diff --git a/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/opt/run/bin/eos_configure_preprod.sh b/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/opt/run/bin/eos_configure_preprod.sh
index db66af2eab90a173bb573dee454c33703fe20270..808b749dfae34302aa329fe30ffd6d3d402398d4 100755
--- a/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/opt/run/bin/eos_configure_preprod.sh
+++ b/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/opt/run/bin/eos_configure_preprod.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ eos attr set sys.acl=g:eosusers:rwx!d,u:poweruser1:rwx+dp,u:poweruser2:rwx+dp ${
 eos attr set CTA_StorageClass=ctaStorageClass ${PREPROD_DIR}
 eos attr set CTA_TapeFsId=65535 ${PREPROD_DIR}
 
-eos attr set sys.workflow.sync::openw.default="proto:ctafrontend:10955 ctafrontend" ${PREPROD_DIR}
 eos attr set sys.workflow.closew.default="proto:ctafrontend:10955 ctafrontend" ${PREPROD_DIR}
 eos attr set sys.workflow.archived.default="proto:ctafrontend:10955 ctafrontend" ${PREPROD_DIR}
 eos attr set sys.workflow.sync::prepare.default="proto:ctafrontend:10955 ctafrontend" ${PREPROD_DIR}
diff --git a/continuousintegration/orchestration/create_instance.sh b/continuousintegration/orchestration/create_instance.sh
index a2b0fef31eec05ee7e7601156d1a2b20dd18caa8..d8a834bf3223a7b2f4e937aeb02695aae2603b1a 100755
--- a/continuousintegration/orchestration/create_instance.sh
+++ b/continuousintegration/orchestration/create_instance.sh
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ CTA_ENDPOINT=ctafrontend:10955
 
 echo "Setting workflows in namespace ${instance} pod ctaeos:"
 CTA_WF_DIR=/eos/${EOSINSTANCE}/proc/cta/workflow
-for WORKFLOW in sync::openw.default closew.default archived.default sync::prepare.default sync::delete.default
+for WORKFLOW in closew.default archived.default sync::prepare.default sync::delete.default
 do
   echo "eos attr set sys.workflow.${WORKFLOW}=\"proto:${CTA_ENDPOINT} ctafrontend\" ${CTA_WF_DIR}"
   kubectl --namespace=${instance} exec ctaeos -- bash -c "eos attr set sys.workflow.${WORKFLOW}=\"proto:${CTA_ENDPOINT} ctafrontend\" ${CTA_WF_DIR}"