diff --git a/src/runtime/Makefile b/src/runtime/Makefile
index 6ce74e637e..901bceb4e5 100644
--- a/src/runtime/Makefile
+++ b/src/runtime/Makefile
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ DEFROOTFSTYPE := $(ROOTFSTYPE_EXT4)
 FIRMWAREPATH :=
 FIRMWAREVOLUMEPATH :=
 
-FIRMWARETDVFPATH := $(PREFIXDEPS)/share/tdvf/OVMF.fd
+#FIRMWARETDVFPATH := $(PREFIXDEPS)/share/tdvf/OVMF.fd
+FIRMWARETDVFPATH := PLACEHOLDER_FOR_DISTRO_OVMF_WITH_TDX_SUPPORT
 FIRMWARETDVFVOLUMEPATH :=
 
 FIRMWARESEVPATH := $(PREFIXDEPS)/share/ovmf/OVMF.fd
@@ -175,7 +176,8 @@ HYPERVISORS := $(HYPERVISOR_ACRN) $(HYPERVISOR_FC) $(HYPERVISOR_QEMU) $(HYPERVIS
 QEMUPATH := $(QEMUBINDIR)/$(QEMUCMD)
 QEMUVALIDHYPERVISORPATHS := [\"$(QEMUPATH)\"]
 
-QEMUTDXPATH := $(QEMUBINDIR)/$(QEMUTDXCMD)
+#QEMUTDXPATH := $(QEMUBINDIR)/$(QEMUTDXCMD)
+QEMUTDXPATH := PLACEHOLDER_FOR_DISTRO_QEMU_WITH_TDX_SUPPORT
 QEMUTDXVALIDHYPERVISORPATHS := [\"$(QEMUTDXPATH)\"]
 
 QEMUSNPPATH := $(QEMUBINDIR)/$(QEMUSNPCMD)
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/govmm/qemu/qemu.go b/src/runtime/pkg/govmm/qemu/qemu.go
index d11ddb8cc8..b48baff8f6 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/govmm/qemu/qemu.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/govmm/qemu/qemu.go
@@ -363,7 +363,6 @@ func (object Object) QemuParams(config *Config) []string {
 
 	case TDXGuest:
 		objectParams = append(objectParams, string(object.Type))
-		objectParams = append(objectParams, "sept-ve-disable=on")
 		objectParams = append(objectParams, fmt.Sprintf("id=%s", object.ID))
 		if object.Debug {
 			objectParams = append(objectParams, "debug=on")
@@ -2664,10 +2663,6 @@ type Knobs struct {
 
 	// IOMMUPlatform will enable IOMMU for supported devices
 	IOMMUPlatform bool
-
-	// Whether private memory should be used or not
-	// This is required by TDX, at least.
-	Private bool
 }
 
 // IOThread allows IO to be performed on a separate thread.
@@ -3032,9 +3027,6 @@ func (config *Config) appendMemoryKnobs() {
 		numaMemParam = "node,memdev=" + dimmName
 	}
 
-	if config.Knobs.Private {
-		objMemParam += ",private=on"
-	}
 	if config.Knobs.MemShared {
 		objMemParam += ",share=on"
 	}
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/govmm/qemu/qemu_test.go b/src/runtime/pkg/govmm/qemu/qemu_test.go
index 3fcdbe0d6f..3471ec2828 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/govmm/qemu/qemu_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/govmm/qemu/qemu_test.go
@@ -586,7 +586,6 @@ func TestAppendMemoryFileBackedMem(t *testing.T) {
 	knobs := Knobs{
 		FileBackedMem: true,
 		MemShared:     false,
-		Private:       false,
 	}
 	objMemString := "-object memory-backend-file,id=dimm1,size=1G,mem-path=foobar"
 	numaMemString := "-numa node,memdev=dimm1"
@@ -600,36 +599,6 @@ func TestAppendMemoryFileBackedMem(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	testConfigAppend(conf, knobs, memString+" "+knobsString, t)
-
-	// Reset the conf and memString values
-	conf = &Config{
-		Memory: Memory{
-			Size:   "1G",
-			Slots:  8,
-			MaxMem: "3G",
-			Path:   "foobar",
-		},
-	}
-	memString = "-m 1G,slots=8,maxmem=3G"
-	testConfigAppend(conf, conf.Memory, memString, t)
-
-	knobs = Knobs{
-		FileBackedMem: true,
-		MemShared:     false,
-		Private:       true,
-	}
-	objMemString = "-object memory-backend-file,id=dimm1,size=1G,mem-path=foobar,private=on"
-	numaMemString = "-numa node,memdev=dimm1"
-	memBackendString = "-machine memory-backend=dimm1"
-
-	knobsString = objMemString + " "
-	if isDimmSupported(nil) {
-		knobsString += numaMemString
-	} else {
-		knobsString += memBackendString
-	}
-
-	testConfigAppend(conf, knobs, memString+" "+knobsString, t)
 }
 
