diff --git a/.ci/test.sh b/.ci/test.sh
index 9925642b16..da61e6a702 100755
--- a/.ci/test.sh
+++ b/.ci/test.sh
@@ -29,14 +29,6 @@ make_target() {
 		[ -n "${CI}" ] && echo "${skip_msg}" && return
 		;;
 
-	test-build-kernel)
-		[ -n "${CI}" ] && check_kata_kernel_version
-		# Setup testing script to test Kata with new kernel changes.
-		[ -n "${CI}" ] && clone_tests_repo &&
-			pushd "${tests_repo_dir}" &&
-			.ci/setup.sh &&
-			popd
-		;;
 	esac
 
 	popd >>/dev/null
@@ -66,4 +58,5 @@ check_kata_kernel_version() {
 make_target test-release-tools "release/"
 make_target test-packaging-tools "obs-packaging/"
 make_target test-static-build "static-build/"
-make_target test-build-kernel "kernel/"
+
+[ -n "${CI}" ] && check_kata_kernel_version
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cc8eeec391..7b4cc0f0c1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ test-static-build:
 test-packaging-tools:
 	@$(MK_DIR)/obs-packaging/build_from_docker.sh
 
-test-build-kernel:
-	@$(MK_DIR)/kernel/build-kernel_test.sh
-
 $(YQ):
 	@bash -c "source .ci/lib.sh; install_yq $${MK_DIR}"
 
diff --git a/kernel/build-kernel_test.sh b/kernel/build-kernel_test.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 8a4fb5a4db..0000000000
--- a/kernel/build-kernel_test.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-#Copyright (c) 2018 Intel Corporation
-#
-#SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-#
-
-set -o errexit
-set -o nounset
-set -o pipefail
-set -o errtrace
-
-readonly script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
-readonly build_kernel_sh="${script_dir}/build-kernel.sh"
-readonly tmp_dir=$(mktemp -d -t build-kernel-tmp.XXXXXXXXXX)
-
-exit_handler() {
-	rm -rf "$tmp_dir"
-}
-trap exit_handler EXIT
-
-err_report() {
-	echo "Error:"
-	echo "line: $1"
-	echo "Last saved output:"
-	echo "${out:-}"
-}
-
-trap 'err_report $LINENO' ERR
-
-
-OK() {
-	echo "OK"
-}
-
-FAIL() {
-	echo "FAIL: $*"
-	exit -1
-}
-
-export GOPATH=${GOPATH:-$HOME/go}
-
-source "${script_dir}/../scripts/lib.sh"
-
-kata_kernel_version=$(get_from_kata_deps "assets.kernel.version")
-kata_kernel_version=${kata_kernel_version/v/}
-kernel_dir="kata-linux-${kata_kernel_version}-$(cat ${script_dir}/kata_config_version)"
-
-check_help() {
-	echo "Check help works"
-	out=$(${build_kernel_sh} -h)
-	[[ ${out} == *"Usage"* ]]
-	OK
-}
-
-build_kernel() {
-	echo "Setup a default kernel"
-	out=$(${build_kernel_sh} setup 2>&1)
-	[ -f "linux-${kata_kernel_version}.tar.xz" ] || FAIL "tarball does not exist"
-	[ -d "${kernel_dir}" ] || FAIL "kernel directory does not exist"
-	OK
-
-	echo "Setup a default again wont download again the kernel"
-	new_kernel_dir="${PWD}/kernel-kata2"
-	out=$(${build_kernel_sh} -k "${new_kernel_dir}" setup 2>&1)
-	[[ ${out} == *"kernel tarball already downloaded"* ]]
-	[ -f "linux-${kata_kernel_version}.tar.xz" ] || FAIL "tarball does not exist"
-	[ -d "${new_kernel_dir}" ] || FAIL "kernel directory does not exist"
-	OK
-
-	echo "Build default kernel"
-	out=$(${build_kernel_sh} build 2>&1)
-	[ $("${kata_arch_sh}" -d) != "ppc64le" ] && ([ -e "${kernel_dir}/arch/$(uname -m)/boot/bzImage" ] || FAIL "bzImage not found")
-	[ -e "${kernel_dir}/vmlinux" ] || FAIL "vmlinux not found"
-	OK
-
-	echo "Install kernel"
-	export DESTDIR="${tmp_dir}/kernel-install-path"
-	out=$(${build_kernel_sh} install 2>&1)
-	[ -e "${DESTDIR}/usr/share/kata-containers/vmlinux.container" ]
-	[ -e "${DESTDIR}/usr/share/kata-containers/vmlinuz.container" ]
-	unset DESTDIR
-	OK
-}
-
-test_kata() {
-	local cidir="${script_dir}/../.ci/"
-	echo "test kata with new kernel config"
-	[ -z "${CI:-}" ] && echo "skip: Not in CI" && return
-	echo "Setup kernel source"
-	${build_kernel_sh} setup
-	echo "Build kernel"
-	${build_kernel_sh} build
-	echo "Install kernel"
-	sudo -E PATH="$PATH" "${build_kernel_sh}" install
-
-	source "${cidir}/lib.sh"
-	pushd "${tests_repo_dir:-no-defined}"
-	.ci/run.sh
-	popd
-}
-
-pushd "${tmp_dir}"
-check_help
-build_kernel
-test_kata
-popd
diff --git a/kernel/kata_config_version b/kernel/kata_config_version
index 6f4247a625..f64f5d8d85 100644
--- a/kernel/kata_config_version
+++ b/kernel/kata_config_version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-26
+27