diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5b6a9e41f..fb1e87872 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ variables:
 
 before_script:
   - ./tests/scripts/rebase.sh
-  - update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3 1
-  - python -m pip uninstall -y ansible ansible-base ansible-core
-  - python -m pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
-  - ansible-galaxy install -r tests/requirements.yml
   - mkdir -p /.ssh
 
 .job: &job
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/lint.yml b/.gitlab-ci/lint.yml
index 51560118d..f8228672c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/lint.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/lint.yml
@@ -67,11 +67,6 @@ tox-inventory-builder:
   extends: .job
   before_script:
     - ./tests/scripts/rebase.sh
-    - apt-get update && apt-get install -y python3-pip
-    - update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3 10
-    - python -m pip uninstall -y ansible ansible-base ansible-core
-    - python -m pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
-    - ansible-galaxy install -r tests/requirements.yml
   script:
     - pip3 install tox
     - cd contrib/inventory_builder && tox
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/molecule.yml b/.gitlab-ci/molecule.yml
index 901f5fc35..071e29bc6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/molecule.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/molecule.yml
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@
   stage: deploy-part1
   before_script:
     - tests/scripts/rebase.sh
-    - apt-get update && apt-get install -y python3-pip
-    - update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3 10
-    - python -m pip uninstall -y ansible ansible-base ansible-core
-    - python -m pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
-    - ansible-galaxy install -r tests/requirements.yml
     - ./tests/scripts/vagrant_clean.sh
   script:
     - ./tests/scripts/molecule_run.sh
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/vagrant.yml b/.gitlab-ci/vagrant.yml
index 7992e6db6..c0250681b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/vagrant.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/vagrant.yml
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@
   image: $PIPELINE_IMAGE
   services: []
   before_script:
-    - apt-get update && apt-get install -y python3-pip
-    - update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3 10
-    - python -m pip uninstall -y ansible ansible-base ansible-core
-    - python -m pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
-    - ansible-galaxy install -r tests/requirements.yml
     - ./tests/scripts/vagrant_clean.sh
   script:
     - ./tests/scripts/testcases_run.sh
diff --git a/pipeline.Dockerfile b/pipeline.Dockerfile
index 8351cd875..eb4dcf6d6 100644
--- a/pipeline.Dockerfile
+++ b/pipeline.Dockerfile
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ RUN apt update -q \
          gnupg2 \
          software-properties-common \
          unzip \
+         libvirt-clients \
     && curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | apt-key add - \
     && add-apt-repository "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable" \
     && apt update -q \
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d2724e99e..2420014f8 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ansible==7.6.0
-ansible-core==2.14.6
 cryptography==41.0.1
 jinja2==3.1.2
 jmespath==1.0.1
diff --git a/tests/scripts/testcases_prepare.sh b/tests/scripts/testcases_prepare.sh
index 84d0a99ba..aa4b285e5 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/testcases_prepare.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/testcases_prepare.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -euxo pipefail
 
-/usr/bin/python -m pip uninstall -y ansible ansible-base ansible-core
-/usr/bin/python -m pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
-ansible-galaxy install -r tests/requirements.yml
 mkdir -p /.ssh
 mkdir -p cluster-dump
 mkdir -p $HOME/.ssh
diff --git a/tests/scripts/vagrant_clean.sh b/tests/scripts/vagrant_clean.sh
index 5a44956e2..c5df8cef6 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/vagrant_clean.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/vagrant_clean.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ set -euxo pipefail
 
 # Cleanup vagrant VMs to avoid name conflicts
 
-apt-get install -y libvirt-clients
-
 for i in $(virsh list --name)
 do
     virsh destroy "$i"