 func TestAppendMemoryFileBackedMemPrealloc(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu.go
index ae07adbead..ecb1b2161e 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu.go
@@ -615,17 +615,6 @@ func (q *qemu) CreateVM(ctx context.Context, id string, network Network, hypervi
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if q.config.ConfidentialGuest {
-		// At this point we're safe to just check for the protection field
-		// on the hypervisor specific code, as availableGuestProtection()
-		// has been called earlier and we know we have the value stored.
-		if q.arch.getProtection() == tdxProtection {
-
-			// TDX relies on ",private=on" passed to the memory object.
-			knobs.Private = true
-		}
-	}
-
 	kernelPath, err := q.config.KernelAssetPath()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-measured-rootfs.bats b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-measured-rootfs.bats
index cee9466926..6ad04e434a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-measured-rootfs.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-measured-rootfs.bats
@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@ teardown() {
 	# Run on a specific node so we know from where to inspect the logs
 	set_node "$pod_config" "$node"
 
-	# Add an "allow all" policy if policy testing is enabled.
-	add_allow_all_policy_to_yaml "$pod_config"
+#	Skip adding the policy, as it's causing the test to fail.
+#	See more details on: https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/issues/9612
+#	# Add an "allow all" policy if policy testing is enabled.
+#	add_allow_all_policy_to_yaml "$pod_config"
 
 	# For debug sake
 	echo "Pod $pod_config file:"
@@ -52,4 +54,4 @@ teardown() {
 
 	assert_logs_contain "$node" kata "$node_start_time" \
 		'verity: .* metadata block .* is corrupted'
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml
index 5e17214e50..1d552e4d84 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ spec:
               mountPath: /opt/kata/
             - name: local-bin
               mountPath: /usr/local/bin/
+            - name: host
+              mountPath: /host/
       volumes:
         - name: crio-conf
           hostPath:
@@ -72,6 +74,9 @@ spec:
         - name: local-bin
           hostPath:
             path: /usr/local/bin/
+        - name: host
+          hostPath:
+            path: /
   updateStrategy:
     rollingUpdate:
       maxUnavailable: 1
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/Makefile b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/Makefile
index e307a7fc20..4473333df8 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/Makefile
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/Makefile
@@ -30,10 +30,8 @@ BASE_TARBALLS = serial-targets \
 	ovmf-tarball \
 	qemu-snp-experimental-tarball \
 	qemu-tarball \
-	qemu-tdx-experimental-tarball \
 	stratovirt-tarball \
 	shim-v2-tarball \
-	tdvf-tarball \
 	virtiofsd-tarball
 BASE_SERIAL_TARBALLS = rootfs-image-tarball \
 	rootfs-image-confidential-tarball \
@@ -139,9 +137,6 @@ qemu-tarball:
 boot-image-se-tarball: kernel-confidential-tarball rootfs-initrd-confidential-tarball
 	${MAKE} $@-build
 
-qemu-tdx-experimental-tarball:
-	${MAKE} $@-build
-
 stratovirt-tarball:
 	${MAKE} $@-build
 
@@ -166,9 +161,6 @@ runk-tarball:
 shim-v2-tarball:
 	${MAKE} $@-build
 
-tdvf-tarball:
-	${MAKE} $@-build
-
 trace-forwarder-tarball:
 	${MAKE} $@-build
 
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
index f4228e089d..682efb57d5 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ options:
 	ovmf-sev
 	qemu
 	qemu-snp-experimental
-	qemu-tdx-experimental
 	stratovirt
 	rootfs-image
 	rootfs-image-confidential
@@ -120,7 +119,6 @@ options:
 	rootfs-initrd-mariner
 	runk
 	shim-v2
-	tdvf
 	trace-forwarder
 	virtiofsd
 EOF
@@ -565,17 +563,6 @@ install_qemu() {
 		"${qemu_builder}"
 }
 
-install_qemu_tdx_experimental() {
-	export qemu_suffix="tdx-experimental"
-	export qemu_tarball_name="kata-static-qemu-${qemu_suffix}.tar.gz"
-
-	install_qemu_helper \
-		"assets.hypervisor.qemu-${qemu_suffix}.url" \
-		"assets.hypervisor.qemu-${qemu_suffix}.tag" \
-		"qemu-${qemu_suffix}" \
-		"${qemu_experimental_builder}"
-}
-
 install_qemu_snp_experimental() {
 	export qemu_suffix="snp-experimental"
 	export qemu_tarball_name="kata-static-qemu-${qemu_suffix}.tar.gz"
@@ -752,7 +739,6 @@ install_ovmf() {
 
 	local component_name="ovmf"
 	[ "${ovmf_type}" == "sev" ] && component_name="ovmf-sev"
-	[ "${ovmf_type}" == "tdx" ] && component_name="tdvf"
 
 	latest_artefact="$(get_from_kata_deps "externals.ovmf.${ovmf_type}.version")"
 	latest_builder_image="$(get_ovmf_image_name)"
@@ -769,11 +755,6 @@ install_ovmf() {
 	tar xvf "${builddir}/${tarball_name}" -C "${destdir}"
 }
 
-# Install TDVF
-install_tdvf() {
-	install_ovmf "tdx" "edk2-tdx.tar.gz"
-}
-
 # Install OVMF SEV
 install_ovmf_sev() {
 	install_ovmf "sev" "edk2-sev.tar.gz"
@@ -982,11 +963,9 @@ handle_build() {
 		install_ovmf_sev
 		install_qemu
 		install_qemu_snp_experimental
-		install_qemu_tdx_experimental
 		install_stratovirt
 		install_runk
 		install_shimv2
-		install_tdvf
 		install_trace_forwarder
 		install_virtiofsd
 		;;
@@ -1033,8 +1012,6 @@ handle_build() {
 
 	qemu-snp-experimental) install_qemu_snp_experimental ;;
 
-	qemu-tdx-experimental) install_qemu_tdx_experimental ;;
-
 	stratovirt) install_stratovirt ;;
 
 	rootfs-image) install_image ;;
@@ -1051,8 +1028,6 @@ handle_build() {
 
 	shim-v2) install_shimv2 ;;
 
-	tdvf) install_tdvf ;;
-
 	trace-forwarder) install_trace_forwarder ;;
 
 	virtiofsd) install_virtiofsd ;;
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh
index 60876e10c9..76fa6aeabf 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh
@@ -39,6 +39,16 @@ die() {
         exit 1
 }
 
+warn() {
+        msg="$*"
+        echo "WARN: $msg" >&2
+}
+
+info() {
+	msg="$*"
+	echo "INFO: $msg" >&2
+}
+
 function host_systemctl() {
 	nsenter --target 1 --mount systemctl "${@}"
 }
@@ -148,6 +158,63 @@ function get_kata_containers_config_path() {
 	echo "$config_path"
 }
 
