diff --git a/manifests/site/az-test-site/phases/kustomization.yaml b/manifests/site/az-test-site/phases/kustomization.yaml
index 5876c4f20..ba1515561 100644
--- a/manifests/site/az-test-site/phases/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/manifests/site/az-test-site/phases/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 resources:
   - ../../../phases
-  - ../../function/airshipctl-base-catalogues
-patchesStrategicMerge:
+  - ../../../function/airshipctl-base-catalogues
   - plan.yaml
 patchesJson6902:
   - target:
diff --git a/manifests/site/docker-test-site/phases/kustomization.yaml b/manifests/site/docker-test-site/phases/kustomization.yaml
index 5876c4f20..ba1515561 100644
--- a/manifests/site/docker-test-site/phases/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/manifests/site/docker-test-site/phases/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 resources:
   - ../../../phases
-  - ../../function/airshipctl-base-catalogues
-patchesStrategicMerge:
+  - ../../../function/airshipctl-base-catalogues
   - plan.yaml
 patchesJson6902:
   - target:
diff --git a/manifests/site/gcp-test-site/phases/kustomization.yaml b/manifests/site/gcp-test-site/phases/kustomization.yaml
index 5876c4f20..ba1515561 100644
--- a/manifests/site/gcp-test-site/phases/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/manifests/site/gcp-test-site/phases/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 resources:
   - ../../../phases
-  - ../../function/airshipctl-base-catalogues
-patchesStrategicMerge:
+  - ../../../function/airshipctl-base-catalogues
   - plan.yaml
 patchesJson6902:
   - target:
diff --git a/manifests/site/openstack-test-site/phases/kustomization.yaml b/manifests/site/openstack-test-site/phases/kustomization.yaml
index 5876c4f20..ba1515561 100644
--- a/manifests/site/openstack-test-site/phases/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/manifests/site/openstack-test-site/phases/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 resources:
   - ../../../phases
-  - ../../function/airshipctl-base-catalogues
-patchesStrategicMerge:
+  - ../../../function/airshipctl-base-catalogues
   - plan.yaml
 patchesJson6902:
   - target: