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 111ca5aca7972..e93138b178d41 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml
@@ -237,24 +237,6 @@ objects:
         clusterID:  ${CLUSTER_ID}
         metadata:
           name: ${CLUSTER_NAME}
-        controlPlane:
-          name: master
-          replicas: 3
-          platform:
-            aws:
-              zones:
-              - us-east-1a
-              - us-east-1c
-              - us-east-1d
-        compute:
-        - name: worker
-          replicas: 3
-          platform:
-            aws:
-              zones:
-              - us-east-1a
-              - us-east-1c
-              - us-east-1d
         networking:
           clusterNetwork:
           - cidr: 10.128.0.0/14
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 b1feab94877ce..e3f971c82854c 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-src.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-src.yaml
@@ -231,24 +231,6 @@ objects:
         clusterID:  ${CLUSTER_ID}
         metadata:
           name: ${CLUSTER_NAME}
-        controlPlane:
-          name: master
-          replicas: 3
-          platform:
-            aws:
-              zones:
-              - us-east-1a
-              - us-east-1c
-              - us-east-1d
-        compute:
-        - name: worker
-          replicas: 3
-          platform:
-            aws:
-              zones:
-              - us-east-1a
-              - us-east-1c
-              - us-east-1d
         networking:
           clusterNetwork:
           - cidr: 10.128.0.0/14
diff --git a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/openshift-ansible/cluster-launch-e2e-40.yaml b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/openshift-ansible/cluster-launch-e2e-40.yaml
index cd7ce4ac2689d..7c6887f31bf37 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/openshift-ansible/cluster-launch-e2e-40.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/openshift-ansible/cluster-launch-e2e-40.yaml
@@ -257,24 +257,11 @@ objects:
         apiVersion: v1beta4
         baseDomain: test.ose
         clusterID:  ${CLUSTER_ID}
-        controlPlane:
-          name: master
-          replicas: ${MASTERS}
-          platform:
-            aws:
-              zones:
-              - us-east-1a
-              - us-east-1c
-              - us-east-1d
         compute:
         - name: worker
           replicas: ${WORKERS}
-          platform:
-            aws:
-              zones:
-              - us-east-1a
-              - us-east-1c
-              - us-east-1d
+        controlPlane:
+        - replicas: ${MASTERS}
         metadata:
           name: ${CLUSTER_NAME}
         networking:
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 10cc7c4ab5220..d937eb797baa8 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
@@ -322,24 +322,6 @@ objects:
         clusterID:  ${CLUSTER_ID}
         metadata:
           name: ${CLUSTER_NAME}
-        controlPlane:
-          name: master
-          replicas: 3
-          platform:
-            aws:
-              zones:
-              - us-east-1a
-              - us-east-1c
-              - us-east-1d
-        compute:
-        - name: worker
-          replicas: 3
-          platform:
-            aws:
-              zones:
-              - us-east-1a
-              - us-east-1c
-              - us-east-1d
         networking:
           clusterNetwork:
           - cidr: 10.128.0.0/14