diff --git a/roles/adoption_osp_deploy/molecule/default/converge.yml b/roles/adoption_osp_deploy/molecule/default/converge.yml
index 7e33851b40..9e88ebe7d3 100644
--- a/roles/adoption_osp_deploy/molecule/default/converge.yml
+++ b/roles/adoption_osp_deploy/molecule/default/converge.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     cifmw_adoption_osp_deploy_repos: []
     cifmw_adoption_source_scenario_path: "."
     cifmw_basedir: "{{ playbook_dir }}"
-    ansible_user_dir: "{{ lookup('env', 'HOME') }}"
 
   tasks:
     - name: Gather stack nodes and facts
diff --git a/roles/compliance/molecule/default/converge.yml b/roles/compliance/molecule/default/converge.yml
index 31b95ac11b..b4e0253585 100644
--- a/roles/compliance/molecule/default/converge.yml
+++ b/roles/compliance/molecule/default/converge.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 - name: Converge test of controller tasks
   hosts: all
   vars:
-    ansible_user_dir: "{{ lookup('env', 'HOME') }}"
     cifmw_compliance_dry_run: true
   roles:
     - role: "compliance"
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@
 - name: Converge test of compute tasks
   hosts: all
   vars:
-    ansible_user_dir: "{{ lookup('env', 'HOME') }}"
     cifmw_compliance_dry_run: true
   roles:
     - role: "compliance"
diff --git a/roles/nat64_appliance/molecule/default/cleanup.yml b/roles/nat64_appliance/molecule/default/cleanup.yml
index 395b8b1fda..28d4a5a528 100644
--- a/roles/nat64_appliance/molecule/default/cleanup.yml
+++ b/roles/nat64_appliance/molecule/default/cleanup.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 - name: Cleanup
   hosts: instance
-  vars:
-    ansible_user_dir: "{{ lookup('env', 'HOME') }}"
   tasks:
     - name: "Destroy the test-node"
       community.libvirt.virt:
diff --git a/roles/nat64_appliance/molecule/default/converge.yml b/roles/nat64_appliance/molecule/default/converge.yml
index c321d6d1c2..8421a4c576 100644
--- a/roles/nat64_appliance/molecule/default/converge.yml
+++ b/roles/nat64_appliance/molecule/default/converge.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 - name: Converge
   hosts: instance
   vars:
-    ansible_user_dir: "{{ lookup('env', 'HOME') }}"
     cifmw_basedir: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/ci-framework-data"
   tasks:
     - name: Crate SSH keypair
diff --git a/roles/nat64_appliance/molecule/default/prepare.yml b/roles/nat64_appliance/molecule/default/prepare.yml
index 99ae481dd7..83d82c7989 100644
--- a/roles/nat64_appliance/molecule/default/prepare.yml
+++ b/roles/nat64_appliance/molecule/default/prepare.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 - name: Prepare
   hosts: all
   vars:
-    ansible_user_dir: "{{ lookup('env', 'HOME') }}"
     cifmw_basedir: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/ci-framework-data"
   pre_tasks:
     - name: Create custom basedir
diff --git a/roles/shiftstack/molecule/default/cleanup.yml b/roles/shiftstack/molecule/default/cleanup.yml
index e53697447f..27d3f74744 100644
--- a/roles/shiftstack/molecule/default/cleanup.yml
+++ b/roles/shiftstack/molecule/default/cleanup.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 - name: Cleanup
   hosts: all
   vars:
-    ansible_user_dir: "{{ lookup('env', 'HOME') }}"
     cifmw_path: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/.crc/bin:{{ ansible_user_dir }}/.crc/bin/oc:{{ ansible_user_dir }}/bin:{{ ansible_env.PATH }}"
     cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig: "{{ ansible_user_dir  }}/.crc/machines/crc/kubeconfig"
     openstack_namespace_name: openstack
diff --git a/roles/shiftstack/molecule/default/converge.yml b/roles/shiftstack/molecule/default/converge.yml
index fb30de5414..aaaac4a037 100644
--- a/roles/shiftstack/molecule/default/converge.yml
+++ b/roles/shiftstack/molecule/default/converge.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 - name: Converge
   hosts: all
   vars:
-    ansible_user_dir: "{{ lookup('env', 'HOME') }}"
     cifmw_path: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/.crc/bin:{{ ansible_user_dir }}/.crc/bin/oc:{{ ansible_user_dir }}/bin:{{ ansible_env.PATH }}"
     cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/.crc/machines/crc/kubeconfig"
     cifmw_shiftstack_run_playbook: cifmw-gate.yaml
diff --git a/roles/shiftstack/molecule/default/prepare.yml b/roles/shiftstack/molecule/default/prepare.yml
index 531e0efe44..889aa9f6f5 100644
--- a/roles/shiftstack/molecule/default/prepare.yml
