diff --git a/roles/kubespray_defaults/defaults/main/download.yml b/roles/kubespray_defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
index cacdfadcb..79e5ded08 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray_defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
+++ b/roles/kubespray_defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
@@ -139,8 +139,6 @@ scheduler_plugins_supported_versions:
   '1.29': 0
 scheduler_plugins_version: "{{ scheduler_plugins_supported_versions[kube_major_version] }}"
 
-yq_version: "{{ (yq_checksums['amd64'] | dict2items)[0].key }}"
-
 gateway_api_version: "{{ (gateway_api_standard_crds_checksums.no_arch | dict2items)[0].key }}"
 gateway_api_channel: "standard"
 
@@ -174,7 +172,6 @@ nerdctl_download_url: "{{ github_url }}/containerd/nerdctl/releases/download/v{{
 containerd_download_url: "{{ github_url }}/containerd/containerd/releases/download/v{{ containerd_version }}/containerd-{{ 'static-' if containerd_static_binary }}{{ containerd_version }}-linux-{{ image_arch }}.tar.gz"
 cri_dockerd_download_url: "{{ github_url }}/Mirantis/cri-dockerd/releases/download/v{{ cri_dockerd_version }}/cri-dockerd-{{ cri_dockerd_version }}.{{ image_arch }}.tgz"
 skopeo_download_url: "{{ github_url }}/lework/skopeo-binary/releases/download/v{{ skopeo_version }}/skopeo-linux-{{ image_arch }}"
-yq_download_url: "{{ github_url }}/mikefarah/yq/releases/download/v{{ yq_version }}/yq_linux_{{ image_arch }}"
 argocd_install_url: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v{{ argocd_version }}/manifests/install.yaml"
 gateway_api_crds_download_url: "{{ github_url }}/kubernetes-sigs/gateway-api/releases/download/v{{ gateway_api_version }}/{{ gateway_api_channel }}-install.yaml"
 prometheus_operator_crds_download_url: "{{ github_url }}/prometheus-operator/prometheus-operator/releases/download/v{{ prometheus_operator_crds_version }}/stripped-down-crds.yaml"
@@ -184,7 +181,6 @@ cni_binary_checksum: "{{ cni_binary_checksums[image_arch][cni_version] }}"
 kubelet_binary_checksum: "{{ kubelet_checksums[image_arch][kube_version] }}"
 kubectl_binary_checksum: "{{ kubectl_checksums[image_arch][kube_version] }}"
 kubeadm_binary_checksum: "{{ kubeadm_checksums[image_arch][kube_version] }}"
-yq_binary_checksum: "{{ yq_checksums[image_arch][yq_version] }}"
 argocd_install_checksum: "{{ argocd_install_checksums.no_arch[argocd_version] }}"
 calicoctl_binary_checksum: "{{ calicoctl_binary_checksums[image_arch][calico_ctl_version] }}"
 ciliumcli_binary_checksum: "{{ ciliumcli_binary_checksums[image_arch][cilium_cli_version] }}"
diff --git a/scripts/get_node_ids.sh b/scripts/get_node_ids.sh
index 4e214b6b0..6b6d475ed 100755
--- a/scripts/get_node_ids.sh
+++ b/scripts/get_node_ids.sh
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ gh api graphql -H "X-Github-Next-Global-ID: 1" -f query='{
     skopeo_binary: repository(owner: "lework", name: "skopeo-binary") {
     id
     }
-    yq: repository(owner: "mikefarah", name: "yq") {
-    id
-    }
     youki: repository(owner: "youki-dev", name: "youki") {
     id
     }