diff --git a/docs/devel/ci-jobs.rst.inc b/docs/devel/ci-jobs.rst.inc
index be06322279..3756bbe355 100644
--- a/docs/devel/ci-jobs.rst.inc
+++ b/docs/devel/ci-jobs.rst.inc
@@ -182,13 +182,6 @@ If you've got access to an IBM Z host that can be used as a gitlab-CI
 runner, you can set this variable to enable the tests that require this
 kind of host. The runner should be tagged with "s390x".
 
-CENTOS_STREAM_8_x86_64_RUNNER_AVAILABLE
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-If you've got access to a CentOS Stream 8 x86_64 host that can be
-used as a gitlab-CI runner, you can set this variable to enable the
-tests that require this kind of host. The runner should be tagged with
-both "centos_stream_8" and "x86_64".
-
 CCACHE_DISABLE
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 The jobs are configured to use "ccache" by default since this typically
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.d/custom-runners.yml b/.gitlab-ci.d/custom-runners.yml
index 29e52df283..1aa3c60efe 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.d/custom-runners.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.d/custom-runners.yml
@@ -32,4 +32,3 @@ include:
   - local: '/.gitlab-ci.d/custom-runners/ubuntu-22.04-s390x.yml'
   - local: '/.gitlab-ci.d/custom-runners/ubuntu-22.04-aarch64.yml'
   - local: '/.gitlab-ci.d/custom-runners/ubuntu-22.04-aarch32.yml'
-  - local: '/.gitlab-ci.d/custom-runners/centos-stream-8-x86_64.yml'
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.d/custom-runners/centos-stream-8-x86_64.yml b/.gitlab-ci.d/custom-runners/centos-stream-8-x86_64.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 367424db78..0000000000
--- a/.gitlab-ci.d/custom-runners/centos-stream-8-x86_64.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-# All centos-stream-8 jobs should run successfully in an environment
-# setup by the scripts/ci/setup/stream/8/build-environment.yml task
-# "Installation of extra packages to build QEMU"
-
-centos-stream-8-x86_64:
- extends: .custom_runner_template
- allow_failure: true
- needs: []
- stage: build
- tags:
- - centos_stream_8
- - x86_64
- rules:
- - if: '$CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "qemu-project" && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^staging/'
- - if: "$CENTOS_STREAM_8_x86_64_RUNNER_AVAILABLE"
- before_script:
- - JOBS=$(expr $(nproc) + 1)
- script:
- - mkdir build
- - cd build
- - ../scripts/ci/org.centos/stream/8/x86_64/configure
-   || { cat config.log meson-logs/meson-log.txt; exit 1; }
- - make -j"$JOBS"
- - make NINJA=":" check check-avocado
diff --git a/scripts/ci/org.centos/stream/8/build-environment.yml b/scripts/ci/org.centos/stream/8/build-environment.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ead77e2cb..0000000000
--- a/scripts/ci/org.centos/stream/8/build-environment.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: Installation of extra packages to build QEMU
-  hosts: all
-  tasks:
-    - name: Extra check for CentOS Stream 8
-      lineinfile:
-        path: /etc/redhat-release
-        line: CentOS Stream release 8
-        state: present
-      check_mode: yes
-      register: centos_stream_8
-
-    - name: Enable EPEL repo on CentOS Stream 8
-      dnf:
-        name:
-          - epel-release
-        state: present
-      when:
-        - centos_stream_8
-
-    - name: Enable PowerTools repo on CentOS Stream 8
-      ini_file:
-        path: /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Stream-PowerTools.repo
-        section: powertools
-        option: enabled
-        value: "1"
-      when:
-        - centos_stream_8
-
-    - name: Install basic packages to build QEMU on CentOS Stream 8
-      dnf:
-        name:
-          - bzip2
-          - bzip2-devel
-          - capstone-devel
-          - dbus-daemon
-          - device-mapper-multipath-devel
-          - diffutils
-          - gcc
-          - gcc-c++
-          - genisoimage
-          - gettext
-          - git
-          - glib2-devel
-          - glusterfs-api-devel
-          - gnutls-devel
-          - libaio-devel
-          - libcap-ng-devel
-          - libcurl-devel
-          - libepoxy-devel
-          - libfdt-devel
-          - libgcrypt-devel
-          - libiscsi-devel
-          - libpmem-devel
-          - librados-devel
-          - librbd-devel
-          - libseccomp-devel
-          - libslirp-devel
-          - libssh-devel
-          - libxkbcommon-devel
-          - lzo-devel
-          - make
-          - mesa-libEGL-devel
-          - nettle-devel
-          - ninja-build
-          - nmap-ncat
-          - numactl-devel
-          - pixman-devel
-          - python38
-          - python3-sphinx
-          - rdma-core-devel
-          - redhat-rpm-config
-          - snappy-devel
-          - spice-glib-devel
-          - spice-server-devel
-          - systemd-devel
-          - systemtap-sdt-devel
-          - tar
-          - zlib-devel
-        state: present
-      when:
-        - centos_stream_8
diff --git a/scripts/ci/org.centos/stream/8/x86_64/configure b/scripts/ci/org.centos/stream/8/x86_64/configure
deleted file mode 100755
index 868db665f6..0000000000
--- a/scripts/ci/org.centos/stream/8/x86_64/configure
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,198 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh -e
-#
-# Configuration for QEMU based on CentOS Stream 8 x86_64 builds
-#
-# The "configure" command line is based on:
-#
-# https://git.centos.org/rpms/qemu-kvm/blob/c8s-stream-rhel/f/SPECS/qemu-kvm.spec
-#
-# But, because the SPEC file contains a number of conditionals and
-# variable and expansions only available at RPM build time, this version
-# was initially generated from an actual RPM build on an x86_64 platform.
-#
-# From that initial version, options that are required or are a
-# consequence of non-upstream patches have been adapted.  One example
-# is "--without-default-devices" which is *not* present here, given
-# that patches adding downstream specific devices are not available.
-#
-../configure \
---python=/usr/bin/python3.8 \
---prefix="/usr" \
---libdir="/usr/lib64" \
---datadir="/usr/share" \
---sysconfdir="/etc" \
---interp-prefix=/usr/qemu-%M \
---localstatedir="/var" \
---docdir="/usr/share/doc" \
---libexecdir="/usr/libexec" \
---extra-ldflags="-Wl,--build-id -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now" \
---extra-cflags="-O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Werror=format-security -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -Wp,-D_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS -fexceptions -fstack-protector-strong -grecord-gcc-switches -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-cc1 -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-annobin-cc1 -m64 -mtune=generic -fasynchronous-unwind-tables -fstack-clash-protection -fcf-protection" \
---with-suffix="qemu-kvm" \
---firmwarepath=/usr/share/qemu-firmware \
---target-list="x86_64-softmmu" \
---block-drv-rw-whitelist="qcow2,raw,file,host_device,nbd,iscsi,rbd,blkdebug,luks,null-co,nvme,copy-on-read,throttle,gluster" \
---audio-drv-list="" \
---block-drv-ro-whitelist="vmdk,vhdx,vpc,https,ssh" \
---with-coroutine=ucontext \
---tls-priority=@QEMU,SYSTEM \
---disable-af-xdp \
---disable-attr \
---disable-auth-pam \
---disable-avx2 \
---disable-avx512f \
---disable-bochs \
---disable-bpf \
---disable-brlapi \
---disable-bsd-user \
---disable-bzip2 \
---disable-cap-ng \
---disable-capstone \
---disable-cfi \
---disable-cfi-debug \
---disable-cloop \
---disable-cocoa \
---disable-coroutine-pool \
---disable-crypto-afalg \
---disable-curl \
---disable-curses \
---disable-debug-info \
---disable-debug-mutex \
---disable-debug-tcg \
---disable-dmg \
---disable-docs \
---disable-fuse \
---disable-fuse-lseek \
---disable-gcrypt \
---disable-gio \
