diff --git a/doc/source/inventory_repo.rst b/doc/source/inventory_repo.rst
index 4699aed..fa666ad 100644
--- a/doc/source/inventory_repo.rst
+++ b/doc/source/inventory_repo.rst
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ not a ``local`` admin node. For example, if it is a VM.
 Installer passes that data and inventory to
 `Kargo <https://github.com/kubernetes-incubator/kargo>`_ ansible installer.
 
-For each inventory repo commit, it expects the following content of
+Pre-prepared inventory should have the following content in
 the repo root directory:
 
 * ``inventory.cfg`` - a mandatory inventory file. It must be created manually
@@ -26,21 +26,12 @@ the repo root directory:
   overrides the common file.
 * ``custom.yaml`` - not a mandatory vars file, overrides all vars.
 
-Note, that the ``custom.yaml`` make all data vars defined inside to override
-same vars defined at other place. The data priority precedes as the following:
+Note, that the ``custom.yaml`` overrides all data vars defined elsewhere in
+Kargo or in defaults files. The data priority precedes as the following:
 kargo defaults, then common defaults, then ubuntu defaults, then custom YAML.
 
-Final data decisions is done automatically by the installer:
+Final data decisions are done automatically by the installer:
 
-* If ``$INVENTORY_REPO`` is unset, make a local git repo and carry on and deploy.
-* Or clone the given repo and checkout to ``$INVENTORY_COMMIT``, if any.
-* Copy installer defaults into the repo and decide on which data to accept:
-* If a file changes, do git reset (shall not overwrite a commited state).
-* If a new file, or has no changes, go with it (shall auto-populate defaults).
-* Stage only new files, if any, then commit and run deployment with Kargo.
-* If result is OK, submit changes as a gerrit review
-* Or fail deployment, as we usually would, don't submit anything to gerrit.
-
-Ongoing inventory changes must be submitted by a user to ``$INVENTORY_REPO``
-manually. Installer only initializes the repo during the initial install if it
-is missing.
+* If the ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory directory has content, it gets used.
+* If SLAVE_IPS or fuel-devops deploy mode gets used, inventory is overwritten.
+* Copy installer defaults into the inventory directory if they don't exist.
diff --git a/utils/jenkins/kargo_deploy.sh b/utils/jenkins/kargo_deploy.sh
index 2760ba8..69e08e2 100755
--- a/utils/jenkins/kargo_deploy.sh
+++ b/utils/jenkins/kargo_deploy.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ OS_SPECIFIC_DEFAULTS_YAML="kargo_default_${NODE_BASE_OS}.yaml"
 OS_SPECIFIC_DEFAULTS_SRC="${BASH_SOURCE%/*}/../kargo/${OS_SPECIFIC_DEFAULTS_YAML}"
 LOG_LEVEL=${LOG_LEVEL:--v}
 ANSIBLE_TIMEOUT=${ANSIBLE_TIMEOUT:-600}
+ANSIBLE_FORKS=${ANSIBLE_FORKS:-50}
 
 # Valid sources: pip, apt
 ANSIBLE_INSTALL_SOURCE=pip
@@ -161,8 +162,8 @@ function with_ansible {
 
 mkdir -p tmp logs
 
-# If INVENTORY_REPO, SLAVE_IPS, or IRONIC_NODE_LIST are specified or REAPPLY is set, then treat env as pre-provisioned
-if [[ -z "$INVENTORY_REPO" && -z "$REAPPLY" && -z "$SLAVE_IPS" && -z "$IRONIC_NODE_LIST" ]]; then
+# If SLAVE_IPS or IRONIC_NODE_LIST are specified or REAPPLY is set, then treat env as pre-provisioned
+if [[ -z "$REAPPLY" && -z "$SLAVE_IPS" && -z "$IRONIC_NODE_LIST" ]]; then
     ENV_TYPE="fuel-devops"
 
