diff --git a/integration-test/test/handler-commands.bats b/integration-test/test/handler-commands.bats
index 8f5af27..85d0fa6 100644
--- a/integration-test/test/handler-commands.bats
+++ b/integration-test/test/handler-commands.bats
@@ -117,22 +117,6 @@ teardown(){
     [[ "$diff" == *"A /b.txt"* ]] # created by script.sh
 }
 
-@test "handler command: enable - migrates the old data directory" {
-    mk_container sh -c "OLD=/var/lib/azure/custom-script; \
-		mkdir -p \$OLD && \
-		touch \$OLD/sentinel.txt && \
-		fake-waagent install && \
-		fake-waagent enable && wait-for-enable"
-    # download an external script and run it
-    push_settings '{"commandToExecute":"date"}'
-    run start_container
-    echo "$output"
-
-    diff="$(container_diff)"; echo "$diff"
-    [[ "$diff" != *"A /var/lib/azure/custom-script"* ]] # should have gone
-    [[ "$diff" == *"A /var/lib/waagent/custom-script/sentinel.txt"* ]] # should be migrated
-}
-
 @test "handler command: enable - download files from storage account" {
     if [[ -z  "$AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT" ]] || [[ -z  "$AZURE_STORAGE_ACCESS_KEY" ]]; then
         skip "AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT or AZURE_STORAGE_ACCESS_KEY not specified"
diff --git a/main/cmds.go b/main/cmds.go
index 7a596d9..f16c4d7 100644
--- a/main/cmds.go
+++ b/main/cmds.go
@@ -68,13 +68,6 @@ func uninstall(ctx *log.Context, h vmextension.HandlerEnvironment, seqNum int) (
 }
 
 func enablePre(ctx *log.Context, seqNum int) error {
-	// for a few versions we need to migrate dataDirOld (introduced in v2.0.0) to
-	// dataDir (introduced in v2.0.1).
-	ctx.Log("message", "checking for state migration")
-	if err := migrateDataDir(ctx, dataDirOld, dataDir); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "state directory could not be migrated")
-	}
-
 	// exit if this sequence number (a snapshot of the configuration) is alrady
 	// processed. if not, save this sequence number before proceeding.
 	seqNumPath := filepath.Join(dataDir, seqNumFile)
diff --git a/main/main.go b/main/main.go
index 18d4115..8922198 100644
--- a/main/main.go
+++ b/main/main.go
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ import (
 var (
 	// dataDir is where we store the downloaded files, logs and state for
 	// the extension handler
-	dataDir    = "/var/lib/waagent/custom-script"
-	dataDirOld = "/var/lib/azure/custom-script" // used for migration, if present
+	dataDir = "/var/lib/waagent/custom-script"
 
 	// seqNumFile holds the processed highest sequence number to make
 	// sure we do not run the command more than once for the same sequence
diff --git a/main/migration.go b/main/migration.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 707fa4c..0000000
--- a/main/migration.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-
-	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-)
-
-// migrateDataDir moves oldDir to newDir, if oldDir exists by shelling out to
-// 'mv -f'.
-func migrateDataDir(ctx log.Logger, oldDir, newDir string) error {
-	ok, err := dirExists(oldDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not check old directory")
-	}
-	if !ok { // no need for migration
-		ctx.Log("message", "no old state found to migrate")
-		return nil
-	}
-	ctx.Log("message", "migrating old state")
-
-	var b bytes.Buffer
-	var bc = bufferCloser{&b}
-	stdout, stderr := bc, bc
-	if exitCode, err := Exec(fmt.Sprintf(`mv -f '%s'/* '%s'`, oldDir, newDir), "", stdout, stderr); err != nil {
-		output := string(b.Bytes())
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to migrate with mv, exit status: %d, output: %q", exitCode, output)
-	}
-	if err := os.RemoveAll(oldDir); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to delete old state directory %q", oldDir)
-	}
-	ctx.Log("message", "migrated old state with mv")
-	return nil
-}
-
-func dirExists(path string) (bool, error) {
-	s, err := os.Stat(path)
-	if err == nil {
-		return s.IsDir(), nil
-	}
-	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return false, nil
-	}
-	return false, errors.Wrap(err, "cannot check if directory exists")
-}
-
-type bufferCloser struct {
-	*bytes.Buffer
-}
-
-func (b bufferCloser) Close() error { return nil }
diff --git a/main/migration_test.go b/main/migration_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index e19f777..0000000
--- a/main/migration_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-)
-
-func Test_dirExists(t *testing.T) {
-	ok, err := dirExists("/non-existing")
-	require.Nil(t, err)
-	require.False(t, ok)
-
-	d := tempDir(t)
-	defer os.RemoveAll(d)
-	ok, err = dirExists(d)
-	require.Nil(t, err)
-	require.True(t, ok)
-}
-
-func tempDir(t *testing.T) string {
-	d, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "")
-	require.Nil(t, err, "failed to create test dir")
-	return d
-}
-
-func Test_migrateDataDir_noPriorData(t *testing.T) {
-	err := migrateDataDir(log.NewNopLogger(), "/non-existing", "/tmp/foo")
-	require.Nil(t, err)
-}
-
-func Test_migrateDataDir(t *testing.T) {
-	d1, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "old")
-	defer os.RemoveAll(d1)
-
-	d2, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "new")
-	defer os.RemoveAll(d2)
-	require.Nil(t, ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(d1, "hello.txt"), []byte("hello"), 0644))
-
-	require.Nil(t, migrateDataDir(log.NewNopLogger(), d1, d2))
-
-	f, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(d1, "hello.txt"))
-	require.NotNil(t, err, "old file should have moved: %#v", f)
-
-	_, err = os.Stat(filepath.Join(d2, "hello.txt"))
-	require.Nil(t, err, "new file should be there")
-
-	ok, err := dirExists(d1)
-	require.Nil(t, err)
-	require.False(t, ok, "old directory must be gone")
-}