diff --git a/lib/common.sh b/lib/common.sh
index 6bc7bfcd4..3616968f4 100644
--- a/lib/common.sh
+++ b/lib/common.sh
@@ -330,11 +330,7 @@ export KUBERNETES_BINARIES_VERSION="${KUBERNETES_BINARIES_VERSION:-${KUBERNETES_
 export KUBERNETES_BINARIES_CONFIG_VERSION=${KUBERNETES_BINARIES_CONFIG_VERSION:-"v0.15.1"}
 
 # Ephemeral Cluster
-if [[ "${CONTAINER_RUNTIME}" = "docker" ]]; then
-  export EPHEMERAL_CLUSTER=${EPHEMERAL_CLUSTER:-"kind"}
-else
-  export EPHEMERAL_CLUSTER="minikube"
-fi
+export EPHEMERAL_CLUSTER="minikube"
 
 # Kubectl version (do not forget to update KUBECTL_SHA256 when changing KUBERNETES_VERSION!)
 export KUBECTL_VERSION="${KUBECTL_VERSION:-${KUBERNETES_BINARIES_VERSION}}"