diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/telco5g/hcp-cluster-setup/telco5g-hcp-cluster-setup-commands.sh b/ci-operator/step-registry/telco5g/hcp-cluster-setup/telco5g-hcp-cluster-setup-commands.sh
index 6f12929c88e8..764ccd82f82a 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/telco5g/hcp-cluster-setup/telco5g-hcp-cluster-setup-commands.sh
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/telco5g/hcp-cluster-setup/telco5g-hcp-cluster-setup-commands.sh
@@ -293,8 +293,6 @@ ANSIBLE_LOG_PATH=$ARTIFACT_DIR/ansible.log ANSIBLE_STDOUT_CALLBACK=debug ansible
     -e hostedbm_inject_dns=true \
     -e sno_tag=$MGMT_VERSION \
     -e vsno_release=nightly \
-    -e hostedbm_bm_cpo_override_image=quay.io/hypershift/hypershift-operator:${T5CI_VERSION} \
-    -e image_override=quay.io/hypershift/hypershift-operator:${T5CI_VERSION} \
     -e hcp_tag=$T5CI_VERSION \
     -e hcp_release=nightly $PLAYBOOK_ARGS || status=$?