diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fd07fa50130..1754cf7e7e8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ trace-documentation:
 ###
 ### Workbench
 ###
-workbench-ci: workbench-ci-test ci-test-auto ci-test-autonix ci-test-autonomadpodman
+workbench-ci: workbench-ci-test ci-test-auto ci-test-autonix
 CI_TARGETS := hlint workbench-ci haddock-hoogle
 ci:  ci-report ci-targets
 ci-report:
diff --git a/lib.mk b/lib.mk
index 9241a42a92e..f0fe8572888 100644
--- a/lib.mk
+++ b/lib.mk
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ $$(foreach prof,$(1),$$(eval $$(call proftgt,$$(prof)-nix,              $$(prof)
 $$(foreach prof,$(1),$$(eval $$(call proftgt,$$(prof)-autonix,          $$(prof), true,false, true,false, false, supervisor)))
 $$(foreach prof,$(1),$$(eval $$(call proftgt,$$(prof)-nomadexec,        $$(prof), true,false,false,false, false, nomadexec)))
 $$(foreach prof,$(1),$$(eval $$(call proftgt,$$(prof)-nomadexec-auto,   $$(prof), true,false, true,false, false, nomadexec)))
-$$(foreach prof,$(1),$$(eval $$(call proftgt,$$(prof)-nomadpodman,      $$(prof), true,false,false,false, false, nomadpodman)))
-$$(foreach prof,$(1),$$(eval $$(call proftgt,$$(prof)-nomadpodman-auto, $$(prof), true,false, true,false, false, nomadpodman)))
 endef
 
 define define_profile_targets_nomadcloud
diff --git a/nix/pkgs.nix b/nix/pkgs.nix
index 7605f1312b9..c0e16143cff 100644
--- a/nix/pkgs.nix
+++ b/nix/pkgs.nix
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ let
           import ./workbench/backend/nomad/cloud.nix  params;
         nomadexec       = params:
           import ./workbench/backend/nomad/exec.nix   params;
-        nomadpodman     = params:
-          import ./workbench/backend/nomad/podman.nix params;
         supervisor      = params:
           import ./workbench/backend/supervisor.nix   params;
       }
diff --git a/nix/workbench/backend/nomad-job.nix b/nix/workbench/backend/nomad-job.nix
index 11ff8b1684d..7d2a0d57968 100644
--- a/nix/workbench/backend/nomad-job.nix
+++ b/nix/workbench/backend/nomad-job.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 , stateDir
 , profileData
 , containerSpecs
-, execTaskDriver
 , generatorTaskName
 , oneTracerPerNode ? false
 , withSsh ? false
@@ -21,8 +20,8 @@ let
   # Nomad creates a working directory for each allocation on a client. This
   # directory can be found in the Nomad data_dir at ./alloc/«alloc_id». The
   # allocation working directory is where Nomad creates task directories and
-  # directories shared between tasks, write logs for tasks, and downloads
-  # artifacts or templates.
+  # directories shared between tasks, write logs for tasks, downloads artifacts
+  # and renders templates.
   # https://developer.hashicorp.com/nomad/docs/concepts/filesystem
   #
   # For example:
@@ -36,34 +35,26 @@ let
   # Templates are rendered into the task working directory. Drivers without
   # filesystem isolation (such as raw_exec) or drivers that build a chroot in
   # the task working directory (such as exec) can have templates rendered to
-  # arbitrary paths in the task. But task drivers such as docker can only access
-  # templates rendered into the NOMAD_ALLOC_DIR, NOMAD_TASK_DIR, or
-  # NOMAD_SECRETS_DIR. To work around this restriction, you can create a mount
-  # from the template destination to another location in the task.
+  # arbitrary paths in the task.
   ## - https://developer.hashicorp.com/nomad/docs/job-specification/template#template-destinations
   ## - https://developer.hashicorp.com/nomad/docs/runtime/environment#task-directories
   ## - https://developer.hashicorp.com/nomad/docs/concepts/filesystem
 
-  # Task's filesystem / working directory (maybe container or chroot) defaults:
+  # Workbench's ${stateDir} will be created/populated inside NOMAD_TASK_DIR.
   #
-  # When using the isolated fork task driver ("exec")
-  ## Default values below are stored in the job's "meta" stanza to be able to
-  ## overrided them with 'jq' from a workbench shell. These values in "meta"
-  ## are used to programatically create a "template" with "env = true;" so they
-  ## are automagically reachable as envars inside the Task's entrypoint and
-  ## 'supervisord' programs.
+  ## Some workbench default values are stored in the job's "meta" stanza to be
+  ## able to override them with 'jq' from a workbench shell. These values in
+  ## "meta" are used to programmatically create a "template" with "env = true;"
+  ## so they are automagically reachable as envars inside the Task's entrypoint
+  ## and/or 'supervisord' programs.
   ## Values go: Nix (defaults) -> meta -> template -> envars
-  #
-  ## See ./oci-images.nix for further details if using the `podman` driver.
-  ## For the `exec` driver almost everything is here.
-  #
 
-  # A symlink to the supervisord nix-installed inside the OCI image/chroot.
-  # We need to be able to `nomad exec supervisorctl ...` , for this the path
+  # Symlink to the supervisord that is nix-installed inside the deployed chroot.
+  # We need to be able to do `nomad exec supervisorctl ...` , for this the path
   # of the installed supervisor binaries is needed.
   task_supervisor_nix = "${stateDir}/supervisor/nix-store";
   # Location of the supervisord config file inside the container.
-  # This file can be mounted as a volume or created as a template.
+  # This file is created as a template.
   task_supervisord_conf = "${stateDir}/supervisor/supervisord.conf";
   # The URL to the listening inet or socket of the supervisord server:
   # The problem is that if we use "127.0.0.1:9001" as parameter (without the
@@ -111,11 +102,8 @@ let
         }" \
       > "''${NOMAD_TASK_DIR}"/entrypoint.dirs
 
-      # Only needed for "exec" ?
-      if test "''${TASK_DRIVER}" = "exec"
-      then
-        cd "''${NOMAD_TASK_DIR}"
-      fi
+      # Move to stateDir's parent directory.
+      cd "''${NOMAD_TASK_DIR}"
 
       # Create a symlink to 'supervisor' Nix Store folder so we can call it from
       # 'ssh' or 'nomad exec' without having it in PATH or knowing the currently
@@ -141,7 +129,7 @@ let
 
   # About the JSON Job Specification and my odd assumptions:
   #
-  # TL;DR; We are using what HashiCorp calls an unespecified format but it's the
+  # TL;DR; We are using what HashiCorp calls an unspecified format but it's the
   # same format the SRE team is using.
   #
   # At least in Nomad version v1.4.3, the CLI command to submit new jobs
@@ -250,7 +238,6 @@ let
     meta = {
       # Only top level "KEY=STRING" are allowed, no child objects/attributes!
       WORKBENCH_STATEDIR = stateDir;
-      TASK_DRIVER = if execTaskDriver then "exec" else "podman";
       SUPERVISORD_LOGLEVEL = task_supervisord_loglevel;
       ONE_TRACER_PER_NODE = oneTracerPerNode;
     };
@@ -411,8 +398,8 @@ let
           # Actually using the interface specified on Nomad Client startup that
           # for local runs it's forced to "lo" and whatever is automatically
           # fingerprinted or provided for cloud runs.
-          # TODO: Use "bridge" mode for podman, this will allow to run isolated
-          # local cluster with no addresses or ports clashing.
+          # TODO: Use "bridge" mode for local ?? this will allow to run isolated
+          # local cluster with no addresses or ports clashing ??
           mode = "host";
           # Specifies a TCP/UDP port allocation and can be used to specify both
           # dynamic ports and reserved ports.
@@ -453,18 +440,14 @@ let
                       # jobs like load balancers.
                       static = ''${toString portNum}'';
 
