diff --git a/tools/packaging/scripts/lib.sh b/tools/packaging/scripts/lib.sh
index 5e7067bab0..957154233d 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/scripts/lib.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/scripts/lib.sh
@@ -19,16 +19,7 @@ short_commit_length=10
 
 gh_cli="gh-cli"
 
-#for cross build
-CROSS_BUILD=${CROSS_BUILD-:}
-BUILDX=""
-PLATFORM=""
-TARGET_ARCH=${TARGET_ARCH:-$(uname -m)}
 ARCH=${ARCH:-$(uname -m)}
-[[ "${TARGET_ARCH}" == "aarch64" ]] && TARGET_ARCH=arm64
-TARGET_OS=${TARGET_OS:-linux}
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034
-[[ "${CROSS_BUILD}" == "true" ]] && BUILDX=buildx && PLATFORM="--platform=${TARGET_OS}/${TARGET_ARCH}"
 
 install_yq() {
 	pushd "${repo_root_dir}" || return
diff --git a/tools/packaging/static-build/agent/build.sh b/tools/packaging/static-build/agent/build.sh
index 13d111d855..992b14ca4b 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/static-build/agent/build.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/static-build/agent/build.sh
@@ -15,12 +15,10 @@ readonly agent_builder="${script_dir}/build-static-agent.sh"
 source "${script_dir}/../../scripts/lib.sh"
 
 container_image="${AGENT_CONTAINER_BUILDER:-$(get_agent_image_name)}"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2154
-[[ "${CROSS_BUILD}" == "true" ]] && container_image="${container_image}-cross-build"
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2154,SC2086
 docker pull "${container_image}" || \
-	(docker ${BUILDX} build ${PLATFORM} \
+	(docker build \
 	    	--build-arg RUST_TOOLCHAIN="$(get_from_kata_deps ".languages.rust.meta.newest-version")" \
 		-t "${container_image}" "${script_dir}" && \
 	 # No-op unless PUSH_TO_REGISTRY is exported as "yes"
diff --git a/tools/packaging/static-build/busybox/build.sh b/tools/packaging/static-build/busybox/build.sh
index 0b2fe9169c..3b717bba17 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/static-build/busybox/build.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/static-build/busybox/build.sh
@@ -27,12 +27,10 @@ readonly BUSYBOX_URL="${busybox_url}"
 
 
 container_image="${BUSYBOX_CONTAINER_BUILDER:-$(get_busybox_image_name)}"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2154
-[[ "${CROSS_BUILD}" == "true" ]] && container_image="${container_image}-cross-build"
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2154,SC2086
 docker pull "${container_image}" || \
-	(docker ${BUILDX} build ${PLATFORM} \
+	(docker build \
 		-t "${container_image}" "${script_dir}" \
 	 # No-op unless PUSH_TO_REGISTRY is exported as "yes"
 	 push_to_registry "${container_image}")
diff --git a/tools/packaging/static-build/coco-guest-components/build.sh b/tools/packaging/static-build/coco-guest-components/build.sh
index f197ff565d..b4236cf8a1 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/static-build/coco-guest-components/build.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/static-build/coco-guest-components/build.sh
@@ -33,12 +33,10 @@ nvat_version="${nvat_version:-}"
 [[ -n "${nvat_version}" ]] || nvat_version=$(get_from_kata_deps ".externals.nvidia.nvat.version" 2>/dev/null || true)
 
 container_image="${COCO_GUEST_COMPONENTS_CONTAINER_BUILDER:-$(get_coco_guest_components_image_name)}"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2154
-[[ "${CROSS_BUILD}" == "true" ]] && container_image="${container_image}-cross-build"
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2154,SC2086
 docker pull "${container_image}" || \
-	(docker ${BUILDX} build ${PLATFORM} \
+	(docker build \
 	    	--build-arg RUST_TOOLCHAIN="${coco_guest_components_toolchain}" \
 		--build-arg NVAT_VERSION="${nvat_version}" \
 		-t "${container_image}" "${script_dir}" && \
diff --git a/tools/packaging/static-build/pause-image/build.sh b/tools/packaging/static-build/pause-image/build.sh
index 5748d057ba..2e2cf2fbac 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/static-build/pause-image/build.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/static-build/pause-image/build.sh
@@ -27,12 +27,10 @@ package_output_dir="${package_output_dir:-}"
 [[ -n "${pause_image_version}" ]] || die "Failed to get pause image version or commit"
 
 container_image="${PAUSE_IMAGE_CONTAINER_BUILDER:-$(get_pause_image_name)}"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2154
-[[ "${CROSS_BUILD}" == "true" ]] && container_image="${container_image}-cross-build"
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2154,SC2086
 docker pull "${container_image}" || \
-	(docker ${BUILDX} build ${PLATFORM} \
+	(docker build \
 		-t "${container_image}" "${script_dir}" && \
 	 # No-op unless PUSH_TO_REGISTRY is exported as "yes"
 	 push_to_registry "${container_image}")
diff --git a/tools/packaging/static-build/shim-v2/build.sh b/tools/packaging/static-build/shim-v2/build.sh
index a7eec5c51b..dd8c71254e 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/static-build/shim-v2/build.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/static-build/shim-v2/build.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ VMM_CONFIGS="qemu fc"
 GO_VERSION=${GO_VERSION}
 # shellcheck disable=SC2269
 RUST_VERSION=${RUST_VERSION}
-CC=""
 
