diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 726acc3aef..28ad751a72 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ env:
     # GCE project where images live
     IMAGE_PROJECT: "libpod-218412"
     # VM Image built in containers/automation_images
-    _BUILT_IMAGE_SUFFIX: "c6431352024203264"
-    FEDORA_CACHE_IMAGE_NAME: "fedora-${_BUILT_IMAGE_SUFFIX}"
-    PRIOR_FEDORA_CACHE_IMAGE_NAME: "prior-fedora-${_BUILT_IMAGE_SUFFIX}"
-    UBUNTU_CACHE_IMAGE_NAME: "ubuntu-${_BUILT_IMAGE_SUFFIX}"
+    IMAGE_SUFFIX: "c4512539143831552"
+    FEDORA_CACHE_IMAGE_NAME: "fedora-${IMAGE_SUFFIX}"
+    PRIOR_FEDORA_CACHE_IMAGE_NAME: "prior-fedora-${IMAGE_SUFFIX}"
+    UBUNTU_CACHE_IMAGE_NAME: "ubuntu-${IMAGE_SUFFIX}"
 
     ####
     #### Command variables to help avoid duplication
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ lint_task:
 meta_task:
 
     container:
-        image: "quay.io/libpod/imgts:${_BUILT_IMAGE_SUFFIX}"
+        image: "quay.io/libpod/imgts:${IMAGE_SUFFIX}"
         cpu: 1
         memory: 1
 
diff --git a/contrib/cirrus/add_second_partition.sh b/contrib/cirrus/add_second_partition.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e12ce2737..0000000000
--- a/contrib/cirrus/add_second_partition.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# N/B: This script could mega f*!@up your disks if run by mistake.
-#      it is left without the execute-bit on purpose!
-
-# $SLASH_DEVICE is the disk device to be f*xtuP
-SLASH_DEVICE="/dev/sda"  # Always the case on GCP
-
-# The unallocated space results from the difference in disk-size between VM Image
-# and runtime request.  The check_image.sh test includes a minimum-space check,
-# with the Image size set initially lower by contrib/cirrus/packer/libpod_images.yml
-NEW_PART_START="50%"
-NEW_PART_END="100%"
-
-set -eo pipefail
-
-source $(dirname $0)/lib.sh
-
-if [[ ! -r "/root" ]] || [[ -r "/root/second_partition_ready" ]]
-then
-    echo "Warning: Ignoring attempted execution of $(basename $0)"
-    exit 0
-fi
-
-[[ -n "type -P parted" ]] || \
-    die "The parted command is required."
-
-[[ ! -b ${SLASH_DEVICE}2 ]] || \
-    die "Found unexpected block device ${SLASH_DEVICE}2"
-
-PPRINTCMD="parted --script ${SLASH_DEVICE} print"
-FINDMNTCMD="findmnt --source=${SLASH_DEVICE}1 --mountpoint=/ --canonicalize --evaluate --first-only --noheadings"
-TMPF=$(mktemp -p '' $(basename $0)_XXXX)
-trap "rm -f $TMPF" EXIT
-
-if $FINDMNTCMD | tee $TMPF | egrep -q "^/\s+${SLASH_DEVICE}1"
-then
-    echo "Repartitioning original partition table:"
-    $PPRINTCMD
-else
-    die "Unexpected output from '$FINDMNTCMD': $(<$TMPF)"
-fi
-
-echo "Adding partition offset within unpartitioned space."
-parted --script --align optimal /dev/sda unit % mkpart primary "" "" "$NEW_PART_START" "$NEW_PART_END"
-
-echo "New partition table:"
-$PPRINTCMD
-
-echo "Growing ${SLASH_DEVICE}1 meet start of ${SLASH_DEVICE}2"
-growpart ${SLASH_DEVICE} 1
-
-FSTYPE=$(findmnt --first-only --noheadings --output FSTYPE ${SLASH_DEVICE}1)
-echo "Expanding $FSTYPE filesystem on ${SLASH_DEVICE}1"
-case $FSTYPE in
-    ext*) resize2fs ${SLASH_DEVICE}1 ;;
-    *) die "Script $(basename $0) doesn't know how to resize a $FSTYPE filesystem." ;;
-esac
-
-# Must happen last - signals completion to other tooling
-echo "Recording newly available disk partition device into /root/second_partition_ready"
-echo "${SLASH_DEVICE}2" > /root/second_partition_ready
diff --git a/contrib/cirrus/lib.sh b/contrib/cirrus/lib.sh
index a7b1628597..6e6323e0d3 100755
--- a/contrib/cirrus/lib.sh
+++ b/contrib/cirrus/lib.sh
@@ -67,13 +67,6 @@ EPOCH_TEST_COMMIT="$CIRRUS_BASE_SHA"
 # Unsafe env. vars for display
 SECRET_ENV_RE='(IRCID)|(ACCOUNT)|(^GC[EP]..+)|(SSH)'
 
-# GCE image-name compatible string representation of distribution name
-OS_RELEASE_ID="$(source /etc/os-release; echo $ID)"
-# GCE image-name compatible string representation of distribution _major_ version
-OS_RELEASE_VER="$(source /etc/os-release; echo $VERSION_ID | tr -d '.')"
-# Combined to ease soe usage
-OS_REL_VER="${OS_RELEASE_ID}-${OS_RELEASE_VER}"
-
 # Working with dnf + timeout/retry
 SHORT_DNFY='lilto dnf -y'
 LONG_DNFY='bigto dnf -y'
diff --git a/contrib/cirrus/setup.sh b/contrib/cirrus/setup.sh
index 9150df4bce..e553c739cc 100755
--- a/contrib/cirrus/setup.sh
+++ b/contrib/cirrus/setup.sh
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ cd $GOSRC
 msg "Setting up $OS_RELEASE_ID $OS_RELEASE_VER"
 case "$OS_RELEASE_ID" in
     fedora)
-        # Required on Fedora VM images
-        bash "$SCRIPT_BASE/add_second_partition.sh"
         [[ -z "$RPMS_CONFLICTING" ]] || \
             $SHORT_DNFY erase $RPMS_CONFLICTING
         $SHORT_DNFY install zstd