-                      # TODO: When switching the network mode to "bridge" for
-                      # podman use "Mapped Ports" to be able to run isolated
-                      # local cluster with no addresses or ports clashing.
+                      # The "exec" driver does not accept "Mapped Ports".
+                      # to = ''${toString portNum}'';
                       # Applicable when using "bridge" mode to configure port
                       # to map to inside the task's network namespace. Omitting
                       # this field or setting it to -1 sets the mapped port
                       # equal to the dynamic port allocated by the scheduler.
                       # The NOMAD_PORT_<label> environment variable will contain
                       # the to value.
-                      # to = ''${toString portNum}'';
-                      # The "podman" driver accepts "Mapped Ports", but not the
-                      # "exec" driver
                       # https://developer.hashicorp.com/nomad/docs/job-specification/network#mapped-ports
                       # https://developer.hashicorp.com/nomad/docs/job-specification/network#bridge-mode
                     }
@@ -639,7 +622,6 @@ let
           template = [
             # Envars
             {
-              # podman container input environment variables.
               env = true;
               # File name to create inside the allocation directory.
               # Created in NOMAD_DATA_DIR/alloc/ALLOC_ID/TASK_NAME/envars
@@ -647,7 +629,6 @@ let
               # See runtime for available variables:
               # https://developer.hashicorp.com/nomad/docs/runtime/environment
               data = ''
-                TASK_DRIVER="{{ env "NOMAD_META_TASK_DRIVER" }}"
                 WORKBENCH_STATEDIR="{{ env "NOMAD_META_WORKBENCH_STATEDIR" }}"
                 SUPERVISORD_LOGLEVEL="{{ env "NOMAD_META_SUPERVISORD_LOGLEVEL" }}"
               '';
@@ -806,13 +787,11 @@ let
               destination = "local/${stateDir}/${nodeSpec.name}/start.sh";
               data = escapeTemplate (
                 let scriptValue = profileData.node-services."${nodeSpec.name}".start.value;
-                in if execTaskDriver
-                  then (startScriptToGoTemplate
+                in (startScriptToGoTemplate
                     nodeSpec                         # nodeSpec
                     servicePortName                  # servicePortName
                     scriptValue                      # startScript
                   )
-                  else scriptValue
               );
               change_mode = "noop";
               error_on_missing_key = true;
@@ -832,36 +811,32 @@ let
               env = false;
               destination = "local/${stateDir}/${nodeSpec.name}/topology.json";
               data = escapeTemplate (
-                if execTaskDriver
-                then
-                  # Recreate the "topology.json" with IPs and ports that are
-                  # nomad template variables.
-                  (topologyToGoTemplate
-                    # Fetch this node's entry in the profile's "topology.json".
-                    (if nodeSpec.name != "explorer"
-                     then
-                      # Non explorer nodes are under "coreNodes"
-                      builtins.head # Must exist!
-                        (builtins.filter
-                          (coreNode: coreNode.name == nodeSpec.name)
-                          profileData.topology.value.coreNodes
-                        )
-                     else
-                      # The explorer node is under "relayNodes"
-                      builtins.head # Must exist!
-                        (builtins.filter
-                          (coreNode: coreNode.name == nodeSpec.name)
-                          profileData.topology.value.relayNodes
-                        )
-                    )
-                    # The P2P flag.
-                    (if profileData.value.node ? verbatim && profileData.value.node.verbatim ? EnableP2P
-                     then profileData.value.node.verbatim.EnableP2P
-                     else false
-                    )
+                # Recreate the "topology.json" with IPs and ports that are
+                # nomad template variables.
+                (topologyToGoTemplate
+                  # Fetch this node's entry in the profile's "topology.json".
+                  (if nodeSpec.name != "explorer"
+                   then
+                    # Non explorer nodes are under "coreNodes"
+                    builtins.head # Must exist!
+                      (builtins.filter
+                        (coreNode: coreNode.name == nodeSpec.name)
+                        profileData.topology.value.coreNodes
+                      )
+                   else
+                    # The explorer node is under "relayNodes"
+                    builtins.head # Must exist!
+                      (builtins.filter
+                        (coreNode: coreNode.name == nodeSpec.name)
+                        profileData.topology.value.relayNodes
+                      )
                   )
-                # Do nothing with the topology files.
-                else (__readFile profileData.node-services."${nodeSpec.name}".topology.JSON )
+                  # The P2P flag.
+                  (if profileData.value.node ? verbatim && profileData.value.node.verbatim ? EnableP2P
+                   then profileData.value.node.verbatim.EnableP2P
+                   else false
+                  )
+                )
               );
               change_mode = "noop";
               error_on_missing_key = true;
@@ -886,23 +861,21 @@ let
               destination = "local/${stateDir}/generator/run-script.json";
               data = escapeTemplate (
                 let runScript = profileData.generator-service.config;
-                in if execTaskDriver
-                  # Recreate the "run-script.json" with IPs and ports that are
-                  # nomad template variables.
-                  then (runScriptToGoTemplate
-                    runScript.value
-                    # Just the node names.
-                    (lib.attrsets.mapAttrsToList
-                      (nodeSpecNodeName: nodeSpecNode: nodeSpecNodeName)
-                      # All the producer nodes. How the workbench creates it.
-                      (lib.attrsets.filterAttrs
-                        (nodeSpecNodeName: nodeSpecNode: nodeSpecNode.isProducer)
-                        profileData.node-specs.value
-                      )
-                    )
-                  )
-                  # Do nothing with the topology files.
-                  else (__readFile runScript.JSON)
+                in
+                   # Recreate the "run-script.json" with IPs and ports that are
+                   # nomad template variables.
+                   (runScriptToGoTemplate
+                     runScript.value
+                     # Just the node names.
+                     (lib.attrsets.mapAttrsToList
+                       (nodeSpecNodeName: nodeSpecNode: nodeSpecNodeName)
+                       # All the producer nodes. How the workbench creates it.
+                       (lib.attrsets.filterAttrs
+                         (nodeSpecNodeName: nodeSpecNode: nodeSpecNode.isProducer)
+                         profileData.node-specs.value
+                       )
+                     )
+                   )
               );
               change_mode = "noop";
               error_on_missing_key = true;
@@ -1017,86 +990,19 @@ let
 
