diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index fd17b811072f258b9b349c2b99ef9812d78357d5..372147a44917c2fca0945e761d030f557fb7e11d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ build_ood_image:
     - export PKR_VAR_build_instance_name="${BUILD_TARGET}-${EXT_REPO_HEAD}"
     - export PKR_VAR_image_date_suffix=false
     - |
-      if [[ $ENV == 'knightly' ]]; then
+      if [ $ENV = 'knightly' || $ENV = 'prod' ]; then
         curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: ${ANSIBLE_VAR_TOKEN}" \
         "${CI_API_V4_URL}/projects/2836/repository/files/knightly/raw?ref=main" \
         -o CRI_XCBC/group_vars/$ENV
@@ -196,16 +196,6 @@ build_ood_image:
         'sed -i -E "s/(user_register_app_key: ).*/\1\"${SELF_REG_APP_KEY}\"/" CRI_XCBC/group_vars/$ENV'
         'sed -i -E "s/(celery_user_password: ).*/\1\"${CELERY_PASSWD}\"/" CRI_XCBC/group_vars/$ENV'
         'sed -i -E "s|(ssh_pub_key: ).*|\1\"{{ lookup(''file'', ''${SSH_PUB_KEY}'') }}\"|" CRI_XCBC/group_vars/$ENV'
-      elif [[ $ENV == 'prod' ]]; then
-        curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: ${ANSIBLE_VAR_TOKEN}" \
-        "${CI_API_V4_URL}/projects/2836/repository/files/prod/raw?ref=main" \
-        -o CRI_XCBC/group_vars/$ENV
-        'sed -i -E "s/(lts_access_key: ).*/\1\"${AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID}\"/" CRI_XCBC/group_vars/$ENV'
-        'sed -i -E "s/(lts_secret_key: ).*/\1\"${AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}\"/" CRI_XCBC/group_vars/$ENV'
-        'sed -i -E "s/(user_register_app_key: ).*/\1\"${SELF_REG_APP_KEY}\"/" CRI_XCBC/group_vars/$ENV'
-        'sed -i -E "s/(celery_user_password: ).*/\1\"${CELERY_PASSWD}\"/" CRI_XCBC/group_vars/$ENV'
-        'sed -i -E "s|(ssh_pub_key: ).*|\1\"{{ lookup(''file'', ''${SSH_PUB_KEY}'') }}\"|" CRI_XCBC/group_vars/$ENV'
-      fi
     - |
       if [ $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'merge_request_event' ]; then
         export PKR_VAR_image_name="ood-PR-${CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID}"