diff --git a/pkg/bootstrap/doc.go b/pkg/bootstrap/doc.go
index 06902648c3..abceb4a6ff 100644
--- a/pkg/bootstrap/doc.go
+++ b/pkg/bootstrap/doc.go
@@ -19,9 +19,21 @@ package bootstrap contains the necessary type definitions to implement the exter
 mechanism that machine-controller can use instead of generating instance user-data itself.
 
 Any external bootstrap provider needs to implement the logic as laid out in this documentation.
-This package can be imported to ensure the correct values are used.
+This package can be imported to ensure the correct values and patterns are used.
+
+machine-controller will expect a Secret object in the namespace defined by `CloudInitSettingsNamespace`,
+using `CloudConfigSecretNamePattern` as a pattern to determine the Secret name. This secret must provide
+valid user-data that will be passed to the cloud provider instance on creation.
+
+Example code that determines the secret name for a specific Machine:
+
+```
+bootstrapSecretName := fmt.Sprintf(bootstrap.CloudConfigSecretNamePattern,
+	referencedMachineDeployment,
+	machine.Namespace,
+	bootstrap.BootstrapCloudConfig)
+```
 
-machine-controller will expect two Secret objects in the namespace defined by `bootstrap.CloudInitSettingsNamespace`.
 */
 
 package bootstrap
diff --git a/pkg/bootstrap/types.go b/pkg/bootstrap/types.go
index 348506900e..5c8aae5bd6 100644
--- a/pkg/bootstrap/types.go
+++ b/pkg/bootstrap/types.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package bootstrap
 
 /*
-Do not update existing consts in this file as they are used by external bootstrap providers. Instead,
+Do NOT update existing consts in this file as they are used by external bootstrap providers. Instead,
 introduce new consts (e.g. `CloudConfigSecretNamePatternV2`) and ensure that machine-controller still
 supports the old "interface" (the existing consts) for a few releases, in addition to any new interfaces
 you are introducing.
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ you are introducing.
 type CloudConfigSecret string
 
 const (
-	ProvisioningCloudConfig CloudConfigSecret = "provisioning"
-	BootstrapCloudConfig    CloudConfigSecret = "bootstrap"
+	BootstrapCloudConfig CloudConfigSecret = "bootstrap"
 
 	CloudConfigSecretNamePattern = "%s-%s-%s-config"
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/machine/machine_controller.go b/pkg/controller/machine/machine_controller.go
index 5b1164ebb5..55e2aa03c5 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/machine/machine_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/machine/machine_controller.go
@@ -819,27 +819,6 @@ func (r *Reconciler) ensureInstanceExistsForMachine(
 					return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to find machine's MachineDployment: %w", err)
 				}
 
-				// We need to ensure that both provisoning and bootstrapping secrets have been created. And that the revision
-				// matches with the machine deployment revision
-				provisioningSecretName := fmt.Sprintf(bootstrap.CloudConfigSecretNamePattern,
-					referencedMachineDeployment,
-					machine.Namespace,
-					bootstrap.ProvisioningCloudConfig)
-
-				// Ensure that the provisioning secret exists
-				provisioningSecret := &corev1.Secret{}
-				if err := r.client.Get(ctx,
-					types.NamespacedName{Name: provisioningSecretName, Namespace: util.CloudInitNamespace},
-					provisioningSecret); err != nil {
-					klog.Errorf(CloudInitNotReadyError, bootstrap.ProvisioningCloudConfig, machine.Name)
-					return nil, err
-				}
-
-				provisioningSecretRevision := provisioningSecret.Annotations[bootstrap.MachineDeploymentRevision]
-				if provisioningSecretRevision != machineDeploymentRevision {
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf(CloudInitNotReadyError, bootstrap.ProvisioningCloudConfig, machine.Name)
-				}
-
 				bootstrapSecretName := fmt.Sprintf(bootstrap.CloudConfigSecretNamePattern,
 					referencedMachineDeployment,
 					machine.Namespace,