diff --git a/scripts/shared/deploy.sh b/scripts/shared/deploy.sh
index a658db138..ed401f23c 100755
--- a/scripts/shared/deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/shared/deploy.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ import_image quay.io/submariner/submariner-route-agent ${image_tag}
 load_deploytool $deploytool
 deploytool_prereqs
 
-run_subm_clusters prepare_cluster "$SUBM_NS"
+run_subm_clusters prepare_cluster
 
 with_context $broker setup_broker
 install_subm_all_clusters
diff --git a/scripts/shared/lib/deploy_funcs b/scripts/shared/lib/deploy_funcs
index 52885f599..7b6cd5022 100644
--- a/scripts/shared/lib/deploy_funcs
+++ b/scripts/shared/lib/deploy_funcs
@@ -112,14 +112,7 @@ function del_subm_gateway_label() {
 }
 
 function prepare_cluster() {
-    local namespace=$1
     [[ ${cluster_subm[$cluster]} = "true" ]] || return 0
-    for app in submariner-engine submariner-routeagent submariner-globalnet; do
-        if kubectl wait --for=condition=Ready pods -l "app=$app" -n "$namespace" --timeout="${timeout}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-            echo "Removing $app pods..."
-            kubectl delete pods -n "$namespace" -l "app=$app"
-        fi
-    done
     add_subm_gateway_label
 }