diff --git a/examples/controlplane/kustomizeversions.yaml b/examples/controlplane/kustomizeversions.yaml
index 99e2ef1d5..652bafc50 100644
--- a/examples/controlplane/kustomizeversions.yaml
+++ b/examples/controlplane/kustomizeversions.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ spec:
       [[ $(id -u) != 0 ]] && SUDO="sudo" || SUDO=""
 
       if ! gsutil version > /dev/null; then
-      curl -sSL https://sdk.cloud.google.com > /tmp/gcl && bash /tmp/gcl --install-dir=~/gcloud --disable-prompts
+      curl -sSL https://sdk.cloud.google.com > /tmp/gcl && bash /tmp/gcl --install-dir=~/gcloud --disable-prompts > /dev/null 2>&1
       export PATH=$PATH:~/gcloud/google-cloud-sdk/bin
       fi
       gsutil version
@@ -52,11 +52,6 @@ spec:
         ${SUDO} dpkg -i "$CI_DIR/$CI_PACKAGE.$PACKAGE_EXT" || echo "* ignoring expected 'dpkg -i' result"
         done
 
-        CONTAINERD_VERSION="${CONTAINERD_VERSION:-1.3.0}"
-        wget --tries 10 https://storage.googleapis.com/cri-containerd-release/cri-containerd-${CONTAINERD_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz
-        tar --no-overwrite-dir -C $CI_DIR -xzf cri-containerd-${CONTAINERD_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz
-        export PATH=$CI_DIR/usr/local/bin:$PATH
-
         for CI_CONTAINER in "${CONTAINERS_TO_TEST[@]}"; do
         echo "* downloading package: $CI_URL/$CI_CONTAINER.$CONTAINER_EXT"
         gsutil cp "$CI_URL/$CI_CONTAINER.$CONTAINER_EXT" "$CI_DIR/$CI_CONTAINER.$CONTAINER_EXT"
@@ -96,7 +91,7 @@ spec:
         [[ $(id -u) != 0 ]] && SUDO="sudo" || SUDO=""
 
         if ! gsutil version > /dev/null; then
-          curl -sSL https://sdk.cloud.google.com > /tmp/gcl && bash /tmp/gcl --install-dir=~/gcloud --disable-prompts
+          curl -sSL https://sdk.cloud.google.com > /tmp/gcl && bash /tmp/gcl --install-dir=~/gcloud --disable-prompts > /dev/null 2>&1
           export PATH=$PATH:~/gcloud/google-cloud-sdk/bin
         fi
         gsutil version
@@ -127,11 +122,6 @@ spec:
           ${SUDO} dpkg -i "$CI_DIR/$CI_PACKAGE.$PACKAGE_EXT" || echo "* ignoring expected 'dpkg -i' result"
           done
 
-          CONTAINERD_VERSION="${CONTAINERD_VERSION:-1.3.0}"
-          wget --tries 10 https://storage.googleapis.com/cri-containerd-release/cri-containerd-${CONTAINERD_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz
-          tar --no-overwrite-dir -C $CI_DIR -xzf cri-containerd-${CONTAINERD_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz
-          export PATH=$CI_DIR/usr/local/bin:$PATH
-
           for CI_CONTAINER in "${CONTAINERS_TO_TEST[@]}"; do
           echo "* downloading package: $CI_URL/$CI_CONTAINER.$CONTAINER_EXT"
           gsutil cp "$CI_URL/$CI_CONTAINER.$CONTAINER_EXT" "$CI_DIR/$CI_CONTAINER.$CONTAINER_EXT"
@@ -171,7 +161,7 @@ spec:
         [[ $(id -u) != 0 ]] && SUDO="sudo" || SUDO=""
 
         if ! gsutil version > /dev/null; then
-        curl -sSL https://sdk.cloud.google.com > /tmp/gcl && bash /tmp/gcl --install-dir=~/gcloud --disable-prompts
+        curl -sSL https://sdk.cloud.google.com > /tmp/gcl && bash /tmp/gcl --install-dir=~/gcloud --disable-prompts > /dev/null 2>&1
         export PATH=$PATH:~/gcloud/google-cloud-sdk/bin
         fi
         gsutil version
@@ -202,11 +192,6 @@ spec:
           ${SUDO} dpkg -i "$CI_DIR/$CI_PACKAGE.$PACKAGE_EXT" || echo "* ignoring expected 'dpkg -i' result"
           done
 
-          CONTAINERD_VERSION="${CONTAINERD_VERSION:-1.3.0}"
-          wget --tries 10 https://storage.googleapis.com/cri-containerd-release/cri-containerd-${CONTAINERD_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz
-          tar --no-overwrite-dir -C $CI_DIR -xzf cri-containerd-${CONTAINERD_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz
-          export PATH=$CI_DIR/usr/local/bin:$PATH
-
           for CI_CONTAINER in "${CONTAINERS_TO_TEST[@]}"; do
           echo "* downloading package: $CI_URL/$CI_CONTAINER.$CONTAINER_EXT"
           gsutil cp "$CI_URL/$CI_CONTAINER.$CONTAINER_EXT" "$CI_DIR/$CI_CONTAINER.$CONTAINER_EXT"
diff --git a/examples/machinedeployment/kustomizeversions.yaml b/examples/machinedeployment/kustomizeversions.yaml
index 4df0fec32..dc1001285 100644
--- a/examples/machinedeployment/kustomizeversions.yaml
+++ b/examples/machinedeployment/kustomizeversions.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ spec:
           [[ $(id -u) != 0 ]] && SUDO="sudo" || SUDO=""
 
           if ! gsutil version > /dev/null; then
-          curl -sSL https://sdk.cloud.google.com > /tmp/gcl && bash /tmp/gcl --install-dir=~/gcloud --disable-prompts
+          curl -sSL https://sdk.cloud.google.com > /tmp/gcl && bash /tmp/gcl --install-dir=~/gcloud --disable-prompts > /dev/null 2>&1
           export PATH=$PATH:~/gcloud/google-cloud-sdk/bin
           fi
           gsutil version
@@ -52,11 +52,6 @@ spec:
             ${SUDO} dpkg -i "$CI_DIR/$CI_PACKAGE.$PACKAGE_EXT" || echo "* ignoring expected 'dpkg -i' result"
             done
 
-            CONTAINERD_VERSION="${CONTAINERD_VERSION:-1.3.0}"
-            wget --tries 10 https://storage.googleapis.com/cri-containerd-release/cri-containerd-${CONTAINERD_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz
-            tar --no-overwrite-dir -C $CI_DIR -xzf cri-containerd-${CONTAINERD_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz
-            export PATH=$CI_DIR/usr/local/bin:$PATH
-
             for CI_CONTAINER in "${CONTAINERS_TO_TEST[@]}"; do
             echo "* downloading package: $CI_URL/$CI_CONTAINER.$CONTAINER_EXT"
             gsutil cp "$CI_URL/$CI_CONTAINER.$CONTAINER_EXT" "$CI_DIR/$CI_CONTAINER.$CONTAINER_EXT"