Cloud-init and the live server installer

Hi, I just installed Ubuntu Server 20.04, great job with the new installer and everything. However there is one thing I don’t understand. Why do I have cloud-init installed on my bare metal system? It’s not a cloud! Can I remove it? It is confusing to see it installed, and normally on a server system I don’t want packages I don’t need.

If you are using it to configure the system after the installation, can’t you just run it as the last stage of the installer, without actually installing it?