diff --git a/bsp-files/kickstarts/post_common.cfg b/bsp-files/kickstarts/post_common.cfg
index 48abb747..f0f63417 100644
--- a/bsp-files/kickstarts/post_common.cfg
+++ b/bsp-files/kickstarts/post_common.cfg
@@ -31,25 +31,25 @@ else
 fi
 
 . /etc/platform/platform.conf
-# Configure smart package manager channels
-rm -rf /var/lib/smart
-mkdir /var/lib/smart
-/usr/bin/smart channel -y \
-    --add rpmdb type=rpm-sys name="RPM Database"
-/usr/bin/smart channel -y \
-    --add base type=rpm-md name="Base" baseurl=http://controller:${http_port:-8080}/feed/rel-xxxPLATFORM_RELEASExxx
-/usr/bin/smart channel -y \
-    --add updates type=rpm-md name="Patches" baseurl=http://controller:${http_port:-8080}/updates/rel-xxxPLATFORM_RELEASExxx
-
-# Configure smart to use rpm --nolinktos option
-/usr/bin/smart config --set rpm-nolinktos=true
-
-# Configure smart to use rpm --nosignature option
-/usr/bin/smart config --set rpm-check-signatures=false
 
 # Delete the CentOS yum repo files
 rm -f /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-*
 
+# Create platform yum repo file
+cat >/etc/yum.repos.d/platform.repo <<EOF
+[platform-base]
+name=platform-base
+baseurl=http://controller:${http_port:-8080}/feed/rel-xxxPLATFORM_RELEASExxx
+gpgcheck=0
+enabled=1
+
+[platform-updates]
+name=platform-updates
+baseurl=http://controller:${http_port:-8080}/updates/rel-xxxPLATFORM_RELEASExxx
+gpgcheck=0
+enabled=1
+EOF
+
 # Persist the boot device naming as UDEV rules so that if the network device
 # order changes post-install that we will still be able to DHCP from the
 # correct interface to reach the active controller.  For most nodes only the