diff --git a/share/composer/ami.ks b/share/composer/ami.ks
index 8e662f0e..1043878c 100644
--- a/share/composer/ami.ks
+++ b/share/composer/ami.ks
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ shutdown
 timezone  US/Eastern
 # System bootloader configuration
 bootloader --location=mbr --append="no_timer_check console=ttyS0,115200n8 console=tty1 net.ifnames=0"
+# Add platform specific partitions
+reqpart
 
 # Basic services
 services --enabled=sshd,chronyd,cloud-init
@@ -43,7 +45,6 @@ sed -i 's/cloud-user/ec2-user/' /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg
 kernel
 -dracut-config-rescue
 selinux-policy-targeted
-grub2
 
 chrony
 
diff --git a/share/composer/openstack.ks b/share/composer/openstack.ks
index 8823a16b..4872e2b2 100644
--- a/share/composer/openstack.ks
+++ b/share/composer/openstack.ks
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ shutdown
 timezone  US/Eastern
 # System bootloader configuration
 bootloader --location=mbr --append="no_timer_check console=ttyS0,115200n8 console=tty1 net.ifnames=0"
+# Add platform specific partitions
+reqpart
 
 # Start sshd and cloud-init at boot time
 services --enabled=sshd,cloud-init,cloud-init-local,cloud-config,cloud-final
@@ -37,7 +39,6 @@ touch /etc/machine-id
 kernel
 -dracut-config-rescue
 selinux-policy-targeted
-grub2
 
 # Make sure virt guest agents are installed
 qemu-guest-agent
diff --git a/share/composer/partitioned-disk.ks b/share/composer/partitioned-disk.ks
index 468b25fa..04d16488 100644
--- a/share/composer/partitioned-disk.ks
+++ b/share/composer/partitioned-disk.ks
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ shutdown
 timezone  US/Eastern
 # System bootloader configuration
 bootloader --location=mbr
+# Add platform specific partitions
+reqpart
 
 %post
 # Remove random-seed
@@ -34,6 +36,5 @@ touch /etc/machine-id
 kernel
 -dracut-config-rescue
 selinux-policy-targeted
-grub2
 
 # NOTE lorax-composer will add the blueprint packages below here, including the final %end
diff --git a/share/composer/qcow2.ks b/share/composer/qcow2.ks
index 3771649e..ed8b51b1 100644
--- a/share/composer/qcow2.ks
+++ b/share/composer/qcow2.ks
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ shutdown
 timezone  US/Eastern
 # System bootloader configuration
 bootloader --location=mbr
+# Add platform specific partitions
+reqpart
 
 %post
 # Remove random-seed
@@ -34,7 +36,6 @@ touch /etc/machine-id
 kernel
 -dracut-config-rescue
 selinux-policy-targeted
-grub2
 
 # Make sure virt guest agents are installed
 qemu-guest-agent
diff --git a/share/composer/vhd.ks b/share/composer/vhd.ks
index 105012a8..414adf38 100644
--- a/share/composer/vhd.ks
+++ b/share/composer/vhd.ks
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ shutdown
 timezone  US/Eastern
 # System bootloader configuration
 bootloader --location=mbr --append="no_timer_check console=ttyS0,115200n8 earlyprintk=ttyS0,115200 rootdelay=300 net.ifnames=0"
+# Add platform specific partitions
+reqpart
 
 # Basic services
 services --enabled=sshd,chronyd,waagent
@@ -62,7 +64,6 @@ dracut -f -v --persistent-policy by-uuid
 kernel
 -dracut-config-rescue
 selinux-policy-targeted
-grub2
 
 chrony
 
diff --git a/share/composer/vmdk.ks b/share/composer/vmdk.ks
index c2498e86..44791757 100644
--- a/share/composer/vmdk.ks
+++ b/share/composer/vmdk.ks
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ shutdown
 timezone  US/Eastern
 # System bootloader configuration
 bootloader --location=mbr
+# Add platform specific partitions
+reqpart
 
 # Basic services
 services --enabled=sshd,chronyd,vmtoolsd
@@ -37,7 +39,6 @@ touch /etc/machine-id
 kernel
 -dracut-config-rescue
 selinux-policy-targeted
-grub2
 
 chrony
 open-vm-tools