sh
index edf9b1a5c..b2ab32fa1 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/aws.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/aws.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs the AWS CLI
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/os.sh
 
 # Install the AWS CLI v1 on Ubuntu16 and Ubuntu18, and AWS CLI v2 on Ubuntu20
@@ -41,8 +39,3 @@ if ! [[ $sessionPlugin == *"was installed successfully"* ]]
 then
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document the installed version
-echo "Document the installed version"
-DocumentInstalledItem "AWS CLI ($(aws --version 2>&1))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "AWS CLI Session manager plugin ($(session-manager-plugin --version 2>&1))"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/azcopy.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/azcopy.sh
index 9d15d37af..9b57d2680 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/azcopy.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/azcopy.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs AzCopy
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 # Install AzCopy7
 wget -O azcopy.tar.gz https://aka.ms/downloadazcopylinux64
@@ -30,10 +28,3 @@ if ! command -v azcopy10; then
     echo "azcopy10 was not installed"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-azcopy7Version=$(azcopy --version | awk '{print $2}' | cut -d '-' -f 1)
-azcopy10Version=$(azcopy10 --version | awk '{print $3}')
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "AzCopy7 (available by azcopy alias) $azcopy7Version"
-DocumentInstalledItem "AzCopy10 (available by azcopy10 alias) $azcopy10Version"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/azpowershell.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/azpowershell.sh
index 2b7d703df..a4a159865 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/azpowershell.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/azpowershell.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/os.sh
 
 # List of versions
@@ -36,9 +35,3 @@ for version in ${versions[@]}; do
         exit 1
     fi
 done
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-for version in ${versions[@]}; do
-    DocumentInstalledItem "Az Module ($version)"
-done
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/azure-cli.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/azure-cli.sh
index 713d23151..a33ee2f64 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/azure-cli.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/azure-cli.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installed Azure CLI (az)
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 # Install Azure CLI (instructions taken from https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli)
 curl -sL https://aka.ms/InstallAzureCLIDeb | sudo bash
@@ -16,6 +14,3 @@ if ! command -v az; then
     echo "azure-cli was not installed"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-DocumentInstalledItem "Azure CLI ($(az -v | head -n 1))"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/azure-devops-cli.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/azure-devops-cli.sh
index e709243d6..d39761be6 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/azure-devops-cli.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/azure-devops-cli.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installed Azure DevOps CLI (az devops)
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 # AZURE_EXTENSION_DIR shell variable defines where modules are installed
 # https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/azure-cli-extensions-overview
@@ -23,6 +21,3 @@ else
     echo "azure DevOps Cli extension was not installed"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-DocumentInstalledItem "Azure CLI ($(az -v | grep azure-devops))"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/basic.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/basic.sh
index 0772cf4ed..b8f3e10f6 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/basic.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/basic.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 set -e
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 toolset="$INSTALLER_SCRIPT_FOLDER/toolset.json"
 common_packages=$(jq -r ".apt.common_packages[]" $toolset)
@@ -24,10 +22,3 @@ for cmd in $cmd_packages; do
         exit 1
     fi
 done
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Basic packages:"
-for package in $common_packages $cmd_packages; do
-    DocumentInstalledItemIndent $package
-done
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/bazel.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/bazel.sh
index d058d5764..2735df10c 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/bazel.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/bazel.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs Bazel and Bazelisk (A user-friendly launcher for Bazel)
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 # Install bazel
 curl https://bazel.build/bazel-release.pub.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
@@ -27,10 +25,3 @@ if ! command -v bazelisk; then
     echo "Bazelisk was not installed"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-bazelisk_version="$(bazelisk version 2>null | grep "Bazelisk version:" | cut -d "v" -f 3)"
-
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Bazel ($(bazel --version))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Bazelisk ($bazelisk_version)"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/build-essential.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/build-essential.sh
index 34c2ac040..af711a1e9 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/build-essential.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/build-essential.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs build-essential package
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
+
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/install.sh
 
 PACKAGE=build-essential
@@ -18,7 +17,3 @@ if ! IsPackageInstalled $PACKAGE; then
 else
     echo "$PACKAGE is already installed"
 fi
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "$PACKAGE"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/clang.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/clang.sh
index eb508493b..54e6a94f4 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/clang.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/clang.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs Clang compiler (versions: 6, 8 and 9)
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 function InstallClang {
     version=$1
@@ -26,10 +24,6 @@ function InstallClang {
             exit 1
         fi
     done
-
-    # Document what was added to the image
-    echo "Documenting clang-$version..."
-    DocumentInstalledItem "Clang $version ($(clang-$version --version | head -n 1 | cut -d ' ' -f 3 | cut -d '-' -f 1))"
 }
 
 # Download script for automatic installation
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/cmake.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/cmake.sh
index 0fd839a50..2dbf4cf54 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/cmake.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/cmake.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs CMake
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 # Test to see if the software in question is already installed, if not install it
 echo "Checking to see if the installer script has already been run"
@@ -24,7 +22,3 @@ if ! command -v cmake; then
     echo "cmake was not installed"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "CMake ($(cmake --version | head -n 1))"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/containers.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/containers.sh
index 77e542286..a44d73fd7 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/containers.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/containers.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs container tools: podman, buildah and skopeo onto the image
 ################################################################################
 
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 source /etc/os-release
 sh -c "echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/kubic:/libcontainers:/stable/x${NAME}_${VERSION_ID}/ /' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/devel:kubic:libcontainers:stable.list"
@@ -14,12 +13,3 @@ apt-get update -qq
 apt-get -qq -y install podman buildah skopeo
 mkdir -p /etc/containers
 echo -e "[registries.search]\nregistries = ['docker.io', 'quay.io']" | tee /etc/containers/registries.conf
-
-## Add version information to the metadata file
-echo "Documenting container tools version"
-PODMAN_VERSION="$(podman --version | cut -d " " -f 3)"
-BUILDAH_VERSION="$(buildah --version | cut -d " " -f 3)"
-SKOPEO_VERSION="$(skopeo --version | cut -d " " -f 3)"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Podman ($PODMAN_VERSION)"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Buildah ($BUILDAH_VERSION)"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Skopeo ($SKOPEO_VERSION)"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/docker-compose.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/docker-compose.sh
index 76a5df7b9..d2698d5c0 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/docker-compose.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/docker-compose.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs Docker Compose
 ################################################################################
 
