diff --git a/scripts/ci/configure-xsite.sh b/scripts/ci/configure-xsite.sh
index 161287d0c..6a9f7bf1e 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/configure-xsite.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/configure-xsite.sh
@@ -17,13 +17,6 @@ kind delete clusters --all
 # Common part for both nodes
 make operator-build IMG=$IMG
 
-if ! [ -x "$(docker -v)" ]; then
-    echo "docker not installed, trying podman"
-    function docker() {
-        podman "$@"
-    }
-fi
-
 # Create the Kind network with subnet.
 docker network rm kind || true
 docker network create kind --subnet "${KIND_SUBNET}/16"
diff --git a/scripts/ci/kind.sh b/scripts/ci/kind.sh
index 828ccebc6..9d1ab8465 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/kind.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/kind.sh
@@ -5,13 +5,6 @@ set -o errexit
 SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
 source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/operand_common.sh"
 
-if ! [ -x "$(docker -v)" ]; then
-    echo "docker not installed, trying podman"
-    function docker() {
-        podman "$@"
-    }
-fi
-
 if [[ -z "${SERVER_IMAGES}" ]]; then
   SERVER_IMAGES=$(operandJson | jq -r '.[].image')
 fi