diff --git a/pkg/addons/addons.go b/pkg/addons/addons.go
index 59887851b..9ccb41d17 100644
--- a/pkg/addons/addons.go
+++ b/pkg/addons/addons.go
@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	addonLabel = "kubeone.io/addon"
-
-	kubectlApplyScript = `kubectl apply -f {{.FILE_NAME}} --prune -l "%s"`
+	addonLabel         = "kubeone.io/addon"
+	kubectlApplyScript = `
+sudo KUBECONFIG=/etc/kubernetes/admin.conf \
+    kubectl apply -f {{.FILE_NAME}} --prune -l "%s"
+`
 )
 
 // TemplateData is data available in the addons render template
diff --git a/pkg/runner/runner.go b/pkg/runner/runner.go
index 32dd90bea..6da9a0c41 100644
--- a/pkg/runner/runner.go
+++ b/pkg/runner/runner.go
@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package runner
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"strings"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/koron-go/prefixw"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -78,36 +75,3 @@ func (r *Runner) Run(cmd string, variables TemplateVariables) (string, string, e
 
 	return r.RunRaw(cmd)
 }
-
-// WaitForPod waits for the availability of the given Kubernetes element.
-func (r *Runner) WaitForPod(namespace string, name string, timeout time.Duration) error {
-	cmd := fmt.Sprintf(`sudo kubectl --kubeconfig=/etc/kubernetes/admin.conf -n "%s" get pod "%s" -o jsonpath='{.status.phase}' --ignore-not-found`, namespace, name)
-	if !r.WaitForCondition(cmd, timeout, IsRunning) {
-		return errors.Errorf("timed out while waiting for %s/%s to come up for %v", namespace, name, timeout)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-type validatorFunc func(stdout string) bool
-
-// IsRunning checks if the given output represents the "Running" status of a Kubernetes pod.
-func IsRunning(stdout string) bool {
-	return strings.ToLower(stdout) == "running"
-}
-
-// WaitForCondition waits for something to be true.
-func (r *Runner) WaitForCondition(cmd string, timeout time.Duration, validator validatorFunc) bool {
-	cutoff := time.Now().Add(timeout)
-
-	for time.Now().Before(cutoff) {
-		stdout, _, _ := r.Run(cmd, nil)
-		if validator(stdout) {
-			return true
-		}
-
-		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
-	}
-
-	return false
-}
diff --git a/pkg/scripts/configs.go b/pkg/scripts/configs.go
index 842287da0..bbd4d27dd 100644
--- a/pkg/scripts/configs.go
+++ b/pkg/scripts/configs.go
@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 package scripts
 
 const (
-	kubernetesAdminConfigScript = `
-mkdir -p $HOME/.kube/
-sudo cp /etc/kubernetes/admin.conf $HOME/.kube/config
-sudo chown $(id -u):$(id -g) $HOME/.kube/config
-`
-
 	cloudConfigScriptTemplate = `
 sudo mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system/kubelet.service.d/ /etc/kubernetes
 sudo mv {{ .WORK_DIR }}/cfg/cloud-config /etc/kubernetes/cloud-config
@@ -49,10 +43,6 @@ fi
 `
 )
 
-func KubernetesAdminConfig() (string, error) {
-	return Render(kubernetesAdminConfigScript, nil)
-}
-
 func SaveCloudConfig(workdir string) (string, error) {
 	return Render(cloudConfigScriptTemplate, Data{
 		"WORK_DIR": workdir,
diff --git a/pkg/scripts/configs_test.go b/pkg/scripts/configs_test.go
index fd55a7c13..069034645 100644
--- a/pkg/scripts/configs_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scripts/configs_test.go
@@ -22,17 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kubermatic/kubeone/pkg/testhelper"
 )
 
-func TestKubernetesAdminConfig(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
-
-	got, err := KubernetesAdminConfig()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("KubernetesAdminConfig() error = %v", err)
-	}
-
-	testhelper.DiffOutput(t, testhelper.FSGoldenName(t), got, *updateFlag)
-}
-
 func TestSaveCloudConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
diff --git a/pkg/scripts/node.go b/pkg/scripts/node.go
index fd2a201f6..3bce68200 100644
--- a/pkg/scripts/node.go
+++ b/pkg/scripts/node.go
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ package scripts
 
 const (
 	drainNodeScriptTemplate = `
-export KUBECONFIG=/etc/kubernetes/admin.conf
-sudo kubectl drain {{ .NODE_NAME }} --ignore-daemonsets --delete-local-data
+sudo KUBECONFIG=/etc/kubernetes/admin.conf \
+    kubectl drain {{ .NODE_NAME }} --ignore-daemonsets --delete-local-data
 `
 
