diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index 2a1efbe..afc4554 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 WALinuxAgent                                                          Changelog
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+?? ??? ????, WALinuxAgent 1.4.1
+   . Remove reference to VM shutdown on "stopped" state. This behavior was an
+     artifact from pre-GA IaaS VMs on Windows Azure.
+
 23 Aug 2013, WALinuxAgent 1.4.0
    . Add support for bootstrapping VMM agent for Linux when running in SCVMM
      2012R2 environments (see README)
diff --git a/README b/README
index 9fbea8d..17b253a 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -172,17 +172,10 @@ Configuration File Options:
 Role.StateConsumer:
 Type: String Default: None
 
-If a path to an executable program is specified, it is invoked at two events:
-
-* When the waagent has provisioned the image and the "Ready" state is
-about to be reported to the Fabric. The argument specified to the program will
-be "Ready". The waagent will not wait for the program to return before
-continuing.
-
-* When the waagent has received a shutdown request from the Fabric
-and is about to shutdown the VM. The argument specified to the program will be
-"Shutdown".  waagent will wait for the program to return before initiating the
-shutdown process.
+If a path to an executable program is specified, it is invoked when waagent has
+provisioned the image and the "Ready" state is about to be reported to the
+Fabric. The argument specified to the program will be "Ready". The agent will
+not wait for the program to return before continuing.
 
 Role.ConfigurationConsumer:
 Type: String Default: None
diff --git a/config/waagent.conf b/config/waagent.conf
index 86f42fd..414a026 100644
--- a/config/waagent.conf
+++ b/config/waagent.conf
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 # Windows Azure Linux Agent Configuration
 #
 
-# Specified program is invoked with "Ready" or "Shutdown".
-# Shutdown will be initiated only after the program returns. Windows Azure will
-# power off the VM if shutdown is not completed within ?? minutes.
+# Specified program is invoked with "Ready"
 Role.StateConsumer=None                                        
 
 # Specified program is invoked with XML file argument specifying role
diff --git a/waagent b/waagent
index 7d5f7b7..54a0386 100644
--- a/waagent
+++ b/waagent
@@ -1088,7 +1088,6 @@ class GoalState(Util):
 # There is only one Role for VM images.
 #
 # Of primary interest is:
-#  Machine/ExpectedState -- this is how shutdown is requested
 #  LBProbePorts -- an http server needs to run here
 #  We also note Container/ContainerID and RoleInstance/InstanceId to form the health report.
 #  And of course, Incarnation
@@ -1101,7 +1100,7 @@ class GoalState(Util):
 
     def reinitialize(self):
         self.Incarnation = None # integer
-        self.ExpectedState = None # "Started" or "Stopped"
+        self.ExpectedState = None # "Started"
         self.HostingEnvironmentConfigUrl = None
         self.HostingEnvironmentConfigXml = None
         self.HostingEnvironmentConfig = None
@@ -2082,16 +2081,6 @@ class Agent(Util):
                 Children.append(subprocess.Popen([program, "Ready"]))
                 program = None
 
-            if goalState.ExpectedState == "Stopped":
-                program = Config.get("Role.StateConsumer")
-                if program != None:
-                    Run(program + " Shutdown")
-                self.EnvMonitor.ShutdownService()
-                self.LoadBalancerProbeServer_Shutdown()
-                command = '/sbin/shutdown -hP now'
-                Run(command)
-                return
-
             sleepToReduceAccessDenied = 3
             time.sleep(sleepToReduceAccessDenied)
             if provisionError != None:
@@ -2311,9 +2300,7 @@ WaagentConf = """\
 # Windows Azure Linux Agent Configuration
 #
 
-Role.StateConsumer=None                 # Specified program is invoked with "Ready" or "Shutdown".
-                                        # Shutdown will be initiated only after the program returns. Windows Azure will
-                                        # power off the VM if shutdown is not completed within ?? minutes.
+Role.StateConsumer=None                 # Specified program is invoked with "Ready".
 Role.ConfigurationConsumer=None         # Specified program is invoked with XML file argument specifying role configuration.
 Role.TopologyConsumer=None              # Specified program is invoked with XML file argument specifying role topology.