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 URL=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/docker/compose/releases/latest | jq -r '.assets[].browser_download_url | select(contains("docker-compose-Linux-x86_64"))' | head -1)
 
@@ -18,8 +17,3 @@ if ! command -v docker-compose; then
     echo "docker-compose was not installed"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-## Add version information to the metadata file
-echo "Documenting Docker Compose version"
-docker_compose_version=$(docker-compose -v)
-DocumentInstalledItem "Docker Compose (${docker_compose_version})"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/docker-moby.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/docker-moby.sh
index 6ce336718..49ef6a563 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/docker-moby.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/docker-moby.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 set -e
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/install.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/os.sh
 
@@ -54,18 +53,3 @@ images=$(jq -r '.docker.images[]' $toolset)
 for image in $images; do
     docker pull "$image"
 done
-
-# Add version information to the metadata file
-echo "Documenting Docker version"
-docker_version=$(docker -v)
-DocumentInstalledItem "Docker-Moby ($docker_version)"
-
-echo "Documenting Docker-buildx version"
-DOCKER_BUILDX_VERSION=$(docker buildx version | cut -d ' ' -f2)
-DocumentInstalledItem "Docker-Buildx ($DOCKER_BUILDX_VERSION)"
-
-# Add container information to the metadata file
-DocumentInstalledItem "Cached container images"
-while read -r line; do
-    DocumentInstalledItemIndent "$line"
-done <<< "$(docker images --digests --format '{{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}} (Digest: {{.Digest}})')"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/dotnetcore-sdk.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/dotnetcore-sdk.sh
index e510f34c3..ee0a95b89 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/dotnetcore-sdk.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/dotnetcore-sdk.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/etc-environment.sh
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/install.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/os.sh
 
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ for tarball in *.tar.gz; do
 done
 rm urls
 
-DocumentInstalledItem ".NET Core SDK:"
 # Smoke test each SDK
 for sdk in $sortedSdks; do
     mksamples "$sdk" "console"
@@ -93,7 +91,6 @@ for sdk in $sortedSdks; do
     mksamples "$sdk" "web"
     mksamples "$sdk" "mvc"
     mksamples "$sdk" "webapi"
-    DocumentInstalledItemIndent "$sdk"
 done
 
 # NuGetFallbackFolder at /usr/share/dotnet/sdk/NuGetFallbackFolder is warmed up by smoke test
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/erlang.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/erlang.sh
index 31a3a3061..aa94e3a2b 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/erlang.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/erlang.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs erlang
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 source_list=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/eslerlang.list
 
@@ -29,10 +27,5 @@ for cmd in erl erlc rebar3; do
     fi
 done
 
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-erlang_version="$(erl -version 2>&1 | tr -d '\n' | tr -d '\r')"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Erlang ($erlang_version)"
-
 # Clean up source list
 rm $source_list
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/example.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/example.sh
index d0f3c5c3d..895de5d35 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/example.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/example.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 ##         installer to the image
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 # Test to see if the software in question is already installed, if not install it
 echo "Checking to see if the installer script has already been run"
@@ -24,7 +22,3 @@ if [ -z $EXAMPLE_VAR ]; then
 else
     echo "EXAMPLE_VAR was set properly"
 fi
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Example Var ($EXAMPLE_VAR)"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/firefox.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/firefox.sh
index e6f44cbf2..3287bf168 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/firefox.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/firefox.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs Firefox
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 # Install Firefox
 apt-get install -y firefox
@@ -20,13 +18,6 @@ fi
 # Default firefox local is en_GB
 echo 'pref("intl.locale.requested","en_US");' >> "/usr/lib/firefox/browser/defaults/preferences/syspref.js"
 
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-# Resolves: Running Firefox as root in a regular user's session is not supported.
-#           ($HOME is /home/packer which is owned by packer.)
-HOME=/root
-DocumentInstalledItem "Firefox ($(firefox --version))"
-
 # Download and unpack latest release of geckodriver
 URL=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/mozilla/geckodriver/releases/latest | jq -r '.assets[].browser_download_url | select(test("linux64.tar.gz$"))')
 echo "Downloading geckodriver $URL"
@@ -50,7 +41,3 @@ if ! command -v geckodriver; then
     echo "geckodriver was not installed"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-ver=`geckodriver --version | head -1 |awk '{print $2}'`
-DocumentInstalledItem "Geckodriver (${ver}); Gecko Driver is available via GECKOWEBDRIVER environment variable"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/gcc.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/gcc.sh
index 86575568c..7b1bd56ea 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/gcc.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/gcc.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs GNU C++
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 function InstallGcc {
     version=$1
@@ -19,10 +17,6 @@ function InstallGcc {
         echo "$version was not installed"
         exit 1
     fi
-
-    # Document what was added to the image
-    echo "Documenting $version..."
-    DocumentInstalledItem "GNU C++ $($version --version | head -n 1 | cut -d ' ' -f 4)"
 }
 
 # Install GNU C++ compiler
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/gfortran.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/gfortran.sh
index 1e392839d..c37fccf27 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/gfortran.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/gfortran.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs GNU Fortran
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 function InstallFortran {
     version=$1
@@ -19,10 +17,6 @@ function InstallFortran {
         echo "$version was not installed"
         exit 1
     fi
-
-    # Document what was added to the image
-    echo "Documenting $version..."
-    DocumentInstalledItem "GNU Fortran $($version --version | head -n 1 | cut -d ' ' -f 5)"
 }
 
