diff --git a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml
index f1b5885b6758a..c21b247c5e05e 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ objects:
         fi
 
         export EXPIRATION_DATE=$(date -d '4 hours' --iso=minutes --utc)
-        export CLUSTER_ID=$(uuidgen --random)
         export SSH_PUB_KEY=$(cat "${SSH_PUB_KEY_PATH}")
         export PULL_SECRET=$(cat "${PULL_SECRET_PATH}")
 
@@ -234,7 +233,6 @@ objects:
             cat > /tmp/artifacts/installer/install-config.yaml << EOF
         apiVersion: v1beta4
         baseDomain: ${BASE_DOMAIN}
-        clusterID:  ${CLUSTER_ID}
         metadata:
           name: ${CLUSTER_NAME}
         controlPlane:
diff --git a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-openstack-e2e.yaml b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-openstack-e2e.yaml
index e8e765cf52356..8b4bdb83646f0 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-openstack-e2e.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-openstack-e2e.yaml
@@ -227,14 +227,12 @@ objects:
         fi
 
         export EXPIRATION_DATE=$(date -d '4 hours' --iso=minutes --utc)
-        export CLUSTER_ID=$(uuidgen --random)
         export SSH_PUB_KEY=$(cat "${SSH_PUB_KEY_PATH}")
         export PULL_SECRET=$(cat "${PULL_SECRET_PATH}")
 
         cat > /tmp/artifacts/installer/install-config.yaml << EOF
         apiVersion: v1beta4
         baseDomain: ${BASE_DOMAIN}
-        clusterID:  ${CLUSTER_ID}
         metadata:
           name: ${CLUSTER_NAME}
         networking:
diff --git a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-src.yaml b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-src.yaml
index 9efacd27bfd33..b499e2b60c56c 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-src.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-src.yaml
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ objects:
         mkdir /tmp/artifacts/installer
 
         export EXPIRATION_DATE=$(date -d '4 hours' --iso=minutes --utc)
-        export CLUSTER_ID=$(uuidgen --random)
         export SSH_PUB_KEY=$(cat "${SSH_PUB_KEY_PATH}")
         export PULL_SECRET=$(cat "${PULL_SECRET_PATH}")
 
@@ -228,7 +227,6 @@ objects:
             cat > /tmp/artifacts/installer/install-config.yaml << EOF
         apiVersion: v1beta4
         baseDomain: ${BASE_DOMAIN}
-        clusterID:  ${CLUSTER_ID}
         metadata:
           name: ${CLUSTER_NAME}
         controlPlane:
@@ -271,7 +269,6 @@ objects:
             cat > /tmp/artifacts/installer/install-config.yaml << EOF
         apiVersion: v1beta4
         baseDomain: ${BASE_DOMAIN}
-        clusterID:  ${CLUSTER_ID}
         metadata:
           name: ${CLUSTER_NAME}
         networking:
diff --git a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/openshift-ansible/cluster-launch-e2e-40.yaml b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/openshift-ansible/cluster-launch-e2e-40.yaml
index 8a79426d3df2c..c535f2f4afb06 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/openshift-ansible/cluster-launch-e2e-40.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/openshift-ansible/cluster-launch-e2e-40.yaml
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ objects:
 
         mkdir /tmp/artifacts/installer
 
-        export CLUSTER_ID=$(uuidgen --random)
         export SSH_PUB_KEY=$(cat "${OPENSHIFT_INSTALL_SSH_PUB_KEY_PATH}")
         export PULL_SECRET=$(cat "${OPENSHIFT_INSTALL_PULL_SECRET_PATH}")
 
@@ -227,7 +226,6 @@ objects:
           cat > /tmp/artifacts/installer/install-config.yaml << EOF
         apiVersion: v1beta4
         baseDomain: origin-ci-int-gce.dev.rhcloud.com
-        clusterID:  ${CLUSTER_ID}
         compute:
         - name: worker
           replicas: ${WORKERS}
@@ -256,7 +254,6 @@ objects:
           cat > /tmp/artifacts/installer/install-config.yaml << EOF
         apiVersion: v1beta4
         baseDomain: test.ose
-        clusterID:  ${CLUSTER_ID}
         controlPlane:
           name: master
           replicas: ${MASTERS}
diff --git a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/openshift-ansible/cluster-scaleup-e2e-40.yaml b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/openshift-ansible/cluster-scaleup-e2e-40.yaml
index 6b685349f9aa1..3df4e382a346d 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/openshift-ansible/cluster-scaleup-e2e-40.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/openshift-ansible/cluster-scaleup-e2e-40.yaml
@@ -311,7 +311,6 @@ objects:
         mkdir /tmp/artifacts/installer
 
         export EXPIRATION_DATE=$(date -d '4 hours' --iso=minutes --utc)
-        export CLUSTER_ID=$(uuidgen --random)
         export SSH_PUB_KEY=$(cat "${SSH_PUB_KEY_PATH}")
         export PULL_SECRET=$(cat "${PULL_SECRET_PATH}")
 
@@ -319,7 +318,6 @@ objects:
             cat > /tmp/artifacts/installer/install-config.yaml << EOF
         apiVersion: v1beta4
         baseDomain: ${BASE_DOMAIN}
-        clusterID:  ${CLUSTER_ID}
         metadata:
           name: ${CLUSTER_NAME}
         controlPlane:
@@ -362,7 +360,6 @@ objects:
             cat > /tmp/artifacts/installer/install-config.yaml << EOF
         apiVersion: v1beta4
         baseDomain: ${BASE_DOMAIN}
-        clusterID:  ${CLUSTER_ID}
         metadata:
           name: ${CLUSTER_NAME}
         networking: