diff --git a/first-network/.gitignore b/first-network/.gitignore
index 155350838d..038650ef71 100644
--- a/first-network/.gitignore
+++ b/first-network/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /channel-artifacts/*.tx
 /channel-artifacts/*.block
 /crypto-config/*
-/docker-compose-e2e.yaml
 /ledgers
 /ledgers-backup
 /channel-artifacts/*.json
diff --git a/first-network/byfn.sh b/first-network/byfn.sh
index e07b2d729e..2e2f257f1d 100755
--- a/first-network/byfn.sh
+++ b/first-network/byfn.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ function printHelp() {
   echo "    -c <channel name> - channel name to use (defaults to \"mychannel\")"
   echo "    -t <timeout> - CLI timeout duration in seconds (defaults to 10)"
   echo "    -d <delay> - delay duration in seconds (defaults to 3)"
-  echo "    -f <docker-compose-file> - specify which docker-compose file use (defaults to docker-compose-cli.yaml)"
   echo "    -s <dbtype> - the database backend to use: goleveldb (default) or couchdb"
   echo "    -l <language> - the programming language of the chaincode to deploy: go (default), javascript, or java"
   echo "    -o <consensus-type> - the consensus-type of the ordering service: solo (default) or etcdraft"
@@ -277,41 +276,6 @@ function networkDown() {
     removeUnwantedImages
     # remove orderer block and other channel configuration transactions and certs
     rm -rf channel-artifacts/*.block channel-artifacts/*.tx crypto-config ./org3-artifacts/crypto-config/ channel-artifacts/org3.json
-    # remove the docker-compose yaml file that was customized to the example
-    rm -f docker-compose-e2e.yaml
-  fi
-}
-
-# Using docker-compose-e2e-template.yaml, replace constants with private key file names
-# generated by the cryptogen tool and output a docker-compose.yaml specific to this
-# configuration
-function replacePrivateKey() {
-  # sed on MacOSX does not support -i flag with a null extension. We will use
-  # 't' for our back-up's extension and delete it at the end of the function
-  ARCH=$(uname -s | grep Darwin)
-  if [ "$ARCH" == "Darwin" ]; then
-    OPTS="-it"
-  else
-    OPTS="-i"
-  fi
-
-  # Copy the template to the file that will be modified to add the private key
-  cp docker-compose-e2e-template.yaml docker-compose-e2e.yaml
-
-  # The next steps will replace the template's contents with the
-  # actual values of the private key file names for the two CAs.
-  CURRENT_DIR=$PWD
-  cd crypto-config/peerOrganizations/org1.example.com/ca/
-  PRIV_KEY=$(ls *_sk)
-  cd "$CURRENT_DIR"
-  sed $OPTS "s/CA1_PRIVATE_KEY/${PRIV_KEY}/g" docker-compose-e2e.yaml
-  cd crypto-config/peerOrganizations/org2.example.com/ca/
-  PRIV_KEY=$(ls *_sk)
-  cd "$CURRENT_DIR"
-  sed $OPTS "s/CA2_PRIVATE_KEY/${PRIV_KEY}/g" docker-compose-e2e.yaml
-  # If MacOSX, remove the temporary backup of the docker-compose file
-  if [ "$ARCH" == "Darwin" ]; then
-    rm docker-compose-e2e.yamlt
   fi
 }
 
@@ -515,7 +479,7 @@ else
   exit 1
 fi
 
-while getopts "h?c:t:d:f:s:l:i:o:anv" opt; do
+while getopts "h?c:t:d:s:l:i:o:anv" opt; do
   case "$opt" in
   h | \?)
     printHelp
@@ -530,9 +494,6 @@ while getopts "h?c:t:d:f:s:l:i:o:anv" opt; do
   d)
     CLI_DELAY=$OPTARG
     ;;
-  f)
-    COMPOSE_FILE=$OPTARG
-    ;;
   s)
     IF_COUCHDB=$OPTARG
     ;;
@@ -576,7 +537,6 @@ elif [ "${MODE}" == "down" ]; then ## Clear the network
   networkDown
 elif [ "${MODE}" == "generate" ]; then ## Generate Artifacts
   generateCerts
-  replacePrivateKey
   generateChannelArtifacts
 elif [ "${MODE}" == "restart" ]; then ## Restart the network
   networkDown
diff --git a/first-network/eyfn.sh b/first-network/eyfn.sh
index 3758390073..0a5d82f876 100755
--- a/first-network/eyfn.sh
+++ b/first-network/eyfn.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ function printHelp () {
   echo "    -c <channel name> - channel name to use (defaults to \"mychannel\")"
   echo "    -t <timeout> - CLI timeout duration in seconds (defaults to 10)"
   echo "    -d <delay> - delay duration in seconds (defaults to 3)"
-  echo "    -f <docker-compose-file> - specify which docker-compose file use (defaults to docker-compose-cli.yaml)"
   echo "    -s <dbtype> - the database backend to use: goleveldb (default) or couchdb"
   echo "    -l <language> - the programming language of the chaincode to deploy: go (default), javascript, or java"
   echo "    -i <imagetag> - the tag to be used to launch the network (defaults to \"latest\")"
@@ -136,8 +135,6 @@ function networkDown () {
     removeUnwantedImages
     # remove orderer block and other channel configuration transactions and certs
     rm -rf channel-artifacts/*.block channel-artifacts/*.tx crypto-config ./org3-artifacts/crypto-config/ channel-artifacts/org3.json
-    # remove the docker-compose yaml file that was customized to the example
-    rm -f docker-compose-e2e.yaml
   fi
 }
 
@@ -258,7 +255,7 @@ else
   printHelp
   exit 1
 fi
-while getopts "h?c:t:d:f:s:l:i:v" opt; do
+while getopts "h?c:t:d:s:l:i:v" opt; do
   case "$opt" in
     h|\?)
       printHelp
@@ -270,8 +267,6 @@ while getopts "h?c:t:d:f:s:l:i:v" opt; do
     ;;
     d)  CLI_DELAY=$OPTARG
     ;;
-    f)  COMPOSE_FILE=$OPTARG
-    ;;
     s)  IF_COUCHDB=$OPTARG
     ;;
     l)  CC_SRC_LANGUAGE=$OPTARG