 # Install GNU Fortran compiler
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/git.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/git.sh
index ae497458d..331e5f813 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/git.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/git.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 set -e
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
-source "$HELPER_SCRIPTS"/document.sh
 source "$HELPER_SCRIPTS"/install.sh
 
 ## Install git
@@ -39,14 +38,6 @@ if ! command -v git-ftp; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, document the installed versions"
-# git version 2.20.1
-DocumentInstalledItem "Git ($(git --version 2>&1 | cut -d ' ' -f 3))"
-# git-lfs/2.6.1 (GitHub; linux amd64; go 1.11.1)
-DocumentInstalledItem "Git Large File Storage (LFS) ($(git-lfs --version 2>&1 | cut -d ' ' -f 1 | cut -d '/' -f 2))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Git-ftp ($(git-ftp --version | cut -d ' ' -f 3))"
-
 #Install hub
 tmp_hub="/tmp/hub"
 mkdir -p "$tmp_hub"
@@ -57,7 +48,6 @@ mv "$tmp_hub"/bin/hub /usr/local/bin
 
 if command -v hub; then
     echo "hub CLI was installed successfully"
-    DocumentInstalledItem "Hub CLI ($(hub --version | grep "hub version" | cut -d ' ' -f 3))"
 else
     echo "[!] Hub CLI was not installed"
     exit 1
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/github-cli.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/github-cli.sh
index 5cc430948..c9bec1fc6 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/github-cli.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/github-cli.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 ##         Must be run as non-root user after homebrew
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 # Install GitHub CLI
 url=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/cli/cli/releases/latest | jq -r '.assets[].browser_download_url|select(contains("linux") and contains("amd64") and contains(".deb"))')
@@ -20,7 +18,3 @@ if ! gh --version; then
     echo "GitHub CLI was not installed"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "GitHub CLI $(gh --version|awk 'FNR==1 {print $3}')"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/google-chrome.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/google-chrome.sh
index 892380ce7..a6ace2f38 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/google-chrome.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/google-chrome.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs google-chrome  and chromedriver
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 LSB_RELEASE=$(lsb_release -rs)
 
@@ -22,10 +20,6 @@ if ! command -v google-chrome; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Google Chrome ($(google-chrome --version))"
-
 CHROME_VERSION=$(google-chrome --product-version)
 CHROME_VERSION=${CHROME_VERSION%.*}
 
@@ -54,6 +48,3 @@ if ! command -v chromedriver; then
     echo "chromedriver was not installed"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "$(chromedriver --version); Chrome Driver is available via CHROMEWEBDRIVER environment variable"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/google-cloud-sdk.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/google-cloud-sdk.sh
index 4293a85a4..147d8d4fb 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/google-cloud-sdk.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/google-cloud-sdk.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs the Google Cloud SDK
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 # Install the Google Cloud SDK
 echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/cloud.google.gpg] http://packages.cloud.google.com/apt cloud-sdk main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-cloud-sdk.list
@@ -19,7 +17,3 @@ if ! command -v gcloud; then
     echo "gcloud was not installed"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document the installed version
-echo "Document the installed version"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Google Cloud SDK ($(gcloud --version | head -n 1 | cut -d ' ' -f 4))"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/haskell.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/haskell.sh
index 242a0f32c..b8bfa5efe 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/haskell.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/haskell.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/etc-environment.sh
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 # Install Herbert V. Riedel's PPA for managing multiple version of ghc on ubuntu.
 # https://launchpad.net/~hvr/+archive/ubuntu/ghc
@@ -58,9 +57,3 @@ fi
 # Create symlink for ghc and cabal in /usr/bin
 ln -s "/opt/ghc/$defaultGHCVersion/bin/ghc" "/usr/bin/ghc"
 ln -s "/opt/cabal/$cabalVersion/bin/cabal" "/usr/bin/cabal"
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Haskell Cabal ($(cabal --version))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "GHC ($(ghc --version))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Haskell Stack ($(stack --version))"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/heroku.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/heroku.sh
index ff39be66c..c4c0e588c 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/heroku.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/heroku.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs Heroku CLI
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 # Install Heroku CLI
 curl https://cli-assets.heroku.com/install-ubuntu.sh | sh
@@ -15,7 +13,3 @@ echo "Testing to make sure that script performed as expected, and basic scenario
 if ! command -v heroku; then
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Heroku ($(heroku version))"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/hhvm.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/hhvm.sh
index e5f9079bc..3010db873 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/hhvm.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/hhvm.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/install.sh
 
 hhvm_package=hhvm
@@ -31,7 +30,3 @@ fi
 if ! command -v hhvm; then
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "HHVM ($(hhvm --version | head -n 1))"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/homebrew.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/homebrew.sh
index 0a739e274..370d9d09d 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/homebrew.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/homebrew.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 # Source the helpers
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/etc-environment.sh
 
 # Install the Homebrew on Linux
@@ -31,7 +30,3 @@ if ! command -v brew; then
     echo "brew was not installed"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document the installed version
-echo "Document the installed version"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Homebrew on Linux ($(brew -v 2>&1))"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/hosted-tool-cache.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/hosted-tool-cache.sh
index ef1553f2e..d40a4922a 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/hosted-tool-cache.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/hosted-tool-cache.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Downloads and installs hosted tools cache
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 # Fail out if any setups fail
 set -e
@@ -43,9 +41,3 @@ for PACKAGE_NAME in ${PACKAGE_LIST[@]}; do
 done;
 
 popd
-
-DocumentInstalledItem "Ruby:"
-rubys=$(ls $AGENT_TOOLSDIRECTORY/Ruby)
-for ruby in $rubys; do
-	DocumentInstalledItemIndent "Ruby $ruby"
-done;
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/image-magick.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/image-magick.sh
index 39925fdfe..e01c933a7 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/image-magick.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/image-magick.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs ImageMagick
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 # Install ImageMagick
 apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends --fix-missing \
@@ -13,7 +11,3 @@ apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends --fix-missing \
     libmagickcore-dev \
     libmagickwand-dev \
     libmagic-dev
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "ImageMagick"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/java-tools.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/java-tools.sh
index 7ec94b732..46aa8b285 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/java-tools.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/java-tools.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs Java and related tooling (Ant, Gradle, Maven)
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/os.sh
 
 set -e
@@ -103,19 +101,3 @@ javaVersion=$(java -version |& head -n 1 | cut -d\" -f 2)
 javaTool "Java" $javaVersion
 javacVersion=$(javac -version |& cut -d" " -f2)
 javaTool "Javac" $javacVersion
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-if isUbuntu16 || isUbuntu18 ; then
-DocumentInstalledItem "Azul Zulu OpenJDK:"
-DocumentInstalledItemIndent "7 ($(/usr/lib/jvm/zulu-7-azure-amd64/bin/java -showversion |& head -n 1))"
-fi
-DocumentInstalledItem "Adopt OpenJDK:"
-DocumentInstalledItemIndent "8 ($(/usr/lib/jvm/adoptopenjdk-8-hotspot-amd64/bin/java -showversion |& head -n 1)) $defaultLabel8"
-DocumentInstalledItemIndent "11 ($(/usr/lib/jvm/adoptopenjdk-11-hotspot-amd64/bin/java -showversion |& head -n 1)) $defaultLabel11"
-if isUbuntu16 || isUbuntu18 ; then
-DocumentInstalledItemIndent "12 ($(/usr/lib/jvm/adoptopenjdk-12-hotspot-amd64/bin/java -showversion |& head -n 1))"
-fi
-DocumentInstalledItem "Ant ($(ant -version))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Gradle ${gradleVersion}"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Maven ($(mvn -version | head -n 1))"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/julia.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/julia.sh
index a576a5405..079890a19 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/julia.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/julia.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs Julia, and adds Julia to the path
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 # This function fetches the latest Julia release from the GitHub API
 # Based on https://gist.github.com/lukechilds/a83e1d7127b78fef38c2914c4ececc3c
@@ -54,10 +52,6 @@ function InstallJulia () {
         echo "Julia was not installed correctly"
         exit 1
     fi
-
-    # Document what was added to the image
-    echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-    DocumentInstalledItem "Julia ($(julia --version))"
 }
 
 InstallJulia "$(GetLatestJuliaRelease)" true
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/kind.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/kind.sh
index 4fc7c0d42..3a312a2e3 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/kind.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/kind.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs kind
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 # Install KIND
 URL=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/kubernetes-sigs/kind/releases/latest | jq -r '.assets[].browser_download_url | select(contains("kind-linux-amd64"))')
@@ -18,7 +16,3 @@ if ! command -v kind; then
     echo "Kind was not installed or found on PATH"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Kind ($(kind version))"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/kubernetes-tools.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/kubernetes-tools.sh
index f86f8abaa..a25cb0f26 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/kubernetes-tools.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/kubernetes-tools.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs kubectl, helm, kustomize
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 ## Install kubectl
 curl -s https://packages.cloud.google.com/apt/doc/apt-key.gpg | apt-key add -
@@ -52,12 +50,3 @@ if ! command -v kustomize; then
     echo "kustomize was not installed"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "kubectl ($(kubectl version --client --short |& head -n 1))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "helm ($(helm version --short |& head -n 1))"
-# minikube version output already has word minikube in it. example minikube version: v1.9.2
-DocumentInstalledItem "$(minikube version --short)"
-# kustomize version output has "{} in it". example {kustomize/v3.8.1  2020-07-16T00:58:46Z  }
-DocumentInstalledItem "kustomize ($(kustomize version --short))"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/leiningen.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/leiningen.sh
index 318f65ebc..56079a34d 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/leiningen.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/leiningen.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs Leiningen
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 set -e
 
@@ -29,7 +27,3 @@ if ! command -v lein; then
 else
     lein new app testapp && rm -rf testapp
 fi
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Leiningen ($(lein -v))"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/mercurial.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/mercurial.sh
index af40bf817..ad972d74f 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/mercurial.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/mercurial.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/os.sh
 
 if isUbuntu16 ; then
@@ -22,7 +21,3 @@ echo "Testing to make sure that script performed as expected, and basic scenario
 if ! command -v hg; then
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Mercurial ($(hg --version | head -n 1))"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/miniconda.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/miniconda.sh
index 8ec72635d..29eebd0ca 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/miniconda.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/miniconda.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs miniconda
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 # Install Miniconda
 curl -sL https://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh -o miniconda.sh \
@@ -17,7 +15,3 @@ CONDA=/usr/share/miniconda
 echo "CONDA=$CONDA" | tee -a /etc/environment
 
 ln -s $CONDA/bin/conda /usr/bin/conda
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Miniconda ($($CONDA/bin/conda --version))"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/mongodb.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/mongodb.sh
index 54aaa4075..2d012c61f 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/mongodb.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/mongodb.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 # Source the helpers
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/os.sh
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 #  Install Mongo DB
 wget -qO - https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-4.4.asc | sudo apt-key add -
@@ -21,7 +20,3 @@ if ! command -v mongod; then
     echo "mongodb was not installed"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document the installed version
-echo "Document the installed version"
-DocumentInstalledItem "MongoDB on Linux $(mongod --version | awk 'NR==1{print $3}')"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/mono.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/mono.sh
index e0f84a11a..9e4968f36 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/mono.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/mono.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs Mono
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 LSB_CODENAME=$(lsb_release -cs)
 
@@ -27,8 +25,3 @@ if ! command -v nuget; then
     echo "nuget was not installed"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Mono ($(mono --version | head -n 1))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "NuGet ($(nuget | tail -n +1 | head -n 1))" # Pipe to tail before piping to head because NuGet prints an ugly error if you close its stream before it's done writing.
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/mysql.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/mysql.sh
index a2869adb2..24cb5cf26 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/mysql.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/mysql.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs MySQL Client
 ################################################################################
 
-## Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 export ACCEPT_EULA=Y
 
@@ -51,13 +49,6 @@ mysql -vvv -e 'CREATE DATABASE smoke_test' -uroot -proot
 mysql -vvv -e 'DROP DATABASE smoke_test' -uroot -proot
 set +e
 
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "MySQL ($(mysql --version))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "MySQL Server (user:root password:root)"
-DocumentInstalledItem "MS SQL Server Client Tools"
-DocumentInstalledItem "MySQL service is disabled by default. Use the following command as a part of your job to start the service: 'sudo systemctl start mysql.service'"
-
 # Disable mysql.service
 systemctl is-active --quiet mysql.service && systemctl stop mysql.service
 systemctl disable mysql.service
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/netlify.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/netlify.sh
index 48afc4826..b737d4759 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/netlify.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/netlify.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs the Netlify CLI
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 # Install the Netlify CLI
 npm i -g netlify-cli
@@ -16,7 +14,3 @@ if ! command -v netlify; then
     echo "Netlify CLI was not installed"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document the installed version
-echo "Document the installed version"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Netlify CLI ($(netlify --version))"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/nodejs.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/nodejs.sh
index 073061ed5..378236a8b 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/nodejs.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/nodejs.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs Node.js LTS and related tooling (Gulp, Grunt)
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 # Install LTS Node.js and related build tools
 curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mklement0/n-install/stable/bin/n-install | bash -s -- -ny -
@@ -31,16 +29,3 @@ for cmd in node grunt gulp webpack parcel yarn newman; do
         exit 1
     fi
 done
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Node.js ($(node --version))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Grunt ($(grunt --version))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Gulp ($(gulp --version))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "n ($(n --version))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Parcel ($(parcel --version))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "TypeScript ($(tsc --version))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Webpack ($(webpack --version))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Webpack CLI ($(webpack-cli --version))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Yarn ($(yarn --version))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Newman ($(newman --version))"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/nvm.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/nvm.sh
index 817693076..74fed1f2a 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/nvm.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/nvm.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs Nvm
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 export NVM_DIR="/etc/skel/.nvm"
 mkdir $NVM_DIR
@@ -21,5 +19,3 @@ fi
 
 # set system node.js as default one
 nvm alias default system
-
-DocumentInstalledItem "nvm ($(nvm --version))"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/oc.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/oc.sh
index 31892f105..88894e3f5 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/oc.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/oc.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs the OC CLI
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
+
 # Install the oc CLI
 curl "https://mirror.openshift.com/pub/openshift-v4/clients/oc/latest/linux/oc.tar.gz" > oc.tar.gz
 tar xvzf oc.tar.gz
@@ -18,7 +17,3 @@ if ! command -v oc; then
     echo "oc was not installed"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document the installed version
-echo "Document the installed version"
-DocumentInstalledItem "oc CLI $(oc version)"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/oras-cli.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/oras-cli.sh
index c4546ccbf..e615d25de 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/oras-cli.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/oras-cli.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs ORAS CLI
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/install.sh
 
 # Determine latest ORAS CLI version
@@ -24,7 +22,3 @@ if ! oras version; then
     echo "ORAS CLI was not installed"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "ORAS CLI $(oras version | awk 'NR==1{print $2}')"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/packer.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/packer.sh
index d44dd9c02..25897a780 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/packer.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/packer.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 ##  File:  packer.sh
 ##  Desc:  Installs packer
 ################################################################################
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
+
 
 # Install Packer
 PACKER_VERSION=$(curl -s https://checkpoint-api.hashicorp.com/v1/check/packer | jq -r .current_version)
@@ -18,7 +17,3 @@ if ! command -v packer; then
     echo "Packer was not installed or found on PATH"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Packer ($(packer --version))"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/phantomjs.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/phantomjs.sh
index 9f333350c..093056db2 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/phantomjs.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/phantomjs.sh
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 
 set -e
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
-
 # Install PhantomJS
 apt-get install -y chrpath libssl-dev libxft-dev libfreetype6 libfreetype6-dev libfontconfig1 libfontconfig1-dev
 PHANTOM_JS=phantomjs-2.1.1-linux-x86_64
@@ -23,7 +20,3 @@ if ! command -v phantomjs; then
     echo "phantomjs was not installed"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "PhantomJS ($(phantomjs --version))"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/php.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/php.sh
index 3725f6ac5..35afa4a4f 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/php.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/php.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/etc-environment.sh
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/os.sh
 
 set -e
@@ -127,24 +126,9 @@ for cmd in php $php_versions composer phpunit; do
     fi
 done
 
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-
-for version in $php_versions; do
-    DocumentInstalledItem "PHP $version ($(php$version --version | head -n 1))"
-done
-
 # ubuntu 20.04 libzip-dev is libzip5 based and is not compatible libzip-dev of ppa:ondrej/php
 # see https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/issues/1084
 if isUbuntu20 ; then
   rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ondrej-ubuntu-php-focal.list
   apt-get update
-  AddBlockquote "To use ppa:ondrej/php APT repository On Ubuntu 20.04 it is necessary to add it to the APT sources"
-  StartCode
-  WriteItem "apt-add-repository ppa:ondrej/php -y"
-  WriteItem "apt-get update"
-  EndCode
 fi
-
-DocumentInstalledItem "Composer  ($(composer --version))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "PHPUnit ($(phpunit --version))"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/pollinate.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/pollinate.sh
index 97d0d23ab..bdb2ce36c 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/pollinate.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/pollinate.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs Pollinate
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 # Install Pollinate
 apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends pollinate
@@ -16,7 +14,3 @@ if ! command -v pollinate; then
     echo "pollinate was not installed"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Pollinate"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/postgresql.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/postgresql.sh
index 7c1c89cc0..ae5ffbb25 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/postgresql.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/postgresql.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs Postgresql
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 #Preparing repo for PostgreSQL 12.
 wget --quiet -O - https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc | apt-key add -
@@ -25,8 +23,6 @@ apt-get install libpq-dev
 # connection timeout - 2
 pg_isready
 
