diff --git a/experiment/compatibility-versions/e2e-k8s-compatibility-versions.sh b/experiment/compatibility-versions/e2e-k8s-compatibility-versions.sh
index e3fcad1b3d73..dd44f2fcf28c 100755
--- a/experiment/compatibility-versions/e2e-k8s-compatibility-versions.sh
+++ b/experiment/compatibility-versions/e2e-k8s-compatibility-versions.sh
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ run_tests() {
 }
 
 upgrade_cluster_components() {
-  # upgrade cluster components excluding kube-proxy and kubelet
+  # upgrade cluster components excluding the kubelet
 
   # Get the retry attempts, defaulting to 5 if not set
   RETRY_ATTEMPTS="${RETRY_ATTEMPTS:-5}"
@@ -291,12 +291,12 @@ upgrade_cluster_components() {
   local attempt=1
   local success=false
 
-  echo "Attempt $attempt of $RETRY_ATTEMPTS to upgrade cluster..."
-  bash -x "${UPGRADE_SCRIPT}" --no-kproxy --no-kubelet | tee "${ARTIFACTS}/upgrade-output-1.txt"
-  bash -x "${UPGRADE_SCRIPT}" --no-kproxy --no-kubelet | tee "${ARTIFACTS}/upgrade-output-2.txt"
+  bash -x "${UPGRADE_SCRIPT}" --no-kubelet | tee "${ARTIFACTS}/upgrade-output-1.txt"
+  bash -x "${UPGRADE_SCRIPT}" --no-kubelet | tee "${ARTIFACTS}/upgrade-output-2.txt"
   # Run the script twice, is necessary for fully updating the binaries
 
   while [ "$attempt" -le "$RETRY_ATTEMPTS" ]; do
+    echo "Attempt $attempt of $RETRY_ATTEMPTS to upgrade cluster..."
     # Check if kubectl version reports the current version
     kind export kubeconfig --name kind
     if kubectl version | grep "Server Version:"| grep -q "$CURRENT_VERSION"; then
diff --git a/experiment/compatibility-versions/kind-upgrade.sh b/experiment/compatibility-versions/kind-upgrade.sh
index 62f24b48979b..6ce97e34b69d 100755
--- a/experiment/compatibility-versions/kind-upgrade.sh
+++ b/experiment/compatibility-versions/kind-upgrade.sh
@@ -34,26 +34,6 @@ update_kubelet() {
  done
 }
 
-update_kube_proxy() {
-  for n in $NODES; do
-   kind load image-archive ${IMAGES_PATH}/kube-proxy.tar --name ${CLUSTER_NAME}
-  done
-  # RollingUpdate
-  kubectl set image ds/kube-proxy kube-proxy=${DOCKER_REGISTRY}/kube-proxy-amd64:${DOCKER_TAG} -n kube-system
-  kubectl rollout status ds/kube-proxy -n kube-system -w
-  echo "Updated kube-proxy"
-}
-
-update_cni() {
-  for n in $NODES; do
-   kind load image-archive ${CNI_IMAGE} --name ${CLUSTER_NAME}
-  done
-  # RollingUpdate
-  kubectl set image ds/kindnet kindnet-cni=${CNI_IMAGE} -n kube-system
-  kubectl rollout status ds/kindnet -n kube-system -w
-  echo "Updated kindnet"
-}
-
 update_control_plane(){
   # TODO allow to configure node and control plane components
   for n in $CONTROL_PLANE_NODES; do
@@ -68,8 +48,8 @@ update_control_plane(){
 
 usage()
 {
-    echo "usage: kind_upgrade.sh [-n|--name <cluster_name>] [--cni <cni_image>]"
-    echo "                       [--no-kproxy]  [--no-control-plane]  [--no-kubelet]"
+    echo "usage: kind_upgrade.sh [-n|--name <cluster_name>]"
+    echo "                       [--no-control-plane]  [--no-kubelet]"
     echo ""
 }
 
@@ -80,11 +60,6 @@ parse_args()
             -n | --name )			shift
                                           	CLUSTER_NAME=$1
                                           	;;
-            --cni-image )	           	shift
-                                          	CNI_IMAGE=$1
-                                          	;;
-            --no-kproxy )                   	UPDATE_KUBE_PROXY=false
-                                                ;;
             --no-kubelet )                   	UPDATE_KUBELET=false
                                                 ;;
             --no-control-plane )               	UPDATE_CONTROL_PLANE=false
@@ -139,15 +114,6 @@ if [[ "$UPDATE_KUBELET" == "true" ]]; then
   update_kubelet
 fi
 
-if [[ "$UPDATE_KUBE_PROXY" == "true" ]]; then
-  update_kube_proxy
-fi
-
-# If CNI_IMAGE set update the CNI  
-if [[ ! -z ${CNI_IMAGE} ]]; then
-  update_cni
-fi
-
 if kubectl get nodes | grep NoReady; then
   echo "Error: KIND cluster $CLUSTER_NAME NOT READY"
   exit 1