diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/molecule.yml b/.gitlab-ci/molecule.yml
index b37cd03ba..119c2ba22 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/molecule.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/molecule.yml
@@ -1,29 +1,15 @@
 ---
 .molecule:
-  tags: [ffci-vm-med]
+  tags: [ffci]
   only: [/^pr-.*$/]
   except: ['triggers']
-  image: quay.io/kubespray/vm-kubespray-ci:v13
-  services: []
   stage: deploy-part1
-  needs: []
+  image: $PIPELINE_IMAGE
+  needs:
+  - pipeline-image
   # - ci-not-authorized
-  variables:
-    VAGRANT_DEFAULT_PROVIDER: "libvirt"
-    VAGRANT_HOME: "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.vagrant.d"
-    PIP_CACHE_DIR: "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.cache/pip"
   before_script:
-  - mkdir -p $VAGRANT_HOME
-  - groups
-  - python3 -m venv citest
-  - source citest/bin/activate
-  - vagrant plugin expunge --reinstall --force --no-tty
-  - vagrant plugin install vagrant-libvirt
-  - pip install --no-compile --no-cache-dir pip -U
-  - pip install --no-compile --no-cache-dir -r $CI_PROJECT_DIR/requirements.txt
-  - pip install --no-compile --no-cache-dir -r $CI_PROJECT_DIR/tests/requirements.txt
   - ./tests/scripts/rebase.sh
-  - ./tests/scripts/vagrant_clean.sh
   script:
   - ./tests/scripts/molecule_run.sh
   after_script:
@@ -32,12 +18,6 @@
     when: always
     paths:
     - molecule_logs/
-  cache:
-    key: $CI_JOB_NAME_SLUG
-    paths:
-    - .vagrant.d/boxes
-    - .cache/pip
-    policy: pull-push  # TODO: change to "pull" when not on main
 
 # CI template for periodic CI jobs
 # Enabled when PERIODIC_CI_ENABLED var is set