diff --git a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/openshift-ansible/cluster-scaleup-e2e-40.yaml b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/openshift-ansible/cluster-scaleup-e2e-40.yaml
index 45bc7bb836216..d02f3b1ccdcf8 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/openshift-ansible/cluster-scaleup-e2e-40.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/openshift-ansible/cluster-scaleup-e2e-40.yaml
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ parameters:
   required: true
 - name: NAMESPACE
   required: true
-- name: IMAGE_FORMAT
-  required: true
 - name: IMAGE_INSTALLER
   required: true
 - name: IMAGE_ANSIBLE