diff --git a/bin/curtin-journald-forwarder b/bin/curtin-journald-forwarder
deleted file mode 100755
index b5d0fe24..00000000
--- a/bin/curtin-journald-forwarder
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
-
-from http import server
-import json
-import socket
-import socketserver
-from systemd import journal
-
-
-class Handler(server.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
-    address_family = socket.AF_INET6
-
-    def log_request(self, code, size=None):
-        pass
-
-    def do_GET(self):
-        self.send_response(200)
-        self.end_headers()
-        self.wfile.write(b"OK")
-
-    def do_POST(self):
-        length = int(self.headers['Content-Length'])
-        post_data = json.loads(self.rfile.read(length).decode('utf-8'))
-        self.forward_event(post_data)
-        self.do_GET()
-
-    def forward_event(self, event):
-        level = str(getattr(journal, "LOG_" + event.get("level", "DEBUG"), journal.LOG_DEBUG))
-        journal.send(
-            event['description'],
-            PRIORITY=level,
-            CURTIN_EVENT_TYPE=event["event_type"],
-            CURTIN_NAME=event["name"],
-            SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER="curtin_event",
-            )
-
-
-class HTTPServerV6(socketserver.TCPServer):
-    address_family = socket.AF_INET6
-
-
-def main():
-    """Return URL to pass to curtin."""
-    httpd = HTTPServerV6(("::", 0), Handler)
-    port = httpd.server_address[1]
-    print("http://[::1]:{}/".format(port), flush=True)
-    httpd.serve_forever()
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()
diff --git a/scripts/replay-curtin-log.py b/scripts/replay-curtin-log.py
index 6f1b0570..cc956520 100644
--- a/scripts/replay-curtin-log.py
+++ b/scripts/replay-curtin-log.py
@@ -2,28 +2,32 @@
 
 import json
 import logging
-import random
 import sys
 import time
 
 from curtin import reporter
 from curtin.reporter import events
 
-url = sys.argv[1]
-
 logger = logging.getLogger('')
 logger.setLevel('DEBUG')
 handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
 handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter("%(asctime)s %(name)s:%(lineno)d %(message)s"))
 logger.addHandler(handler)
 
-json_file = sys.argv[2]
+json_file = sys.argv[1]
 
-c = {'subiquity': {'type': 'webhook', 'endpoint': url}, 'print': {'type': 'print'}}
+c = {'subiquity': {'type': 'journald'}, 'print': {'type': 'print'}}
 
 reporter.update_configuration(c)
 
-ev_dict = {"origin": "curtin", "event_type": "start", "level": "DEBUG", "timestamp": 1505187478.3402257, "name": "cmd-install", "description": "curtin command install"}
+## ev_dict = {
+##     "origin": "curtin",
+##     "event_type": "start",
+##     "level": "DEBUG",
+##     "timestamp": 1505187478.3402257,
+##     "name": "cmd-install",
+##     "description": "curtin command install"
+##     }
 
 class FakeEvent:
     def __init__(self, ev_dict):
diff --git a/subiquity/controllers/installprogress.py b/subiquity/controllers/installprogress.py
index 7758bde7..f152ba82 100644
--- a/subiquity/controllers/installprogress.py
+++ b/subiquity/controllers/installprogress.py
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ class InstallProgressController(BaseController):
         self.progress_view = None
         self.install_state = InstallState.NOT_STARTED
         self.tail_proc = None
-        self.journald_forwarder_proc = None
         self.curtin_event_stack = []
         self._identity_config_done = False
 
@@ -133,8 +132,7 @@ class InstallProgressController(BaseController):
             log.debug("Installprogress: this is a dry-run")
             config_location = os.path.join('.subiquity/', config_file_name)
             curtin_cmd = [
-                "python3", "scripts/replay-curtin-log.py",
-                self.reporting_url, "examples/curtin-events.json",
+                "python3", "scripts/replay-curtin-log.py", "examples/curtin-events.json",
                 ]
         else:
             log.debug("Installprogress: this is the *REAL* thing")
@@ -143,14 +141,13 @@ class InstallProgressController(BaseController):
 
         self._write_config(
             config_location,
-            self.base_model.render(target=TARGET, reporting_url=self.reporting_url))
+            self.base_model.render(target=TARGET))
 
         return curtin_cmd
 
     def curtin_start_install(self):
         log.debug('Curtin Install: starting curtin')
         self.install_state = InstallState.RUNNING
-        self.start_journald_forwarder()
         self.start_journald_listener("curtin_event", self.curtin_event)
 
         curtin_cmd = self._get_curtin_command()
@@ -201,16 +198,6 @@ class InstallProgressController(BaseController):
         tail = self.tail_proc.stdout.read().decode('utf-8', 'replace')
         self.progress_view.add_log_tail(tail)
 
-    def start_journald_forwarder(self):
-        log.debug("starting curtin journald forwarder")
-        if "SNAP" in os.environ and sys.executable.startswith(os.environ["SNAP"]):
-            script = os.path.join(os.environ["SNAP"], 'usr/bin/curtin-journald-forwarder')
-        else:
-            script = './bin/curtin-journald-forwarder'
-        self.journald_forwarder_proc = utils.run_command_start([script])
-        self.reporting_url = self.journald_forwarder_proc.stdout.readline().decode('utf-8').strip()
-        log.debug("curtin journald forwarder listening on %s", self.reporting_url)
-
     def start_tail_proc(self):
         self.progress_view.clear_log_tail()
         tail_cmd = ['tail', '-n', '1000', '-F', CURTIN_INSTALL_LOG]
diff --git a/subiquity/models/subiquity.py b/subiquity/models/subiquity.py
index 1e2ca969..f813ff24 100644
--- a/subiquity/models/subiquity.py
+++ b/subiquity/models/subiquity.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class SubiquityModel:
             with open(path, 'w') as fp:
                 fp.write(content)
 
-    def render(self, target, reporting_url=None):
+    def render(self, target):
         config = {
             'install': {
                 'target': target,