diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/oc/openshift-oc-master.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/oc/openshift-oc-master.yaml
index 2bf760fe2dad4..d92877feec42d 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/oc/openshift-oc-master.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/oc/openshift-oc-master.yaml
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ base_images:
     name: test
     namespace: ocp-kni
     tag: dev-scripts
-  ocp_4.16_base:
-    name: "4.16"
-    namespace: ocp
-    tag: base
   ocp_4.16_base-rhel9:
     name: "4.16"
     namespace: ocp
@@ -33,15 +29,9 @@ build_root:
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: images/cli/Dockerfile.rhel
   inputs:
-    ocp_4.16_base:
-      as:
-      - registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.16:base
     ocp_4.16_base-rhel9:
       as:
       - registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.16:base-rhel9
-    ocp_builder_rhel-8-golang-1.21-openshift-4.16:
-      as:
-      - registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-8-golang-1.21-openshift-4.16
     ocp_builder_rhel-9-golang-1.21-openshift-4.16:
       as:
       - registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-9-golang-1.21-openshift-4.16
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/oc/openshift-oc-release-4.16.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/oc/openshift-oc-release-4.16.yaml
index e7a282fe50939..f151c84b250db 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/oc/openshift-oc-release-4.16.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/oc/openshift-oc-release-4.16.yaml
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ base_images:
     name: test
     namespace: ocp-kni
     tag: dev-scripts
-  ocp_4.16_base:
-    name: "4.16"
-    namespace: ocp
-    tag: base
   ocp_4.16_base-rhel9:
     name: "4.16"
     namespace: ocp
@@ -33,15 +29,9 @@ build_root:
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: images/cli/Dockerfile.rhel
   inputs:
-    ocp_4.16_base:
-      as:
-      - registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.16:base
     ocp_4.16_base-rhel9:
       as:
       - registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.16:base-rhel9
-    ocp_builder_rhel-8-golang-1.21-openshift-4.16:
-      as:
-      - registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-8-golang-1.21-openshift-4.16
     ocp_builder_rhel-9-golang-1.21-openshift-4.16:
       as:
       - registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-9-golang-1.21-openshift-4.16
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/oc/openshift-oc-release-4.17.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/oc/openshift-oc-release-4.17.yaml
index 3be27de529a6a..7e44ba083c54b 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/oc/openshift-oc-release-4.17.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/oc/openshift-oc-release-4.17.yaml
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ base_images:
     name: test
     namespace: ocp-kni
     tag: dev-scripts
-  ocp_4.16_base:
-    name: "4.17"
-    namespace: ocp
-    tag: base
   ocp_4.16_base-rhel9:
     name: "4.17"
     namespace: ocp
@@ -33,15 +29,9 @@ build_root:
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: images/cli/Dockerfile.rhel
   inputs:
-    ocp_4.16_base:
-      as:
-      - registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.16:base
     ocp_4.16_base-rhel9:
       as:
       - registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.16:base-rhel9
-    ocp_builder_rhel-8-golang-1.21-openshift-4.16:
-      as:
-      - registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-8-golang-1.21-openshift-4.16
     ocp_builder_rhel-9-golang-1.21-openshift-4.16:
       as:
       - registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-9-golang-1.21-openshift-4.16