diff --git a/examples/centos/centos8-example.pkr.hcl b/examples/centos/centos8-example.pkr.hcl
index bed2c5c..8451d5e 100644
--- a/examples/centos/centos8-example.pkr.hcl
+++ b/examples/centos/centos8-example.pkr.hcl
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ source "xenserver-iso" "example" {
   ssh_username     = "root" # The ssh user packer uses to connect to the VM
   ssh_password     = "centos" # The ssh password packer uses to connect to the VM
   ssh_wait_timeout = "10m" # consider install failed if unable to connect via ssh 10m into the build
-  shutdown_command = "/sbin/shutdown" #  After connection via ssh issue this command to shut down the vm
   #
   # What to do with the resulting VM
   #
diff --git a/examples/centos/centos8-local.pkr.hcl b/examples/centos/centos8-local.pkr.hcl
index 82cb435..d68439c 100644
--- a/examples/centos/centos8-local.pkr.hcl
+++ b/examples/centos/centos8-local.pkr.hcl
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ source "xenserver-iso" "centos8-local" {
   ssh_username     = "root"
   ssh_password     = "centos"
   ssh_wait_timeout = "10000s"
-  shutdown_command = "/sbin/shutdown"
 
   output_directory = "packer-centos8-local"
   keep_vm          = "always"
diff --git a/examples/centos/centos8-netinstall.pkr.hcl b/examples/centos/centos8-netinstall.pkr.hcl
index 720d434..d8e29a4 100644
--- a/examples/centos/centos8-netinstall.pkr.hcl
+++ b/examples/centos/centos8-netinstall.pkr.hcl
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ source "xenserver-iso" "centos8-netinstall" {
   ssh_username     = "root"
   ssh_password     = "centos"
   ssh_wait_timeout = "10000s"
-  shutdown_command = "/sbin/shutdown"
 
   output_directory = "packer-centos8-netinstall"
   keep_vm          = "always"
diff --git a/examples/ubuntu/ubuntu-2004.pkr.hcl b/examples/ubuntu/ubuntu-2004.pkr.hcl
index 9caa116..2a8cd7c 100644
--- a/examples/ubuntu/ubuntu-2004.pkr.hcl
+++ b/examples/ubuntu/ubuntu-2004.pkr.hcl
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ source "xenserver-iso" "ubuntu-2004" {
   ssh_username     = "testuser"
   ssh_password     = "ubuntu"
   ssh_wait_timeout = "10m"
-  shutdown_command = "/sbin/shutdown"
 
   output_directory = "packer-ubuntu-2004-iso"
   keep_vm          = "always"