diff --git a/scripts/cleanup.sh b/scripts/cleanup.sh
index b995cf0..b71c611 100755
--- a/scripts/cleanup.sh
+++ b/scripts/cleanup.sh
@@ -4,5 +4,9 @@
 dd if=/dev/zero of=/EMPTY bs=1M
 rm -f /EMPTY
 
+# Remove the centos user
+userdel centos
+echo user centos deletion exited with $?
+
 # Add `sync` so Packer doesn't quit too early, before the large file is deleted.
 sync