---disable-glusterfs \
---disable-gnutls \
---disable-gtk \
---disable-guest-agent \
---disable-guest-agent-msi \
---disable-hvf \
---disable-iconv \
---disable-kvm \
---disable-libdaxctl \
---disable-libiscsi \
---disable-libnfs \
---disable-libpmem \
---disable-libssh \
---disable-libudev \
---disable-libusb \
---disable-linux-aio \
---disable-linux-io-uring \
---disable-linux-user \
---disable-live-block-migration \
---disable-lto \
---disable-lzfse \
---disable-lzo \
---disable-malloc-trim \
---disable-membarrier \
---disable-modules \
---disable-module-upgrades \
---disable-mpath \
---disable-multiprocess \
---disable-netmap \
---disable-nettle \
---disable-numa \
---disable-nvmm \
---disable-opengl \
---disable-parallels \
---disable-pie \
---disable-qcow1 \
---disable-qed \
---disable-qom-cast-debug \
---disable-rbd \
---disable-rdma \
---disable-replication \
---disable-rng-none \
---disable-safe-stack \
---disable-sanitizers \
---disable-sdl \
---disable-sdl-image \
---disable-seccomp \
---disable-slirp-smbd \
---disable-smartcard \
---disable-snappy \
---disable-sparse \
---disable-spice \
---disable-strip \
---disable-system \
---disable-tcg \
---disable-tools \
---disable-tpm \
---disable-u2f \
---disable-usb-redir \
---disable-user \
---disable-vde \
---disable-vdi \
---disable-vhost-crypto \
---disable-vhost-kernel \
---disable-vhost-net \
---disable-vhost-user \
---disable-vhost-user-blk-server \
---disable-vhost-vdpa \
---disable-virglrenderer \
---disable-virtfs \
---disable-vnc \
---disable-vnc-jpeg \
---disable-png \
---disable-vnc-sasl \
---disable-vte \
---disable-vvfat \
---disable-werror \
---disable-whpx \
---disable-xen \
---disable-xen-pci-passthrough \
---disable-xkbcommon \
---disable-zstd \
---enable-attr \
---enable-avx2 \
---enable-cap-ng \
---enable-capstone \
---enable-coroutine-pool \
---enable-curl \
---enable-debug-info \
---enable-docs \
---enable-fdt \
---enable-gcrypt \
---enable-glusterfs \
---enable-gnutls \
---enable-guest-agent \
---enable-iconv \
---enable-kvm \
---enable-libiscsi \
---enable-libpmem \
---enable-libssh \
---enable-libusb \
---enable-libudev \
---enable-linux-aio \
---enable-lzo \
---enable-malloc-trim \
---enable-modules \
---enable-mpath \
---enable-numa \
---enable-opengl \
---enable-pie \
---enable-rbd \
---enable-rdma \
---enable-seccomp \
---enable-snappy \
---enable-smartcard \
---enable-spice \
---enable-system \
---enable-tcg \
---enable-tools \
---enable-tpm \
---enable-trace-backends=dtrace \
---enable-usb-redir \
---enable-vhost-kernel \
---enable-vhost-net \
---enable-vhost-user \
---enable-vhost-user-blk-server \
---enable-vhost-vdpa \
---enable-vnc \
---enable-png \
---enable-vnc-sasl \
---enable-werror \
---enable-xkbcommon
diff --git a/scripts/ci/org.centos/stream/8/x86_64/test-avocado b/scripts/ci/org.centos/stream/8/x86_64/test-avocado
deleted file mode 100755
index 73e7a1a312..0000000000
--- a/scripts/ci/org.centos/stream/8/x86_64/test-avocado
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh -e
-#
-# Runs a previously vetted list of tests, either marked explicitly for
-# KVM and x86_64, or tests that are generic enough to be valid for all
-# targets. Such a test list can be generated with:
-#
-# ./pyvenv/bin/avocado list --filter-by-tags-include-empty \
-#   --filter-by-tags-include-empty-key -t accel:kvm,arch:x86_64 \
-#   tests/avocado/
-#
-# This is almost the complete list of avocado based tests available at
-# the time this was compile, with the following exceptions:
-#
-# * Require machine type "x-remote":
-#   - tests/avocado/multiprocess.py:Multiprocess.test_multiprocess_x86_64
-#
-# * Requires display type "egl-headless":
-#   - tests/avocado/virtio-gpu.py:VirtioGPUx86.test_virtio_vga_virgl
-#   - tests/avocado/virtio-gpu.py:VirtioGPUx86.test_vhost_user_vga_virgl
-#
-#  * Test is marked (unconditionally) to be skipped:
-#   - tests/avocado/virtio_check_params.py:VirtioMaxSegSettingsCheck.test_machine_types
