diff --git a/internal/distro/rhel86/pipelines.go b/internal/distro/rhel86/pipelines.go
index 0d83fd1ba..4e1d87908 100644
--- a/internal/distro/rhel86/pipelines.go
+++ b/internal/distro/rhel86/pipelines.go
@@ -790,10 +790,11 @@ func ostreeDeployPipeline(
 	p.Name = "image-tree"
 	p.Build = "name:build"
 	osname := "redhat"
+	remote := "rhel-edge"
 
 	p.AddStage(osbuild.OSTreeInitFsStage())
 	p.AddStage(osbuild.NewOSTreePullStage(
-		&osbuild.OSTreePullStageOptions{Repo: repoPath},
+		&osbuild.OSTreePullStageOptions{Repo: repoPath, Remote: remote},
 		ostreePullStageInputs("org.osbuild.source", options.OSTree.Parent, options.OSTree.Ref),
 	))
 	p.AddStage(osbuild.NewOSTreeOsInitStage(
@@ -807,6 +808,7 @@ func ostreeDeployPipeline(
 		&osbuild.OSTreeDeployStageOptions{
 			OsName: osname,
 			Ref:    options.OSTree.Ref,
+			Remote: remote,
 			Mounts: []string{"/boot", "/boot/efi"},
 			Rootfs: osbuild.Rootfs{
 				Label: "root",
@@ -817,6 +819,21 @@ func ostreeDeployPipeline(
 			},
 		},
 	))
+
+	if options.OSTree.URL != "" {
+		p.AddStage(osbuild.NewOSTreeRemotesStage(
+			&osbuild.OSTreeRemotesStageOptions{
+				Repo: "/ostree/repo",
+				Remotes: []osbuild.OSTreeRemote{
+					{
+						Name: remote,
+						URL:  options.OSTree.URL,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		))
+	}
+
 	p.AddStage(osbuild.NewOSTreeFillvarStage(
 		&osbuild.OSTreeFillvarStageOptions{
 			Deployment: osbuild.OSTreeDeployment{
diff --git a/internal/distro/rhel90/pipelines.go b/internal/distro/rhel90/pipelines.go
index ec73c957c..e9dddb138 100644
--- a/internal/distro/rhel90/pipelines.go
+++ b/internal/distro/rhel90/pipelines.go
@@ -786,10 +786,11 @@ func ostreeDeployPipeline(
 	p.Name = "image-tree"
 	p.Build = "name:build"
 	osname := "redhat"
+	remote := "rhel-edge"
 
 	p.AddStage(osbuild.OSTreeInitFsStage())
 	p.AddStage(osbuild.NewOSTreePullStage(
-		&osbuild.OSTreePullStageOptions{Repo: repoPath},
+		&osbuild.OSTreePullStageOptions{Repo: repoPath, Remote: remote},
 		ostreePullStageInputs("org.osbuild.source", options.OSTree.Parent, options.OSTree.Ref),
 	))
 	p.AddStage(osbuild.NewOSTreeOsInitStage(
@@ -803,6 +804,7 @@ func ostreeDeployPipeline(
 		&osbuild.OSTreeDeployStageOptions{
 			OsName: osname,
 			Ref:    options.OSTree.Ref,
+			Remote: remote,
 			Mounts: []string{"/boot", "/boot/efi"},
 			Rootfs: osbuild.Rootfs{
 				Label: "root",
@@ -813,6 +815,21 @@ func ostreeDeployPipeline(
 			},
 		},
 	))
+
+	if options.OSTree.URL != "" {
+		p.AddStage(osbuild.NewOSTreeRemotesStage(
+			&osbuild.OSTreeRemotesStageOptions{
+				Repo: "/ostree/repo",
+				Remotes: []osbuild.OSTreeRemote{
+					{
+						Name: remote,
+						URL:  options.OSTree.URL,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		))
+	}
+
 	p.AddStage(osbuild.NewOSTreeFillvarStage(
 		&osbuild.OSTreeFillvarStageOptions{
 			Deployment: osbuild.OSTreeDeployment{
diff --git a/test/cases/ostree-raw-image.sh b/test/cases/ostree-raw-image.sh
index f49471fb2..b502a1f32 100755
--- a/test/cases/ostree-raw-image.sh
+++ b/test/cases/ostree-raw-image.sh
@@ -604,11 +604,6 @@ until [ "$(sudo podman inspect -f '{{.State.Running}}' rhel-edge)" == "true" ];
     sleep 1;
 done;
 
-# Workaround to https://github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/issues/1693
-greenprint "🗳 Add external prod edge repo"
-sudo ssh "${SSH_OPTIONS[@]}" -i "${SSH_KEY}" admin@${UEFI_GUEST_ADDRESS} "echo ${EDGE_USER_PASSWORD} |sudo -S ostree remote add --no-gpg-verify --no-sign-verify rhel-edge ${PROD_REPO_URL}"
-sudo ssh "${SSH_OPTIONS[@]}" -i "${SSH_KEY}" admin@${UEFI_GUEST_ADDRESS} "echo ${EDGE_USER_PASSWORD} |sudo -S ostree admin switch rhel-edge:${OSTREE_REF}"
-
 # Pull upgrade to prod mirror
 greenprint "⛓ Pull upgrade to prod mirror"
 sudo ostree --repo="$PROD_REPO" pull --mirror edge-stage "$OSTREE_REF"
diff --git a/test/cases/ostree-simplified-installer.sh b/test/cases/ostree-simplified-installer.sh
index 4afd927d8..bac2270e4 100755
--- a/test/cases/ostree-simplified-installer.sh
+++ b/test/cases/ostree-simplified-installer.sh
@@ -662,11 +662,6 @@ until [ "$(sudo podman inspect -f '{{.State.Running}}' rhel-edge)" == "true" ];
     sleep 1;
 done;
 
-# Workaround to https://github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/issues/1693
-greenprint "🗳 Add external prod edge repo"
-sudo ssh "${SSH_OPTIONS[@]}" -i "${SSH_KEY}" admin@${UEFI_GUEST_ADDRESS} "echo ${EDGE_USER_PASSWORD} |sudo -S ostree remote add --no-gpg-verify --no-sign-verify rhel-edge ${PROD_REPO_URL}"
-sudo ssh "${SSH_OPTIONS[@]}" -i "${SSH_KEY}" admin@${UEFI_GUEST_ADDRESS} "echo ${EDGE_USER_PASSWORD} |sudo -S ostree admin switch rhel-edge:${OSTREE_REF}"
-
 # Pull upgrade to prod mirror
 greenprint "⛓ Pull upgrade to prod mirror"
 sudo ostree --repo="$PROD_REPO" pull --mirror edge-stage "$OSTREE_REF"