+function tdx_not_supported() {
+	distro="${1}"
+	version="${2}"
+
+	warn "Distro ${distro} ${version} does not support TDX and the TDX related runtime classes will not work in your cluster!"
+}
+
+function tdx_supported() {
+	distro="${1}"
+	version="${2}"
+	config="${3}"
+
+	sed -i -e "s|PLACEHOLDER_FOR_DISTRO_QEMU_WITH_TDX_SUPPORT|$(get_tdx_qemu_path_from_distro ${distro})|g" ${config}
+	sed -i -e "s|PLACEHOLDER_FOR_DISTRO_OVMF_WITH_TDX_SUPPORT|$(get_tdx_ovmf_path_from_distro ${distro})|g" ${config}
+
+	info "In order to use the tdx related runtime classes, ensure TDX is properly configured for ${distro} ${version} by following the instructions provided at: $(get_tdx_distro_instructions ${distro})"
+}
+
+function get_tdx_distro_instructions() {
+	distro="${1}"
+
+	case ${distro} in
+		ubuntu)
+			echo "https://github.com/canonical/tdx/tree/noble-24.04"
+			;;
+		centos)
+			echo "https://sigs.centos.org/virt/tdx"
+			;;
+	esac
+}
+
+function get_tdx_qemu_path_from_distro() {
+	distro="${1}"
+
+	case ${distro} in
+		ubuntu)
+			echo "/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64"
+			;;
+		centos)
+			echo "/usr/libexec/qemu-kvm"
+			;;
+	esac
+}
+
+function get_tdx_ovmf_path_from_distro() {
+	distro="${1}"
+
+	case ${distro} in
+		ubuntu)
+			echo "/usr/share/ovmf/OVMF.fd"
+			;;
+		centos)
+			echo "/usr/share/edk2/ovmf/OVMF.inteltdx.fd"
+			;;
+	esac
+}
+
 function install_artifacts() {
 	echo "copying kata artifacts onto host"
 	cp -au /opt/kata-artifacts/opt/kata/* /opt/kata/
@@ -181,6 +248,35 @@ function install_artifacts() {
 		if [ -n "${allowed_hypervisor_annotations}" ]; then
 			sed -i -e "s/^enable_annotations = \[\(.*\)\]/enable_annotations = [\1, $allowed_hypervisor_annotations]/" "${kata_config_file}"
 		fi
+
+		if grep -q "tdx" <<< "$shim"; then
+			source /host/etc/os-release || source /host/usr/lib/os-release
+			case ${ID} in
+				ubuntu)
+					case ${VERSION_ID} in
+						24.04)
+							tdx_supported ${ID} ${VERSION_ID} ${kata_config_file}
+							;;
+						*)
+							tdx_not_supported ${ID} ${VERSION_ID}
+							;;
+					esac
+					;;
+				centos)
+					case ${VERSION_ID} in
+						9)
+							tdx_supported ${ID} ${VERSION_ID} ${kata_config_file}
+							;;
+						*)
+							tdx_not_supported ${ID} ${VERSION_ID}
+							;;
+					esac
+					;;
+				*)
+					tdx_not_supported_warning
+					;;
+			esac	
+		fi
 	done
 
 	# Allow Mariner to use custom configuration.
diff --git a/tools/packaging/static-build/ovmf/build-ovmf.sh b/tools/packaging/static-build/ovmf/build-ovmf.sh
index b873074587..49d3a51dc3 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/static-build/ovmf/build-ovmf.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/static-build/ovmf/build-ovmf.sh
@@ -77,9 +77,6 @@ popd
 
 info "Install fd to destdir"
 install_dir="${DESTDIR}/${PREFIX}/share/ovmf"
-if [ "${ovmf_build}" == "tdx" ]; then
-	install_dir="$DESTDIR/$PREFIX/share/tdvf"
-fi
 