 RUNTIME_CHOICE="${RUNTIME_CHOICE:-both}"
 DESTDIR=${DESTDIR:-${PWD}}
@@ -38,9 +37,6 @@ case "${RUNTIME_CHOICE}" in
 		;;
 esac
 
-# shellcheck disable=SC2154
-[[ "${CROSS_BUILD}" == "true" ]] && container_image_bk="${container_image}" && container_image="${container_image}-cross-build"
-
 # Variants (targets) that build a measured rootfs as of now are:
 # - rootfs-image (the base image, measured; root hash labelled "base")
 # - rootfs-image-confidential (monolithic CoCo image, root hash "confidential")
@@ -105,7 +101,7 @@ GO_EXTRA_OPTS+="$(read_verity_param "nvidia" "KERNELVERITYPARAMS_NV_BASE")"
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2154,SC2086
 docker pull "${container_image}" || \
-	(docker ${BUILDX} build ${PLATFORM}  \
+	(docker build \
 		--build-arg GO_VERSION="${GO_VERSION}" \
 		--build-arg RUST_VERSION="${RUST_VERSION}" \
 		-t "${container_image}" \
@@ -113,30 +109,21 @@ docker pull "${container_image}" || \
 	 push_to_registry "${container_image}")
 
 arch=${ARCH:-$(uname -m)}
-GCC_ARCH=${arch}
 if [[ "${arch}" = "ppc64le" ]]; then
-	GCC_ARCH="powerpc64le"
 	arch="ppc64"
 fi
 
 case "${RUNTIME_CHOICE}" in
 	"rust"|"both")
-		#Build rust project using cross build musl image to speed up
-		[[ "${CROSS_BUILD}" == "true" && ${ARCH} != "s390x" ]] && container_image="messense/rust-musl-cross:${GCC_ARCH}-musl" && CC=${GCC_ARCH}-unknown-linux-musl-gcc
-
 		docker run --rm -i -v "${repo_root_dir}:${repo_root_dir}" \
-			--env CROSS_BUILD="${CROSS_BUILD}" \
 			--env ARCH="${ARCH}" \
-			--env CC="${CC}" \
 			-w "${repo_root_dir}/src/runtime-rs" \
 			--user "$(id -u)":"$(id -g)" \
 			"${container_image}" \
 			bash -c "make clean-generated-files && make PREFIX=${PREFIX} QEMUCMD=qemu-system-${arch} ${EXTRA_OPTS}${RUST_EXTRA_OPTS}"
 
 		docker run --rm -i -v "${repo_root_dir}:${repo_root_dir}" \
-			--env CROSS_BUILD="${CROSS_BUILD}" \
 		        --env ARCH="${ARCH}" \
-		        --env CC="${CC}" \
 			-w "${repo_root_dir}/src/runtime-rs" \
 			--user "$(id -u)":"$(id -g)" \
 			"${container_image}" \
@@ -154,8 +141,6 @@ fi
 
 case "${RUNTIME_CHOICE}" in
 	"go"|"both")
-		[[ "${CROSS_BUILD}" == "true" ]] && container_image="${container_image_bk}-cross-build"
-
 		docker run --rm -i -v "${repo_root_dir}:${repo_root_dir}" \
 			-w "${repo_root_dir}/src/runtime" \
 			--user "$(id -u)":"$(id -g)" \
diff --git a/tools/packaging/static-build/tools/build.sh b/tools/packaging/static-build/tools/build.sh
index bb177a9ff4..55b8790278 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/static-build/tools/build.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/static-build/tools/build.sh
@@ -17,12 +17,10 @@ source "${script_dir}/../../scripts/lib.sh"
 tool="${1}"
 
 container_image="${TOOLS_CONTAINER_BUILDER:-$(get_tools_image_name)}"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2154
-[[ "${CROSS_BUILD}" == "true" ]] && container_image="${container_image}-cross-build"
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2154,SC2086
 docker pull "${container_image}" || \
-	(docker ${BUILDX} build ${PLATFORM} \
+	(docker build \
 	    	--build-arg GO_TOOLCHAIN="$(get_from_kata_deps ".languages.golang.meta.newest-version")" \
 	    	--build-arg RUST_TOOLCHAIN="$(get_from_kata_deps ".languages.rust.meta.newest-version")" \
 		-t "${container_image}" "${script_dir}" && \
diff --git a/tools/packaging/static-build/virtiofsd/build.sh b/tools/packaging/static-build/virtiofsd/build.sh
index b2de1a7471..92abf11c48 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/static-build/virtiofsd/build.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/static-build/virtiofsd/build.sh
@@ -52,12 +52,10 @@ case ${ARCH} in
 esac
 
 container_image="${VIRTIOFSD_CONTAINER_BUILDER:-$(get_virtiofsd_image_name)}"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2154
-[[ "${CROSS_BUILD}" == "true" ]] && container_image="${container_image}-cross-build"
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2154,SC2086
 docker pull "${container_image}" || \
-	(docker ${BUILDX} build ${PLATFORM} \
+	(docker build \
 		--build-arg RUST_TOOLCHAIN="${virtiofsd_toolchain}" \
 		-t "${container_image}" "${script_dir}/${libc}" && \
 	 # No-op unless PUSH_TO_REGISTRY is exported as "yes"