diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -16,30 +16,28 @@
 # used to define the local vm template path
 puppet_env_path=ENV["SWH_PUPPET_ENVIRONMENT_HOME"]
 
-# Images/local configuration
-# vbox
-$local_debian10_box = "debian10-20201006-0832"
-$local_debian10_box_url = "file://#{puppet_env_path}/packer/builds/swh-debian-10.6-amd64-20201006-0832.box"
-# libvirt
-$local_debian10_qcow2 = "debian10-20201012-1352"
-$local_debian10_qcow2_url = "file://#{puppet_env_path}/packer/builds/swh-debian-10.6-amd64-20201012-1352.qcow2"
+# Images/local configuration (libvirt)
+$local_debian10_box = "debian10-20201012-1352"
+$local_debian10_box_url = "file://#{puppet_env_path}/packer/builds/swh-debian-10.6-amd64-20201012-1352.qcow2"
 
 # Images/remote configuration
-# vbox
-$global_debian10_box = "debian10-20201006-0832"
-$global_debian10_box_url = "https://annex.softwareheritage.org/public/isos/virtualbox/debian/swh-debian-10.6-amd64-20201006-0832.box"
-# libvirt
-$global_debian10_qcow2 = "debian10-20201012-1352"
-$global_debian10_qcow2_url = "https://annex.softwareheritage.org/public/isos/libvirt/debian/swh-debian-10.6-amd64-20201012-1352.qcow2"
+$global_debian10_box = "debian10-20201012-1352"
+$global_debian10_box_url = "https://annex.softwareheritage.org/public/isos/libvirt/debian/swh-debian-10.6-amd64-20201012-1352.qcow2"
+
+unless Vagrant.has_plugin?("libvirt")
+  $stderr.puts <<-MSG
+  vagrant-libvirt plugin is required for this.
+  To install: `$ sudo apt install vagrant-libvirt
+MSG
+  exit 1
+end
 
 Vagrant.configure("2") do |global_config|
   ################
   ## STAGING
   ################
   global_config.vm.define :"staging-webapp" do |config|
-
     # config.ssh.insert_key = false
-
     config.vm.box                     = $global_debian10_box
     config.vm.box_url                 = $global_debian10_box_url
     config.vm.box_check_update        = false
@@ -50,13 +48,11 @@
     # ssl certificates share
     config.vm.synced_folder "vagrant/le_certs", "/etc/puppet/le_certs", type: 'nfs'
 
-    config.vm.provider  "virtualbox" do |vb|
-      vb.name = "staging-webapp"
-      vb.gui = false
-      vb.check_guest_additions = false
-      vb.linked_clone = true
-      vb.memory = 512
-      vb.cpus = 2
+    config.vm.provider :libvirt do |provider|
+      provider.memory = 512
+      provider.cpus = 2
+      # local test run: https://github.com/vagrant-libvirt/vagrant-libvirt/issues/45
+      provider.driver = 'kvm'
     end
     config.vm.provision "puppet" do |puppet|
       puppet.environment_path = "#{environment_path}"
@@ -70,8 +66,8 @@
   end
 
   global_config.vm.define :"staging-deposit" do |config|
-    config.vm.box                     = $global_debian10_qcow2
-    config.vm.box_url                 = $global_debian10_qcow2_url
+    config.vm.box                     = $global_debian10_box
+    config.vm.box_url                 = $global_debian10_box_url
     config.vm.box_check_update        = false
     config.vm.hostname                = "deposit.internal.staging.swh.network"
     config.vm.network   :private_network, ip: "10.168.128.9", netmask: "255.255.255.0"
@@ -96,7 +92,6 @@
   end
 
   global_config.vm.define :"staging-worker0" do |config|
-
     config.vm.box                     = $global_debian10_box
     config.vm.box_url                 = $global_debian10_box_url
     config.vm.hostname                = "worker0.staging.swh.network"
@@ -106,13 +101,11 @@
     # ssl certificates share
     config.vm.synced_folder "vagrant/le_certs", "/etc/puppet/le_certs", type: 'nfs'
 
-    config.vm.provider  "virtualbox" do |vb|
-      vb.name = "staging-worker0"
-      vb.gui = false
-      vb.check_guest_additions = false
-      vb.linked_clone = true
-      vb.memory = 4096
-      vb.cpus = 2
+    config.vm.provider :libvirt do |provider|
+      provider.memory = 512
+      provider.cpus = 2
+      # local test run: https://github.com/vagrant-libvirt/vagrant-libvirt/issues/45
+      provider.driver = 'kvm'
     end
 
     config.vm.provision "puppet" do |puppet|
@@ -130,7 +123,6 @@
   # ADMIN
   ################
   global_config.vm.define :"bojimans" do |config|
-
     # config.ssh.insert_key = false
 
     config.vm.box                     = $global_debian10_box
@@ -143,14 +135,13 @@
     # ssl certificates share
     config.vm.synced_folder "vagrant/le_certs", "/etc/puppet/le_certs", type: 'nfs'
 
