diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b80bd93f10..a0f04e1ff6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ build/darwin.%/Kolide.app: build/darwin.%/launcher
 # pointers, mostly for convenience reasons
 launcher: build_launcher
 tables.ext: build_tables.ext
-grpc.ext: build_grpc.ext
 fake-launcher: fake_launcher
 build/darwin.amd64/%: build_%_darwin_amd64
 build/darwin.arm64/%: build_%_darwin_arm64
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ build/darwin.universal/%: lipo_%
 ##
 ## GitHub Action Helpers
 ##
-GITHUB_TARGETS=launcher grpc.ext tables.ext package-builder
+GITHUB_TARGETS=launcher tables.ext package-builder
 GITHUB_ARCHS=amd64 arm64
 github-build: $(foreach t, $(GITHUB_TARGETS), $(foreach a, $(GITHUB_ARCHS), build_$(t)_noop_$(a)))
 github-lipo: $(foreach t, $(GITHUB_TARGETS), lipo_$(t))
diff --git a/cmd/grpc.ext/grpc.go b/cmd/grpc.ext/grpc.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 721717e8e3..0000000000
--- a/cmd/grpc.ext/grpc.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,162 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"crypto/x509"
-	"errors"
-	"flag"
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/apache/thrift/lib/go/thrift"
-	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log/level"
-	"github.com/kolide/kit/env"
-	"github.com/kolide/kit/logutil"
-	"github.com/kolide/kit/version"
-	"github.com/kolide/launcher/pkg/agent/flags"
-	"github.com/kolide/launcher/pkg/agent/knapsack"
-	"github.com/kolide/launcher/pkg/agent/storage"
-	agentbbolt "github.com/kolide/launcher/pkg/agent/storage/bbolt"
-	grpcext "github.com/kolide/launcher/pkg/osquery"
-	"github.com/kolide/launcher/pkg/service"
-	osquery "github.com/osquery/osquery-go"
-	"github.com/osquery/osquery-go/plugin/config"
-	"github.com/osquery/osquery-go/plugin/distributed"
-	osquery_logger "github.com/osquery/osquery-go/plugin/logger"
-	"go.etcd.io/bbolt"
-)
-
-func main() {
-	var (
-		flSocketPath = flag.String("socket", "", "")
-		flTimeout    = flag.Int("timeout", 2, "")
-		flVerbose    = flag.Bool("verbose", false, "")
-		flVersion    = flag.Bool("version", false, "Print Launcher version and exit")
-
-		_ = flag.Int("interval", 0, "")
-	)
-	flag.Parse()
-
-	if *flVersion {
-		version.PrintFull()
-		os.Exit(0)
-	}
-
-	timeout := time.Duration(*flTimeout) * time.Second
-
-	// allow for osqueryd to create the socket path
-	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
-
-	logger := logutil.NewServerLogger(*flVerbose)
-
-	client, err := osquery.NewClient(*flSocketPath, timeout, osquery.MaxWaitTime(30*time.Second))
-	if err != nil {
-		logutil.Fatal(logger, "err", err, "creating osquery extension client", "stack", fmt.Sprintf("%+v", err))
-	}
-
-	var (
-		enrollSecret  = env.String("KOLIDE_LAUNCHER_ENROLL_SECRET", "")
-		rootDirectory = env.String("KOLIDE_LAUNCHER_ROOT_DIRECTORY", "")
-
-		serverURL         = env.String("KOLIDE_LAUNCHER_HOSTNAME", "")
-		insecureTLS       = env.Bool("KOLIDE_LAUNCHER_INSECURE", false)
-		insecureTransport = env.Bool("KOLIDE_LAUNCHER_INSECURE_TRANSPORT", false)
-		loggingInterval   = env.Duration("KOLIDE_LAUNCHER_LOGGING_INTERVAL", 60*time.Second)
-
-		// TODO(future pr): these values are unset
-		// they'll have to be parsed from a string
-		certPins [][]byte
-		rootPool *x509.CertPool
-	)
-	conn, err := service.DialGRPC(
-		serverURL,
-		insecureTLS,
-		insecureTransport,
-		certPins,
-		rootPool,
-		logger,
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		logutil.Fatal(logger, "err", err, "failed to connect to grpc host", "stack", fmt.Sprintf("%+v", err))
-	}
-	remote := service.NewGRPCClient(conn, level.Debug(logger))
-
-	extOpts := grpcext.ExtensionOpts{
-		EnrollSecret:    enrollSecret,
-		Logger:          logger,
-		LoggingInterval: loggingInterval,
-	}
-
-	db, err := bbolt.Open(filepath.Join(rootDirectory, "launcher.db"), 0600, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		logutil.Fatal(logger, "err", fmt.Errorf("open local store: %w", err), "stack", fmt.Sprintf("%+v", err))
-	}
-	defer db.Close()
-
-	stores, err := agentbbolt.MakeStores(logger, db)
-	if err != nil {
-		logutil.Fatal(logger, "err", fmt.Errorf("creating stores: %w", err), "stack", fmt.Sprintf("%+v", err))
-	}
-	f := flags.NewFlagController(logger, stores[storage.AgentFlagsStore])
-	k := knapsack.New(stores, f, db, nil, nil)
-
-	ext, err := grpcext.NewExtension(remote, k, extOpts)
-	if err != nil {
-		logutil.Fatal(logger, "err", fmt.Errorf("starting grpc extension: %w", err), "stack", fmt.Sprintf("%+v", err))
-	}
-
-	thrift.ServerConnectivityCheckInterval = 100 * time.Millisecond
-
-	// create an extension server
-	server, err := osquery.NewExtensionManagerServer(
-		"com.kolide.grpc_extension",
-		*flSocketPath,
-		osquery.ServerTimeout(timeout),
-		osquery.WithClient(client),
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		logutil.Fatal(logger, "err", err, "msg", "creating osquery extension server", "stack", fmt.Sprintf("%+v", err))
-	}
-
-	configPlugin := config.NewPlugin("kolide_grpc", ext.GenerateConfigs)
-	distributedPlugin := distributed.NewPlugin("kolide_grpc", ext.GetQueries, ext.WriteResults)
-	loggerPlugin := osquery_logger.NewPlugin("kolide_grpc", ext.LogString)
-
-	server.RegisterPlugin(configPlugin, distributedPlugin, loggerPlugin)
-
-	ext.SetQuerier(&queryier{client: client})
-	ctx := context.Background()
-	_, invalid, err := ext.Enroll(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		logutil.Fatal(logger, "err", fmt.Errorf("enrolling host: %w", err), "stack", fmt.Sprintf("%+v", err))
-	}
-	if invalid {
-		logutil.Fatal(logger, fmt.Errorf("invalid enroll secret: %w", err), "stack", fmt.Sprintf("%+v", err))
-	}
-	ext.Start()
-	defer ext.Shutdown()
-
-	ext.Start()
-	defer ext.Shutdown()
-
-	if err := server.Run(); err != nil {
-		logutil.Fatal(logger, "err", err, "stack", fmt.Sprintf("%+v", err))
-	}
-}
-
-type queryier struct {
-	client *osquery.ExtensionManagerClient
-}
-
-func (q *queryier) Query(query string) ([]map[string]string, error) {
-	resp, err := q.client.Query(query)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not query the extension manager client: %w", err)
-	}
-	if resp.Status.Code != int32(0) {
-		return nil, errors.New(resp.Status.Message)
-	}
-	return resp.Response, nil
-}