diff --git a/lib/kitchen/driver/aws/instance_generator.rb b/lib/kitchen/driver/aws/instance_generator.rb
index c14834e8..7b02b82d 100644
--- a/lib/kitchen/driver/aws/instance_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/kitchen/driver/aws/instance_generator.rb
@@ -189,43 +189,6 @@ def ec2_instance_data
               i[:placement] = { tenancy: }
             end
           end
-          placement = config[:placement]
-          if placement
-            unless i.key?(:placement)
-              i[:placement] = {}
-            end
-            if placement[:affinity]
-              i[:placement][:affinity] = placement[:affinity]
-            end
-            if placement[:availability_zone]
-              i[:placement][:availability_zone] = placement[:availability_zone]
-            end
-            if placement[:group_id] && !placement[:group_name]
-              i[:placement][:group_id] = placement[:group_id]
-            end
-            if placement[:group_name] && !placement[:group_id]
-              i[:placement][:group_name] = placement[:group_name]
-            end
-            if placement[:host_id]
-              i[:placement][:host_id] = placement[:host_id]
-            end
-            if placement[:host_resource_group_arn]
-              i[:placement][:host_resource_group_arn] = placement[:host_resource_group_arn]
-            end
-            if placement[:partition_number]
-              i[:placement][:partition_number] = placement[:partition_number]
-            end
-            if placement[:tenancy]
-              i[:placement][:tenancy] = placement[:tenancy]
-            end
-          end
-          license_specifications = config[:licenses]
-          if license_specifications
-            i[:licenses] = {}
-            license_specifications.each do |license_configuration_arn|
-              i[:licenses].append({ license_configuration_arn: license_configuration_arn[:license_configuration_arn] })
-            end
-          end
           unless config[:instance_initiated_shutdown_behavior].nil? ||
               config[:instance_initiated_shutdown_behavior].empty?
             i[:instance_initiated_shutdown_behavior] = config[:instance_initiated_shutdown_behavior]
diff --git a/spec/kitchen/driver/aws/instance_generator_spec.rb b/spec/kitchen/driver/aws/instance_generator_spec.rb
index f0331ee4..7f3b859e 100644
--- a/spec/kitchen/driver/aws/instance_generator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/kitchen/driver/aws/instance_generator_spec.rb
@@ -675,37 +675,6 @@
         }
       end
 
-      context "when placement host resource group arn and licenses are provided" do
-        let(:config) do
-          {
-            region: "eu-east-1",
-            placement: {
-              host_resource_group_arn: "arn:aws:ec2:us-east-1:123456789012:resource-group/my-group",
-            },
-            licenses: [
-              {
-                license_configuration_arn: "arn:aws:ec2:us-east-1:123456789012:license-configuration/my-license",
-              }
-            ],
-          }
-        end
-
-        it "adds the region to it in the instance data" do
-          expect(generator.ec2_instance_data).to eq(
-            instance_type: nil,
-            ebs_optimized: nil,
-            image_id: nil,
-            key_name: nil,
-            subnet_id: nil,
-            private_ip_address: nil,
-            max_count: 1,
-            min_count: 1,
-            placement: { availability_zone: "eu-east-1c",
-                         tenancy: "dedicated" }
-          )
-        end
-      end
-
       it "returns the maximum data" do
         expect(generator.ec2_instance_data).to eq(
           instance_type: "micro",
@@ -725,9 +694,6 @@
             },
           ],
           iam_instance_profile: { name: "iam-123" },
-          licenses: [{
-            license_configuration_arn: "arn:aws:ec2:us-east-1:123456789012:license-configuration/my-license",
-          }],
           network_interfaces: [{
             device_index: 0,
             associate_public_ip_address: true,
@@ -736,10 +702,7 @@
             groups: ["sg-789"],
             private_ip_address: "0.0.0.0",
           }],
-          placement: {
-            availability_zone: "eu-west-1a",
-            host_resource_group_arn: "arn:aws:ec2:us-east-1:123456789012:resource-group/my-group"
-          },
+          placement: { availability_zone: "eu-west-1a" },
           user_data: Base64.encode64("foo"),
           max_count: 1,
           min_count: 1,