diff --git a/.ibm/pipelines/jobs/periodic.sh b/.ibm/pipelines/jobs/periodic.sh
index 8e0073a13a..e24fa97cf8 100644
--- a/.ibm/pipelines/jobs/periodic.sh
+++ b/.ibm/pipelines/jobs/periodic.sh
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ handle_nightly() {
   configure_namespace "${NAME_SPACE}"
   deploy_test_backstage_provider "${NAME_SPACE}"
   local url="https://${RELEASE_NAME}-backstage-${NAME_SPACE}.${K8S_CLUSTER_ROUTER_BASE}"
-  install_pipelines_operator
-  sleep 20 # wait for Pipeline Operator/Tekton pipelines to be ready
-  oc apply -f "$DIR/resources/pipeline-run/hello-world-pipeline.yaml"
-  oc apply -f "$DIR/resources/pipeline-run/hello-world-pipeline-run.yaml"
+  # install_pipelines_operator
+  # sleep 20 # wait for Pipeline Operator/Tekton pipelines to be ready
+  # oc apply -f "$DIR/resources/pipeline-run/hello-world-pipeline.yaml"
+  # oc apply -f "$DIR/resources/pipeline-run/hello-world-pipeline-run.yaml"
   initiate_deployments
   check_and_test "${RELEASE_NAME}" "${NAME_SPACE}" "${url}"
   check_and_test "${RELEASE_NAME_RBAC}" "${NAME_SPACE_RBAC}" "${url}"