           }
           //
-          (if execTaskDriver
-            then {
-              driver = "exec";
-
-              config = {
-
-                command = "${containerSpecs.containerPkgs.bashInteractive.nix-store-path}/bin/bash";
-
-                args = ["local/entrypoint.sh"];
-
-                nix_installables =
-                  (lib.attrsets.mapAttrsToList
-                    (name: attr: attr.nix-store-path)
-                    containerSpecs.containerPkgs
-                  )
-                ;
-
-              };
-            } else {
-              driver = "podman";
-
-              # Specifies the driver configuration, which is passed directly to the
-              # driver to start the task. The details of configurations are specific
-              # to each driver, so please see specific driver documentation for more
-              # information.
-              # https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad-driver-podman#task-configuration
-              config = {
-
-                command = "${containerSpecs.containerPkgs.bashInteractive.nix-store-path}/bin/bash";
-
-                args = ["local/entrypoint.sh"];
-
-                # The image to run. Accepted transports are docker (default if
-                # missing), oci-archive and docker-archive. Images reference as
-                # short-names will be treated according to user-configured
-                # preferences.
-                image = "${containerSpecs.ociImage.imageName}:${containerSpecs.ociImage.imageTag}";
-
-                # Always pull the latest image on container start.
-                force_pull = false;
-
-                # Podman redirects its combined stdout/stderr logstream directly
-                # to a Nomad fifo. Benefits of this mode are: zero overhead,
-                # don't have to worry about log rotation at system or Podman
-                # level. Downside: you cannot easily ship the logstream to a log
-                # aggregator plus stdout/stderr is multiplexed into a single
-                # stream.
-                logging = {
-                  # The other option is: "journald"
-                  driver = "nomad";
-                };
-
-                # The hostname to assign to the container. When launching more
-                # than one of a task (using count) with this option set, every
-                # container the task starts will have the same hostname.
-                hostname = taskName;
-
-                network_mode = "host";
-
-                # This can be used here but not with "exec"!
-                # These name cannot be used for envars, "-" replaced with "_".
-                ports = [ servicePortName ];
-
-                # A list of /container_path strings for tmpfs mount points. See
-                # podman run --tmpfs options for details.
-                tmpfs = [
-                  "/tmp"
-                ];
-
-                # A list of host_path:container_path:options strings to bind
-                # host paths to container paths. Named volumes are not supported.
-                volumes = [];
-
-                # The working directory for the container. Defaults to the
-                # default set in the image.
-                working_dir = "local/";
-
-              };
-            }
-          );
+          {
+            driver = "exec";
+            config = {
+              command = "${containerSpecs.containerPkgs.bashInteractive.nix-store-path}/bin/bash";
+              args = ["local/entrypoint.sh"];
+              nix_installables =
+                (lib.attrsets.mapAttrsToList
+                  (name: attr: attr.nix-store-path)
+                  containerSpecs.containerPkgs
+                )
+              ;
+            };
+          };
       }));
       in lib.listToAttrs (
         # If not oneTracerPerNode, an individual tracer task is needed (instead
diff --git a/nix/workbench/backend/nomad.nix b/nix/workbench/backend/nomad.nix
index 9e234e94e1f..17f21552fbb 100644
--- a/nix/workbench/backend/nomad.nix
+++ b/nix/workbench/backend/nomad.nix
@@ -160,40 +160,9 @@ let
               [ diretories.run "supervisor" "supervisord.conf"]
             ;
           };
-          ociImage = import ./oci-images.nix
-            { inherit pkgs lib;
-              inherit containerPkgs;
-            }
-          ;
           nomadJob =
             { inherit generatorTaskName; }
             //
-            lib.attrsets.optionalAttrs (subBackendName == "podman") {
-              podman = {
-                # TODO: oneTracerPerGroup
-                oneTracerPerCluster = import ./nomad-job.nix
-                  { inherit pkgs lib stateDir;
-                    inherit profileData;
-                    inherit containerSpecs;
-                    # May evolve to a "cloud" flag!
-                    execTaskDriver = false;
-                    inherit generatorTaskName;
-                    oneTracerPerNode = false;
-                    withSsh = false;
-                  };
-                oneTracerPerNode = import ./nomad-job.nix
-                  { inherit pkgs lib stateDir;
-                    inherit profileData;
-                    inherit containerSpecs;
-                    # May evolve to a "cloud" flag!
-                    execTaskDriver = false;
-                    inherit generatorTaskName;
-                    oneTracerPerNode = true;
-                    withSsh = false;
-                  };
-              };
-            }
-            //
             lib.attrsets.optionalAttrs (subBackendName == "exec") {
               exec = {
                 # TODO: oneTracerPerGroup
@@ -201,8 +170,6 @@ let
                   { inherit pkgs lib stateDir;
                     inherit profileData;
                     inherit containerSpecs;
-                    # May evolve to a "cloud" flag!
-                    execTaskDriver = true;
                     inherit generatorTaskName;
                     oneTracerPerNode = false;
                     withSsh = false;
@@ -211,8 +178,6 @@ let
                   { inherit pkgs lib stateDir;
                     inherit profileData;
                     inherit containerSpecs;
-                    # May evolve to a "cloud" flag!
-                    execTaskDriver = true;
                     inherit generatorTaskName;
                     oneTracerPerNode = true;
                     withSsh = false;
@@ -228,8 +193,6 @@ let
                   { inherit pkgs lib stateDir;
                     inherit profileData;
                     inherit containerSpecs;
-                    # May evolve to a "cloud" flag!
-                    execTaskDriver = true;
                     inherit generatorTaskName;
                     oneTracerPerNode = true;
                     withSsh = false;
@@ -238,8 +201,6 @@ let
                   { inherit pkgs lib stateDir;
                     inherit profileData;
                     inherit containerSpecs;
-                    # May evolve to a "cloud" flag!
-                    execTaskDriver = true;
                     inherit generatorTaskName;
                     oneTracerPerNode = true;
                     withSsh = true;
diff --git a/nix/workbench/backend/nomad.sh b/nix/workbench/backend/nomad.sh
index 0e9a3d2e6f0..b540b098818 100644
--- a/nix/workbench/backend/nomad.sh
+++ b/nix/workbench/backend/nomad.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ backend_nomad() {
     ############################################################################
     # * Functions in the backend "interface" must use `fatal` when errors!
 
-    # Completely overrided by each sub-backend (exec.sh, podman.sh and cloud.sh)
+    # Completely overrided by each sub-backend (exec.sh and cloud.sh)
     setenv-defaults )
       # The impossible just happened?
       fatal "Function \"setenv-defaults\" is Nomad backend specific"
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ backend_nomad() {
     #  (start.sh, config files, etc) are included in the Nomad Job spec file as
     # "template" stanzas and are materialized inside the container when the job
     # is started. This is how it works for every environment combination
-    # (podman/exec-(local/cloud)).
+    # (exec-(local/cloud)).
     #
     # But "genesis" and "CARDANO_MAINNET_MIRROR" are the deployment exceptions:
     # - "CARDANO_MAINNET_MIRROR": is added as a Nix dependency using the
@@ -86,23 +86,21 @@ backend_nomad() {
       backend_nomad allocate-run-directory-healthchecks "${dir}"
       backend_nomad allocate-run-directory-latencies    "${dir}"
 
-      # These ones are decided at "setenv-defaults" of each sub-backend.
+      # This one is decided at "setenv-defaults" of each sub-backend.
       local nomad_environment=$(envjqr 'nomad_environment')
-      local nomad_task_driver=$(envjqr 'nomad_task_driver')
-      # TODO: Store them on disk for later subcommands run from a different shell.
+      # TODO: Store it on disk so commands can run from a different shell.
       # echo "{\"nomad_environment\": $nomad_environment, }" > "$dir"/env.json
     ;;
 
     allocate-run-directory-nomad )
       local usage="USAGE: wb backend $op RUN-DIR"
       local dir=${1:?$usage}; shift
-      local nomad_task_driver=$(envjqr   'nomad_task_driver')
       local one_tracer_per_node=$(envjqr 'one_tracer_per_node')
       # Creates Nomad specific folders to download the entrypoints scripts and
       # its logs for every Nomad Task.
       # The top level "nomad" folder is created at "allocate-run" of each
-      # sub-backend. ("podman", "exec", "cloud") and filled with the Nomad job
-      # spec file to use.
+      # sub-backend. ("exec", "cloud") and filled with the Nomad job spec file
+      # to use.
       local nodes=($(jq_tolist keys "${dir}"/node-specs.json))
       for node in ${nodes[*]}
       do
@@ -145,7 +143,6 @@ backend_nomad() {
     allocate-run-directory-tracers )
       local usage="USAGE: wb backend $op RUN-DIR"
       local dir=${1:?$usage}; shift
-      local nomad_task_driver=$(envjqr   'nomad_task_driver')
       local one_tracer_per_node=$(envjqr 'one_tracer_per_node')
       # A "tracer"(s) is optional.
       if jqtest ".node.tracer" "${dir}"/profile.json
@@ -154,9 +151,7 @@ backend_nomad() {
         mkdir -p "${dir}"/tracer
         # If running "local" without "one_tracer_per_node" this directory will
         # be populated using the workbench!
-        # Right now where are forcing "one_tracer_per_node=true" with "exec"
-        # For podman, than only runs local, this tracer directory is populated
-        # and mounted to every container when only one shared tracer is used.
+        # Right now we are forcing "one_tracer_per_node=true" with "exec"
         if test "${one_tracer_per_node}" = "true"
         then
           local nodes=($(jq_tolist keys "${dir}"/node-specs.json))
@@ -164,10 +159,6 @@ backend_nomad() {
           do
             mkdir -p "${dir}"/tracer/"${node}"
           done
-        elif test "${nomad_task_driver}" = "podman"
-        then
-          cp $(jq '."config"' -r ${dir}/profile/tracer-service.json) "${dir}"/tracer/config.json
-          cp $(jq '."start"'  -r ${dir}/profile/tracer-service.json) "${dir}"/tracer/start.sh
         fi
       fi
     ;;
@@ -495,7 +486,7 @@ backend_nomad() {
       fi
     ;;
 
-    # Completely overrided by each sub-backend (exec.sh, podman.sh and cloud.sh)
+    # Completely overrided by each sub-backend (exec.sh and cloud.sh)
     deploy-genesis )
       # The impossible just happened?
       fatal "Function \"deploy-genesis\" is Nomad backend specific"
@@ -586,7 +577,6 @@ backend_nomad() {
       backend_nomad nomad-agents-topology "${dir}"
 
       local nomad_environment=$(envjqr 'nomad_environment')
-      local nomad_task_driver=$(envjqr 'nomad_task_driver')
       local one_tracer_per_node=$(envjqr 'one_tracer_per_node')
       local server_name=$(envjqr 'nomad_server_name')
       local client_name=$(envjqr 'nomad_client_name')
@@ -610,8 +600,7 @@ backend_nomad() {
           nomad_agents_were_already_running="false"
           setenvjqstr 'nomad_agents_were_already_running' "false"
           # Start server, client and plugins.
-          wb_nomad agents start \
-            "${server_name}" "${client_name}" "${nomad_task_driver}"
+          wb_nomad agents start "${server_name}" "${client_name}"
         fi
       fi
 
