diff --git a/ironic/drivers/modules/ipxe_config.template b/ironic/drivers/modules/ipxe_config.template
index 64b8147d2e..e8fb3d0ff0 100644
--- a/ironic/drivers/modules/ipxe_config.template
+++ b/ironic/drivers/modules/ipxe_config.template
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #!ipxe
 
-dhcp
-
 goto deploy
 
 :deploy
diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/ipxe_config.template b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/ipxe_config.template
index b48c557305..1357619583 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/ipxe_config.template
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/ipxe_config.template
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #!ipxe
 
-dhcp
-
 goto deploy
 
 :deploy
diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/ipxe_config_timeout.template b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/ipxe_config_timeout.template
index 70e573c5a4..1b1d05d1e6 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/ipxe_config_timeout.template
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/ipxe_config_timeout.template
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #!ipxe
 
-dhcp
-
 goto deploy
 
 :deploy
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/ipxe-dhcp-b799bc326cd2529a.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/ipxe-dhcp-b799bc326cd2529a.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bbee8e05ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/ipxe-dhcp-b799bc326cd2529a.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - Remove "dhcp" command from the default iPXE script. It is redundant, and
+    may even break booting when the provisioning NIC is not the first one.