-DocumentInstalledItem "$(psql -V 2>&1 | cut -d ' ' -f 1,2,3)"
-
 # Disable postgresql.service
 systemctl is-active --quiet postgresql.service && systemctl stop postgresql.service
 systemctl disable postgresql.service
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/powershellcore.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/powershellcore.sh
index abd5d751d..e0c19ba7c 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/powershellcore.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/powershellcore.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/os.sh
 
 # Install Powershell
@@ -27,7 +26,3 @@ if ! pwsh -c 'Write-Host Hello world'; then
     echo "pwsh failed to run"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Powershell ($(pwsh --version))"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/preparemetadata.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/preparemetadata.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e8aef1e1..000000000
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/preparemetadata.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-################################################################################
-##  File:  preparemetadata.sh
-##  Desc:  This script adds a image title information to the metadata
-##         document
-################################################################################
-
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
-
-WriteItem "<!--- DO NOT EDIT - This markdown file is autogenerated. -->"
-
-if [ -n "$ANNOUNCEMENTS" ]; then
-    WriteItem "$ANNOUNCEMENTS"
-    WriteItem "***"
-fi
-
-
-AddTitle "$(lsb_release -ds)"
-WriteItem "The following software is installed on machines with the $IMAGE_VERSION update."
-WriteItem "***"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/pulumi.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/pulumi.sh
index e041c2b7c..bfdad2d13 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/pulumi.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/pulumi.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/install.sh
 
 # Install Pulumi
@@ -20,7 +19,3 @@ if ! command -v pulumi ; then
     echo "Pulumi was not installed"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Pulumi $(pulumi version)"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/pypy.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/pypy.sh
index b859eb4e1..cc707a3e4 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/pypy.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/pypy.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs PyPy
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/install.sh
 
 # This function installs PyPy using the specified arguments:
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/python.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/python.sh
index 7081c5e7d..3f6361e16 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/python.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/python.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/os.sh
 
 # Install Python, Python 3, pip, pip3
@@ -28,10 +27,3 @@ for cmd in python pip python3 pip3; do
         exit 1
     fi
 done
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Python ($(python --version 2>&1))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "pip ($(pip --version))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Python3 ($(python3 --version))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "pip3 ($(pip3 --version))"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/r.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/r.sh
index 4eaa14160..cca86e1bb 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/r.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/r.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/os.sh
 
 # install R
@@ -13,5 +12,3 @@ sudo add-apt-repository "deb https://cloud.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu $osLab
 sudo apt update
 sudo apt install r-base
 version=$(R --version | grep "R version" | cut -d " " -f 3)
-
-DocumentInstalledItem "R $version"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/rndgenerator.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/rndgenerator.sh
index c25759893..cdb78edf1 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/rndgenerator.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/rndgenerator.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Install random number generator
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 # Install haveged
 apt-get -y install haveged
@@ -18,7 +16,3 @@ for cmd in haveged; do
         exit 1
     fi
 done
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Haveged $(dpkg-query --showformat='${Version}' --show haveged)"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/ruby.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/ruby.sh
index 0cbea36d1..8be6d0fa9 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/ruby.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/ruby.sh
@@ -4,16 +4,9 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs Ruby requirements
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 sudo apt-get install ruby-full
 sudo gem update --system
 
 # Install Ruby requirements
 apt-get install -y libz-dev openssl libssl-dev
-
-DocumentInstalledItem "ruby ($(ruby --version 2>&1 | cut -d ' ' -f 2))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "gem ($(gem -v 2>&1 | tail -n 1))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "$(openssl version)"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Libssl $(dpkg -l libssl-dev | grep '^ii' | awk '{print $3}')"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/rust.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/rust.sh
index 088cc9aa1..a211e791b 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/rust.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/rust.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/etc-environment.sh
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 export RUSTUP_HOME=/usr/share/rust/.rustup
 export CARGO_HOME=/usr/share/rust/.cargo
@@ -45,16 +44,3 @@ pushd /etc/skel
 ln -sf $RUSTUP_HOME .rustup
 ln -sf $CARGO_HOME .cargo
 popd
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, document what was added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "rustup ($(rustup --version 2>&1 | cut -d ' ' -f 2))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "rust ($(rustc --version 2>&1 | cut -d ' ' -f 2))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "cargo ($(cargo --version 2>&1 | cut -d ' ' -f 2))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "rustfmt ($(rustfmt --version 2>&1 | cut -d ' ' -f 2))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "clippy ($(cargo-clippy --version 2>&1 | cut -d ' ' -f 2))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "rustdoc ($(rustdoc --version 2>&1 | cut -d ' ' -f 2))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "bindgen ($(bindgen --version 2>&1 | cut -d ' ' -f 2))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "cbindgen ($(cbindgen --version 2>&1 | cut -d ' ' -f 2))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "cargo audit ($(cargo audit --version 2>&1 | cut -d ' ' -f 2))"
-DocumentInstalledItem "cargo outdated ($(cargo outdated --version 2>&1 | cut -d ' ' -f 2))"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/sbt.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/sbt.sh
index adc74daaf..166dc18b5 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/sbt.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/sbt.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs sbt
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 # Install sbt
 # https://www.scala-sbt.org/1.x/docs/Installing-sbt-on-Linux.html
@@ -13,7 +11,3 @@ echo "deb https://dl.bintray.com/sbt/debian /" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.li
 curl -sL "https://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x2EE0EA64E40A89B84B2DF73499E82A75642AC823" | apt-key add
 apt-get -q update
 apt-get -y install sbt
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "sbt ($(sbt --script-version))"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/selenium.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/selenium.sh
index 3cb7c315c..d9b5e2794 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/selenium.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/selenium.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs selenium server
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 # Determine latest selenium standalone server version
 SELENIUM_LATEST_VERSION_URL=https://api.github.com/repos/SeleniumHQ/selenium/releases/latest
@@ -26,6 +24,3 @@ fi
 SELENIUM_JAR_PATH="/usr/share/java/selenium-server-standalone.jar"
 mv $SELENIUM_JAR_NAME $SELENIUM_JAR_PATH
 echo "SELENIUM_JAR_PATH=$SELENIUM_JAR_PATH" | tee -a /etc/environment
-
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Selenium server standalone (available via SELENIUM_JAR_PATH environment variable)"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/sphinx.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/sphinx.sh
index 844d145a2..425bb7fd3 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/sphinx.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/sphinx.sh
@@ -4,12 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs Sphinx
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 # Install Sphinx
 apt-get install -y sphinxsearch
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Sphinx Open Source Search Server"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/subversion.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/subversion.sh
index 66540704c..3f51d46a0 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/subversion.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/subversion.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs Subversion client
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 # Install Subversion
 apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends subversion
@@ -16,7 +14,3 @@ if ! command -v svn; then
     echo "Subversion (svn) was not installed"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Subversion ($(svn --version | head -n 1))"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/swift.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/swift.sh
index ca97606e9..318d3973f 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/swift.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/swift.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs Swift
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 # Install
 image_label="$(lsb_release -rs)"
@@ -26,7 +24,3 @@ if ! command -v swift; then
     echo "Swift was not installed"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "$(swift --version)"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/swig.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/swig.sh
index 2d9164741..7972e8827 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/swig.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/swig.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 # Install Swig
 sudo apt-get install -y swig
@@ -12,7 +10,3 @@ if ! command -v swig; then
     echo "Swig was not installed"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Swig $(swig -version | sed -n 2p | cut -d ' ' -f 3)"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/terraform.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/terraform.sh
index 8cbd026a0..4c7e6e762 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/terraform.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/terraform.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs terraform
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 # Install Terraform
 TERRAFORM_VERSION=$(curl -s https://checkpoint-api.hashicorp.com/v1/check/terraform | jq -r .current_version)
@@ -19,7 +17,3 @@ if ! command -v terraform; then
     echo "Terraform was not installed or found on PATH"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Terraform ($(terraform --version))"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/vcpkg.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/vcpkg.sh
index 69f50c5e7..ba7cd01cf 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/vcpkg.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/vcpkg.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/os.sh
 
