diff --git a/.github/workflows/collector.yml b/.github/workflows/collector.yml
index ca3229897d..6257c01f1d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/collector.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/collector.yml
@@ -81,15 +81,6 @@ jobs:
           driver_version: ${DRIVER_VERSION}
           EOF
 
-      - name: Download drivers
-        if: matrix.arch == 'ppc64le'
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p "${CONTEXT_DRIVERS_DIR}"
-
-          GCP_BUCKET="gs://${{ inputs.arch-drivers-bucket }}/${{ matrix.arch }}"
-          gsutil -m rsync -r "${GCP_BUCKET}/${DRIVER_VERSION}/" \
-            "${CONTEXT_DRIVERS_DIR}"
-
       - name: Build images
         if: |
           github.event_name == 'push' ||
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cpaas.yml b/.github/workflows/cpaas.yml
index a4d5004473..c4c816eda2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cpaas.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cpaas.yml
@@ -89,37 +89,6 @@ jobs:
           username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_STACKROX_IO_RW_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_STACKROX_IO_RW_PASSWORD }}
 
-      - name: Login to quay.io/stackrox-io
-        if: matrix.arch == 'ppc64le'
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
-        with:
-          registry: quay.io
-          username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_STACKROX_IO_RW_USERNAME }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_STACKROX_IO_RW_PASSWORD }}
-
-      - name: Create Power image
-        if: matrix.arch == 'ppc64le'
-        run: |
-          #
-          # This is a fairly rough-and-ready approach to full images
-          # because we only need drivers in the Power image. An alternative
-          # would be a separate Dockerfile for this, but considering this
-          # is a temporary edge case to our support matrix, and these upstream
-          # images are only used for testing, this has been deemed Good Enough (tm)
-          #
-
-          docker create --name drivers --platform linux/${{ matrix.arch }} "${DRIVERS_IMAGE}"
-          docker create --name power --platform linux/${{ matrix.arch }} "${DOWNSTREAM_COLLECTOR_IMAGE}"
-
-          # using - as the src or dest allows streaming between containers
-          docker cp "drivers:/kernel-modules/${DRIVER_VERSION}/" - | docker cp - power:/kernel-modules/
-
-          # make and push a new image that contains the drivers.
-          docker commit power ${{ needs.init.outputs.collector-image }}-cpaas-${{ matrix.arch }}
-          docker push ${{ needs.init.outputs.collector-image }}-cpaas-${{ matrix.arch }}
-
-          docker rm power drivers
-
   multiarch-manifest:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
index 539ae74c28..a1abea1c85 100644
--- a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
@@ -16,10 +16,13 @@ runtime_socket: /var/run/docker.sock
 redhat_username: "{{ lookup('env', 'REDHAT_USERNAME', default='') }}"
 redhat_password: "{{ lookup('env', 'REDHAT_PASSWORD', default='') }}"
 
-excluded_pairs:
-  # e.g. - ['ubuntu-1804-lts', 'core_bpf']
-  - ['rhel-8.8-05102023', 'ebpf']
-  - ['rhel-86-05162022', 'core_bpf']
+excluded_vms:
+  # Specify, family, image, or platform
+  # e.g.
+  # - ubuntu-1804-lts
+  # - rhel-arm64
+  # - rhcos-413-86-202303151429-0-gcp-x86-64
+  -
 
 virtual_machines:
   rhel:
@@ -49,7 +52,6 @@ virtual_machines:
     arch: ppc64le
     ssh_key_file: "~/.ssh/acs-ppc64le-rsa.prv"
     images:
-      - rhel-86-05162022
       - rhel-8.8-05102023
 
   rhel-sap:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/create-vm/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/create-vm/tasks/main.yml
index 1a8f6b7e26..599a0ebfeb 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/create-vm/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/create-vm/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,26 +1,17 @@
 ---
 
-#
-# Exclusion precedence:
-#   1. ppc64le is the only platform allowed to run eBPF
-#   2. specific exclusions defined group_vars/all.yml
-#
-# Consider each set_fact to be a rule, and subsequent rules are only
-# processed if the previous rules do not exclude this combination of
-# vm and collection method.
-#
-- name: Check eBPF excluded
+- name: Check platform excluded
   set_fact:
-    excluded: "{{ test_platform != 'rhel-ppc64le' and vm_collection_method == 'ebpf' }}"
+    excluded: "{{ test_platform in excluded_vms }}"
 
 - name: Check family excluded
   set_fact:
-    excluded: "{{ [vm_family, vm_collection_method] in excluded_pairs }}"
+    excluded: "{{ vm_family in excluded_vms }}"
   when: vm_image is not defined and excluded == false
 
 - name: Check image excluded
   set_fact:
-    excluded: "{{ [vm_image, vm_collection_method] in excluded_pairs }}"
+    excluded: "{{ vm_image in excluded_vms }}"
   when: vm_image is defined and excluded == false
 
 - block:
diff --git a/collector/lib/HostHeuristics.cpp b/collector/lib/HostHeuristics.cpp
index 5c20dc6ad3..166a4affbd 100644
--- a/collector/lib/HostHeuristics.cpp
+++ b/collector/lib/HostHeuristics.cpp
@@ -110,8 +110,7 @@ class PowerHeuristic : public Heuristic {
     }
 
     if (k.kernel == 4 && k.major == 18 && k.build_id < 477) {
-      CLOG(INFO) << "RHEL 8.6 (kernel < 4.18.0-477) on ppc64le does not support CORE_BPF, switching to eBPF collection method.";
-      hconfig->SetCollectionMethod(CollectionMethod::EBPF);
+      CLOG(FATAL) << "RHEL 8.6 (kernel < 4.18.0-477) on ppc64le does not support CORE_BPF";
     }
   }
 };
diff --git a/kernel-modules/build/prepare-src b/kernel-modules/build/prepare-src
index 847fe1f51f..afc231e80d 100755
--- a/kernel-modules/build/prepare-src
+++ b/kernel-modules/build/prepare-src
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ cp -r "${DRIVER_DIR}/." "${DRIVER_SCRATCH}"
 module_version="$(get_module_version .)"
 echo "$module_version"
 
-if (($(compare_version "$module_version" "2.10.0") >= 1)) && [[ "$(uname -m)" != "ppc64le" ]]; then
+if (($(compare_version "$module_version" "2.10.0") >= 1)); then
     # Dont build drivers for versions 2.10 or newer
     echo "Not building drivers for module version $module_version on $(uname -m)"
     exit 0