-    config.vm.provider  "virtualbox" do |vb|
-      vb.name = "bojimans"
-      vb.gui = false
-      vb.check_guest_additions = false
-      vb.linked_clone = true
-      vb.memory = 512
-      vb.cpus = 2
+    config.vm.provider :libvirt do |provider|
+      provider.memory = 512
+      provider.cpus = 2
+      # local test run: https://github.com/vagrant-libvirt/vagrant-libvirt/issues/45
+      provider.driver = 'kvm'
     end
+
     config.vm.provision "puppet" do |puppet|
       puppet.environment_path = "#{environment_path}"
       puppet.environment = "#{environment}"
@@ -166,7 +157,6 @@
   ## PRODUCTION
   ################
   global_config.vm.define :"prod-worker01" do |config|
-
     config.vm.box                     = $global_debian10_box
     config.vm.box_url                 = $global_debian10_box_url
     config.vm.hostname                = "worker01.softwareheritage.org"
@@ -176,13 +166,11 @@
     # ssl certificates share
     config.vm.synced_folder "vagrant/le_certs", "/etc/puppet/le_certs", type: 'nfs'
 
-    config.vm.provider  "virtualbox" do |vb|
-      vb.name = "worker01"
-      vb.gui = false
-      vb.check_guest_additions = false
-      vb.linked_clone = true
-      vb.memory = 4096
-      vb.cpus = 2
+    config.vm.provider :libvirt do |provider|
+      provider.memory = 4096
+      provider.cpus = 2
+      # local test run: https://github.com/vagrant-libvirt/vagrant-libvirt/issues/45
+      provider.driver = 'kvm'
     end
 
     config.vm.provision "puppet" do |puppet|
@@ -200,7 +188,6 @@
   ## MISC
   ################
   global_config.vm.define :test do |config|
-
     config.ssh.insert_key = false
 
     config.vm.box                     = $global_debian10_box
@@ -215,55 +202,12 @@
     # ssl certificates share
     config.vm.synced_folder "vagrant/le_certs", "/etc/puppet/le_certs", type: 'nfs'
 
-    config.vm.provider  "virtualbox" do |vb|
-      vb.name = "test"
-      vb.gui = false
-      vb.check_guest_additions = false
-      vb.linked_clone = true
-      vb.memory = 512
-      vb.cpus = 2
-    end
-    config.vm.provision "puppet" do |puppet|
-      puppet.environment_path = "#{environment_path}"
-      puppet.environment = "#{environment}"
-      puppet.hiera_config_path = "#{puppet.environment_path}/#{puppet.environment}/hiera.yaml"
-      puppet.manifest_file = "#{manifest_file}"
-      puppet.manifests_path = "#{manifests_path}"
-      puppet.options = "#{puppet_options}"
-      puppet.facter = puppet_default_facts
-    end
-  end
-
-  unless Vagrant.has_plugin?("libvirt")
-    $stderr.puts <<-MSG
-    vagrant-libvirt plugin is required for this.
-    To install: `$ sudo apt install vagrant-libvirt
-MSG
-    exit 1
-  end
-
-  global_config.vm.define :qemutest do |config|
-    config.ssh.insert_key = false
-
-    config.vm.box                     = $global_debian10_qcow2
-    config.vm.box_url                 = $global_debian10_qcow2_url
-    config.vm.hostname                = "test.softwareheritage.org"
-    config.vm.box_check_update        = false
-    config.vm.network   :private_network, ip: "10.168.98.30", netmask: "255.255.255.0"
-    config.vm.network   :private_network, ip: "10.168.99.30", netmask: "255.255.255.0"
-    config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 10030, host: 22
-
-    config.vm.synced_folder "/tmp/puppet/", "/tmp/puppet", type: 'nfs'
-    # ssl certificates share
-    config.vm.synced_folder "vagrant/le_certs", "/etc/puppet/le_certs", type: 'nfs'
-
     config.vm.provider :libvirt do |provider|
       provider.memory = 512
       provider.cpus = 2
       # local test run: https://github.com/vagrant-libvirt/vagrant-libvirt/issues/45
       provider.driver = 'kvm'
     end
-
     config.vm.provision "puppet" do |puppet|
       puppet.environment_path = "#{environment_path}"
       puppet.environment = "#{environment}"