diff --git a/conf/squid/rados/13-node-cluster-4-clients-rhos-d.yaml b/conf/squid/rados/13-node-cluster-4-clients-rhos-d.yaml
index 98e692fcc59..6f43c146fa3 100644
--- a/conf/squid/rados/13-node-cluster-4-clients-rhos-d.yaml
+++ b/conf/squid/rados/13-node-cluster-4-clients-rhos-d.yaml
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ globals:
         no-of-volumes: 4
         disk-size: 15
       node7:
-        image-name:
-          openstack: RHEL-9.4.0-x86_64-ga-latest
-          ibmc: rhel-91-server-released
         networks:
           - provider_net_cci_16
         role:
@@ -126,25 +123,16 @@ globals:
         no-of-volumes: 4
         disk-size: 15
       node15:
-        image-name:
-          openstack: RHEL-9.4.0-x86_64-ga-latest
-          ibmc: rhel-91-server-released
         networks:
           - provider_net_cci_16
         role:
           - client
       node16:
-        image-name:
-          openstack: RHEL-9.4.0-x86_64-ga-latest
-          ibmc: rhel-91-server-released
         networks:
           - provider_net_cci_13
         role:
           - client
       node17:
-        image-name:
-          openstack: RHEL-9.4.0-x86_64-ga-latest
-          ibmc: rhel-91-server-released
         networks:
           - provider_net_cci_13
         role:
diff --git a/conf/squid/rados/13-node-cluster-4-clients.yaml b/conf/squid/rados/13-node-cluster-4-clients.yaml
index 670be2d94d9..84548c195be 100644
--- a/conf/squid/rados/13-node-cluster-4-clients.yaml
+++ b/conf/squid/rados/13-node-cluster-4-clients.yaml
@@ -123,25 +123,16 @@ globals:
         no-of-volumes: 4
         disk-size: 15
       node15:
-        image-name:
-          openstack: RHEL-9.4.0-x86_64-ga-latest
-          ibmc: rhel-91-server-released
         networks:
           - shared_net_2
         role:
           - client
       node16:
-        image-name:
-          openstack: RHEL-9.4.0-x86_64-ga-latest
-          ibmc: rhel-91-server-released
         networks:
           - shared_net_5
         role:
           - client
       node17:
-        image-name:
-          openstack: RHEL-9.4.0-x86_64-ga-latest
-          ibmc: rhel-91-server-released
         networks:
           - shared_net_5
         role:
diff --git a/suites/reef/rados/tier-3_rados_test-location-stretch-mode.yaml b/suites/reef/rados/tier-3_rados_test-location-stretch-mode.yaml
index 315a7721df1..e3cb0c72e64 100644
--- a/suites/reef/rados/tier-3_rados_test-location-stretch-mode.yaml
+++ b/suites/reef/rados/tier-3_rados_test-location-stretch-mode.yaml
@@ -139,8 +139,10 @@ tests:
         command: add
         id: client.1                      # client Id (<type>.<Id>)
         nodes:
-          - node7:
-              release: 7
+          - node7
+          - node15
+          - node16
+          - node17
         install_packages:
           - ceph-common
           - ceph-base
diff --git a/suites/squid/rados/tier-3_rados_test-location-stretch-mode.yaml b/suites/squid/rados/tier-3_rados_test-location-stretch-mode.yaml
index 3f731e6617b..04014e3a551 100644
--- a/suites/squid/rados/tier-3_rados_test-location-stretch-mode.yaml
+++ b/suites/squid/rados/tier-3_rados_test-location-stretch-mode.yaml
@@ -137,7 +137,11 @@ tests:
       config:
         command: add
         id: client.1                      # client Id (<type>.<Id>)
-        node: node7
+        nodes:
+          - node7
+          - node15
+          - node16
+          - node17
         install_packages:
           - ceph-common
           - ceph-base