 	uncordonNodeScriptTemplate = `
-export KUBECONFIG=/etc/kubernetes/admin.conf
-sudo kubectl uncordon {{ .NODE_NAME }}
+sudo KUBECONFIG=/etc/kubernetes/admin.conf \
+    kubectl uncordon {{ .NODE_NAME }}
 `
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/scripts/testdata/TestDrainNode.golden b/pkg/scripts/testdata/TestDrainNode.golden
index ecbc19a9a..5c3cde275 100644
--- a/pkg/scripts/testdata/TestDrainNode.golden
+++ b/pkg/scripts/testdata/TestDrainNode.golden
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 set -xeu pipefail
 export "PATH=$PATH:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/bin"
 
-export KUBECONFIG=/etc/kubernetes/admin.conf
-sudo kubectl drain testNode1 --ignore-daemonsets --delete-local-data
+sudo KUBECONFIG=/etc/kubernetes/admin.conf \
+    kubectl drain testNode1 --ignore-daemonsets --delete-local-data
diff --git a/pkg/scripts/testdata/TestKubernetesAdminConfig.golden b/pkg/scripts/testdata/TestKubernetesAdminConfig.golden
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e6961555..000000000
--- a/pkg/scripts/testdata/TestKubernetesAdminConfig.golden
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-set -xeu pipefail
-export "PATH=$PATH:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/bin"
-
-mkdir -p $HOME/.kube/
-sudo cp /etc/kubernetes/admin.conf $HOME/.kube/config
-sudo chown $(id -u):$(id -g) $HOME/.kube/config
diff --git a/pkg/scripts/testdata/TestUncordonNode.golden b/pkg/scripts/testdata/TestUncordonNode.golden
index e4e7fcb10..5dc8912cb 100644
--- a/pkg/scripts/testdata/TestUncordonNode.golden
+++ b/pkg/scripts/testdata/TestUncordonNode.golden
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 set -xeu pipefail
 export "PATH=$PATH:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/bin"
 
-export KUBECONFIG=/etc/kubernetes/admin.conf
-sudo kubectl uncordon testNode2
+sudo KUBECONFIG=/etc/kubernetes/admin.conf \
+    kubectl uncordon testNode2
diff --git a/pkg/tasks/kubeconfig.go b/pkg/tasks/kubeconfig.go
index 241313488..bdb720151 100644
--- a/pkg/tasks/kubeconfig.go
+++ b/pkg/tasks/kubeconfig.go
@@ -22,26 +22,10 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
-	kubeoneapi "github.com/kubermatic/kubeone/pkg/apis/kubeone"
 	"github.com/kubermatic/kubeone/pkg/kubeconfig"
-	"github.com/kubermatic/kubeone/pkg/scripts"
-	"github.com/kubermatic/kubeone/pkg/ssh"
 	"github.com/kubermatic/kubeone/pkg/state"
 )
 
-func copyKubeconfig(s *state.State) error {
-	return s.RunTaskOnNodes(s.Cluster.ControlPlane.Hosts, func(s *state.State, _ *kubeoneapi.HostConfig, conn ssh.Connection) error {
-		s.Logger.Infoln("Copying Kubeconfig to home directory…")
-		cmd, err := scripts.KubernetesAdminConfig()
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		_, _, err = s.Runner.RunRaw(cmd)
-		return err
-	}, state.RunParallel)
-}
-
 func saveKubeconfig(s *state.State) error {
 	s.Logger.Info("Downloading kubeconfig…")
 
diff --git a/pkg/tasks/tasks.go b/pkg/tasks/tasks.go
index c31bdb4d6..057b7e3ef 100644
--- a/pkg/tasks/tasks.go
+++ b/pkg/tasks/tasks.go
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ func WithFullInstall(t Tasks) Tasks {
 			{Fn: kubeconfig.BuildKubernetesClientset, ErrMsg: "failed to build kubernetes clientset"},
 			{Fn: repairClusterIfNeeded, ErrMsg: "failed to repair cluster"},
 			{Fn: joinControlplaneNode, ErrMsg: "failed to join other masters a cluster"},
-			{Fn: copyKubeconfig, ErrMsg: "failed to copy kubeconfig to home directory"},
 			{Fn: saveKubeconfig, ErrMsg: "failed to save kubeconfig to the local machine"},
 		}...).
 		append(kubernetesResources()...).