diff --git a/metropolis/cli/metroctl/BUILD.bazel b/metropolis/cli/metroctl/BUILD.bazel
index 9100031..af520e1 100644
--- a/metropolis/cli/metroctl/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/metropolis/cli/metroctl/BUILD.bazel
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
         "//go/clitable",
         "//metropolis/cli/metroctl/core",
         "//metropolis/cli/pkg/context",
-        "//metropolis/cli/pkg/datafile",
         "//metropolis/node/core/identity",
         "//metropolis/node/core/rpc",
         "//metropolis/node/core/rpc/resolver",
@@ -55,6 +54,7 @@
         "//version",
         "@com_github_adrg_xdg//:xdg",
         "@com_github_spf13_cobra//:cobra",
+        "@io_bazel_rules_go//go/runfiles:go_default_library",
         "@io_k8s_apimachinery//pkg/apis/meta/v1:meta",
         "@io_k8s_client_go//pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1:clientauthentication",
         "@org_golang_google_grpc//:go_default_library",
diff --git a/metropolis/cli/metroctl/cmd_install.go b/metropolis/cli/metroctl/cmd_install.go
index 39790f1..64cdb26 100644
--- a/metropolis/cli/metroctl/cmd_install.go
+++ b/metropolis/cli/metroctl/cmd_install.go
@@ -10,15 +10,16 @@
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/go/runfiles"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
+	"source.monogon.dev/metropolis/proto/api"
+	cpb "source.monogon.dev/metropolis/proto/common"
+
 	"source.monogon.dev/metropolis/cli/metroctl/core"
 	clicontext "source.monogon.dev/metropolis/cli/pkg/context"
-	"source.monogon.dev/metropolis/cli/pkg/datafile"
 	"source.monogon.dev/metropolis/pkg/blkio"
 	"source.monogon.dev/metropolis/pkg/fat32"
-	"source.monogon.dev/metropolis/proto/api"
-	cpb "source.monogon.dev/metropolis/proto/common"
 )
 
 var installCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -53,10 +54,14 @@
 
 func external(name, datafilePath string, flag *string) fat32.SizedReader {
 	if flag == nil || *flag == "" {
-		df, err := datafile.Get(datafilePath)
+		rPath, err := runfiles.Rlocation(datafilePath)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("No %s specified", name)
 		}
+		df, err := os.ReadFile(rPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Cant read file: %v", err)
+		}
 		return bytes.NewReader(df)
 	}
 
diff --git a/metropolis/cli/metroctl/test/BUILD.bazel b/metropolis/cli/metroctl/test/BUILD.bazel
index 36f5a2d..dc3f456 100644
--- a/metropolis/cli/metroctl/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/metropolis/cli/metroctl/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
     ],
     rundir = ".",
     deps = [
-        "//metropolis/cli/pkg/datafile",
         "//metropolis/node",
         "//metropolis/pkg/cmd",
         "//metropolis/test/launch/cluster",
         "//metropolis/test/util",
         "//metropolis/version",
         "//version",
+        "@io_bazel_rules_go//go/runfiles:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@
     importpath = "source.monogon.dev/metropolis/cli/metroctl/test",
     visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
     deps = [
-        "//metropolis/cli/pkg/datafile",
         "//metropolis/pkg/cmd",
         "//metropolis/test/launch/cluster",
         "//metropolis/test/util",
         "//metropolis/version",
         "//version",
+        "@io_bazel_rules_go//go/runfiles:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/metropolis/cli/metroctl/test/test.go b/metropolis/cli/metroctl/test/test.go
index b031271..85bbaa2 100644
--- a/metropolis/cli/metroctl/test/test.go
+++ b/metropolis/cli/metroctl/test/test.go
@@ -11,18 +11,20 @@
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"source.monogon.dev/metropolis/cli/pkg/datafile"
+	"github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/go/runfiles"
+
+	mversion "source.monogon.dev/metropolis/version"
+
 	"source.monogon.dev/metropolis/pkg/cmd"
 	"source.monogon.dev/metropolis/test/launch/cluster"
 	"source.monogon.dev/metropolis/test/util"
-	mversion "source.monogon.dev/metropolis/version"
 	"source.monogon.dev/version"
 )
 
 // resolveMetroctl resolves metroctl filesystem path. It will return a correct
 // path, or terminate test execution.
 func resolveMetroctl() string {
-	path, err := datafile.ResolveRunfile("metropolis/cli/metroctl/metroctl_/metroctl")
+	path, err := runfiles.Rlocation("_main/metropolis/cli/metroctl/metroctl_/metroctl")
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Couldn't resolve metroctl binary: %v", err)
 	}