diff --git a/src/vnm_mad/remotes/hooks/clean/firecracker b/src/vnm_mad/remotes/hooks/clean/firecracker
index 4d2b26d871..6880e617b1 100755
--- a/src/vnm_mad/remotes/hooks/clean/firecracker
+++ b/src/vnm_mad/remotes/hooks/clean/firecracker
@@ -46,19 +46,14 @@ XPATH_HV   = '//HISTORY/VM_MAD'
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 template64 = STDIN.read
-deploy_id  = ARGV[0]
-
 template = REXML::Document.new(Base64.decode64(template64))
 
 hypervisor = template.elements[XPATH_HV].text
 
 exit 0 if hypervisor != 'firecracker'
 
-if deploy_id.nil? || deploy_id.empty?
-    vm_id     = template.elements['/VM/ID'].text
-    deploy_id = "one-#{vm_id}"
-end
-
+vm_id     = template.elements['/VM/ID'].text
+deploy_id = "one-#{vm_id}"
 rc    = nil
 e     = nil
 error = false