diff --git a/cluster-provision/gocli/opts/k8sprovision/conf/k8s_provision.sh b/cluster-provision/gocli/opts/k8sprovision/conf/k8s_provision.sh
index 1bd17aa06c..37fb066745 100755
--- a/cluster-provision/gocli/opts/k8sprovision/conf/k8s_provision.sh
+++ b/cluster-provision/gocli/opts/k8sprovision/conf/k8s_provision.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ function pull_container_retry() {
     fi
 }
 
-export CRIO_VERSION=1.30
+export CRIO_VERSION="$(echo $version | cut -d. -f1).$(echo $version | cut -d. -f2)"
 cat << EOF >/etc/yum.repos.d/devel_kubic_libcontainers_stable_cri-o_${CRIO_VERSION}.repo
 [isv_kubernetes_addons_cri-o_stable_v${CRIO_VERSION}]
 name=CRI-O v${CRIO_VERSION} (Stable) (rpm)
@@ -345,26 +345,6 @@ chmod -R 777 /var/local/kubevirt-storage/local-volume
 # Setup selinux permissions to local volume directories.
 chcon -R unconfined_u:object_r:svirt_sandbox_file_t:s0 /mnt/local-storage/
 
-# copy network addons operator manifests
-# so we can use them at cluster-up
-cp -rf /tmp/cnao/ /opt/
-
-# copy whereabouts manifests
-# so we can use them at cluster-up
-cp -rf /tmp/whereabouts/ /opt/
-
-# copy Multus CNI manifests so we can use them at cluster-up
-cp -rf /tmp/multus /opt/
-
-# copy cdi manifests
-cp -rf /tmp/cdi*.yaml /opt/
-
-# copy aaq manifests
-cp -rf /tmp/aaq/ /opt/
-
-# copy kwok manifests
-cp -rf /tmp/kwok /opt/
-
 # Create a properly labelled tmp directory for testing
 mkdir -p /var/provision/kubevirt.io/tests
 chcon -t container_file_t /var/provision/kubevirt.io/tests
diff --git a/cluster-provision/gocli/providers/provision.go b/cluster-provision/gocli/providers/provision.go
index 31777626ba..11d8fb37b6 100644
--- a/cluster-provision/gocli/providers/provision.go
+++ b/cluster-provision/gocli/providers/provision.go
@@ -160,40 +160,10 @@ func (kp *KubevirtProvider) Provision(ctx context.Context, cancel context.Cancel
 			return fmt.Errorf("error copying manifests to node")
 		}
 
-		success, err = docker.Exec(kp.Docker, kp.nodeContainer(kp.Version, nodeName), []string{"/bin/bash", "-c", "scp -r -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i vagrant.key -P 22 /scripts/k8s_provision.sh root@192.168.66.101:/tmp/k8s_provision.sh"}, os.Stdout)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		if !success {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error copying manifests to node")
-		}
-
-		success, err = docker.Exec(kp.Docker, kp.nodeContainer(kp.Version, nodeName), []string{"/bin/bash", "-c", "if [ -f /scripts/extra-pre-pull-images ]; then scp -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i vagrant.key -P 22 /scripts/extra-pre-pull-images vagrant@192.168.66.101:/tmp/extra-pre-pull-images; fi"}, os.Stdout)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		if !success {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error copying manifests to node")
-		}
-
-		success, err = docker.Exec(kp.Docker, kp.nodeContainer(kp.Version, nodeName), []string{"/bin/bash", "-c", "if [ -f /scripts/fetch-images.sh ]; then scp -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i vagrant.key -P 22 /scripts/fetch-images.sh vagrant@192.168.66.101:/tmp/fetch-images.sh; fi"}, os.Stdout)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		if !success {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error copying manifests to node")
-		}
-
 		provisionK8sOpt := k8sprovision.NewK8sProvisioner(sshClient, k8sVersion, kp.Slim)
 		if err = provisionK8sOpt.Exec(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		// if err = sshClient.Command(fmt.Sprintf("sudo version=%s bash /tmp/k8s_provision.sh", k8sVersion)); err != nil {
-		// 	return err
-		// }
 	}
 
 	_ = sshClient.Command("sudo shutdown now -h")