diff --git a/contrib/providers.d/azure/garm-external-provider b/contrib/providers.d/azure/garm-external-provider
index 29ac76e2..b0cf18d8 100755
--- a/contrib/providers.d/azure/garm-external-provider
+++ b/contrib/providers.d/azure/garm-external-provider
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ function downloadURL() {
 }
 
 function tempDownloadToken() {
-    # temp_download_token
     [ -z "$1" -o -z "$2" ] && return 1
     GH_ARCH="${GARM_TO_GH_ARCH_MAP[$2]}"
     TOKEN=$(echo "$INPUT" | jq -c -r --arg OS "$1" --arg ARCH "$GH_ARCH" '(.tools[] | select( .os == $OS and .architecture == $ARCH)).temp_download_token')
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ function repoURL() {
     echo "${REPO}"
 }
 
-function getRegistrationTokenFromAPI() {
+function ghAccessToken() {
     TOKEN_URL=$(runnerTokenURL)
     BEARER_TOKEN=$(callbackToken)
     TOKEN=$(curl --fail -s -X GET -H 'Accept: application/json' -H "Authorization: Bearer ${BEARER_TOKEN}" "${TOKEN_URL}")
@@ -135,15 +134,6 @@ function getRegistrationTokenFromAPI() {
     echo "${TOKEN}"
 }
 
-function ghAccessToken() {
-    TOKEN=$(echo "$INPUT" | jq -c -r '.github_runner_access_token')
-    if [ -z "$TOKEN" ];then
-        TOKEN=$(getRegistrationTokenFromAPI)
-    fi
-    checkValNotNull "${TOKEN}" "github_runner_access_token" || return $?
-    echo "${TOKEN}"
-}
-
 function callbackURL() {
     CB_URL=$(echo "$INPUT" | jq -c -r '."callback-url"')
     checkValNotNull "${CB_URL}" "callback-url" || return $?
diff --git a/contrib/providers.d/openstack/garm-external-provider b/contrib/providers.d/openstack/garm-external-provider
index fb001e9a..93c0a64b 100755
--- a/contrib/providers.d/openstack/garm-external-provider
+++ b/contrib/providers.d/openstack/garm-external-provider
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ function downloadURL() {
 }
 
 function tempDownloadToken() {
-    # temp_download_token
     [ -z "$1" -o -z "$2" ] && return 1
     GH_ARCH="${GARM_TO_GH_ARCH_MAP[$2]}"
     TOKEN=$(echo "$INPUT" | jq -c -r --arg OS "$1" --arg ARCH "$GH_ARCH" '(.tools[] | select( .os == $OS and .architecture == $ARCH)).temp_download_token')
diff --git a/params/requests.go b/params/requests.go
index 4393284a..cda5c387 100644
--- a/params/requests.go
+++ b/params/requests.go
@@ -107,15 +107,14 @@ type UpdatePoolParams struct {
 }
 
 type CreateInstanceParams struct {
-	Name                    string
-	OSType                  config.OSType
-	OSArch                  config.OSArch
-	Status                  common.InstanceStatus
-	RunnerStatus            common.RunnerStatus
-	CallbackURL             string
-	MetadataURL             string
-	CreateAttempt           int    `json:"-"`
-	GithubRegistrationToken []byte `json:"-"`
+	Name          string
+	OSType        config.OSType
+	OSArch        config.OSArch
+	Status        common.InstanceStatus
+	RunnerStatus  common.RunnerStatus
+	CallbackURL   string
+	MetadataURL   string
+	CreateAttempt int `json:"-"`
 }
 
 type CreatePoolParams struct {
diff --git a/runner/pool/pool.go b/runner/pool/pool.go
index 9ea4a8aa..97755024 100644
--- a/runner/pool/pool.go
+++ b/runner/pool/pool.go
@@ -345,25 +345,16 @@ func (r *basePoolManager) AddRunner(ctx context.Context, poolID string) error {
 	}
 
 	name := fmt.Sprintf("garm-%s", uuid.New())
-	tk, err := r.helper.GetGithubRegistrationToken()
-	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, runnerErrors.ErrUnauthorized) {
-			failureReason := fmt.Sprintf("failed to fetch registration token: %q", err)
-			r.setPoolRunningState(false, failureReason)
-			log.Print(failureReason)
-		}
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "fetching registration token")
-	}
+
 	createParams := params.CreateInstanceParams{
-		Name:                    name,
-		Status:                  providerCommon.InstancePendingCreate,
-		RunnerStatus:            providerCommon.RunnerPending,
-		OSArch:                  pool.OSArch,
-		OSType:                  pool.OSType,
-		GithubRegistrationToken: []byte(tk),
-		CallbackURL:             r.helper.GetCallbackURL(),
-		MetadataURL:             r.helper.GetMetadataURL(),
-		CreateAttempt:           1,
+		Name:          name,
+		Status:        providerCommon.InstancePendingCreate,
+		RunnerStatus:  providerCommon.RunnerPending,
+		OSArch:        pool.OSArch,
+		OSType:        pool.OSType,
+		CallbackURL:   r.helper.GetCallbackURL(),
+		MetadataURL:   r.helper.GetMetadataURL(),
+		CreateAttempt: 1,
 	}
 
 	_, err = r.store.CreateInstance(r.ctx, poolID, createParams)