@@ -633,8 +622,7 @@ backend_nomad() {
         if test "${nomad_agents_were_already_running}" = "false"
         then
           # No checks, `agents stop` checks for errors and uses msg to show them!
-          wb_nomad agents stop \
-            "${server_name}" "${client_name}" "${nomad_task_driver}"
+          wb_nomad agents stop "${server_name}" "${client_name}"
         fi
         fatal "Failed to start Nomad job"
       else
@@ -678,7 +666,6 @@ backend_nomad() {
 
     stop-nomad-job )
       local dir=${1:?$usage}; shift
-      local nomad_task_driver=$(envjqr                 'nomad_task_driver')
       local server_name=$(envjqr                       'nomad_server_name')
       local client_name=$(envjqr                       'nomad_client_name')
       local nomad_agents_were_already_running=$(envjqr 'nomad_agents_were_already_running')
@@ -689,15 +676,13 @@ backend_nomad() {
       if test "${nomad_agents_were_already_running}" = "false"
       then
         # No checks, `agents stop` checks for errors and uses msg to show them!
-        wb_nomad agents stop \
-          "${server_name}" "${client_name}" "${nomad_task_driver}"
+        wb_nomad agents stop "${server_name}" "${client_name}"
       fi
     ;;
 
     nomad-agents-topology )
       local usage="USAGE: wb backend $op RUN-DIR"
       local dir=${1:?$usage}; shift
-      local nomad_task_driver=$(envjqr 'nomad_task_driver')
       local nomad_job_name=$(jq -r ". [\"job\"] | keys[0]" "${dir}"/nomad/nomad-job.json)
       # The server
       echo "{                                ">> "${dir}"/nomad/agents-topolgy.json
@@ -713,19 +698,11 @@ backend_nomad() {
       echo "      }                          ">> "${dir}"/nomad/agents-topolgy.json
       echo "    }                            ">> "${dir}"/nomad/agents-topolgy.json
       echo "  , \"clients\": {               ">> "${dir}"/nomad/agents-topolgy.json
-      # Task driver based suffix for clients (exec clients run with `sudo`)
-      local suffix
-      if test "${nomad_task_driver}" = "podman"
-      then
-        suffix="pod"
-      else
-        suffix="exe"
-      fi
       local i=0 c=""
       local groups_array=$(jq -r ".[\"job\"][\"${nomad_job_name}\"][\"group\"] | keys | join (\" \")" "${dir}"/nomad/nomad-job.json)
       for group_name in ${groups_array[*]}
       do
-        local client_name=("cli${group_name}-${suffix}")
+        local client_name=("cli${group_name}")
       echo " ${c} \"${client_name}\": {      ">> "${dir}"/nomad/agents-topolgy.json
       echo "          \"region\": \"r1\"     ">> "${dir}"/nomad/agents-topolgy.json
       echo "        , \"datacenter\": \"d1\" ">> "${dir}"/nomad/agents-topolgy.json
@@ -1036,7 +1013,7 @@ backend_nomad() {
       fi
     ;;
 
-    # Completely overrided by each sub-backend (exec.sh, podman.sh and cloud.sh)
+    # Completely overrided by each sub-backend (exec.sh and cloud.sh)
     stop-cluster )
       # The impossible just happened?
       fatal "Function \"stop-cluster\" is Nomad backend specific"
@@ -1075,17 +1052,12 @@ backend_nomad() {
       then
         local nomad_server_name=$(envjqr 'nomad_server_name')
         local nomad_client_name=$(envjqr 'nomad_client_name')
-        local nomad_task_driver=$(envjqr 'nomad_task_driver')
         # No checks, `agents stop` checks for errors and uses msg to show them!
-        wb_nomad agents stop \
-          "${nomad_server_name}" "${nomad_client_name}" "${nomad_task_driver}"
+        wb_nomad agents stop "${nomad_server_name}" "${nomad_client_name}"
       fi
 
       # TODO: Always stop it? It's not always started!
       #wb_nomad webfs stop || true
-
-      local oci_image_was_already_available=$(envjqr 'oci_image_was_already_available')
-      #TODO: Remove it?
     ;;
 
     # Called by `scenario.sh` without exit trap (`scenario_setup_exit_trap`)!
@@ -1093,7 +1065,6 @@ backend_nomad() {
       local usage="USAGE: wb backend $op RUN-DIR"
       local dir=${1:?$usage}; shift
       local nomad_environment=$(envjqr 'nomad_environment')
-      local nomad_task_driver=$(envjqr   'nomad_task_driver')
       local one_tracer_per_node=$(envjqr 'one_tracer_per_node')
       local generator_task=$(envjqr 'generator_task_name')
 
@@ -1807,9 +1778,9 @@ backend_nomad() {
       else
         # Link to "live" logs only available when running local.
         local nomad_environment=$(envjqr 'nomad_environment')
-        local nomad_task_driver=$(envjqr 'nomad_task_driver')
         if test "${nomad_environment}" != "cloud"
         then
+          # Right now we are forcing "one_tracer_per_node=true" with "exec"
           if test "${one_tracer_per_node}" = "true" || test "${task}" != "tracer"
           then
             ln -s                                                            \
@@ -1821,20 +1792,6 @@ backend_nomad() {
             ln -s                                                            \
               ../../nomad/alloc/"${task}"/local/run/current/tracer/exit_code \
               "${dir}"/tracer/"${task}"/exit_code
-          else
-            # When "local" and "podman" "tracer" folder is mounted
-            if ! test "${nomad_task_driver}" = "podman"
-            then
-              ln -s                                                            \
-                ../nomad/alloc/tracer/local/run/current/tracer/stdout          \
-                "${dir}"/tracer/stdout
-              ln -s                                                            \
-                ../nomad/alloc/tracer/local/run/current/tracer/stderr          \
-                "${dir}"/tracer/stderr
-              ln -s                                                            \
-                ../../nomad/alloc/"${task}"/local/run/current/tracer/exit_code \
-                "${dir}"/tracer/"${task}"/exit_code
-            fi
           fi
         fi
         # Always wait for the tracer to be ready.
@@ -2814,18 +2771,13 @@ backend_nomad() {
             --directory="${dir}"/tracer/"${task}" --file=-      \
             --no-same-owner --no-same-permissions
       else
-        # When "local" and "podman" "tracer" folder is mounted
-        local nomad_task_driver=$(envjqr 'nomad_task_driver')
-        if ! test "${nomad_task_driver}" = "podman"
-        then
-          msg "$(blue Fetching) $(yellow "\"tracer\"") run files from Nomad $(yellow "Task \"tracer\"") ..."
-          # TODO: Add compression, either "--zstd" or "--xz"
-            backend_nomad task-exec-program-run-files-tar-zstd  \
-              "${dir}" "tracer" "tracer"                        \
-          | tar --extract                                       \
-              --directory="${dir}"/tracer/ --file=-             \
-              --no-same-owner --no-same-permissions
-        fi
+        msg "$(blue Fetching) $(yellow "\"tracer\"") run files from Nomad $(yellow "Task \"tracer\"") ..."
+        # TODO: Add compression, either "--zstd" or "--xz"
+          backend_nomad task-exec-program-run-files-tar-zstd  \
+            "${dir}" "tracer" "tracer"                        \
+        | tar --extract                                       \
+            --directory="${dir}"/tracer/ --file=-             \
+            --no-same-owner --no-same-permissions
       fi
     ;;
 
