diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico/k8s.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico/k8s.yaml
index 0122003..182453a 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico/k8s.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico/k8s.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
      salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@kubernetes:pool' state.sls kubernetes.pool;
      salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@kubernetes:pool' cmd.run 'calicoctl node status';
   node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
+  retry: {count: 3, delay: 5}
   skip_fail: false
 
 - description: Setup NAT for Calico
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico/underlay.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico/underlay.yaml
index 658660c..d872f9a 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico/underlay.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico/underlay.yaml
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
                     - private
 
           - name: {{ HOSTNAME_CTL02 }}
-            role: k8s_virtlet
+            role: salt_minion
             params:
               vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 2
               memory: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_MEMORY, 2048
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico/virtlet.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico/virtlet.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e66fc4..0000000
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico/virtlet.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-{% from 'virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CTL02 with context %}
-{% from 'virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CFG01 with context %}
-
-# Clone virtlet project from git to the ctl01 node for start virtlet pod from yaml
-- description: Cloning virtlet project on ctl02
-  cmd:  git clone -b master https://github.com/Mirantis/virtlet.git
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CTL02 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 1}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-# Add 'virtlet' label for ctl02
-- description: Adding virtlet label for ctl02
-  cmd:  kubectl label node ctl02 extraRuntime=virtlet
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CTL02 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 1}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-# Add route for internal kube-services if necessary
-- description: Adding route for internal kube-services if necessary
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@kubernetes:pool' cmd.run "ip r | grep 10.254 || ip ro add 10.254.0.0/16 dev ens4"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 1}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-
-# Install jq
-- description: Install jq
-  cmd: apt-get install jq -y
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CTL02 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 1}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-# Add extra parameter for kubelet service on virtlet node
-- description: Adding extra parameter for kubelet service on virtlet node
-  cmd:  sed -i.bak "s|^\"|--feature-gates=DynamicKubeletConfig=true \\\\\\n\"|" /etc/default/kubelet
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CTL02 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 1}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-# Restart kubelet service on virtlet node
-- description: Restart kubelet service on ctl02
-  cmd:  systemctl restart kubelet
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CTL02 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 1}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-# Create virtlet pod
-- description: Creating virtlet pod
-  cmd: |
-    kubectl convert -f virtlet/deploy/virtlet-ds.yaml --local -o json | jq \
-    '.items[0].spec.template.spec.containers[0].env|=.+[{"name":"VIRTLET_DISABLE_KVM","value":"y"}] | .items[0].spec.template.spec.volumes|=.+[{"name":"etcd","hostPath":{"path":"/var/lib/etcd"}},{"name":"kubernetes","hostPath":{"path":"/etc/kubernetes"}}] | .items[0].spec.template.spec.containers[0].volumeMounts|=.+[{"mountPath":"/etc/kubernetes","name":"kubernetes"},{"mountPath":"/var/lib/etcd","name":"etcd"}]' | \
-    kubectl create -f -
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CTL02 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 1}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-# Virtlet pod will likely stay in Init:0/1 state because there's a problem
-# with automatic kubelet restart after applying the configmap.
-# As of now, you'll need to restart kubelet after ~30-60 seconds.
-- description: Restarting kubelet service on virtlet node
-  cmd: |
-    COUNTER=0
-    while [[ $(kubectl get pods -n kube-system | awk '/virtlet/{print $3}') != 'Init:0/1' ]]; do
-      COUNTER=$((COUNTER+1))
-      sleep 5
-      if [[ $COUNTER -eq 36 ]]; then
-        echo "We havenot Init:0/1 state for virtlet pod. Aborting.";
-        exit 1
-      fi
-    done
-    sleep 60
-    systemctl restart kubelet
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CTL02 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 1}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-# Wait Active state for virtlet pod
-- description: Waiting 'Active' state for virtlet pod
-  cmd: |
-    COUNTER=0
-    while [[ $(kubectl get pods -n kube-system | awk '/virtlet/{print $3}') != 'Running' ]]; do
-      COUNTER=$((COUNTER+1))
-      sleep 5
-      if [[ $COUNTER -eq 36 ]]; then
-        echo "We havenot Active state for virtlet pod. Aborting.";
-        exit 1
-      fi
-    done
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CTL02 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 1}
-  skip_fail: false
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico/virtlet_ceph.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico/virtlet_ceph.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f2468e..0000000
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico/virtlet_ceph.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-{% from 'virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CTL02 with context %}
-
-# Clone virtlet project from git to the ctl02 node to get ceph scripts
-- description: Cloning virtlet project on ctl02
-  cmd: |
-    if [[ ! -d virtlet ]]; then
-      git clone -b master https://github.com/Mirantis/virtlet.git;
-    else
-      echo "Virtlet project already present on node";
-    fi
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CTL02 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 1}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-# Make run_ceph.sh runnable
-- description: Set monitor ip for ceph
-  cmd: |
-    NODE_IP=$(ifconfig | grep -A 1 ens3 | tail -n +2 | awk '{print $2}' | sed 's/addr://g')
-    sed -i "0,/MON_IP=.*/s//MON_IP=${NODE_IP}/" virtlet/tests/e2e/run_ceph.sh
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CTL02 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 1}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-# Run Ceph in docker
-- description: Start Ceph container
-  cmd: |
-    SCR_DIR=$(realpath virtlet/tests/e2e)
-    virtlet/tests/e2e/run_ceph.sh ${SCR_DIR}
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CTL02 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 1}
-  skip_fail: false
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