diff --git a/deployment/podman/podman-baremetal-ansible.yaml b/deployment/podman/podman-baremetal-ansible.yaml
index 6e166efd1f..119df26dc8 100644
--- a/deployment/podman/podman-baremetal-ansible.yaml
+++ b/deployment/podman/podman-baremetal-ansible.yaml
@@ -60,6 +60,14 @@ outputs:
             package:
               name: podman
               state: latest
+          - name: Remove default cni config for cni0
+            copy:
+              dest: /etc/cni/net.d/87-podman-bridge.conflist
+              content: ''
+              force: yes
+          - name: Delete cni0 interface if exists
+            command: ip link delete cni0
+            ignore_errors: True
           - name: configure insecure registries /etc/containers/registries.conf
             ini_file:
               path: /etc/containers/registries.conf
@@ -72,3 +80,11 @@ outputs:
         - name: Install podman packages on upgrade if missing
           when: step|int == 3
           package: name=podman state=latest
+        - name: Remove default cni config for cni0
+          copy:
+            dest: /etc/cni/net.d/87-podman-bridge.conflist
+            content: ''
+            force: yes
+        - name: Delete cni0 interface if exists
+          command: ip link delete cni0
+          ignore_errors: True