@@ -2850,21 +2802,16 @@ backend_nomad() {
                 --no-same-owner --no-same-permissions
           fi
         else
-          # When "local" and "podman" "tracer" folder is mounted
-          local nomad_task_driver=$(envjqr 'nomad_task_driver')
-          if ! test "${nomad_task_driver}" = "podman"
+          # Logs will only be available if the tracer was started at least once!
+          if test -f "${dir}"/tracer/started
           then
-            # Logs will only be available if the tracer was started at least once!
-            if test -f "${dir}"/tracer/started
-            then
-              msg "$(blue Fetching) $(yellow "\"tracer\"") logRoot from Nomad $(yellow "Task \"tracer\"") ..."
-              # TODO: Add compression, either "--zstd" or "--xz"
-                backend_nomad task-exec-tracer-folders-tar-zstd         \
-                "${dir}" "${node}"                                      \
-              | tar --extract                                           \
-                  --directory="${dir}"/tracer/ --file=-                 \
-                  --no-same-owner --no-same-permissions
-            fi
+            msg "$(blue Fetching) $(yellow "\"tracer\"") logRoot from Nomad $(yellow "Task \"tracer\"") ..."
+            # TODO: Add compression, either "--zstd" or "--xz"
+              backend_nomad task-exec-tracer-folders-tar-zstd         \
+              "${dir}" "tracer"                                       \
+            | tar --extract                                           \
+                --directory="${dir}"/tracer/ --file=-                 \
+                --no-same-owner --no-same-permissions
           fi
         fi
       fi
@@ -2951,19 +2898,13 @@ backend_nomad() {
             run/current/tracer/config.json                    \
           > "${dir}"/tracer/"${task}"/config.json
         else
-          # When "local" and "podman" "tracer" folder is mounted and contents
-          # created locally by the workbench (obtained from the profile services).
-          local nomad_task_driver=$(envjqr 'nomad_task_driver')
-          if ! test "${nomad_task_driver}" = "podman"
-          then
-            # Node files that may suffer interpolation/sed replace.
-            backend_nomad task-file-contents "${dir}" "tracer" \
-              run/current/tracer/start.sh                      \
-            > "${dir}"/tracer/start.sh
-            backend_nomad task-file-contents "${dir}" "tracer" \
-              run/current/tracer/config.json                   \
-            > "${dir}"/tracer/config.json
-          fi
+          # Node files that may suffer interpolation/sed replace.
+          backend_nomad task-file-contents "${dir}" "tracer" \
+            run/current/tracer/start.sh                      \
+          > "${dir}"/tracer/start.sh
+          backend_nomad task-file-contents "${dir}" "tracer" \
+            run/current/tracer/config.json                   \
+          > "${dir}"/tracer/config.json
         fi
       fi
     ;;
@@ -3403,27 +3344,8 @@ backend_nomad() {
 # Deployment topology across multiple regions
 # https://developer.hashicorp.com/nomad/tutorials/enterprise/production-reference-architecture-vm-with-consul#multi-region
 
-# Configure `nomad` and its `podman` plugin / task driver
+# Configure `nomad` and the exec plugin / task driver
 # (Task Drivers are also called plugins because they are pluggable).
-#
-# WARNING: `podman`/`skopeo` are run using default parameters. Every workbench
-# user is responsible for its local/global configurations.
-# TODO: Unless this breaks reproducibility and with every call config files
-# and parameters need to be overriden.
-# For example:
-# Local version of /etc/containers/containers.conf
-#     mkdir -p $HOME/.config/containers/
-#     touch $HOME/.config/containers/containers.conf
-#     CONTAINERS_CONF=$HOME/.config/containers/containers.conf
-# Local version of /etc/containers/storage.conf
-# https://www.mankier.com/5/containers-storage.conf
-#     mkdir -p $HOME/.local/share/containers/storage/volumes
-#     touch $HOME/.config/containers/storage.conf
-#     CONTAINERS_STORAGE_CONF=$HOME/.config/containers/storage.conf
-# Local version of /etc/containers/policy.json
-# https://www.mankier.com/5/containers-policy.json
-#     mkdir -p $HOME/.config/containers/
-#     touch $HOME/.config/containers/policy.json
 nomad_create_server_config() {
   local name=$1
   local http_port=$2 rpc_port=$3 serv_port=$4
@@ -3661,13 +3583,6 @@ EOF
 nomad_create_client_config() {
   local name=$1
   local http_port=$2 rpc_port=$3 serv_port=$4
-  local nomad_task_driver=$5
-  if test "${nomad_task_driver}" = "podman"
-  then
-    local podman_socket_path=$6
-  else
-    local podman_socket_path=""
-  fi
   local cni_plugins_path=$(dirname $(which bridge))
   local state_dir=$(wb_nomad client state-dir-path "${name}")
   local config_file=$(wb_nomad client config-file-path "${name}")
@@ -3694,9 +3609,6 @@ nomad_create_client_config() {
   # - Generic `nomad` plugins / task drivers configuration docs:
   # - - https://www.nomadproject.io/plugins/drivers
   # - - https://www.nomadproject.io/docs/configuration/plugin
-  # - Specific `nomad` `podman` plugin / task driver configuration docs:
-  # - - https://www.nomadproject.io/plugins/drivers/podman#plugin-options
-  # - - https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad-driver-podman#driver-configuration
   cat > "${config_file}" <<- EOF
 # Names:
 ########
@@ -3967,51 +3879,8 @@ client {
 
 }
 
-EOF
-
-# TODO: Host Network
-# https://developer.hashicorp.com/nomad/docs/configuration/client#host_network-block
-
-if test -n "${podman_socket_path}"
-then
-  cat >> "${config_file}" <<- EOF
 # Plugins:
 ##########
-# https://developer.hashicorp.com/nomad/plugins/drivers/podman#plugin-options
-plugin "nomad-driver-podman" {
-  args = []
-  # https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad-driver-podman#driver-configuration
-  config {
-    # Defaults to "unix:///run/podman/podman.sock" when running as root or a
-    # cgroup V1 system, and "unix:///run/user/<USER_ID>/podman/podman.sock" for
-    # rootless cgroup V2 systems.
-    socket_path = "unix://$podman_socket_path"
-    # Allows tasks to bind host paths (volumes) inside their container.
-    volumes {
-      enabled = true
-    }
-    # This option can be used to disable Nomad from removing a container when
-    # the task exits.
-    gc {
-      container = true
-    }
-    # Allows the driver to start and reuse a previously stopped container after
-    # a Nomad client restart. Consider a simple single node system and a
-    # complete reboot. All previously managed containers will be reused instead
-    # of disposed and recreated.
-    recover_stopped = false
-    # Setting this to true will disable Nomad logs collection of Podman tasks.
-    # If you don't rely on nomad log capabilities and exclusively use host based
-    # log aggregation, you may consider this option to disable nomad log
-    # collection overhead. Beware to you also loose automatic log rotation.
-    disable_log_collection = false
-  }
-}
-
-EOF
-else
-  cat >> "${config_file}" <<- EOF
-# TODO: Make the exec plugin config optional ???
 plugin "exec" {
   # Defaults to "private". Set to "private" to enable PID namespace isolation
   # for tasks by default, or "host" to disable isolation.
@@ -4051,10 +3920,6 @@ plugin "raw_exec" {
   }
 }
 
-EOF
-fi
-
-cat >> "${config_file}" <<- EOF
 # Misc:
 #######
 # The vault stanza configures Nomad's integration with HashiCorp's Vault. When
diff --git a/nix/workbench/backend/nomad/cloud.nix b/nix/workbench/backend/nomad/cloud.nix
index 1e62512f207..a35cb57599c 100644
--- a/nix/workbench/backend/nomad/cloud.nix
+++ b/nix/workbench/backend/nomad/cloud.nix
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 }:
 let
 
-  # The exec (non podman) task driver can run in a cloud environment using SRE's
-  # Nomad servers with the "nix_installable" patch and Amazon S3 to distribute
-  # ther genesis files. All credentials are obtained using Vault.
+  # The exec task driver can run in a cloud environment using SRE's Nomad
+  # servers with the "nix_installable" patch and Amazon S3 to distribute the
+  # genesis files. All credentials are obtained using Vault.
   name = "nomadcloud";
 
   # Unlike the supervisor backend `useCabalRun` is always false here.
diff --git a/nix/workbench/backend/nomad/cloud.sh b/nix/workbench/backend/nomad/cloud.sh
index 091e9b07044..6de3387c047 100644
--- a/nix/workbench/backend/nomad/cloud.sh
+++ b/nix/workbench/backend/nomad/cloud.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ backend_nomadcloud() {
 
     name )
       # Can be:
-      # nomadpodman       (Using podman Task Driver in the cloud is not planned)
       # nomadexec  (Starts Nomad Agents supporting the "nix_installable" stanza)
       # nomadcloud    (SRE managed Nomad Agents on Amazon S3 (dedicated or not))
       echo 'nomadcloud'
diff --git a/nix/workbench/backend/nomad/exec.nix b/nix/workbench/backend/nomad/exec.nix
index 656fba9370c..5bcdea1026b 100644
--- a/nix/workbench/backend/nomad/exec.nix
+++ b/nix/workbench/backend/nomad/exec.nix
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 }:
 let
 
