diff --git a/tests/prepare/install/data/epel8-remote.fmf b/tests/prepare/install/data/epel8-remote.fmf
deleted file mode 100644
index c15332c1a8..0000000000
--- a/tests/prepare/install/data/epel8-remote.fmf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-prepare:
-    how: install
-    package:
-      - https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm
-execute:
-    how: tmt
-    script: rpm -q epel-release
diff --git a/tests/prepare/install/data/existing.fmf b/tests/prepare/install/data/existing.fmf
index b9718cb589..bf32c6afc9 100644
--- a/tests/prepare/install/data/existing.fmf
+++ b/tests/prepare/install/data/existing.fmf
@@ -1,24 +1,11 @@
 summary: Install existing packages
-prepare: []
-
+prepare:
+  - how: install
+    package:
+      - tree
+      - diffutils
 adjust:
   - when: distro == ubuntu,debian
     prepare+<:
       - how: shell
         script: apt-get update
-
-    # Applies to every distro...
-  - when: distro != rhel-8
-    prepare+:
-      - how: install
-        package:
-          - tree
-          - diffutils
-
-    # ... except UBI8 which is a RHEL-8.
-  - when: distro == rhel-8
-    prepare+:
-      - how: install
-        package:
-          - dconf
-          - libpng
diff --git a/tests/prepare/install/test.sh b/tests/prepare/install/test.sh
index 891296de6c..7e662213df 100755
--- a/tests/prepare/install/test.sh
+++ b/tests/prepare/install/test.sh
@@ -119,10 +119,6 @@ rlJournalStart
 
                 fi
 
-            elif is_ubi_8 "$image"; then
-                rlRun "distro=rhel-8"
-                rlRun "package_manager=dnf"
-
             elif is_alpine "$image"; then
                 rlRun "distro=alpine"
                 rlRun "package_manager=apk"
@@ -156,11 +152,7 @@ rlJournalStart
         fi
 
         rlPhaseStartTest "$phase_prefix Install existing packages (CLI)"
-            if is_ubi "$image"; then
-                rlRun -s "$tmt --insert --how install --package dconf --package libpng plan --name /empty"
-            else
-                rlRun -s "$tmt --insert --how install --package tree --package diffutils plan --name /empty"
-            fi
+            rlRun -s "$tmt --insert --how install --package tree --package diffutils plan --name /empty"
 
             rlAssertGrep "package manager: $package_manager$" $rlRun_LOG
 
@@ -317,7 +309,7 @@ rlJournalStart
         # TODO: at least copr is RH-specific, but package name escaping and debuginfo should be
         # possible to extend to other distros.
         if (is_fedora "$image" && ! is_fedora_coreos "$image") || is_centos "$image" || is_ubi "$image"; then
-            if ! is_centos_7 "$image" && ! is_ubi_8 "$image"; then
+            if ! is_centos_7 "$image"; then
                 rlPhaseStartTest "$phase_prefix Just enable copr"
                     rlRun "$tmt execute plan --name copr"
                 rlPhaseEnd
@@ -343,12 +335,6 @@ rlJournalStart
                 rlPhaseEnd
             fi
 
-            if is_ubi_8 "$image"; then
-                rlPhaseStartTest "$phase_prefix Install remote packages"
-                    rlRun "$tmt execute plan --name epel8-remote"
-                rlPhaseEnd
-            fi
-
             rlPhaseStartTest "$phase_prefix Install debuginfo packages"
                 rlRun "$tmt execute plan --name debuginfo"
             rlPhaseEnd