     echo "Trying to ensure bridge-nf-call-iptables is disabled..."
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ if [[ -n "$ADMIN_NODE_CLEANUP" ]]; then
         done
     fi
 fi
-admin_node_command mkdir -p $ADMIN_WORKSPACE/utils/kargo
+admin_node_command mkdir -p "$ADMIN_WORKSPACE/utils/kargo" "$ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory"
 tar cz ${BASH_SOURCE%/*}/../kargo | admin_node_command tar xzf - -C $ADMIN_WORKSPACE/utils/
 
 echo "Setting up ansible and required dependencies..."
@@ -281,31 +282,20 @@ echo "Checking out kargo playbook..."
 admin_node_command git clone "$KARGO_REPO" "$ADMIN_WORKSPACE/kargo" || true
 admin_node_command "sh -c 'cd $ADMIN_WORKSPACE/kargo && git fetch --all && git checkout $KARGO_COMMIT'"
 
-# If no inventory repo, just make a local git repo and carry on and deploy.
-# Otherwise, clone it and decide on the final deployment data.
-if [ "${INVENTORY_REPO}" ]; then
-    admin_node_command "sh -c 'git clone $INVENTORY_REPO $ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory'" || true
-    if [ -n "${INVENTORY_COMMIT}" ]; then
-        admin_node_command "sh -c 'cd $ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory && git fetch --all && git checkout $INVENTORY_COMMIT'"
-    fi
-    if [ "${SLAVE_IPS}" -a -f $ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory/inventory.cfg ]; then
-        echo "ERROR: Updating inventory via SLAVE_IPS env var after initial deployment is not supported."
-        exit 1
-    fi
-else
-    echo "Generating ansible inventory on admin node..."
-    admin_node_command "sh -c 'mkdir -p $ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory && git init $ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory'"
-fi
-
 echo "Uploading default settings and inventory..."
-cat $COMMON_DEFAULTS_SRC | admin_node_command "cat > $ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory/${COMMON_DEFAULTS_YAML}"
-cat $OS_SPECIFIC_DEFAULTS_SRC | admin_node_command "cat > $ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory/${OS_SPECIFIC_DEFAULTS_YAML}"
+# Only copy default files if they are absent from inventory dir
+if ! admin_node_command test -e "$ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory/${COMMON_DEFAULTS_YAML}"; then
+    cat $COMMON_DEFAULTS_SRC | admin_node_command "cat > $ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory/${COMMON_DEFAULTS_YAML}"
+fi
+if ! admin_node_command test -e "$ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory/${OS_SPECIFIC_DEFAULTS_YAML}"; then
+    cat $OS_SPECIFIC_DEFAULTS_SRC | admin_node_command "cat > $ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory/${OS_SPECIFIC_DEFAULTS_YAML}"
+fi
 
 if [[ -n "${CUSTOM_YAML}" ]]; then
     echo "Uploading custom YAML for deployment..."
     echo -e "$CUSTOM_YAML" | admin_node_command "cat > $ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory/custom.yaml"
-    custom_opts="-e @$ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory/custom.yaml"
-elif admin_node_command test -e $ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory/custom.yaml; then
+fi
+if admin_node_command test -e "$ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory/custom.yam"l; then
     custom_opts="-e @$ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory/custom.yaml"
 fi
 
@@ -316,18 +306,6 @@ elif [ -n "${IRONIC_NODE_LIST}" ]; then
     admin_node_command CONFIG_FILE=$ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory/inventory.cfg python3 $ADMIN_WORKSPACE/kargo/contrib/inventory_builder/inventory.py load /dev/stdin <<< "$inventory_formatted"
 fi
 
