diff --git a/control-operator/config/manager/environment-manager/kustomization.yaml b/control-operator/config/manager/environment-manager/kustomization.yaml
index 31c476c0..3349a34d 100644
--- a/control-operator/config/manager/environment-manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/control-operator/config/manager/environment-manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -3,8 +3,3 @@ kind: Kustomization
 
 resources:
 - environment-manager.yaml
-
-images:
-- name: environment-manager
-  newName: gitlab-registry.cern.ch/aliceo2group/dockerfiles/aliecs/environment-manager
-  newTag: latest
diff --git a/control-operator/config/manager/task-manager/kustomization.yaml b/control-operator/config/manager/task-manager/kustomization.yaml
index 51192d22..578dd785 100644
--- a/control-operator/config/manager/task-manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/control-operator/config/manager/task-manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -3,8 +3,3 @@ kind: Kustomization
 
 resources:
 - task-manager.yaml
-
-images:
-- name: task-manager
-  newName: gitlab-registry.cern.ch/aliceo2group/dockerfiles/aliecs/task-manager
-  newTag: latest