diff --git a/molecule/virtualbox_centos7/molecule.yml b/molecule/virtualbox_centos7/molecule.yml
index 50b58170372ab9bb3c68846e87feaa4feb72f4c6..29ff4cfde4ddb53a751939233403dea0a2e7520f 100644
--- a/molecule/virtualbox_centos7/molecule.yml
+++ b/molecule/virtualbox_centos7/molecule.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ provisioner:
     # create: ../resources/playbooks/create.yml
     # destroy: ../resources/playbooks/destroy.yml
     converge: ../resources/playbooks/converge.yml
-    prepare: ../resources/playbooks/prepare.yml
+    # prepare: ../resources/playbooks/prepare.yml
     verify: ../resources/playbooks/verify.yml
 verifier:
   name: ansible
diff --git a/molecule/virtualbox_rocky8/molecule.yml b/molecule/virtualbox_rocky8/molecule.yml
index 1022bd3e1f25e28ce0ad63d73b5944fbe97687ef..c11da1b6715ff1c103525561a0b8c18c88f77f91 100644
--- a/molecule/virtualbox_rocky8/molecule.yml
+++ b/molecule/virtualbox_rocky8/molecule.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ provisioner:
     # create: ../resources/playbooks/create.yml
     # destroy: ../resources/playbooks/destroy.yml
     converge: ../resources/playbooks/converge.yml
-    prepare: ../resources/playbooks/prepare.yml
+    # prepare: ../resources/playbooks/prepare.yml
     verify: ../resources/playbooks/verify.yml
 verifier:
   name: ansible