-# Data committed to the inventory has the highest priority, then installer defaults
-echo "Deciding on deployment data to the inventory repo..."
-# Stage only new data files
-admin_node_command "sh -c 'cd $ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory && git ls-files -o --exclude-standard | xargs -n1 git add'"
-if [ -z "${INVENTORY_REPO}" ]; then
-    # Local only repos must stage any changes as well
-    admin_node_command "sh -c 'cd $ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory && git ls-files -m | xargs -n1 git add'"
-else
-    # Reset changed data files for remote repos
-    admin_node_command "sh -c 'cd $ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory && git ls-files -m | xargs -n1 git checkout -- .'"
-fi
-
 # Try to get IPs from inventory first
 if [ -z "${SLAVE_IPS}" ]; then
     if admin_node_command stat $ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory/inventory.cfg; then
@@ -342,26 +320,6 @@ COMMON_DEFAULTS_OPT="-e @$ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory/${COMMON_DEFAULTS_YAML}"
 OS_SPECIFIC_DEFAULTS_OPT="-e @$ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory/${OS_SPECIFIC_DEFAULTS_YAML}"
 KARGO_DEFAULTS_OPT="-e @$ADMIN_WORKSPACE/kargo/inventory/group_vars/all.yml"
 
-echo "Committing inventory changes..."
-if ! admin_node_command git config --get user.name; then
-    admin_node_command << EOF
-git config --global user.name "Anonymous User"
-git config --global user.email "anon@example.org"
-EOF
-fi
-# Commit only if there are changes
-if ! admin_node_command git -C $ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory diff --cached --name-only --exit-code; then
-    admin_node_command "sh -c 'cd $ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory && git commit -a -m Automated\ commit'"
-    COMMIT_DONE=true
-fi
-
-# Calculate parallel ansible execution
-if [[ "${#SLAVE_IPS[@]}" -lt 50 ]]; then
-    ANSIBLE_FORKS="${#SLAVE_IPS[@]}"
-else
-    ANSIBLE_FORKS=50
-fi
-
 # Stop trapping pre-setup tasks
 set +e
 
@@ -383,16 +341,6 @@ fi
 echo "Initial deploy succeeded. Proceeding with post-install tasks..."
 with_ansible $ADMIN_WORKSPACE/utils/kargo/postinstall.yml
 
-# Submit the commit to gerrit
-if [ "${COMMIT_DONE}" = "true" ]; then
-    if admin_node_command test -e $ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory/.gitreview; then
-        echo "Changes were made to deployment. Proposing change request to configuration repository..."
-        admin_node_command git -C $ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory review -s
-        admin_node_command git -C $ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory review || true
-        echo "Go to the Gerrit link above and review the changes."
-    fi
-fi
-
 # FIXME(mattymo): Move this to underlay
 # setup VLAN if everything is ok and env will not be deleted
 if [ "$VLAN_BRIDGE" ] && [ "${DONT_DESTROY_ON_SUCCESS}" = "1" ];then
diff --git a/utils/jenkins/run_k8s_verify.sh b/utils/jenkins/run_k8s_verify.sh
index 6d58c00..bed565c 100755
--- a/utils/jenkins/run_k8s_verify.sh
+++ b/utils/jenkins/run_k8s_verify.sh
@@ -148,22 +148,11 @@ if ! admin_node_command type ansible > /dev/null || \
     admin_node_command sudo apt-get install -y ansible python-netaddr git
 fi
 
-
-# If no inventory repo, reuse a local git repo if it already exists.
-# Otherwise, fail.
-if [ "${INVENTORY_REPO}" ]; then
-    admin_node_command "sh -c 'git clone $INVENTORY_REPO $ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory'" || true
-    if [ -n "${INVENTORY_COMMIT}" ]; then
-        admin_node_command "sh -c 'cd $ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory && git fetch --all && git checkout $INVENTORY_COMMIT'"
-    fi
-else
-    # For local-only deployments, use local inventory
-    if ! admin_node_command test -f $ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory/inventory.cfg; then
-        echo "ERROR: INVENTORY_REPO is not defined and there is no \
-inventory.cfg cloned on admin node in \ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory/inventory.cfg \
+# Ensure inventory exists
+if ! admin_node_command test -f $ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory/inventory.cfg; then
+    echo "ERROR: $ADMIN_WORKSPACE/inventory/inventory.cfg does not exist. \
 Cannot proceed."
-        exit_gracefully 1
-    fi
+    exit_gracefully 1
 fi
 
 if [ -n "$SLAVE_IPS" ]; then