 # Set env variable for vcpkg
@@ -36,7 +35,3 @@ if ! command -v vcpkg; then
     echo "vcpkg was not installed"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document what was added to the image
-echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Vcpkg $(vcpkg version | head -n 1 | cut -d ' ' -f 6)"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/vercel.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/vercel.sh
index 13fb39155..4e0d41ae6 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/vercel.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/vercel.sh
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs the Vercel CLI
 ################################################################################
 
-# Source the helpers for use with the script
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
-
 # Install the Vercel CLI
 npm i -g vercel
 
@@ -25,7 +22,3 @@ if ! command -v now; then
     echo "[Now] symlink to Vercel CLI was not created"
     exit 1
 fi
-
-# Document the installed version
-echo "Document the installed version"
-DocumentInstalledItem "Vercel CLI ($(vercel --version))"
diff --git a/images/linux/ubuntu1604.json b/images/linux/ubuntu1604.json
index 27cc6b0bd..33263345a 100644
--- a/images/linux/ubuntu1604.json
+++ b/images/linux/ubuntu1604.json
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
         "private_virtual_network_with_public_ip": "{{env `PRIVATE_VIRTUAL_NETWORK_WITH_PUBLIC_IP`}}",
         "image_folder": "/imagegeneration",
         "imagedata_file": "/imagegeneration/imagedata.json",
-        "metadata_file": "/imagegeneration/metadatafile",
         "installer_script_folder": "/imagegeneration/installers",
         "helper_script_folder": "/imagegeneration/helpers",
         "vm_size": "Standard_DS2_v2",
@@ -103,19 +102,6 @@
             "source": "{{template_dir}}/toolsets/toolset-1604.json",
             "destination": "{{user `installer_script_folder`}}/toolset.json"
         },
-        {
-            "type": "shell",
-            "execute_command": "chmod +x {{ .Path }}; sudo {{ .Vars }} {{ .Path }}",
-            "scripts":[
-                "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/preparemetadata.sh"
-            ],
-            "environment_vars": [
-                "IMAGE_VERSION={{user `image_version`}}",
-                "METADATA_FILE={{user `metadata_file`}}",
-                "HELPER_SCRIPTS={{user `helper_script_folder`}}",
-                "ANNOUNCEMENTS={{user `announcements`}}"
-            ]
-        },
         {
             "type": "shell",
             "scripts":[
@@ -222,7 +208,6 @@
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/test-toolcache.sh"
             ],
             "environment_vars": [
-                "METADATA_FILE={{user `metadata_file`}}",
                 "HELPER_SCRIPTS={{user `helper_script_folder`}}",
                 "INSTALLER_SCRIPT_FOLDER={{user `installer_script_folder`}}",
                 "GITHUB_FEED_TOKEN={{user `github_feed_token`}}",
@@ -238,7 +223,6 @@
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/Validate-Toolset.ps1"
             ],
             "environment_vars": [
-                "METADATA_FILE={{user `metadata_file`}}",
                 "HELPER_SCRIPTS={{user `helper_script_folder`}}",
                 "INSTALLER_SCRIPT_FOLDER={{user `installer_script_folder`}}"
             ],
@@ -250,7 +234,6 @@
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/aws-sam-cli.sh"
             ],
             "environment_vars": [
-                "METADATA_FILE={{user `metadata_file`}}",
                 "HELPER_SCRIPTS={{user `helper_script_folder`}}"
             ],
             "execute_command": "sudo sh -c '{{ .Vars }} {{ .Path }}'"
@@ -261,7 +244,6 @@
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/homebrew.sh"
             ],
             "environment_vars": [
-                "METADATA_FILE={{user `metadata_file`}}",
                 "HELPER_SCRIPTS={{user `helper_script_folder`}}",
                 "DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive"
             ],
diff --git a/images/linux/ubuntu1804.json b/images/linux/ubuntu1804.json
index 05f4a2691..1dd62bc2d 100644
--- a/images/linux/ubuntu1804.json
+++ b/images/linux/ubuntu1804.json
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
         "private_virtual_network_with_public_ip": "{{env `PRIVATE_VIRTUAL_NETWORK_WITH_PUBLIC_IP`}}",
         "image_folder": "/imagegeneration",
         "imagedata_file": "/imagegeneration/imagedata.json",
-        "metadata_file": "/imagegeneration/metadatafile",
         "installer_script_folder": "/imagegeneration/installers",
         "helper_script_folder": "/imagegeneration/helpers",
         "vm_size": "Standard_DS2_v2",
@@ -106,19 +105,6 @@
             "source": "{{template_dir}}/toolsets/toolset-1804.json",
             "destination": "{{user `installer_script_folder`}}/toolset.json"
         },
-        {
-            "type": "shell",