-  # The exec (non podman) task driver can run in a local environment were it
-  # starts a Nomad Server and Nomad Agents instances and used webfs to
-  # distribute the genesis folder.
+  # The exec task driver can run in a local environment were it starts a Nomad
+  # Server and Nomad Agents instances and used webfs to distribute the genesis
+  # folder.
   name = "nomadexec";
 
   # Unlike the supervisor backend `useCabalRun` is always false here.
diff --git a/nix/workbench/backend/nomad/exec.sh b/nix/workbench/backend/nomad/exec.sh
index a761fd2784d..9ec648366c9 100644
--- a/nix/workbench/backend/nomad/exec.sh
+++ b/nix/workbench/backend/nomad/exec.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ backend_nomadexec() {
 
     name )
       # Can be:
-      # nomadpodman       (Using podman Task Driver in the cloud is not planned)
       # nomadexec  (Starts Nomad Agents supporting the "nix_installable" stanza)
       # nomadcloud    (SRE managed Nomad Agents on Amazon S3 (dedicated or not))
       echo 'nomadexec'
diff --git a/nix/workbench/backend/nomad/podman.nix b/nix/workbench/backend/nomad/podman.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 7883694b8ab..00000000000
--- a/nix/workbench/backend/nomad/podman.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,101 +0,0 @@
-{ pkgs
-, lib
-, stateDir
-, basePort # Ignored here and just returned to be used by `runner.nix`!
-## `useCabalRun` not used here unlike `supervisor.nix`.
-, ...
-}:
-let
-
-  # The podman (non exec) task driver can only run in a local environment
-  # because we mount the genesis and mainnet mirror local folders, it's the
-  # simplest Nomad testing environment and doesn't need root privileges or
-  # Amazon S3 to run!
-  name = "nomadpodman";
-
-  # Unlike the supervisor backend `useCabalRun` is always false here.
-  useCabalRun = false;
-
-  # The versions of Nomad and the Nomad plugins needed are defined here instead
-  # of inside the flake!
-  extraShellPkgs = let
-    nomad = (pkgs.buildGo119Module rec {
-      pname = "nomad";
-      version = "1.4.3"; # Both Nomad versions are using 1.4.3
-      subPackages = [ "." ];
-      doCheck = true;
-      src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
-        owner = "hashicorp";
-        repo = pname;
-        rev = "v${version}";
-        # nix-prefetch-url --unpack https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad/archive/v1.4.3.tar.gz
-        sha256 = "0j2ik501sg6diyabwwfrqnz1wxx485w5pxry4bfkg5smgyp5y18r";
-      };
-      # error: either `vendorHash` or `vendorSha256` is required
-      # https://discourse.nixos.org/t/buildgomodule-how-to-get-vendorsha256/9317
-      vendorSha256 = "sha256-JQRpsQhq5r/QcgFwtnptmvnjBEhdCFrXFrTKkJioL3A=";
-    });
-    # This plugin is defined but only used if `execTaskDriver` is false.
-    nomad-driver-podman = (pkgs.buildGo119Module rec {
-      pname = "nomad-driver-podman";
-      version = "0.4.2";
-      subPackages = [ "." ];
-      doCheck = false; # some tests require a running podman service to pass
-      src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
-        owner = "hashicorp";
-        repo = pname;
-        rev = "v${version}";
-        # nix-prefetch-url --unpack https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad-driver-podman/archive/v0.4.2.tar.gz
-        # sha256 = "03856ws02xkqg5374x35zzz5900456rvpsridsjgwvvyqnysn9ls";
-        sha256 = "1wz3pqv0ib52g378sgq3ahhp3p4fm6xm41c53lliavrxcy6msy58";
-      };
-      # error: either `vendorHash` or `vendorSha256` is required
-      # https://discourse.nixos.org/t/buildgomodule-how-to-get-vendorsha256/9317
-      vendorSha256 = "sha256-UIUavFdBuSiaUsNaibPjRMURMLLK5UjNHVoyNSIRNQ4=";
-    });
-  in
-    [
-      nomad pkgs.podman nomad-driver-podman
-      # Network tools to be able to use bridge networking and the HTTP server
-      # to upload/download the genesis tar file.
-      pkgs.cni-plugins
-    ]
-  ;
-
-  # Nomad-generic "container-specs.json"
-  # Build a Nomad Job specification for this Nomad "sub-backend".
-  materialise-profile =
-    let params = {
-      inherit pkgs lib stateDir;
-      subBackendName = "podman";
-    };
-    in (import ../nomad.nix params).materialise-profile
-  ;
-
-  overlay =
-    proTopo: self: super:
-    {
-    }
-  ;
-
-  service-modules = {
-    node = { config, ... }:
-      let selfCfg = config.services.cardano-node;
-          i       = toString selfCfg.nodeId;
-      in {
-          services.cardano-node.stateDir = stateDir + "/node-${i}";
-        }
-    ;
-  };
-
-in
-{
-  inherit name;
-
-  inherit extraShellPkgs;
-  inherit materialise-profile;
-  inherit overlay service-modules;
-  inherit stateDir basePort;
-
-  inherit useCabalRun;
-}
diff --git a/nix/workbench/backend/nomad/podman.sh b/nix/workbench/backend/nomad/podman.sh
index 296dfec7a77..756df67badb 100644
--- a/nix/workbench/backend/nomad/podman.sh
+++ b/nix/workbench/backend/nomad/podman.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ backend_nomadpodman() {
 
     name )
       # Can be:
-      # nomadpodman       (Using podman Task Driver in the cloud is not planned)
       # nomadexec  (Starts Nomad Agents supporting the "nix_installable" stanza)
       # nomadcloud    (SRE managed Nomad Agents on Amazon S3 (dedicated or not))
       echo 'nomadpodman'
diff --git a/nix/workbench/nomad.sh b/nix/workbench/nomad.sh
index 960ab5f0c96..144a290ba42 100644
--- a/nix/workbench/nomad.sh
+++ b/nix/workbench/nomad.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 usage_nomad() {
      usage "nomad" "nomad helpers" <<EOF
-    $(helpcmd dir-path \(vault\|client\|server\|plugin\|webfs\))
+    $(helpcmd dir-path \(vault\|client\|server\|webfs\))
                      Gets the corresponding cache directory file path.
 
     $(helpcmd vault \(ci\|world\) login)
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ usage_nomad() {
                      Needed envars (NOMAD_TOKEN, NOMAD_ADDR or NOMAD_NAMESPACE)
                      must be provided by the user.
 
-    $(helpcmd agents start SERVER-NAME CLIENT-NAME TASK-DRIVER-NAME)
+    $(helpcmd agents start SERVER-NAME CLIENT-NAME)
                      Start a default 1 server 1 client Nomad cluster.
-    $(helpcmd agents stop  SERVER-NAME CLIENT-NAME TASK-DRIVER-NAME)
+    $(helpcmd agents stop  SERVER-NAME CLIENT-NAME)
                      Stop the default 1 server 1 client Nomad cluster.
 
