diff --git a/polkadot/.gitlab-ci.yml b/polkadot/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0a0509d939..14295f7c3c 100644
--- a/polkadot/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/polkadot/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 #
 # polkadot
 #
-# pipelines can be triggered manually in the web
-# setting DEPLOY_TAG will only deploy the tagged image
+# Pipelines can be triggered manually in the web.
 #
-# please do not add new jobs without "rules:" and "*-env". There are &test-refs for everything,
-# &test-and-rococo-refs preset. And "kubernetes-env" with "docker-env" to set a runner
-# which executes the job.
+# Please do not add new jobs without "rules:" and "*-env". There are &test-refs for everything,
+# "docker-env" is used for Rust jobs.
+# And "kubernetes-env" for everything else. Please mention "image:" container name to be used
+# with it, as there's no default one.
 
 stages:
   - test
@@ -73,23 +73,14 @@ default:
     - cargo --version
     - sccache -s
 
-.test-refs:                       &test-refs
+.test-refs:                        &test-refs
   # these jobs run always*
   rules:
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "rococo-v1"
-      when: never
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master"
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^[0-9]+$/                         # PRs
 
-.test-and-rococo-refs:            &test-and-rococo-refs
-  rules:
-    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master"
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^[0-9]+$/                         # PRs
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "rococo-v1"
-
-.test-pr-refs:                    &test-pr-refs
+.test-pr-refs:                     &test-pr-refs
   rules:
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "pipeline"
       when: never
@@ -102,7 +93,6 @@ default:
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master"
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^[0-9]+$/                         # PRs
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "rococo-v1"
 
 .publish-refs:                     &publish-refs
   rules:
@@ -212,7 +202,6 @@ test-build-linux-stable:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master"
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+.*$/              # i.e. v1.0, v2.1rc1
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^[0-9]+$/                         # PRs
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "rococo-v1"
   script:
     - ./scripts/gitlab/test_linux_stable.sh
     # we're using the bin built here, instead of having a parallel `build-linux-release`
@@ -275,7 +264,7 @@ build-adder-collator:
   <<:                              *collect-artifacts
   <<:                              *docker-env
   <<:                              *compiler-info
-  <<:                              *test-and-rococo-refs
+  <<:                              *test-refs
   script:
     - time cargo build --profile testnet --verbose -p test-parachain-adder-collator
     - sccache -s
@@ -292,7 +281,7 @@ build-malus:
   <<:                              *collect-artifacts
   <<:                              *docker-env
   <<:                              *compiler-info
-  <<:                              *test-and-rococo-refs
+  <<:                              *test-refs
   script:
     - time cargo build --profile testnet --verbose -p polkadot-test-malus
     - sccache -s
@@ -433,12 +422,6 @@ publish-polkadot-image:
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master"
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^[0-9]+$/                         # PRs
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "rococo-v1"
-      variables:
-        <<:                        *image-variables
-        IMAGE_NAME:                docker.io/parity/rococo
-        DOCKER_USER:               ${DOCKER_HUB_USER}
-        DOCKER_PASS:               ${DOCKER_HUB_PASS}
   needs:
     - job:                         test-build-linux-stable
       artifacts:                   true
@@ -635,10 +618,8 @@ zombienet-tests-parachains-smoke-test:
     - job:                         publish-polkadot-image
     - job:                         publish-malus-image
     - job:                         publish-adder-collator-image
-
   variables:
-    GH_DIR:                        'https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot/tree/${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}/zombienet_tests/parachains'
-
+    GH_DIR:                        "https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot/tree/${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}/zombienet_tests/parachains"
   before_script:
     - echo "Zombie-net Tests Config"
     - echo "${ZOMBIENET_IMAGE}"
@@ -649,7 +630,6 @@ zombienet-tests-parachains-smoke-test:
     - export ZOMBIENET_INTEGRATION_TEST_IMAGE=${PARACHAINS_IMAGE_NAME}:${PARACHAINS_IMAGE_TAG}
     - export MALUS_IMAGE=${MALUS_IMAGE_NAME}:${MALUS_IMAGE_TAG}
     - export COL_IMAGE="docker.io/paritypr/colander:4519" # The collator image is fixed
-
   script:
     - /home/nonroot/zombie-net/scripts/run-test-env-manager.sh
         --github-remote-dir="${GH_DIR}"
@@ -668,10 +648,8 @@ zombienet-tests-malus-dispute-valid:
     - job:                         publish-polkadot-image
     - job:                         publish-malus-image
     - job:                         publish-adder-collator-image
-
   variables:
-    GH_DIR:                        'https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot/tree/${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}/node/malus/integrationtests'
-
+    GH_DIR:                        "https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot/tree/${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}/node/malus/integrationtests"
   before_script:
     - echo "Zombie-net Tests Config"
     - echo "${ZOMBIENET_IMAGE_NAME}"
@@ -682,7 +660,6 @@ zombienet-tests-malus-dispute-valid:
     - export ZOMBIENET_INTEGRATION_TEST_IMAGE=${PARACHAINS_IMAGE_NAME}:${PARACHAINS_IMAGE_TAG}
     - export MALUS_IMAGE=${MALUS_IMAGE_NAME}:${MALUS_IMAGE_TAG}
     - export COL_IMAGE=${COLLATOR_IMAGE_NAME}:${COLLATOR_IMAGE_TAG}
-
   script:
     - /home/nonroot/zombie-net/scripts/run-test-env-manager.sh
         --github-remote-dir="${GH_DIR}"