diff --git a/.gitlab/pipeline/build.yml b/.gitlab/pipeline/build.yml
index d998b62c89936774be8ccaa63df0c0d0ff936513..20aa4a5c2a2835cdb859a0768be055064594b6b3 100644
--- a/.gitlab/pipeline/build.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/pipeline/build.yml
@@ -382,21 +382,3 @@ build-subkey-linux:
 #   after_script: [""]
 #   tags:
 #     - osx
-
-# bridges
-
-# we need some non-binary artifacts in our bridges+zombienet image
-prepare-bridges-zombienet-artifacts:
-  stage: build
-  extends:
-    - .docker-env
-    - .common-refs
-    - .run-immediately
-    - .collect-artifacts
-  before_script:
-    - mkdir -p ./artifacts/bridges-polkadot-sdk/bridges
-    - mkdir -p ./artifacts/bridges-polkadot-sdk/cumulus/zombienet
-  script:
-    - cp -r bridges/zombienet ./artifacts/bridges-polkadot-sdk/bridges/zombienet
-    - cp -r cumulus/scripts ./artifacts/bridges-polkadot-sdk/cumulus/scripts
-    - cp -r cumulus/zombienet/bridge-hubs ./artifacts/bridges-polkadot-sdk/cumulus/zombienet/bridge-hubs
diff --git a/.gitlab/pipeline/publish.yml b/.gitlab/pipeline/publish.yml
index b73acb560f67f93e540826b95fcf075374189846..3b77f5363f627070984be057fb105d45c290be6e 100644
--- a/.gitlab/pipeline/publish.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/pipeline/publish.yml
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ publish-rustdoc:
 # note: images are used not only in zombienet but also in rococo, wococo and versi
 .build-push-image:
   image: $BUILDAH_IMAGE
-  extends:
-    - .zombienet-refs
   variables:
     DOCKERFILE: "" # docker/path-to.Dockerfile
     IMAGE_NAME: "" # docker.io/paritypr/image_name
@@ -79,7 +77,6 @@ publish-rustdoc:
       --build-arg VCS_REF="${CI_COMMIT_SHA}"
       --build-arg BUILD_DATE="$(date -u '+%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')"
       --build-arg IMAGE_NAME="${IMAGE_NAME}"
-      --build-arg ZOMBIENET_IMAGE="${ZOMBIENET_IMAGE}"
       --tag "$IMAGE_NAME:${DOCKER_IMAGES_VERSION}"
       --file ${DOCKERFILE} .
     - echo "$PARITYPR_PASS" |
@@ -166,22 +163,3 @@ build-push-image-substrate-pr:
   variables:
     DOCKERFILE: "docker/dockerfiles/substrate_injected.Dockerfile"
     IMAGE_NAME: "docker.io/paritypr/substrate"
-
-# unlike other images, bridges+zombienet image is based on Zombienet image that pulls required binaries
-# from other fresh images (polkadot and cumulus)
-build-push-image-bridges-zombienet-tests:
-  stage: publish
-  extends:
-    - .kubernetes-env
-    - .common-refs
-    - .build-push-image
-  needs:
-    - job: build-linux-stable
-      artifacts: true
-    - job: build-linux-stable-cumulus
-      artifacts: true
-    - job: prepare-bridges-zombienet-artifacts
-      artifacts: true
-  variables:
-    DOCKERFILE: "docker/dockerfiles/bridges_zombienet_tests_injected.Dockerfile"
-    IMAGE_NAME: "docker.io/paritypr/bridges-zombienet-tests"
diff --git a/.gitlab/pipeline/zombienet.yml b/.gitlab/pipeline/zombienet.yml
index 55120e66d0e53c740b16a7ee6276230f42c172ef..a1d4db580cca734918c78bbb850cefcf3d06010e 100644
--- a/.gitlab/pipeline/zombienet.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/pipeline/zombienet.yml
@@ -10,5 +10,3 @@ include:
   - .gitlab/pipeline/zombienet/cumulus.yml
   # polkadot tests
   - .gitlab/pipeline/zombienet/polkadot.yml
-  # bridges tests
-  - .gitlab/pipeline/zombienet/bridges.yml
diff --git a/.gitlab/pipeline/zombienet/bridges.yml b/.gitlab/pipeline/zombienet/bridges.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9414207a3bbf7031b3ba92e972c50a8db3bdf25e..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/.gitlab/pipeline/zombienet/bridges.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-# This file is part of .gitlab-ci.yml
-# Here are all jobs that are executed during "zombienet" stage for bridges
-
-# common settings for all zombienet jobs
-.zombienet-bridges-common:
-  before_script:
-    # Exit if the job is not merge queue
-    # - if [[ $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME != *"gh-readonly-queue"* ]]; then echo "I will run only in a merge queue"; exit 0; fi
-    - echo "Zombienet Tests Config"
-    - echo "${ZOMBIENET_IMAGE}"
-    - echo "${GH_DIR}"
-    - echo "${LOCAL_DIR}"
-    - ls "${LOCAL_DIR}"
-    - export DEBUG=zombie,zombie::network-node
-    - export ZOMBIENET_INTEGRATION_TEST_IMAGE="${BRIDGES_ZOMBIENET_TESTS_IMAGE}":${BRIDGES_ZOMBIENET_TESTS_IMAGE_TAG}
-    - echo "${ZOMBIENET_INTEGRATION_TEST_IMAGE}"
