diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index f014f51fa9f0..f44e0e6c0577 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ jobs:
       run:
         shell: sh -eu {0}
     env:
-      VM_BUILDER_VERSION: v0.16.2
+      VM_BUILDER_VERSION: v0.16.3
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -804,7 +804,6 @@ jobs:
           ./vm-builder \
             -enable-file-cache \
             -enable-monitor \
-            -enable-informant \
             -src=369495373322.dkr.ecr.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/compute-node-${{ matrix.version }}:${{needs.tag.outputs.build-tag}} \
             -dst=369495373322.dkr.ecr.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/vm-compute-node-${{ matrix.version }}:${{needs.tag.outputs.build-tag}}