diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index 76292bd..a19edd5 100755
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@
 # scope rather than the whole pipeline.
 #
 # Flags:
-#   --yes        skip the interactive confirmation (CI / scripted use)
-#   --user       install binaries to ~/.local/bin and stop; the user
-#                runs `sudo banger system install` later when ready
+#   --yes        skip the interactive confirmation (CI / scripted use).
+#                Same effect as exporting BANGER_INSTALL_NONINTERACTIVE=1,
+#                which is friendlier through `curl | bash` since you can
+#                set the env var in the same line.
 #   --version v  install a specific version instead of latest_stable
 #
 # Trust model:
@@ -49,14 +50,12 @@ die()  { printf '[banger-install] ERROR: %s\n' "$*" >&2; exit 1; }
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Flag parsing
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-ASSUME_YES=0
-USER_INSTALL=0
+ASSUME_YES="${BANGER_INSTALL_NONINTERACTIVE:-0}"
 TARGET_VERSION=""
 
 while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
     case "$1" in
         -y|--yes)     ASSUME_YES=1 ;;
-        --user)       USER_INSTALL=1 ;;
         --version)    TARGET_VERSION="${2:-}"; shift ;;
         --version=*)  TARGET_VERSION="${1#--version=}" ;;
         -h|--help)
@@ -156,31 +155,6 @@ for bin in banger bangerd banger-vsock-agent; do
         || die "tarball missing expected binary: $bin"
 done
 
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# --user mode: drop binaries in ~/.local/bin and stop
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-if [[ "$USER_INSTALL" -eq 1 ]]; then
-    USER_BIN="${HOME}/.local/bin"
-    USER_LIB="${HOME}/.local/lib/banger"
-    mkdir -p "$USER_BIN" "$USER_LIB"
-    install -m 0755 "$WORK_DIR/stage/banger"             "$USER_BIN/banger"
-    install -m 0755 "$WORK_DIR/stage/bangerd"            "$USER_BIN/bangerd"
-    install -m 0755 "$WORK_DIR/stage/banger-vsock-agent" "$USER_LIB/banger-vsock-agent"
-    cat <<EOF >&2
-
-Installed banger $TARGET_VERSION to:
-  $USER_BIN/banger
-  $USER_BIN/bangerd
-  $USER_LIB/banger-vsock-agent
-
-Make sure $USER_BIN is in your PATH, then finish setup with:
-  sudo $USER_BIN/banger system install
-  $USER_BIN/banger doctor
-
-EOF
-    exit 0
-fi
-
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # System install: confirm scope, then re-exec sudo
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------