-  stage: zombienet
-  image: "${BRIDGES_ZOMBIENET_TESTS_IMAGE}:${BRIDGES_ZOMBIENET_TESTS_IMAGE_TAG}"
-  needs:
-    - job: build-push-image-bridges-zombienet-tests
-      artifacts: true
-  extends:
-    - .kubernetes-env
-    - .zombienet-refs
-  variables:
-    BRIDGES_ZOMBIENET_TESTS_IMAGE_TAG: ${DOCKER_IMAGES_VERSION}
-    BRIDGES_ZOMBIENET_TESTS_IMAGE: "docker.io/paritypr/bridges-zombienet-tests"
-    GH_DIR: "https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/tree/${CI_COMMIT_SHA}/bridges/zombienet"
-    LOCAL_DIR: "/builds/parity/mirrors/polkadot-sdk/bridges/zombienet"
-    FF_DISABLE_UMASK_FOR_DOCKER_EXECUTOR: 1
-    RUN_IN_CONTAINER: "1"
-  artifacts:
-    name: "${CI_JOB_NAME}_${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}_zombienet_bridge_tests"
-    when: always
-    expire_in: 2 days
-    paths:
-      - ./zombienet-logs
-  after_script:
-    - mkdir -p ./zombienet-logs
-    # copy logs of tests runner (run-tests.sh)
-    - cp -r /tmp/bridges-zombienet-tests.*/tmp.*/tmp.* ./zombienet-logs/
-    # copy logs of all nodes
-    - cp /tmp/zombie*/logs/* ./zombienet-logs/
-# following lines are causing spurious test failures ("At least one of the nodes fails to start")
-#  retry: 2
-#  tags:
-#    - zombienet-polkadot-integration-test
-
-zombienet-bridges-0001-asset-transfer-works:
-  extends:
-    - .zombienet-bridges-common
-  script:
-    - /home/nonroot/bridges-polkadot-sdk/bridges/zombienet/run-tests.sh --docker
-    - echo "Done"
diff --git a/docker/dockerfiles/bridges_zombienet_tests_injected.Dockerfile b/docker/dockerfiles/bridges_zombienet_tests_injected.Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index ebad4046d2682c1c04c7fac6077a3a1a52a5c986..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/docker/dockerfiles/bridges_zombienet_tests_injected.Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-# this image is built on top of existing Zombienet image
-ARG ZOMBIENET_IMAGE
-# this image uses substrate-relay image built elsewhere
-ARG SUBSTRATE_RELAY_IMAGE=docker.io/paritytech/substrate-relay:v2023-11-07-rococo-westend-initial-relayer
-
-# metadata
-ARG VCS_REF
-ARG BUILD_DATE
-ARG IMAGE_NAME
-
-# we need `substrate-relay` binary, built elsewhere
-FROM ${SUBSTRATE_RELAY_IMAGE} as relay-builder
-
-# the base image is the zombienet image - we are planning to run zombienet tests using native
-# provider here
-FROM ${ZOMBIENET_IMAGE}
-
-LABEL io.parity.image.authors="devops-team@parity.io" \
-	io.parity.image.vendor="Parity Technologies" \
-	io.parity.image.title="${IMAGE_NAME}" \
-	io.parity.image.description="Bridges Zombienet tests." \
-	io.parity.image.source="https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/blob/${VCS_REF}/docker/dockerfiles/bridges_zombienet_tests_injected.Dockerfile" \
-	io.parity.image.revision="${VCS_REF}" \
-	io.parity.image.created="${BUILD_DATE}" \
-	io.parity.image.documentation="https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/bridges/zombienet"
-
-# show backtraces
-ENV RUST_BACKTRACE 1
-USER root
-
-# for native provider to work (TODO: fix in zn docker?)
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y procps sudo
-RUN yarn global add @polkadot/api-cli
-
-# add polkadot binary to the docker image
-COPY ./artifacts/polkadot /usr/local/bin/
-COPY ./artifacts/polkadot-execute-worker /usr/local/bin/
-COPY ./artifacts/polkadot-prepare-worker /usr/local/bin/
-# add polkadot-parachain binary to the docker image
-COPY ./artifacts/polkadot-parachain /usr/local/bin
-# copy substrate-relay to the docker image
-COPY --from=relay-builder /home/user/substrate-relay /usr/local/bin/
-# we need bridges zombienet runner and tests
-RUN	mkdir -p /home/nonroot/bridges-polkadot-sdk
-COPY ./artifacts/bridges-polkadot-sdk /home/nonroot/bridges-polkadot-sdk
-# also prepare `generate_hex_encoded_call` for running
-RUN set -eux; \
-	cd /home/nonroot/bridges-polkadot-sdk/cumulus/scripts/generate_hex_encoded_call; \
-	npm install
-
-# check if executable works in this container
-USER nonroot
-RUN /usr/local/bin/polkadot --version
-RUN /usr/local/bin/polkadot-parachain --version
-RUN /usr/local/bin/substrate-relay --version
-
-# https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=ws://127.0.0.1:{PORT}#/explorer
-EXPOSE 9942 9910 8943 9945 9010 8945
-
-ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/bash", "-c", "/home/nonroot/bridges-polkadot-sdk/bridges/zombienet/run-tests.sh"]