diff --git a/ci-operator/templates/cluster-launch-e2e-openshift-ansible.yaml b/ci-operator/templates/cluster-launch-e2e-openshift-ansible.yaml
index 17bae16c97b93..a88d19abfff73 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/cluster-launch-e2e-openshift-ansible.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/cluster-launch-e2e-openshift-ansible.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ parameters:
   required: true
 - name: NAMESPACE
   required: true
-- name: IMAGE_FORMAT
-  required: true
 - name: IMAGE_ANSIBLE
   required: true
 - name: IMAGE_TESTS
diff --git a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml
index 4435d96ec2433..091b999054f7a 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ parameters:
   required: true
 - name: NAMESPACE
   required: true
-- name: IMAGE_FORMAT
-  required: true
 - name: IMAGE_INSTALLER
   required: true
 - name: IMAGE_TESTS
diff --git a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-src.yaml b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-src.yaml
index b01012bde0097..8fcf57a6262ba 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-src.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-src.yaml
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ parameters:
   required: true
 - name: IMAGE_CLI
   required: true
-- name: IMAGE_FORMAT
-  required: true
 - name: IMAGE_TESTS
   required: true
 - name: CLUSTER_TYPE