diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 5a6977b16..405acfec1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           go-version-file: go.mod
           check-latest: true
-      - name: Install build dependencies needed for VPU plugin
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get -y install libusb-1.0-0-dev
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
         with:
@@ -71,10 +67,6 @@ jobs:
           check-latest: true
       - name: Check Dockerfiles
         run: make check-dockerfiles
-      - name: Install build dependencies needed for VPU plugin
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get -y install libusb-1.0-0-dev
       - run: make go-mod-tidy
       - run: make BUILDTAGS=kerneldrv
       - run: make test BUILDTAGS=kerneldrv
@@ -103,7 +95,6 @@ jobs:
           - intel-qat-initcontainer
           - intel-qat-plugin
           - intel-qat-plugin-kerneldrv
-          - intel-vpu-plugin
           - intel-deviceplugin-operator
           - intel-sgx-admissionwebhook
           - intel-sgx-plugin
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c17eb18f3..67fe4c5d5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ TESTDATA_DIR = pkg/topology/testdata
 
 EXTRA_BUILD_ARGS += --build-arg GOLICENSES_VERSION=$(GOLICENSES_VERSION)
 
-pkgs  = $(shell $(GO) list ./... | grep -v vendor | grep -v e2e | grep -v envtest)
-cmds = $(shell ls --ignore=internal cmd)
+pkgs  = $(shell $(GO) list ./... | grep -v vendor | grep -v e2e | grep -v envtest | grep -v vpu_plugin)
+cmds = $(shell ls --ignore=internal --ignore=vpu_plugin cmd)
 
 all: build
 
@@ -234,7 +234,8 @@ null  :=
 space := $(null) #
 comma := ,
 images_json := $(subst $(space),$(comma),[$(addprefix ",$(addsuffix ",$(images) $(demos))]))
-skip_images := "ubuntu-demo-openvino"
+skip_images_source := ubuntu-demo-openvino intel-vpu-plugin
+skip_images := $(subst $(space),$(comma),$(addprefix ",$(addsuffix ", $(skip_images_source))))
 
 check-github-actions:
 	@python3 -c 'import sys, yaml, json; json.dump(yaml.load(sys.stdin, Loader=yaml.SafeLoader), sys.stdout)' < .github/workflows/ci.yaml | \