-#
-make get-vm-images
-./pyvenv/bin/avocado run \
-    --job-results-dir=tests/results/ \
-    tests/avocado/boot_linux.py:BootLinuxX8664.test_pc_i440fx_kvm \
-    tests/avocado/boot_linux.py:BootLinuxX8664.test_pc_q35_kvm \
-    tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py:BootLinuxConsole.test_x86_64_pc \
-    tests/avocado/cpu_queries.py:QueryCPUModelExpansion.test \
-    tests/avocado/empty_cpu_model.py:EmptyCPUModel.test \
-    tests/avocado/hotplug_cpu.py:HotPlugCPU.test \
-    tests/avocado/netdev-ethtool.py:NetDevEthtool.test_igb \
-    tests/avocado/netdev-ethtool.py:NetDevEthtool.test_igb_nomsi \
-    tests/avocado/info_usernet.py:InfoUsernet.test_hostfwd \
-    tests/avocado/intel_iommu.py:IntelIOMMU.test_intel_iommu \
-    tests/avocado/intel_iommu.py:IntelIOMMU.test_intel_iommu_pt \
-    tests/avocado/intel_iommu.py:IntelIOMMU.test_intel_iommu_strict \
-    tests/avocado/intel_iommu.py:IntelIOMMU.test_intel_iommu_strict_cm \
-    tests/avocado/linux_initrd.py:LinuxInitrd.test_with_2gib_file_should_exit_error_msg_with_linux_v3_6 \
-    tests/avocado/linux_initrd.py:LinuxInitrd.test_with_2gib_file_should_work_with_linux_v4_16 \
-    tests/avocado/migration.py:Migration.test_migration_with_exec \
-    tests/avocado/migration.py:Migration.test_migration_with_tcp_localhost \
-    tests/avocado/migration.py:Migration.test_migration_with_unix \
-    tests/avocado/pc_cpu_hotplug_props.py:OmittedCPUProps.test_no_die_id \
-    tests/avocado/replay_kernel.py:ReplayKernelNormal.test_x86_64_pc \
-    tests/avocado/reverse_debugging.py:ReverseDebugging_X86_64.test_x86_64_pc \
-    tests/avocado/version.py:Version.test_qmp_human_info_version \
-    tests/avocado/virtio_version.py:VirtioVersionCheck.test_conventional_devs \
-    tests/avocado/virtio_version.py:VirtioVersionCheck.test_modern_only_devs \
-    tests/avocado/vnc.py:Vnc.test_change_password \
-    tests/avocado/vnc.py:Vnc.test_change_password_requires_a_password \
-    tests/avocado/vnc.py:Vnc.test_no_vnc \
-    tests/avocado/vnc.py:Vnc.test_no_vnc_change_password \
-    tests/avocado/x86_cpu_model_versions.py:CascadelakeArchCapabilities.test_4_0 \
-    tests/avocado/x86_cpu_model_versions.py:CascadelakeArchCapabilities.test_4_1 \
-    tests/avocado/x86_cpu_model_versions.py:CascadelakeArchCapabilities.test_set_4_0 \
-    tests/avocado/x86_cpu_model_versions.py:CascadelakeArchCapabilities.test_unset_4_1 \
-    tests/avocado/x86_cpu_model_versions.py:CascadelakeArchCapabilities.test_v1_4_0 \
-    tests/avocado/x86_cpu_model_versions.py:CascadelakeArchCapabilities.test_v1_set_4_0 \
-    tests/avocado/x86_cpu_model_versions.py:CascadelakeArchCapabilities.test_v2_4_0 \
-    tests/avocado/x86_cpu_model_versions.py:CascadelakeArchCapabilities.test_v2_unset_4_1 \
-    tests/avocado/x86_cpu_model_versions.py:X86CPUModelAliases.test_4_0_alias_compatibility \
-    tests/avocado/x86_cpu_model_versions.py:X86CPUModelAliases.test_4_1_alias \
-    tests/avocado/x86_cpu_model_versions.py:X86CPUModelAliases.test_none_alias
diff --git a/scripts/ci/org.centos/stream/README b/scripts/ci/org.centos/stream/README
deleted file mode 100644
index e3eadfe3ea..0000000000
--- a/scripts/ci/org.centos/stream/README
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-This directory contains scripts for generating a build of QEMU that
-closely matches the CentOS Stream[1] builds of the qemu-kvm package.
-
-To have the environment ready to configure, build QEMU and run tests,
-please start with a CentOS Stream machine and:
-
- * apply the generic "build-environment.yml" playbook located at
-   scripts/ci/setup
-
- * apply the "build-environment.yml" in the directory following the
-   CentOS Stream version (such as "8").
-
-This currently only covers CentOS Stream 8 environments and
-packages[2].
-
-[1] https://www.centos.org/centos-stream/
-[2] https://git.centos.org/rpms/qemu-kvm/commits/c8s-stream-rhel
