diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-amd64.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-amd64.yaml
index 8858ec5126..41f0438ea6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-amd64.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-amd64.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         asset:
           - agent
-          - agent-opa
           - agent-ctl
           - cloud-hypervisor
           - cloud-hypervisor-glibc
@@ -65,8 +64,6 @@ jobs:
         exclude:
           - asset: agent
             stage: release
-          - asset: agent-opa
-            stage: release
           - asset: cloud-hypervisor-glibc
             stage: release
           - asset: pause-image
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-ppc64le.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-ppc64le.yaml
index 82d807cf72..9884415568 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-ppc64le.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-ppc64le.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         asset:
           - agent
-          - agent-opa
           - kernel
           - qemu
           - rootfs-initrd
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-s390x.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-s390x.yaml
index 19641f8de3..64a8649fea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-s390x.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-s390x.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         asset:
           - agent
-          - agent-opa
           - coco-guest-components
           - kernel
           - kernel-confidential
diff --git a/docs/how-to/how-to-run-kata-containers-with-SE-VMs.md b/docs/how-to/how-to-run-kata-containers-with-SE-VMs.md
index 7673174bae..c7776b31c4 100644
--- a/docs/how-to/how-to-run-kata-containers-with-SE-VMs.md
+++ b/docs/how-to/how-to-run-kata-containers-with-SE-VMs.md
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ $ mkdir kata-artifacts
 $ build_dir=$(readlink -f build)
 $ cp -r $build_dir/*.tar.xz kata-artifacts
 $ ls -1 kata-artifacts
-kata-static-agent-opa.tar.xz
+kata-static-agent.tar.xz
 kata-static-boot-image-se.tar.xz
 kata-static-coco-guest-components.tar.xz
 kata-static-kernel-confidential.tar.xz
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/Makefile b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/Makefile
index 7d75befb83..e307a7fc20 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/Makefile
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/Makefile
@@ -79,9 +79,6 @@ serial-targets:
 agent-tarball: copy-scripts-for-the-agent-build
 	${MAKE} $@-build
 
-agent-opa-tarball: copy-scripts-for-the-agent-build
-	${MAKE} $@-build
-
 agent-ctl-tarball:
 	${MAKE} $@-build
 
@@ -151,13 +148,13 @@ stratovirt-tarball:
 rootfs-image-tarball: agent-tarball
 	${MAKE} $@-build
 
-rootfs-image-confidential-tarball: agent-opa-tarball pause-image-tarball coco-guest-components-tarball kernel-confidential-tarball
+rootfs-image-confidential-tarball: agent-tarball pause-image-tarball coco-guest-components-tarball kernel-confidential-tarball
 	${MAKE} $@-build
 
-rootfs-initrd-mariner-tarball: agent-opa-tarball
+rootfs-initrd-mariner-tarball: agent-tarball
 	${MAKE} $@-build
 
-rootfs-initrd-confidential-tarball: agent-opa-tarball pause-image-tarball coco-guest-components-tarball kernel-confidential-tarball
+rootfs-initrd-confidential-tarball: agent-tarball pause-image-tarball coco-guest-components-tarball kernel-confidential-tarball
 	${MAKE} $@-build
 
 rootfs-initrd-tarball: agent-tarball
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 833b889ae2..a34bc06a36 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ options:
 --build=<asset>       :
 	all
 	agent
-	agent-opa
 	agent-ctl
 	boot-image-se
 	coco-guest-components
@@ -217,9 +216,6 @@ install_cached_tarball_component() {
 get_agent_tarball_path() {
 	agent_local_build_dir="${repo_root_dir}/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/build"
 	agent_tarball_name="kata-static-agent.tar.xz"
-	if [ "${AGENT_POLICY:-no}" = "yes" ]; then
-		agent_tarball_name="kata-static-agent-opa.tar.xz"
-	fi
 
 	echo "${agent_local_build_dir}/${agent_tarball_name}"
 }
@@ -322,6 +318,7 @@ install_image() {
 	fi
 
 	export AGENT_TARBALL=$(get_agent_tarball_path)
+
 	"${rootfs_builder}" --osname="${os_name}" --osversion="${os_version}" --imagetype=image --prefix="${prefix}" --destdir="${destdir}" --image_initrd_suffix="${variant}"
 }
 
@@ -391,6 +388,7 @@ install_initrd() {
 	fi
 
 	export AGENT_TARBALL=$(get_agent_tarball_path)
+
 	"${rootfs_builder}" --osname="${os_name}" --osversion="${os_version}" --imagetype=initrd --prefix="${prefix}" --destdir="${destdir}" --image_initrd_suffix="${variant}"
 }
 
@@ -786,10 +784,6 @@ install_agent() {
 	DESTDIR="${destdir}" AGENT_POLICY="yes" PULL_TYPE=${PULL_TYPE} "${agent_builder}"
 }
 
-install_agent_opa() {
-	install_agent
-}
-
 install_coco_guest_components() {
 	latest_artefact="$(get_from_kata_deps "externals.coco-guest-components.version")-$(get_from_kata_deps "externals.coco-guest-components.toolchain")"
 	latest_builder_image="$(get_coco_guest_components_image_name)"
@@ -983,8 +977,6 @@ handle_build() {
 
 	agent) install_agent ;;
 
-	agent-opa) install_agent_opa ;;
-
 	agent-ctl) install_agent_ctl ;;
 
 	boot-image-se) install_se_image ;;
@@ -1134,7 +1126,6 @@ main() {
 	local silent
 	build_targets=(
 		agent
-		agent-opa
 		agent-ctl
 		cloud-hypervisor
 		coco-guest-components