-            "execute_command": "chmod +x {{ .Path }}; sudo {{ .Vars }} {{ .Path }}",
-            "scripts":[
-                "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/preparemetadata.sh"
-            ],
-            "environment_vars": [
-                "IMAGE_VERSION={{user `image_version`}}",
-                "METADATA_FILE={{user `metadata_file`}}",
-                "HELPER_SCRIPTS={{user `helper_script_folder`}}",
-                "ANNOUNCEMENTS={{user `announcements`}}"
-            ]
-        },
         {
             "type": "shell",
             "scripts":[
@@ -226,7 +212,6 @@
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/test-toolcache.sh"
             ],
             "environment_vars": [
-                "METADATA_FILE={{user `metadata_file`}}",
                 "HELPER_SCRIPTS={{user `helper_script_folder`}}",
                 "INSTALLER_SCRIPT_FOLDER={{user `installer_script_folder`}}",
                 "GITHUB_FEED_TOKEN={{user `github_feed_token`}}",
@@ -242,7 +227,6 @@
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/Validate-Toolset.ps1"
             ],
             "environment_vars": [
-                "METADATA_FILE={{user `metadata_file`}}",
                 "HELPER_SCRIPTS={{user `helper_script_folder`}}",
                 "INSTALLER_SCRIPT_FOLDER={{user `installer_script_folder`}}"
             ],
@@ -254,7 +238,6 @@
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/aws-sam-cli.sh"
             ],
             "environment_vars": [
-                "METADATA_FILE={{user `metadata_file`}}",
                 "HELPER_SCRIPTS={{user `helper_script_folder`}}"
             ],
             "execute_command": "sudo sh -c '{{ .Vars }} {{ .Path }}'"
@@ -265,7 +248,6 @@
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/homebrew.sh"
             ],
             "environment_vars": [
-                "METADATA_FILE={{user `metadata_file`}}",
                 "HELPER_SCRIPTS={{user `helper_script_folder`}}",
                 "DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive"
             ],
diff --git a/images/linux/ubuntu2004.json b/images/linux/ubuntu2004.json
index 4a4ff5c5f..67d6e1d6a 100644
--- a/images/linux/ubuntu2004.json
+++ b/images/linux/ubuntu2004.json
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
         "private_virtual_network_with_public_ip": "{{env `PRIVATE_VIRTUAL_NETWORK_WITH_PUBLIC_IP`}}",
         "image_folder": "/imagegeneration",
         "imagedata_file": "/imagegeneration/imagedata.json",
-        "metadata_file": "/imagegeneration/metadatafile",
         "installer_script_folder": "/imagegeneration/installers",
         "helper_script_folder": "/imagegeneration/helpers",
         "vm_size": "Standard_DS2_v2",
@@ -108,19 +107,6 @@
             "source": "{{template_dir}}/toolsets/toolset-2004.json",
             "destination": "{{user `installer_script_folder`}}/toolset.json"
         },
-        {
-            "type": "shell",
-            "execute_command": "chmod +x {{ .Path }}; sudo {{ .Vars }} {{ .Path }}",
-            "scripts":[
-                "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/preparemetadata.sh"
-            ],
-            "environment_vars": [
-                "IMAGE_VERSION={{user `image_version`}}",
-                "METADATA_FILE={{user `metadata_file`}}",
-                "HELPER_SCRIPTS={{user `helper_script_folder`}}",
-                "ANNOUNCEMENTS={{user `announcements`}}"
-            ]
-        },
         {
             "type": "shell",
             "scripts":[
@@ -228,7 +214,6 @@
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/test-toolcache.sh"
             ],
             "environment_vars": [
-                "METADATA_FILE={{user `metadata_file`}}",
                 "HELPER_SCRIPTS={{user `helper_script_folder`}}",
                 "INSTALLER_SCRIPT_FOLDER={{user `installer_script_folder`}}",
                 "GITHUB_FEED_TOKEN={{user `github_feed_token`}}",
@@ -244,7 +229,6 @@
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/Validate-Toolset.ps1"
             ],
             "environment_vars": [
-                "METADATA_FILE={{user `metadata_file`}}",
                 "HELPER_SCRIPTS={{user `helper_script_folder`}}",
                 "INSTALLER_SCRIPT_FOLDER={{user `installer_script_folder`}}"
             ],
@@ -256,7 +240,6 @@
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/aws-sam-cli.sh"
             ],
             "environment_vars": [
-                "METADATA_FILE={{user `metadata_file`}}",
                 "HELPER_SCRIPTS={{user `helper_script_folder`}}"
             ],
             "execute_command": "sudo sh -c '{{ .Vars }} {{ .Path }}'"
@@ -267,7 +250,6 @@
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/homebrew.sh"
             ],
             "environment_vars": [
-                "METADATA_FILE={{user `metadata_file`}}",
                 "HELPER_SCRIPTS={{user `helper_script_folder`}}",
                 "DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive"
             ],