diff --git a/scripts/ci-conformance.sh b/scripts/ci-conformance.sh
index 25671249535b..a8c9415059e1 100755
--- a/scripts/ci-conformance.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci-conformance.sh
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ source "${REPO_ROOT}/hack/util.sh"
 # Verify the required Environment Variables are present.
 capz::util::ensure_azure_envs
 
-export LOCAL_ONLY=${LOCAL_ONLY:-"true"}
-export USE_LOCAL_KIND_REGISTRY=${USE_LOCAL_KIND_REGISTRY:-${LOCAL_ONLY}}
+export USE_LOCAL_KIND_REGISTRY=${USE_LOCAL_KIND_REGISTRY:-"true"}
 
 if [[ "${USE_LOCAL_KIND_REGISTRY}" == "true" ]]; then
   export REGISTRY="localhost:5000/ci-e2e"
diff --git a/scripts/ci-e2e.sh b/scripts/ci-e2e.sh
index 40ad9c3ba45f..04498f7a1e5c 100755
--- a/scripts/ci-e2e.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci-e2e.sh
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ source "${REPO_ROOT}/hack/util.sh"
 # Verify the required Environment Variables are present.
 capz::util::ensure_azure_envs
 
-export LOCAL_ONLY=${LOCAL_ONLY:-"true"}
-export USE_LOCAL_KIND_REGISTRY=${USE_LOCAL_KIND_REGISTRY:-${LOCAL_ONLY}}
+export USE_LOCAL_KIND_REGISTRY=${USE_LOCAL_KIND_REGISTRY:-"true"}
 export BUILD_MANAGER_IMAGE=${BUILD_MANAGER_IMAGE:-"true"}
 
 if [[ "${USE_LOCAL_KIND_REGISTRY}" == "false" ]]; then