     $(helpcmd \(server/client\) state-dir-path           NAME)
@@ -65,13 +65,6 @@ usage_nomad() {
     $(helpcmd \(server/client\) cleanup                  NAME)
                      Deletes all logs and state files
 
-    $(helpcmd plugin nomad-driver-podman socket-path)
-    $(helpcmd plugin nomad-driver-podman pid-filepath)
-    $(helpcmd plugin nomad-driver-podman pid)
-    $(helpcmd plugin nomad-driver-podman is-running)
-    $(helpcmd plugin nomad-driver-podman start)
-    $(helpcmd plugin nomad-driver-podman stop)
-
     $(helpcmd webfs state-dir-path)
     $(helpcmd webfs document-root-path)
     $(helpcmd webfs add-genesis-dir)
@@ -117,7 +110,7 @@ wb_nomad() {
 ### dir-path ) #################################################################
 ################################################################################
     dir-path )
-      local usage="USAGE: wb nomad ${op} vault|server|client|plugin|webfs"
+      local usage="USAGE: wb nomad ${op} vault|server|client|webfs"
       # Calling `wb nomad dir-path  XXX` inside a Nix derivation will fail:
       # "mkdir: cannot create directory '/homeless-shelter': Permission denied"
       local nomad_cache_dir="$(envjqr 'cacheDir')"/nomad
@@ -139,11 +132,6 @@ wb_nomad() {
           mkdir -p "${nomad_clients_dir}"
           echo "${nomad_clients_dir}"
         ;;
-        plugin )
-          local plugin_dir="${nomad_cache_dir}"/plugin
-          mkdir -p "${plugin_dir}"
-          echo "${plugin_dir}"
-        ;;
         webfs )
           local webfs_dir="${nomad_cache_dir}"/webfs
           mkdir -p "${webfs_dir}"
@@ -633,10 +621,9 @@ EOL
       case "${subop}" in
 ####### agents -> start )#######################################################
         start )
-          local usage="USAGE:wb nomad ${op} ${subop} SERVER-NAME CLIENT-NAME DRIVER-NAME"
+          local usage="USAGE:wb nomad ${op} ${subop} SERVER-NAME CLIENT-NAME"
           local server_name=${1:?$usage}; shift
           local client_name=${1:?$usage}; shift
-          local task_driver=${1:?$usage}; shift
           # Create config files for the server and start it.
           if ! wb_nomad server configure "${server_name}" 4646 4647 4648
           then
@@ -646,45 +633,28 @@ EOL
           then
             fatal "Failed to start Nomad server \"${server_name}\""
           fi
-          # Set up the podman driver and start it if it's needed.
-          if test "${task_driver}" = "podman"
-          then
-            # Create config files for the client and the Podman plugin/task driver.
-            wb_nomad plugin nomad-driver-podman start
-          fi
           # Create config files for the client and start it.
           # WARNING: Actually the client is configured to connect to all the
           # running servers, so if there are no servers ready the Nomad
           # cluster state is uknown (at least to me with the actual config).
-          if ! wb_nomad client configure "${client_name}" 14646 14647 14648 "${task_driver}"
+          if ! wb_nomad client configure "${client_name}" 14646 14647 14648
           then
             wb_nomad server stop "${server_name}" || true
             fatal "Failed to configure Nomad client \"${client_name}\""
           fi
           # Only the exec driver must be run as root.
-          if test "${task_driver}" = "exec"
+          # Pass the "root prefix" (command prefix)
+          if ! wb_nomad client start "${client_name}" "sudo "
           then
-            # Pass the "root prefix" (command prefix)
-            if ! wb_nomad client start "${client_name}" "sudo "
-            then
-              wb_nomad server stop "${server_name}" || true
-              fatal "Failed to start Nomad agents"
-            fi
-          else
-            if ! wb_nomad client start "${client_name}"
-            then
-              wb_nomad plugin nomad-driver-podman stop || true
-              wb_nomad server stop "${server_name}" || true
-              fatal "Failed to start Nomad agents"
-            fi
+            wb_nomad server stop "${server_name}" || true
+            fatal "Failed to start Nomad agents"
           fi
         ;;
 ####### agents -> stop )########################################################
         stop )
-          local usage="USAGE:wb nomad ${op} ${subop} SERVER-NAME CLIENT-NAME DRIVER-NAME"
+          local usage="USAGE:wb nomad ${op} ${subop} SERVER-NAME CLIENT-NAME"
           local server_name=${1:?$usage}; shift
           local client_name=${1:?$usage}; shift
-          local task_driver=${1:?$usage}; shift
           # Collect garbage to avoid orphaned mounts
           # https://support.hashicorp.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000654467-Removing-Orphaned-Mounts-from-Nomad-Allocation-Directory
           nomad system gc 2>&1 >/dev/null || true
@@ -692,13 +662,6 @@ EOL
             wb_nomad client stop "${client_name}" \
           ||                                      \
             msg "$(red "Failed to stop Nomad client \"${client_name}\"")"
-          # Stop driver(s)
-          if test "${task_driver}" = "podman"
-          then
-              wb_nomad plugin nomad-driver-podman stop \
-            ||                                         \
-              msg "$(red "Failed to stop nomad-driver-podman")"
-          fi
           # Stop server
             wb_nomad server stop "${server_name}" \
           ||                                      \
@@ -939,21 +902,18 @@ EOL
         ;;
 ####### client -> configure )###################################################
         configure )
-          local usage="USAGE: wb nomad ${op} ${subop} CLIENT-NAME HTTP-PORT RPC-PORT SERV-PORT DRIVER-NAME [GENESIS-DIR]"
+          local usage="USAGE: wb nomad ${op} ${subop} CLIENT-NAME HTTP-PORT RPC-PORT SERV-PORT [GENESIS-DIR]"
           local name=${1:?$usage}; shift
           # Ports
           local http_port=${1:?$usage}; shift
           local rpc_port=${1:?$usage}; shift
           local serv_port=${1:?$usage}; shift
-          # Unlike the server, the client can have different task drivers!
-          local task_driver=${1:?$usage}; shift
           # Checks
           # Assume the presence of the PID file means "running" because it
           # can represent an abnormal exit / uknown state!
           if wb_nomad client is-running "${name}"
           then
-            # When reusing, remember to check that client is running with
-            # the needed task driver!
+            # When reusing, remember to check that client is running!
             msg "$(red "FATAL: Nomad client \"${name}\" is already running or in an uknown state, call 'wb nomad client stop ${name}' or 'wb nomad nuke' first")"
             return 1
           else
@@ -965,30 +925,9 @@ EOL
             mkdir -p "${state_dir}"/data/{client,plugins,alloc}
             # Store the ports config
             echo "{\"http\": ${http_port}, \"rpc\": ${rpc_port}, \"serv\": ${serv_port}}" > "${state_dir}"/ports.json
-            # Store tast driver parameter
-            echo "${task_driver}" > "${state_dir}"/task_driver
-            # Task driver specific client configuration
-            if test "${task_driver}" = "podman"
-            then
-              local podman_socket_path=$(wb_nomad plugin nomad-driver-podman socket-path)
-              # Podman Task Driver - Client Requirements:
-              ## "Ensure that Nomad can find the plugin, refer to `plugin_dir`."
-              ### https://www.nomadproject.io/plugins/drivers/podman#client-  requirements
-              ## On every call to `wb nomad client configure` the
-              ## available `nomad-driver-podman` is replaced.
-              # TODO: Somehow move this logic to `wb nomad plugin`
-              rm -f "${state_dir}"/data/plugins/nomad-driver-podman
-              ln -s -f "$(which nomad-driver-podman)" "${state_dir}"/data/plugins/nomad-driver-podman
-              # Create configuration file
-              nomad_create_client_config "${name}" \
-                "${http_port}" "${rpc_port}" "${serv_port}" \
-                "${task_driver}" "${podman_socket_path}"
-            else
-              # Create configuration file
-              nomad_create_client_config "${name}" \
-                "${http_port}" "${rpc_port}" "${serv_port}" \
-                "${task_driver}"
-            fi
+            # Create configuration file
+            nomad_create_client_config "${name}" \
+              "${http_port}" "${rpc_port}" "${serv_port}"
           fi
         ;;
 ####### client -> port )########################################################
@@ -1144,36 +1083,18 @@ EOL
           # TODO: Configure the node?
           # nomad node eligibility -enable "${client_id}"
           # nomad node drain -disable "${client_id}"
-          local task_driver=$(cat "${state_dir}"/task_driver)
-          if test "${task_driver}" == "exec"
+          # Look for "Drivers":{"exec":  {"Detected":true,"Healthy":true}}
+          if ! test $(nomad node status -filter "\"workbench-nomad-client-${name}\" in Name" -json | jq '.[0].Drivers.exec.Detected') = "true"
           then
-            # Look for "Drivers":{"exec":  {"Detected":true,"Healthy":true}}
-            if ! test $(nomad node status -filter "\"workbench-nomad-client-${name}\" in Name" -json | jq '.[0].Drivers.exec.Detected') = "true"
-            then
-              # Not using `fatal` here, let the caller decide!