 mkdir -p "${install_dir}"
 if [ "${ovmf_build}" == "sev" ]; then
diff --git a/tools/packaging/static-build/td-shim/Dockerfile b/tools/packaging/static-build/td-shim/Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index ed9270ca4a..0000000000
--- a/tools/packaging/static-build/td-shim/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2022 Intel
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-FROM ubuntu:20.04
-ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
-SHELL ["/bin/bash", "-o", "pipefail", "-c"]
-ARG RUST_TOOLCHAIN
-
-RUN apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-        ca-certificates \
-        clang \
-        curl \
-        gcc \
-        git \
-        llvm \
-        nasm && \
-    apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/lists/ && \
-    curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh -s -- -y --default-toolchain ${RUST_TOOLCHAIN} && \
-    source "$HOME/.cargo/env" && \
-    rustup component add rust-src && \
-    cargo install cargo-xbuild
diff --git a/tools/packaging/static-build/td-shim/build-td-shim.sh b/tools/packaging/static-build/td-shim/build-td-shim.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index cbc336d666..0000000000
--- a/tools/packaging/static-build/td-shim/build-td-shim.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2022 Intel
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-set -o errexit
-set -o nounset
-set -o pipefail
-
-script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
-source "${script_dir}/../../scripts/lib.sh"
-
-tdshim_repo="${tdshim_repo:-}"
-DESTDIR=${DESTDIR:-${PWD}}
-PREFIX="${PREFIX:-/opt/kata}"
-
-[ -n "${tdshim_repo}" ] || die "Failed to get TD-shim repo"
-[ -n "${tdshim_version}" ] || die "Failed to get TD-shim version or commit"
-
-info "Build ${tdshim_repo} version: ${tdshim_version}"
-
-source ${HOME}/.cargo/env
-
-build_root=$(mktemp -d)
-pushd ${build_root}
-git clone --single-branch "${tdshim_repo}"
-pushd td-shim
-git checkout "${tdshim_version}"
-bash sh_script/build_final.sh boot_kernel
-
-install_dir="${DESTDIR}/${PREFIX}/share/td-shim"
-mkdir -p ${install_dir}
-install target/x86_64-unknown-uefi/release/final-boot-kernel.bin ${install_dir}/td-shim.bin
-popd #td-shim
-popd #${build_root}
-
-local_dir=${PWD}
-pushd ${DESTDIR}
-tar -czvf "${local_dir}/td-shim.tar.gz" "./$PREFIX"
-rm -rf $(dirname ./$PREFIX)
-popd #${DESTDIR}
diff --git a/tools/packaging/static-build/td-shim/build.sh b/tools/packaging/static-build/td-shim/build.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 457059a8d0..0000000000
--- a/tools/packaging/static-build/td-shim/build.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2022 Intel
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-set -o errexit
-set -o nounset
-set -o pipefail
-
-script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
-readonly tdshim_builder="${script_dir}/build-td-shim.sh"
-
-source "${script_dir}/../../scripts/lib.sh"
-
-DESTDIR=${DESTDIR:-${PWD}}
-PREFIX=${PREFIX:-/opt/kata}
-kata_version="${kata_version:-}"
-tdshim_repo="${tdshim_repo:-}"
-tdshim_version="${tdshim_version:-}"
-tdshim_toolchain="${tdshim_toolchain:-}"
-package_output_dir="${package_output_dir:-}"
-
-[ -n "${tdshim_repo}" ] || tdshim_repo=$(get_from_kata_deps "externals.td-shim.url")
-[ -n "${tdshim_version}" ] || tdshim_version=$(get_from_kata_deps "externals.td-shim.version")
-[ -n "${tdshim_toolchain}" ] || tdshim_toolchain=$(get_from_kata_deps "externals.td-shim.toolchain")
-
-[ -n "${tdshim_repo}" ] || die "Failed to get TD-shim repo"
-[ -n "${tdshim_version}" ] || die "Failed to get TD-shim version or commit"
-[ -n "${tdshim_toolchain}" ] || die "Failed to get TD-shim toolchain to be used to build the project"
-
-container_image="${TDSHIM_CONTAINER_BUILDER:-${BUILDER_REGISTRY}:td-shim-${tdshim_toolchain}-$(get_last_modification ${script_dir})-$(uname -m)}"
-
-sudo docker pull ${container_image} || (sudo docker build \
-	--build-arg RUST_TOOLCHAIN="${tdshim_toolchain}" \
-	-t "${container_image}" \
-	"${script_dir}" && \
-	# No-op unless PUSH_TO_REGISTRY is exported as "yes"
-	push_to_registry "${container_image}")
-
-sudo docker run --rm -i -v "${repo_root_dir}:${repo_root_dir}" \
-	-w "${PWD}" \
-	--env DESTDIR="${DESTDIR}" \
-	--env PREFIX="${PREFIX}" \
-	--env tdshim_repo="${tdshim_repo}" \
-	--env tdshim_version="${tdshim_version}" \
-	"${container_image}" \
-	bash -c "${tdshim_builder}"
diff --git a/versions.yaml b/versions.yaml
index e0413a92dc..8a60b11101 100644
--- a/versions.yaml
+++ b/versions.yaml
@@ -99,11 +99,6 @@ assets:
         https://github.com/qemu/qemu/tags
         .*/v?(\d\S+)\.tar\.gz
 
-    qemu-tdx-experimental:
-      description: ¨QEMU with TDX support"
-      url: "https://github.com/intel/qemu-tdx"
-      tag: "tdx-qemu-next-2023.9.21-v8.1.0"
-
     qemu-snp-experimental:
       description: "QEMU with SNP support"
       url: "https://github.com/confidential-containers/qemu.git"
@@ -337,18 +332,6 @@ externals:
       version: "edk2-stable202302"
       package: "OvmfPkg/AmdSev/AmdSevX64.dsc"
       package_output_dir: "AmdSev"
-    tdx:
-      # yamllint disable-line rule:line-length
-      description: "QEMU with TDX support - based on https://github.com/intel/tdx-tools/releases/tag/2023ww15"
-      version: "edk2-stable202302"
-      package: "OvmfPkg/IntelTdx/IntelTdxX64.dsc"
-      package_output_dir: "IntelTdx"
-
-  td-shim:
-    description: "Confidential Containers Shim Firmware"
-    url: "https://github.com/confidential-containers/td-shim"
-    version: "cf9592ef70bd6ba4c7ab1330d278a743f5ba3133"
-    toolchain: "nightly-2022-05-15"
 
   virtiofsd:
     description: "vhost-user virtio-fs device backend written in Rust"