diff --git a/parsl/providers/condor/condor.py b/parsl/providers/condor/condor.py
index a736386d38..c8142c4026 100644
--- a/parsl/providers/condor/condor.py
+++ b/parsl/providers/condor/condor.py
@@ -245,16 +245,14 @@ def submit(self, command, tasks_per_node, job_name="parsl.condor"):
         with open(userscript_path, 'w') as f:
             f.write(job_config["worker_init"] + '\n' + wrapped_command)
 
-        user_script_path = self.channel.push_file(userscript_path, self.channel.script_dir)
-        the_input_files = [user_script_path] + self.transfer_input_files
+        the_input_files = [userscript_path] + self.transfer_input_files
         job_config["input_files"] = ','.join(the_input_files)
-        job_config["job_script"] = os.path.basename(user_script_path)
+        job_config["job_script"] = os.path.basename(userscript_path)
 
         # Construct and move the submit script
         self._write_submit_script(template_string, script_path, job_name, job_config)
-        channel_script_path = self.channel.push_file(script_path, self.channel.script_dir)
 
-        cmd = "condor_submit {0}".format(channel_script_path)
+        cmd = "condor_submit {0}".format(script_path)
         try:
             retcode, stdout, stderr = self.execute_wait(cmd)
         except Exception as e:
diff --git a/parsl/providers/grid_engine/grid_engine.py b/parsl/providers/grid_engine/grid_engine.py
index e7db987022..ddedcaa3e8 100644
--- a/parsl/providers/grid_engine/grid_engine.py
+++ b/parsl/providers/grid_engine/grid_engine.py
@@ -142,11 +142,10 @@ def submit(self, command, tasks_per_node, job_name="parsl.sge"):
         logger.debug("Writing submit script")
         self._write_submit_script(template_string, script_path, job_name, job_config)
 
-        channel_script_path = self.channel.push_file(script_path, self.channel.script_dir)
         if self.queue is not None:
-            cmd = "qsub -q {0} -terse {1}".format(self.queue, channel_script_path)
+            cmd = "qsub -q {0} -terse {1}".format(self.queue, script_path)
         else:
-            cmd = "qsub -terse {0}".format(channel_script_path)
+            cmd = "qsub -terse {0}".format(script_path)
         retcode, stdout, stderr = self.execute_wait(cmd)
 
         if retcode == 0:
diff --git a/parsl/providers/lsf/lsf.py b/parsl/providers/lsf/lsf.py
index 8f18f5c879..b446b063a4 100644
--- a/parsl/providers/lsf/lsf.py
+++ b/parsl/providers/lsf/lsf.py
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ class LSFProvider(ClusterProvider, RepresentationMixin):
         :class:`~parsl.launchers.SingleNodeLauncher` (the default),
         :class:`~parsl.launchers.SrunLauncher`, or
         :class:`~parsl.launchers.AprunLauncher`
-    move_files : Optional[Bool]: should files be moved? by default, Parsl will try to move files.
     bsub_redirection: Bool
         Should a redirection symbol "<" be included when submitting jobs, i.e., Bsub < job_script.
     request_by_nodes: Bool
@@ -92,7 +91,6 @@ def __init__(self,
                  project=None,
                  queue=None,
                  cmd_timeout=120,
-                 move_files=True,
                  bsub_redirection=False,
                  request_by_nodes=True,
                  launcher=SingleNodeLauncher()):
@@ -112,7 +110,6 @@ def __init__(self,
         self.queue = queue
         self.cores_per_block = cores_per_block
         self.cores_per_node = cores_per_node
-        self.move_files = move_files
         self.bsub_redirection = bsub_redirection
         self.request_by_nodes = request_by_nodes
 
@@ -230,17 +227,10 @@ def submit(self, command, tasks_per_node, job_name="parsl.lsf"):
         logger.debug("Writing submit script")
         self._write_submit_script(template_string, script_path, job_name, job_config)
 
-        if self.move_files:
-            logger.debug("moving files")
-            channel_script_path = self.channel.push_file(script_path, self.channel.script_dir)
-        else:
-            logger.debug("not moving files")
-            channel_script_path = script_path
-
         if self.bsub_redirection:
-            cmd = "bsub < {0}".format(channel_script_path)
+            cmd = "bsub < {0}".format(script_path)
         else:
-            cmd = "bsub {0}".format(channel_script_path)
+            cmd = "bsub {0}".format(script_path)
         retcode, stdout, stderr = super().execute_wait(cmd)
 
         job_id = None
diff --git a/parsl/providers/torque/torque.py b/parsl/providers/torque/torque.py
index c15591706c..7992893abb 100644
--- a/parsl/providers/torque/torque.py
+++ b/parsl/providers/torque/torque.py
@@ -189,15 +189,13 @@ def submit(self, command, tasks_per_node, job_name="parsl.torque"):
         logger.debug("Writing submit script")
         self._write_submit_script(self.template_string, script_path, job_name, job_config)
 
-        channel_script_path = self.channel.push_file(script_path, self.channel.script_dir)
-
         submit_options = ''
         if self.queue is not None:
             submit_options = '{0} -q {1}'.format(submit_options, self.queue)
         if self.account is not None:
             submit_options = '{0} -A {1}'.format(submit_options, self.account)
 
-        launch_cmd = "qsub {0} {1}".format(submit_options, channel_script_path)
+        launch_cmd = "qsub {0} {1}".format(submit_options, script_path)
         retcode, stdout, stderr = self.execute_wait(launch_cmd)
 
         job_id = None