diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-test-kind.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-test-kind.yaml
index a3d92d8e1..6df789f89 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-test-kind.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-test-kind.yaml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build Velero Image
         if: steps.image-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: |
-          SAVE_IMAGE=false IMAGE=velero VERSION=pr-test make container
+          IMAGE=velero VERSION=pr-test make container
           docker save velero:pr-test -o ./velero.tar
   # Create json of k8s versions to test
   # from guide: https://stackoverflow.com/a/65094398/4590470
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push.yml b/.github/workflows/push.yml
index a4d237173..7ca58cc3e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push.yml
@@ -68,24 +68,4 @@ jobs:
               
           # Build and push Velero image to docker registry
           docker login -u ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USER }} -p ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
-          VERSION=$(./hack/docker-push.sh | grep 'VERSION:' | awk -F: '{print $2}' | xargs)
-
-          # Upload Velero image package to GCS
-          source hack/ci/build_util.sh
-          BIN=velero
-          RESTORE_HELPER_BIN=velero-restore-helper
-          GCS_BUCKET=velero-builds
-          VELERO_IMAGE=${BIN}-${VERSION}
-          VELERO_RESTORE_HELPER_IMAGE=${RESTORE_HELPER_BIN}-${VERSION}
-          VELERO_IMAGE_FILE=${VELERO_IMAGE}.tar.gz
-          VELERO_RESTORE_HELPER_IMAGE_FILE=${VELERO_RESTORE_HELPER_IMAGE}.tar.gz
-          VELERO_IMAGE_BACKUP_FILE=${VELERO_IMAGE}-'build.'${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}.tar.gz
-          VELERO_RESTORE_HELPER_IMAGE_BACKUP_FILE=${VELERO_RESTORE_HELPER_IMAGE}-'build.'${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}.tar.gz
-
-          cp ${VELERO_IMAGE_FILE} ${VELERO_IMAGE_BACKUP_FILE}
-          cp ${VELERO_RESTORE_HELPER_IMAGE_FILE} ${VELERO_RESTORE_HELPER_IMAGE_BACKUP_FILE}
-
-          uploader ${VELERO_IMAGE_FILE} ${GCS_BUCKET}
-          uploader ${VELERO_RESTORE_HELPER_IMAGE_FILE} ${GCS_BUCKET}
-          uploader ${VELERO_IMAGE_BACKUP_FILE} ${GCS_BUCKET}
-          uploader ${VELERO_RESTORE_HELPER_IMAGE_BACKUP_FILE} ${GCS_BUCKET}
+          ./hack/docker-push.sh
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6b423dba8..1f743a09e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ VERSION ?= main
 
 TAG_LATEST ?= false
 
-SAVE_IMAGE ?= true
 ifeq ($(TAG_LATEST), true)
 	IMAGE_TAGS ?= $(IMAGE):$(VERSION) $(IMAGE):latest
 	GCR_IMAGE_TAGS ?= $(GCR_IMAGE):$(VERSION) $(GCR_IMAGE):latest
@@ -214,11 +213,6 @@ endif
 	--build-arg=RESTIC_VERSION=$(RESTIC_VERSION) \
 	-f $(VELERO_DOCKERFILE) .
 	@echo "container: $(IMAGE):$(VERSION)"
-ifeq ($(SAVE_IMAGE), true)
-	@docker pull $(IMAGE):$(VERSION)
-	@docker save $(IMAGE):$(VERSION) -o $(BIN)-$(VERSION).tar
-	@gzip $(BIN)-$(VERSION).tar
-endif
 
 SKIP_TESTS ?=
 test: build-dirs
diff --git a/hack/ci/build_util.sh b/hack/ci/build_util.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 599c84b63..000000000
--- a/hack/ci/build_util.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -x
-
-set -e
-
-function uploader {
-    gsutil cp $1 gs://$2/$1
-    gsutil -D setacl public-read gs://$2/$1 &> /dev/null
-}