diff --git a/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-precommit.yml b/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-precommit.yml
index 37c79b2640add..6f625bcf5cec4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-precommit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sycl-linux-precommit.yml
@@ -88,9 +88,7 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - name: GEN 12 Integrated
             runner: '["Linux", "gen12"]'
-            image_options: -u 1001 --device=/dev/dri -v /dev/dri/by-path:/dev/dri/by-path --privileged --cap-add SYS_ADMIN
             target_devices: level_zero:gpu;opencl:gpu;opencl:cpu
-            extra_lit_opts: --param gpu-intel-gen12=True
           - name: NVIDIA/CUDA
             runner: '["Linux", "cuda"]'
             image_options: -u 1001 --gpus all --cap-add SYS_ADMIN
@@ -102,35 +100,27 @@ jobs:
             extra_lit_opts: -j 1
           - name: Intel Arc A-Series Graphics
             runner: '["Linux", "arc"]'
-            image_options: -u 1001 --device=/dev/dri -v /dev/dri/by-path:/dev/dri/by-path --privileged --cap-add SYS_ADMIN
             target_devices: level_zero:gpu;opencl:gpu;level_zero_v2:gpu
-            extra_lit_opts: --param matrix-xmx8=True
-          - name: E2E tests with dev igc on Intel Arc A-Series Graphics
+          - name: Dev IGC / Intel Arc A-Series Graphics
             runner: '["Linux", "arc"]'
             image: ghcr.io/intel/llvm/ubuntu2404_intel_drivers:devigc
-            image_options: -u 1001 --device=/dev/dri -v /dev/dri/by-path:/dev/dri/by-path --privileged --cap-add SYS_ADMIN
             target_devices: level_zero:gpu
-            extra_lit_opts: --param matrix-xmx8=True
             use_igc_dev: true
             env: '{"LIT_FILTER":"Matrix/"}'
-          - name: E2E tests on Intel Ponte Vecchio GPU
+          - name: Intel Ponte Vecchio GPU
             runner: '["Linux", "pvc"]'
-            image_options: -u 1001 --device=/dev/dri -v /dev/dri/by-path:/dev/dri/by-path --privileged --cap-add SYS_ADMIN
             target_devices: level_zero:gpu;opencl:gpu;level_zero_v2:gpu
-          - name: Dev IGC on Intel Ponte Vecchio GPU
+          - name: Dev IGC / Intel Ponte Vecchio GPU
             runner: '["Linux", "pvc"]'
             image: ghcr.io/intel/llvm/ubuntu2404_intel_drivers:devigc
-            image_options: -u 1001 --device=/dev/dri -v /dev/dri/by-path:/dev/dri/by-path --privileged --cap-add SYS_ADMIN
             target_devices: level_zero:gpu
             use_igc_dev: true
             env: '{"LIT_FILTER":"Matrix/"}'
           - name: Intel Battlemage Graphics
             runner: '["Linux", "bmg"]'
-            image_options: -u 1001 --device=/dev/dri -v /dev/dri/by-path:/dev/dri/by-path --privileged --cap-add SYS_ADMIN
             target_devices: level_zero_v1:gpu;level_zero_v2:gpu
           - name: Preview Mode
             runner: '["Linux", "gen12"]'
-            image_options: -u 1001 --device=/dev/dri -v /dev/dri/by-path:/dev/dri/by-path --privileged --cap-add SYS_ADMIN
             target_devices: level_zero:gpu;opencl:gpu;opencl:cpu
             extra_lit_opts: --param test-preview-mode=True
             e2e_binaries_artifact: e2e_bin_preview
@@ -140,7 +130,7 @@ jobs:
       name: ${{ matrix.name }}
       runner: ${{ matrix.runner }}
       image: ${{ matrix.image }}
-      image_options: ${{ matrix.image_options }}
+      image_options: ${{ matrix.image_options || '-u 1001 --device=/dev/dri -v /dev/dri/by-path:/dev/dri/by-path --privileged --cap-add SYS_ADMIN' }}
       target_devices: ${{ matrix.target_devices }}
       extra_lit_opts: ${{ matrix.extra_lit_opts }}
       repo_ref: ${{ github.sha }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sycl-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/sycl-nightly.yml
index 85df1e65c2aa4..f45d8d48d3e90 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sycl-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sycl-nightly.yml
@@ -84,27 +84,22 @@ jobs:
 
           - name: Intel L0 Gen12 GPU
             runner: '["Linux", "gen12"]'
-            image_options: -u 1001 --device=/dev/dri -v /dev/dri/by-path:/dev/dri/by-path --privileged --cap-add SYS_ADMIN
             target_devices: level_zero:gpu
 
           - name: Intel L0 Ponte Vecchio GPU
             runner: '["Linux", "pvc"]'
-            image_options: -u 1001 --device=/dev/dri -v /dev/dri/by-path:/dev/dri/by-path --privileged --cap-add SYS_ADMIN
             target_devices: level_zero:gpu
 
           - name: Intel L0 Battlemage GPU
             runner: '["Linux", "bmg"]'
-            image_options: -u 1001 --device=/dev/dri -v /dev/dri/by-path:/dev/dri/by-path --privileged --cap-add SYS_ADMIN
             target_devices: level_zero:gpu
 
           - name: Intel L0 Arc A-Series GPU
             runner: '["Linux", "arc"]'
-            image_options: -u 1001 --device=/dev/dri -v /dev/dri/by-path:/dev/dri/by-path --privileged --cap-add SYS_ADMIN
             target_devices: level_zero:gpu
 
           - name: Intel OCL Gen12 GPU
             runner: '["Linux", "gen12"]'
-            image_options: -u 1001 --device=/dev/dri -v /dev/dri/by-path:/dev/dri/by-path --privileged --cap-add SYS_ADMIN
             target_devices: opencl:gpu
 
           - name: OCL CPU (AMD)
@@ -124,7 +119,6 @@ jobs:
 
           - name: Preview mode on SPR/PVC
             runner: '["Linux", "pvc"]'
-            image_options: -u 1001 --device=/dev/dri -v /dev/dri/by-path:/dev/dri/by-path --privileged --cap-add SYS_ADMIN
             target_devices: level_zero:gpu
             extra_lit_opts: --param test-preview-mode=True
 
@@ -132,7 +126,7 @@ jobs:
     with:
       name: ${{ matrix.name }}
       runner: ${{ matrix.runner }}
-      image_options: ${{ matrix.image_options }}
+      image_options: ${{ matrix.image_options || '-u 1001 --device=/dev/dri -v /dev/dri/by-path:/dev/dri/by-path --privileged --cap-add SYS_ADMIN' }}
       target_devices: ${{ matrix.target_devices }}
       tests_selector: e2e
       extra_lit_opts: "--param 'cxx_flags=-D_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI=0' ${{ matrix.extra_lit_opts }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sycl-post-commit.yml b/.github/workflows/sycl-post-commit.yml
index 334fc0d06de42..ce0afb273860f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sycl-post-commit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sycl-post-commit.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ jobs:
             target_devices: level_zero:gpu
           - name: Intel Arc A-Series Graphics with Level Zero
             runner: '["Linux", "arc"]'
-            extra_lit_opts: --param matrix-xmx8=True
           # Performance tests below. Specifics:
           #  - only run performance tests (use LIT_FILTER env)
           #  - ask llvm-lit to show all the output, even for PASS (-a)