diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/tektoncd-pipeline/openshift-tektoncd-pipeline-release-next.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/tektoncd-pipeline/openshift-tektoncd-pipeline-release-next.yaml
index eba7eef6f53d..a2ee38ea80c3 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/tektoncd-pipeline/openshift-tektoncd-pipeline-release-next.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/tektoncd-pipeline/openshift-tektoncd-pipeline-release-next.yaml
@@ -39,14 +39,6 @@ images:
       - destination_dir: .
         source_path: /go/bin/.
   to: tektoncd-pipeline-entrypoint
-- dockerfile_path: openshift/ci-operator/knative-images/gsutil/Dockerfile
-  from: base
-  inputs:
-    bin:
-      paths:
-      - destination_dir: .
-        source_path: /go/bin/.
-  to: tektoncd-pipeline-gsutil
 - dockerfile_path: openshift/ci-operator/knative-images/git-init/Dockerfile
   from: base
   inputs:
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/tektoncd-pipeline/openshift-tektoncd-pipeline-release-next__variant.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/tektoncd-pipeline/openshift-tektoncd-pipeline-release-next__variant.yaml
index d8a7fb4afa7c..d38db8b93c1b 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/tektoncd-pipeline/openshift-tektoncd-pipeline-release-next__variant.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/tektoncd-pipeline/openshift-tektoncd-pipeline-release-next__variant.yaml
@@ -39,14 +39,6 @@ images:
       - destination_dir: .
         source_path: /go/bin/.
   to: tektoncd-pipeline-entrypoint
-- dockerfile_path: openshift/ci-operator/knative-images/gsutil/Dockerfile
-  from: base
-  inputs:
-    bin:
-      paths:
-      - destination_dir: .
-        source_path: /go/bin/.
-  to: tektoncd-pipeline-gsutil
 - dockerfile_path: openshift/ci-operator/knative-images/git-init/Dockerfile
   from: base
   inputs: