diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-kata-coco-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-kata-coco-tests.yaml
index 3256c26e5..661843721 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-kata-coco-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-kata-coco-tests.yaml
@@ -23,42 +23,6 @@ on:
         default: ""
 
 jobs:
-  run-kata-deploy-tests-on-tdx:
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        vmm:
-          - qemu-tdx
-        snapshotter:
-          - nydus
-        pull-type:
-          - guest-pull
-    runs-on: tdx
-    env:
-      DOCKER_REGISTRY: ${{ inputs.registry }}
-      DOCKER_REPO: ${{ inputs.repo }}
-      DOCKER_TAG: ${{ inputs.tag }}
-      PR_NUMBER: ${{ inputs.pr-number }}
-      KATA_HYPERVISOR: ${{ matrix.vmm }}
-      KUBERNETES: "k3s"
-      USING_NFD: "true"
-      SNAPSHOTTER: ${{ matrix.snapshotter }}
-      PULL_TYPE: ${{ matrix.pull-type }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ inputs.commit-hash }}
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Rebase atop of the latest target branch
-        run: |
-          ./tests/git-helper.sh "rebase-atop-of-the-latest-target-branch"
-        env:
-          TARGET_BRANCH: ${{ inputs.target-branch }}
-
-      - name: Run tests
-        run: bash tests/functional/kata-deploy/gha-run.sh run-tests
-
   run-k8s-tests-on-tdx:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
diff --git a/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh b/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh
index 9828d3377..085fedf6b 100755
--- a/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh
+++ b/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ function deploy_kata() {
 	[ "$platform" = "kcli" ] && \
 	export KUBECONFIG="$HOME/.kcli/clusters/${CLUSTER_NAME:-kata-k8s}/auth/kubeconfig"
 
+	cleanup_kata_deploy || true
+
 	set_default_cluster_namespace
 
 	sed -i -e "s|quay.io/kata-containers/kata-deploy:latest|${DOCKER_REGISTRY}/${DOCKER_REPO}:${DOCKER_TAG}|g" "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml"
@@ -188,25 +190,9 @@ function run_tests() {
 	popd
 }
 
-function cleanup() {
-	platform="${1}"
-	test_type="${2:-k8s}"
+function cleanup_kata_deploy() {
 	ensure_yq
 
-	[ "$platform" = "kcli" ] && \
-		export KUBECONFIG="$HOME/.kcli/clusters/${CLUSTER_NAME:-kata-k8s}/auth/kubeconfig"
-
-	echo "Gather information about the nodes and pods before cleaning up the node"
-	get_nodes_and_pods_info
-
-	if [ "${platform}" = "aks" ]; then
-		delete_cluster ${test_type}
-		return
-	fi
-
-	# Switch back to the default namespace and delete the tests one
-	delete_test_cluster_namespace
-
 	if [ "${KUBERNETES}" = "k3s" ]; then
 		deploy_spec="-k "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/k3s""
 		cleanup_spec="-k "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/overlays/k3s""
@@ -240,6 +226,28 @@ function cleanup() {
 	kubectl delete -f "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-rbac/base/kata-rbac.yaml"
 }
 
+function cleanup() {
+	platform="${1}"
+	test_type="${2:-k8s}"
+	ensure_yq
+
+	[ "$platform" = "kcli" ] && \
+		export KUBECONFIG="$HOME/.kcli/clusters/${CLUSTER_NAME:-kata-k8s}/auth/kubeconfig"
+
+	echo "Gather information about the nodes and pods before cleaning up the node"
+	get_nodes_and_pods_info
+
+	if [ "${platform}" = "aks" ]; then
+		delete_cluster ${test_type}
+		return
+	fi
+
+	# Switch back to the default namespace and delete the tests one
+	delete_test_cluster_namespace
+
+	cleanup_kata_deploy
+}
+
 function deploy_snapshotter() {
 	echo "::group::Deploying ${SNAPSHOTTER}"
 	case ${SNAPSHOTTER} in