-              msg "$(red "FATAL: Task driver \"exec\" was not detected")"
-              return 1
-            fi
-            if ! test $(nomad node status -filter "\"workbench-nomad-client-${name}\" in Name" -json | jq '.[0].Drivers.exec.Healthy') = "true"
-            then
-              # Not using `fatal` here, let the caller decide!
-              msg "$(red "FATAL: Task driver \"exec\" is not healthy")"
-              return 1
-            fi
-          else
-            # Look for "Drivers":{"podman":{"Detected":true,"Healthy":true}}
-            if ! test $(nomad node status -filter "\"workbench-nomad-client-${name}\" in Name" -json | jq '.[0].Drivers.podman.Detected') = "true"
-            then
-              # Not using `fatal` here, let the caller decide!
-              msg "$(red "FATAL: Task driver \"podman\" was not detected")"
-              return 1
-            fi
-            if ! test $(nomad node status -filter "\"workbench-nomad-client-${name}\" in Name" -json | jq '.[0].Drivers.podman.Healthy') = "true"
-            then
-              # Not using `fatal` here, let the caller decide!
-              msg "$(red "FATAL: Task driver \"podman\" is not healthy")"
-              return 1
-            fi
+            # Not using `fatal` here, let the caller decide!
+            msg "$(red "FATAL: Task driver \"exec\" was not detected")"
+            return 1
+          fi
+          if ! test $(nomad node status -filter "\"workbench-nomad-client-${name}\" in Name" -json | jq '.[0].Drivers.exec.Healthy') = "true"
+          then
+            # Not using `fatal` here, let the caller decide!
+            msg "$(red "FATAL: Task driver \"exec\" is not healthy")"
+            return 1
           fi
           true
           # TODO: Check all the clients connected to the server!
@@ -1266,125 +1187,6 @@ EOL
       esac # client
     ;;
 ################################################################################
-### plugin ) ###################################################################
-################################################################################
-    plugin )
-      local usage="USAGE: wb nomad ${op} nomad-driver-podman"
-      local plugin=${1:?$usage}; shift
-      case "${plugin}" in
-####### plugin -> nomad-driver-podman )#########################################
-        nomad-driver-podman )
-          local usage="USAGE: wb nomad ${op} ${plugin}"
-          local subop=${1:?$usage}; shift
-          case "$subop" in
-########### plugin -> nomad-driver-podman -> socket-path )######################
-            socket-path )
-              # Socket of the process that connects nomad-driver-podman with podman.
-              # Can't reside inside "$dir", can't use a path longer than 108 characters!
-              # See: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/unix.7.html
-              # char        sun_path[108];            /* Pathname */
-              echo "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR:-/run/user/$UID}/workbench-podman.sock"
-            ;;
-########### plugin -> nomad-driver-podman -> pid-filepath )#####################
-            pid-filepath )
-              local plugin_dir="$(wb_nomad dir-path plugin)"
-              echo "${plugin_dir}"/nomad-driver-podman.pid
-            ;;
-########### plugin -> nomad-driver-podman -> pid )##############################
-            pid )
-              local pid_file=$(wb_nomad plugin nomad-driver-podman pid-filepath)
-              if test -f $pid_file
-              then
-                local pid_number=$(cat "${pid_file}")
-                # Check if the process is running
-                if kill -0 "${pid_number}" >/dev/null 2>&1
-                then
-                  echo "${pid_number}"
-                else
-                  rm "${pid_file}"
-                  false
-                fi
-              else
-                false
-              fi
-            ;;
-########### plugin -> nomad-driver-podman -> is-running )#######################
-            is-running )
-              wb_nomad plugin nomad-driver-podman pid >/dev/null
-            ;;
-########### plugin -> nomad-driver-podman -> start )############################
-            # Start the `podman` API service needed by `nomad`.
-            start ) # TODO: Check that it's not already running!
-              msg "Preparing podman API service for nomad driver \`nomad-driver-podman\` ..."
-              local podman_socket_path=$(wb_nomad plugin nomad-driver-podman socket-path)
-        #      if test -S "$socket"
-        #      then
-        #          msg "Podman API service was already running"
-        #      else
-                # The session is kept open waiting for a new connection for 60 seconds.
-                # https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/nomad-podman-rhel8-driver-difficulties/21877/4
-                # `--time`: Time until the service session expires in seconds. Use 0
-                # to disable the timeout (default 5).
-                local pid_file=$(wb_nomad plugin nomad-driver-podman pid-filepath)
-                podman system service --time 60 "unix://$podman_socket_path" &
-                local pid_number="$!"
-                echo "${pid_number}" > "${pid_file}"
-                local i=0 patience=5
-                while test ! -S "$podman_socket_path"
-                do printf "%3d" $i; sleep 1
-                  i=$((i+1))
-                  if test $i -ge $patience
-                  then echo
-                      progress "nomad-driver-podman" "$(red FATAL):  workbench:  nomad-driver-podman:  patience ran out after ${patience}s, socket $podman_socket_path"
-                      fatal "nomad-driver-podman startup did not succeed:  check logs"
-                      rm "${pid_file}"
-                  fi
-                  echo -ne "\b\b\b"
-                done >&2
-        #      fi
-              msg "Podman API service started"
-            ;;
-########### plugin -> nomad-driver-podman -> stop )#############################
-            stop )
-              local pid_number
-              local pid_file=$(wb_nomad plugin nomad-driver-podman pid-filepath "${name}")
-              # Call without `local` to obtain the subcommand's return code.
-              if pid_number=$(wb_nomad plugin nomad-driver-podman pid)
-              then
-                msg "Killing nomad-driver-podman (PID ${pid_number}) ..."
-                if ! kill -SIGINT "${pid_number}"
-                then
-                  fatal \
-                    "Killing nomad-driver-podman failed, \
-                    is PID \"${pid_number}\" (${pid_file}) running?"
-                else
-                  # Wait 15 seconds for the process to fully exit or kill it.
-                  if ! timeout 15 tail --pid="${pid_number}" -f /dev/null
-                  then
-                    kill -SIGKILL "${pid_number}" || true
-                  fi
-                fi
-                # Remove PID file
-                rm "${pid_file}"
-              else
-                msg "nomad-driver-podman API service is not running"
-                # If a PID file was already there it's not removed!
-                false
-              fi
-            ;;
-########### plugin -> nomad-driver-podman -> * )################################
-            * )
-              usage_nomad
-            ;;
-          esac  # plugin -> nomad-driver-podman
-        ;;
-####### plugin -> * )###########################################################
-        * )
-          usage_nomad
-        ;;
-      esac # plugin
-    ;;
-################################################################################
 ### rsync ) ####################################################################
 ################################################################################
     rsync )
@@ -1554,16 +1356,6 @@ EOF
           msg "Failed to remove config folder of Nomad client \"${client_name}\", now in unknown state, manual cleanup needed"
         fi
       done
-      # Nuke the nomad-driver-podman plugin
-      if wb_nomad plugin nomad-driver-podman is-running
-      then
-        wb_nomad plugin nomad-driver-podman stop
-      fi
-      local podman_socket_path=$(wb_nomad plugin nomad-driver-podman socket-path)
-      if test -S "${podman_socket_path}"
-      then
-        rm "${podman_socket_path}"
-      fi
       # Nuke all Nomad servers
       for server_name in $(ls "${nomad_servers_dir}"); do
         msg "Config folder of Nomad server \"${server_name}\" found"
@@ -1598,10 +1390,6 @@ EOF
         wb_nomad webfs stop
       fi
       rm -rf "$(wb_nomad webfs state-dir-path)"
-      # TODO: podman ?
-      # rm -rf ~/.local/share/containers/cache/
-      # rm -rf ~/.local/share/containers/storage/
-      # rm -rf ~/.config/containers/podman/
     ;;
 ################################################################################
 ### job ) ######################################################################
diff --git a/nix/workbench/wb b/nix/workbench/wb
index c20ba587395..f4bd0ff9a2f 100755
--- a/nix/workbench/wb
+++ b/nix/workbench/wb
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ global_basedir=${global_basedir:-$(realpath "$(dirname "$0")")}
 . "$global_basedir"/backend/nomad.sh
 . "$global_basedir"/backend/nomad/cloud.sh
 . "$global_basedir"/backend/nomad/exec.sh
-. "$global_basedir"/backend/nomad/podman.sh
 . "$global_basedir"/backend/supervisor.sh
 
 usage_main() {