diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 61cde2c9e41..4dfe9cdf6fe 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -79,6 +79,4 @@ include:
   - .gitlab-ci/lint.yml
   - .gitlab-ci/shellcheck.yml
   - .gitlab-ci/terraform.yml
-  - .gitlab-ci/packet.yml
-  - .gitlab-ci/vagrant.yml
   - .gitlab-ci/molecule.yml
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/molecule.yml b/.gitlab-ci/molecule.yml
index 94e5a5606fb..2959d4a86e9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/molecule.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/molecule.yml
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 ---
 
 .molecule:
-  tags: [c3.small.x86]
+  tags:
+    - packet
+  extends: .testcases
   only: [/^pr-.*$/]
   except: ['triggers']
-  image: $PIPELINE_IMAGE
   services: []
   stage: deploy-part1
-  before_script:
-    - tests/scripts/rebase.sh
-    - ./tests/scripts/vagrant_clean.sh
   script:
     - ./tests/scripts/molecule_run.sh
   after_script:
@@ -18,6 +16,10 @@
     when: always
     paths:
       - molecule_logs/
+  variables:
+    ANSIBLE_TIMEOUT: "120"
+    CI_PLATFORM: packet
+    SSH_USER: kubespray
 
 # CI template for periodic CI jobs
 # Enabled when PERIODIC_CI_ENABLED var is set
@@ -41,13 +43,13 @@ molecule_docker:
   extends: .molecule
   script:
     - ./tests/scripts/molecule_run.sh -i container-engine/cri-dockerd
-  when: on_success
+  when: manual
 
 molecule_containerd:
   extends: .molecule
   script:
     - ./tests/scripts/molecule_run.sh -i container-engine/containerd
-  when: on_success
+  when: manual
 
 molecule_cri-o:
   extends: .molecule
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ molecule_cri-o:
   script:
     - ./tests/scripts/molecule_run.sh -i container-engine/cri-o
   allow_failure: true
-  when: on_success
+  when: manual
 
 # Stage 3 container engines don't get as much attention so allow them to fail
 molecule_kata:
diff --git a/roles/bootstrap-os/molecule/default/molecule.yml b/roles/bootstrap-os/molecule/default/molecule.yml
index 76e5b7a94ba..2c32ab308a1 100644
--- a/roles/bootstrap-os/molecule/default/molecule.yml
+++ b/roles/bootstrap-os/molecule/default/molecule.yml
@@ -2,41 +2,14 @@
 role_name_check: 1
 dependency:
   name: galaxy
-driver:
-  name: vagrant
-  provider:
-    name: libvirt
 platforms:
   - name: ubuntu20
-    box: generic/ubuntu2004
-    cpus: 1
-    memory: 512
-    provider_options:
-      driver: kvm
-  - name: ubuntu22
-    box: generic/ubuntu2204
-    cpus: 1
-    memory: 1024
-    provider_options:
-      driver: kvm
-  - name: centos7
-    box: centos/7
-    cpus: 1
-    memory: 512
-    provider_options:
-      driver: kvm
-  - name: almalinux8
-    box: almalinux/8
-    cpus: 1
-    memory: 512
-    provider_options:
-      driver: kvm
-  - name: debian10
-    box: generic/debian10
-    cpus: 1
-    memory: 512
-    provider_options:
-      driver: kvm
+    image: quay.io/kubespray/vm-ubuntu-2004:latest
+    cpus: 2
+    memory: 1Gi
+    ssh_service:
+      type: NodePort
+      nodeport_host: 147.75.102.93
 provisioner:
   name: ansible
   config_options:
diff --git a/roles/container-engine/cri-o/molecule/default/molecule.yml b/roles/container-engine/cri-o/molecule/default/molecule.yml
index 99d44a3e566..948c19ba953 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/cri-o/molecule/default/molecule.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/cri-o/molecule/default/molecule.yml
@@ -1,50 +1,14 @@
 ---
 role_name_check: 1
-driver:
-  name: vagrant
-  provider:
-    name: libvirt
 platforms:
   - name: ubuntu20
-    box: generic/ubuntu2004
+    image: quay.io/kubespray/vm-ubuntu-2004:latest
     cpus: 2
-    memory: 1024
+    memory: 1Gi
     groups:
       - kube_control_plane
       - kube_node
       - k8s_cluster
-    provider_options:
-      driver: kvm
-  - name: almalinux8
-    box: almalinux/8
-    cpus: 2
-    memory: 1024
-    groups:
-      - kube_control_plane
-      - kube_node
-      - k8s_cluster
-    provider_options:
-      driver: kvm
-  - name: fedora
-    box: fedora/38-cloud-base
-    cpus: 2
-    memory: 2048
-    groups:
-      - kube_control_plane
-      - kube_node
-      - k8s_cluster
-    provider_options:
-      driver: kvm
-  - name: debian10
-    box: generic/debian10
-    cpus: 2
-    memory: 1024
-    groups:
-      - kube_control_plane
-      - kube_node
-      - k8s_cluster
-    provider_options:
-      driver: kvm
 provisioner:
   name: ansible
   env: