diff --git a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-upi-e2e.yaml b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-upi-e2e.yaml
index e6e8b37c02912..22860955c92d0 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-upi-e2e.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-upi-e2e.yaml
@@ -2075,7 +2075,7 @@ objects:
           gsutil rb gs://${INFRA_ID}-bootstrap-ignition
           gcloud deployment-manager deployments delete -q ${CLUSTER_NAME}-bootstrap
         elif [[ "${CLUSTER_TYPE}" == "vsphere" ]]; then
-          terraform apply -auto-approve -var 'bootstrap_complete=true' -no-color &
+          terraform destroy -auto-approve -target module.bootstrap -no-color &
           wait "$!"
         elif [[ "${CLUSTER_TYPE}" == "azure4" ]]; then
           az network nsg rule delete -g $RESOURCE_GROUP --nsg-name ${INFRA_ID}-controlplane-nsg --name bootstrap_ssh_in
diff --git a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-upi-src.yaml b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-upi-src.yaml
index bbe7add1af2c7..34638cf4cae6b 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-upi-src.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-upi-src.yaml
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ objects:
           gsutil rb gs://${INFRA_ID}-bootstrap-ignition
           gcloud deployment-manager deployments delete -q ${CLUSTER_NAME}-bootstrap
         elif [[ "${CLUSTER_TYPE}" == "vsphere" ]]; then
-          terraform apply -auto-approve -var 'bootstrap_complete=true' -no-color &
+          terraform destroy -auto-approve -target module.bootstrap -no-color &
           wait "$!"
         fi