diff --git a/modules/runners/templates/start-runner.sh b/modules/runners/templates/start-runner.sh
index ec02d90c78..0ebd75deb1 100644
--- a/modules/runners/templates/start-runner.sh
+++ b/modules/runners/templates/start-runner.sh
@@ -80,38 +80,8 @@ cleanup() {
   fi
 }
 
-set_job_hook() {
-  local job_hook_script="$1"
-  local job_hook_var_name="$2"
-
-  if [[ -f "$job_hook_script" ]]; then
-    echo "$job_hook_script exists - $job_hook_script"
-    echo "$job_hook_var_name=$job_hook_script" | tee -a /opt/actions-runner/.env
-  else
-    echo "$job_hook_script does not exist - $job_hook_script"
-  fi
-}
-
-create_job_start_hook_script() {
-  cat <<EOF > /opt/actions-runner/job_pre_start_hook.sh
-#!/bin/bash
-echo "Running job pre start hook"
-env
-echo ------
-ls -la /opt/actions-runner/_work/_temp/_github_workflow
-cat /opt/actions-runner/_work/_temp/_github_workflow/event.json
-
-EOF
-  chmod +x /opt/actions-runner/job_pre_start_hook.sh
-}
-
 trap 'cleanup $? $LINENO $BASH_LINENO' EXIT
 
-create_job_start_hook_script
-JOB_PRE_HOOK_SCRIPT=/opt/actions-runner/job_pre_start_hook.sh
-set_job_hook $JOB_PRE_HOOK_SCRIPT ACTIONS_RUNNER_HOOK_JOB_STARTED
-
-
 echo "Retrieving TOKEN from AWS API"
 token=$(curl -f -X PUT "http://169.254.169.254/latest/api/token" -H "X-aws-ec2-metadata-token-ttl-seconds: 180" || true)
 if [ -z "$token" ]; then