diff --git a/bundle/manifests/cc-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/bundle/manifests/cc-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index c9649c12..3c80a20d 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/cc-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/cc-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ metadata:
               }
             },
             "config": {
-              "cleanupCmd": [
-                "/opt/kata-artifacts/scripts/kata-deploy.sh",
-                "reset"
-              ],
               "debug": false,
               "defaultRuntimeClassName": "kata-qemu",
               "environmentVariables": [
diff --git a/config/samples/ccruntime/base/ccruntime.yaml b/config/samples/ccruntime/base/ccruntime.yaml
index f18500f0..43aeab90 100644
--- a/config/samples/ccruntime/base/ccruntime.yaml
+++ b/config/samples/ccruntime/base/ccruntime.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ spec:
         name: host
     installCmd: ["/opt/kata-artifacts/scripts/kata-deploy.sh", "install"]
     uninstallCmd: ["/opt/kata-artifacts/scripts/kata-deploy.sh", "cleanup"]
-    cleanupCmd: ["/opt/kata-artifacts/scripts/kata-deploy.sh", "reset"]
     # Uncomment and add the required RuntimeClasses to be created
     # If this is commented, then the operator creates 3 default runtimeclasses "kata", "kata-clh", "kata-qemu"
     runtimeClasses: 
diff --git a/docs/PAYLOAD_IMAGE.md b/docs/PAYLOAD_IMAGE.md
index ac9656f7..c56e3f3d 100644
--- a/docs/PAYLOAD_IMAGE.md
+++ b/docs/PAYLOAD_IMAGE.md
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ Following is an example for Kata runtime depicting the key attributes.
         name: local-bin
     installCmd: ["/opt/kata-artifacts/scripts/kata-deploy.sh", "install"]
     uninstallCmd: ["/opt/kata-artifacts/scripts/kata-deploy.sh", "cleanup"]
-    cleanupCmd: ["/opt/kata-artifacts/scripts/kata-deploy.sh", "reset"]
 ```
 
 The installer (`/opt/kata-artifacts/scripts/kata-deploy.sh`) copies the required kata artifacts to