diff --git a/scripts/ci-e2e.sh b/scripts/ci-e2e.sh
index 72c76a324e..283eea1208 100755
--- a/scripts/ci-e2e.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci-e2e.sh
@@ -76,46 +76,6 @@ source "${M3_DEV_ENV_PATH}/lib/ironic_basic_auth.sh"
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091,SC1090
 source "${M3_DEV_ENV_PATH}/lib/ironic_tls_setup.sh"
 
-# Parameterize e2e_config
-# By default UPGRADE_FROM_RELEASE is v1.2. if not explicitly exported
-export UPGRADE_FROM_RELEASE="${UPGRADE_FROM_RELEASE:-v1.2.}"
-# Get latest capm3 patch for a minor version $UPGRADE_FROM_RELEASE
-export CAPM3_FROM_RELEASE="${CAPM3_FROM_RELEASE:-$(get_latest_release "${CAPM3RELEASEPATH}" "${UPGRADE_FROM_RELEASE}")}"
-# Get latest capi patch for the compatible version with capm3 $UPGRADE_FROM_RELEASE
-CAPI_UPGRADE_FROM_RELEASE=${UPGRADE_FROM_RELEASE}
-
-export CAPI_FROM_RELEASE="${CAPI_FROM_RELEASE:-$(get_latest_release "${CAPIRELEASEPATH}" "${CAPI_UPGRADE_FROM_RELEASE}")}"
-# The e2e config file parameter for the capi release compatible with main (capm3 next version)
-export CAPI_TO_RELEASE="${CAPIRELEASE}"
-# K8s support based on https://cluster-api.sigs.k8s.io/reference/versions.html#core-provider-cluster-api-controller
-case ${CAPI_FROM_RELEASE} in
-v1.2*)
-    export CONTRACT_FROM="v1beta1"
-    export INIT_WITH_KUBERNETES_VERSION="v1.27.4"
-    ;;
-v1.3*)
-    export CONTRACT_FROM="v1beta1"
-    export INIT_WITH_KUBERNETES_VERSION="v1.27.4"
-    ;;
-v1.4*)
-    export CONTRACT_FROM="v1beta1"
-    export INIT_WITH_KUBERNETES_VERSION="v1.29.0"
-    ;;
-v1.5*)
-    export CONTRACT_FROM="v1beta1"
-    export INIT_WITH_KUBERNETES_VERSION="v1.29.0"
-    ;;
-v1.6*)
-    export CONTRACT_FROM="v1beta1"
-    export INIT_WITH_KUBERNETES_VERSION="v1.29.0"
-    ;;
-*)
-    echo "UNKNOWN CAPI_FROM_RELEASE !"
-    exit 1
-    ;;
-esac
-export CONTRACT_TO="v1beta1"
-
 # image for live iso testing
 export LIVE_ISO_IMAGE="https://artifactory.nordix.org/artifactory/metal3/images/iso/minimal_linux_live-v2.iso"
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/config/e2e_conf.yaml b/test/e2e/config/e2e_conf.yaml
index 9f6685180b..38b5a9120a 100644
--- a/test/e2e/config/e2e_conf.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/config/e2e_conf.yaml
@@ -119,10 +119,6 @@ providers:
 variables:
   CNI: "/tmp/calico.yaml"
   KUBERNETES_VERSION: "v1.30.0"
-  # INIT_WITH_KUBERNETES_VERSION will be used here
-  # https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/blob/bb377163f141d69b7a61479756ee96891f6670bd/test/e2e/clusterctl_upgrade.go#L170
-  # INIT_WITH_KUBERNETES_VERSION  used by management cluster upgrade
-  INIT_WITH_KUBERNETES_VERSION: "${INIT_WITH_KUBERNETES_VERSION}"
   CONTROL_PLANE_MACHINE_COUNT: 3
   WORKER_MACHINE_COUNT: 1
   APIVersion: "infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io/${CAPM3_VERSION}"
@@ -140,7 +136,6 @@ variables:
   IRONIC_IMAGE_TAG: "${IRONIC_IMAGE_TAG:-main}"
   UPGRADED_BMO_IMAGE_TAG: "${UPGRADED_BMO_IMAGE_TAG:-main}"
 
-  INIT_WITH_BINARY: "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/releases/download/${CAPI_FROM_RELEASE}/clusterctl-{OS}-{ARCH}"
   PROVIDER_ID_FORMAT: "metal3://{{ ds.meta_data.providerid }}"
   # Pin Calico version
   CALICO_PATCH_RELEASE: "v3.25.1"