diff --git a/zuul.d/edpm_build_images.yaml b/zuul.d/edpm_build_images.yaml
index 71caac431..e790dad22 100644
--- a/zuul.d/edpm_build_images.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/edpm_build_images.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     required-projects:
       - github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/edpm-image-builder
     pre-run:
-      - ci/playbooks/read_global_vars.yml
       - ci/playbooks/molecule-prepare.yml
     run:
       - ci/playbooks/dump_zuul_data.yml
diff --git a/zuul.d/edpm_build_images_content_provider.yaml b/zuul.d/edpm_build_images_content_provider.yaml
index 9c28efd63..da36923a6 100644
--- a/zuul.d/edpm_build_images_content_provider.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/edpm_build_images_content_provider.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
       - github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/edpm-image-builder
       - github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/ci-framework
     pre-run:
-      - ci/playbooks/read_global_vars.yml
       - ci/playbooks/content_provider/pre.yml
     run:
       - ci/playbooks/e2e-prepare.yml