diff --git a/pkg/nodebootstrap/assets/scripts/efa.al2.sh b/pkg/nodebootstrap/assets/scripts/efa.al2.sh
index 8179c983af..f99ae6b962 100644
--- a/pkg/nodebootstrap/assets/scripts/efa.al2.sh
+++ b/pkg/nodebootstrap/assets/scripts/efa.al2.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ set -o nounset
 yum install -y wget
 wget -q --timeout=20 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/aws-efa-installer/aws-efa-installer-latest.tar.gz -O /tmp/aws-efa-installer.tar.gz
 tar -xf /tmp/aws-efa-installer.tar.gz -C /tmp
+rm -rf /tmp/aws-efa-installer.tar.gz
 cd /tmp/aws-efa-installer
 ./efa_installer.sh -y -g
 /opt/amazon/efa/bin/fi_info -p efa
diff --git a/pkg/nodebootstrap/assets/scripts/efa.al2023.sh b/pkg/nodebootstrap/assets/scripts/efa.al2023.sh
index 3aef0ce36f..b73f630813 100644
--- a/pkg/nodebootstrap/assets/scripts/efa.al2023.sh
+++ b/pkg/nodebootstrap/assets/scripts/efa.al2023.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ set -o nounset
 dnf install -y wget
 wget -q --timeout=20 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/aws-efa-installer/aws-efa-installer-latest.tar.gz -O /tmp/aws-efa-installer.tar.gz
 tar -xf /tmp/aws-efa-installer.tar.gz -C /tmp
+rm -rf /tmp/aws-efa-installer.tar.gz
 cd /tmp/aws-efa-installer
 ./efa_installer.sh -y -g
 /opt/amazon/efa/bin/fi_info -p efa
diff --git a/pkg/nodebootstrap/assets/scripts/efa.managed.al2023.boothook b/pkg/nodebootstrap/assets/scripts/efa.managed.al2023.boothook
index 5d2a081688..d8440a4520 100644
--- a/pkg/nodebootstrap/assets/scripts/efa.managed.al2023.boothook
+++ b/pkg/nodebootstrap/assets/scripts/efa.managed.al2023.boothook
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ cloud-init-per once dnf_wget dnf install -y wget
 cloud-init-per once wget_efa wget -q --timeout=20 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/aws-efa-installer/aws-efa-installer-latest.tar.gz -O /tmp/aws-efa-installer-latest.tar.gz
 
 cloud-init-per once tar_efa tar -xf /tmp/aws-efa-installer-latest.tar.gz -C /tmp
+cloud-init-per once rm_efa_gz rm -rf /tmp/aws-efa-installer-latest.tar.gz
 pushd /tmp/aws-efa-installer
 cloud-init-per once install_efa ./efa_installer.sh -y -g
 pop /tmp/aws-efa-installer
diff --git a/pkg/nodebootstrap/assets/scripts/efa.managed.boothook b/pkg/nodebootstrap/assets/scripts/efa.managed.boothook
index 32e191cd24..d2863d42c6 100644
--- a/pkg/nodebootstrap/assets/scripts/efa.managed.boothook
+++ b/pkg/nodebootstrap/assets/scripts/efa.managed.boothook
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ cloud-init-per once yum_wget yum install -y wget
 cloud-init-per once wget_efa wget -q --timeout=20 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/aws-efa-installer/aws-efa-installer-latest.tar.gz -O /tmp/aws-efa-installer-latest.tar.gz
 
 cloud-init-per once tar_efa tar -xf /tmp/aws-efa-installer-latest.tar.gz -C /tmp
+cloud-init-per once rm_efa_gz rm -rf /tmp/aws-efa-installer-latest.tar.gz
 pushd /tmp/aws-efa-installer
 cloud-init-per once install_efa ./efa_installer.sh -y -g
 pop /tmp/aws-efa-installer
diff --git a/pkg/nodebootstrap/managed_al2_test.go b/pkg/nodebootstrap/managed_al2_test.go
index d463eea253..6b9c08dcd4 100644
--- a/pkg/nodebootstrap/managed_al2_test.go
+++ b/pkg/nodebootstrap/managed_al2_test.go
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ cloud-init-per once yum_wget yum install -y wget
 cloud-init-per once wget_efa wget -q --timeout=20 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/aws-efa-installer/aws-efa-installer-latest.tar.gz -O /tmp/aws-efa-installer-latest.tar.gz
 
 cloud-init-per once tar_efa tar -xf /tmp/aws-efa-installer-latest.tar.gz -C /tmp
+cloud-init-per once rm_efa_gz rm -rf /tmp/aws-efa-installer-latest.tar.gz
 pushd /tmp/aws-efa-installer
 cloud-init-per once install_efa ./efa_installer.sh -y -g
 pop /tmp/aws-efa-installer
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ cloud-init-per once yum_wget yum install -y wget
 cloud-init-per once wget_efa wget -q --timeout=20 https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/aws-efa-installer/aws-efa-installer-latest.tar.gz -O /tmp/aws-efa-installer-latest.tar.gz
 
 cloud-init-per once tar_efa tar -xf /tmp/aws-efa-installer-latest.tar.gz -C /tmp
+cloud-init-per once rm_efa_gz rm -rf /tmp/aws-efa-installer-latest.tar.gz
 pushd /tmp/aws-efa-installer
 cloud-init-per once install_efa ./efa_installer.sh -y -g
 pop /tmp/aws-efa-installer