+++ b/roles/shiftstack/molecule/default/prepare.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 - name: Prepare
   hosts: all
   vars:
-    ansible_user_dir: "{{ lookup('env', 'HOME') }}"
     cifmw_path: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/.crc/bin:{{ ansible_user_dir }}/.crc/bin/oc:{{ ansible_user_dir }}/bin:{{ ansible_env.PATH }}"
     cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig: "{{ ansible_user_dir  }}/.crc/machines/crc/kubeconfig"
     openstack_namespace_name: openstack
diff --git a/roles/tempest/molecule/default/converge.yml b/roles/tempest/molecule/default/converge.yml
index d14ceb88eb..338a069ad9 100644
--- a/roles/tempest/molecule/default/converge.yml
+++ b/roles/tempest/molecule/default/converge.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 - name: Converge
   hosts: all
   vars:
-    ansible_user_dir: "{{ lookup('env', 'HOME') }}"
     cifmw_tempest_dry_run: true
   roles:
     - role: "tempest"
diff --git a/roles/tempest/molecule/default/prepare.yml b/roles/tempest/molecule/default/prepare.yml
index 810486ac1a..0c6d526931 100644
--- a/roles/tempest/molecule/default/prepare.yml
+++ b/roles/tempest/molecule/default/prepare.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 - name: Prepare
   hosts: all
   vars:
-    ansible_user_dir: "{{ lookup('env', 'HOME') }}"
     cifmw_basedir: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/ci-framework-data"
     cifmw_install_yamls_tasks_out: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/zuul-jobs/roles/install_yamls_makes/tasks"
     cifmw_install_yamls_defaults:
diff --git a/roles/test_operator/molecule/default/converge.yml b/roles/test_operator/molecule/default/converge.yml
index a90f6c812d..85508e5a92 100644
--- a/roles/test_operator/molecule/default/converge.yml
+++ b/roles/test_operator/molecule/default/converge.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 - name: Converge
   hosts: all
   vars:
-    ansible_user_dir: "{{ lookup('env', 'HOME') }}"
     cifmw_test_operator_dry_run: true
   roles:
     - role: "test_operator"
diff --git a/roles/test_operator/molecule/default/prepare.yml b/roles/test_operator/molecule/default/prepare.yml
index a90f6c812d..85508e5a92 100644
--- a/roles/test_operator/molecule/default/prepare.yml
+++ b/roles/test_operator/molecule/default/prepare.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 - name: Converge
   hosts: all
   vars:
-    ansible_user_dir: "{{ lookup('env', 'HOME') }}"
     cifmw_test_operator_dry_run: true
   roles:
     - role: "test_operator"
diff --git a/roles/tofu/molecule/default/prepare.yml b/roles/tofu/molecule/default/prepare.yml
index d6287b5be6..822af8b1e9 100644
--- a/roles/tofu/molecule/default/prepare.yml
+++ b/roles/tofu/molecule/default/prepare.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 - name: Prepare
   hosts: all
   vars:
-    ansible_user_dir: "{{ lookup('env', 'HOME') }}"
     cifmw_basedir: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/ci-framework-data"
     cifmw_install_yamls_tasks_out: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/zuul-jobs/roles/install_yamls_makes/tasks"
     cifmw_install_yamls_defaults:
diff --git a/roles/update/molecule/default/converge.yml b/roles/update/molecule/default/converge.yml
index d5482b8bb8..fb4aae26d1 100644
--- a/roles/update/molecule/default/converge.yml
+++ b/roles/update/molecule/default/converge.yml
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@
 - name: Converge
   hosts: all
   vars:
-    ansible_user_dir: "{{ lookup('env', 'HOME') }}"
     cifmw_update_run_dryrun: true
-    cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig: "{{ lookup('env', 'HOME') }}/.crc/machines/crc/kubeconfig"
+    cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/.crc/machines/crc/kubeconfig"
     cifmw_nolog: false
   tasks:
     - name: Initialize monitoring
diff --git a/roles/update/molecule/default/prepare.yml b/roles/update/molecule/default/prepare.yml
index 15e5eefb1b..5a145c1b3d 100644
--- a/roles/update/molecule/default/prepare.yml
+++ b/roles/update/molecule/default/prepare.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 - name: Prepare
   hosts: all
   vars:
-    ansible_user_dir: "{{ lookup('env', 'HOME') }}"
     cifmw_install_yamls_tasks_out: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/zuul-jobs/roles/install_yamls_makes/tasks"
     cifmw_install_yamls_defaults:
       NAMESPACE: openstack