diff --git a/.github/actions/composite-perf/action.yml b/.github/actions/composite-perf/action.yml
index 61c202cc49c..b3a676543c4 100644
--- a/.github/actions/composite-perf/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/composite-perf/action.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ runs:
     - name: Install deps ⛓️
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends ca-certificates cmake build-essential git clang llvm pkg-config autoconf automake libtool libelf-dev wget libc-ares-dev libssl-dev libtbb-dev libjq-dev libjsoncpp-dev libgrpc++-dev protobuf-compiler-grpc libgtest-dev libprotobuf-dev linux-tools-common linux-tools-generic linux-tools-`uname -r` heaptrack coreutils util-linux
+        sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends ca-certificates cmake build-essential git clang llvm pkg-config autoconf automake libtool libelf-dev wget libtbb-dev libjq-dev libjsoncpp-dev libgtest-dev libprotobuf-dev linux-tools-common linux-tools-generic linux-tools-`uname -r` heaptrack coreutils util-linux
         sudo .github/install-deps.sh
 
     - name: Build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 648ac46b814..cfe803e8486 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Install deps ⛓️
         run: |
-          apt update && apt install -y --no-install-recommends curl ca-certificates build-essential git clang llvm pkg-config autoconf automake libtool libelf-dev wget libc-ares-dev libssl-dev libtbb-dev libjq-dev libjsoncpp-dev libgrpc++-dev protobuf-compiler-grpc libgtest-dev libprotobuf-dev linux-headers-${{ matrix.arch }}
+          apt update && apt install -y --no-install-recommends curl ca-certificates build-essential git clang llvm pkg-config autoconf automake libtool libelf-dev wget libtbb-dev libjq-dev libjsoncpp-dev libgtest-dev libprotobuf-dev linux-headers-${{ matrix.arch }}
 
       - name: Install a recent version of CMake ⛓️
         run: |
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install deps ⛓️
         run: |
           sudo apt update
-          sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends ca-certificates cmake build-essential git clang llvm pkg-config autoconf automake libtool libelf-dev wget libc-ares-dev libssl-dev libre2-dev libtbb-dev libjq-dev libjsoncpp-dev libgrpc++-dev protobuf-compiler-grpc libgtest-dev libprotobuf-dev linux-headers-$(uname -r)
+          sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends ca-certificates cmake build-essential git clang llvm pkg-config autoconf automake libtool libelf-dev wget libre2-dev libtbb-dev libjq-dev libjsoncpp-dev libgtest-dev libprotobuf-dev linux-headers-$(uname -r)
           sudo .github/install-deps.sh
 
       - name: Build and test 🏗️🧪
@@ -279,15 +279,11 @@ jobs:
             libtool \
             libelf-dev \
             wget \
-            libc-ares-dev \
             libbpf-dev \
             libcap-dev \
-            libssl-dev \
             libtbb-dev \
             libjq-dev \
             libjsoncpp-dev \
-            libgrpc++-dev \
-            protobuf-compiler-grpc \
             libgtest-dev \
             libprotobuf-dev \
             "linux-headers-$(uname -r)"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/drivers_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/drivers_ci.yml
index 53f11ea0a94..4525b88f52e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/drivers_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/drivers_ci.yml
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ jobs:
           githubToken: ${{ github.token }}
 
           install: |
-            apt update && apt install -y --no-install-recommends ca-certificates cmake build-essential clang llvm git pkg-config autoconf automake libtool libelf-dev wget libc-ares-dev libssl-dev libtbb-dev libjq-dev libjsoncpp-dev libgrpc++-dev protobuf-compiler-grpc libcap-dev libgtest-dev libprotobuf-dev linux-headers-generic
+            apt update && apt install -y --no-install-recommends ca-certificates cmake build-essential clang llvm git pkg-config autoconf automake libtool libelf-dev wget libtbb-dev libjq-dev libjsoncpp-dev libcap-dev libgtest-dev libprotobuf-dev linux-headers-generic
             git clone https://github.com/libbpf/bpftool.git --branch v7.3.0 --single-branch
             cd bpftool
             git submodule update --init
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e_ci.yml
index cf2cbd6255d..5d28f1a8cf4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e_ci.yml
@@ -44,15 +44,11 @@ jobs:
             libtool \
             libelf-dev \
             wget \
-            libc-ares-dev \
             libbpf-dev \
             libcap-dev \
-            libssl-dev \
             libtbb-dev \
             libjq-dev \
             libjsoncpp-dev \
-            libgrpc++-dev \
-            protobuf-compiler-grpc \
             libgtest-dev \
             libprotobuf-dev \
             linux-headers-$(uname -r)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_coverage_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/test_coverage_ci.yml
index b75a6138970..4641c1cf5c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_coverage_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_coverage_ci.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install deps ⛓️
         run: |
-          sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends ca-certificates cmake build-essential git clang llvm pkg-config autoconf automake libtool libelf-dev wget libc-ares-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libssl-dev libre2-dev libtbb-dev libjq-dev libjsoncpp-dev libgrpc++-dev protobuf-compiler-grpc libgtest-dev libprotobuf-dev linux-headers-$(uname -r) gpg gpg-agent gcovr
+          sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends ca-certificates cmake build-essential git clang llvm pkg-config autoconf automake libtool libelf-dev wget libre2-dev libtbb-dev libjq-dev libjsoncpp-dev libgtest-dev libprotobuf-dev linux-headers-$(uname -r) gpg gpg-agent gcovr
           sudo .github/install-deps.sh
 
       - name: Build and test 🏗️🧪
diff --git a/test/e2e/containers/sinsp.Dockerfile b/test/e2e/containers/sinsp.Dockerfile
index 497bed228fb..c87ee6586d8 100644
--- a/test/e2e/containers/sinsp.Dockerfile
+++ b/test/e2e/containers/sinsp.Dockerfile
@@ -4,11 +4,8 @@ ENV HOST_ROOT /host
 
 RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get install -y \
-    libcurl4 \
-    libgrpc++1 \
     jq \
     libjsoncpp1 \
-    openssl \
     libre2-5 \
     libtbb2
 
diff --git a/test/vm/containers/ubuntu2004.Dockerfile b/test/vm/containers/ubuntu2004.Dockerfile
index 8c66c293a76..11e148c5b14 100755
--- a/test/vm/containers/ubuntu2004.Dockerfile
+++ b/test/vm/containers/ubuntu2004.Dockerfile
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 RUN apt-get update -y
 RUN apt --fix-broken -y install && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     build-essential \
-    libssl-dev \
     zlib1g-dev \
     libbz2-dev \
     libreadline-dev \
@@ -30,13 +29,8 @@ RUN apt --fix-broken -y install && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     autoconf \
     libtool \
     libelf-dev \
-    libssl-dev \
-    libc-ares-dev \
     libprotobuf-dev \
     protobuf-compiler \
-    libgrpc++-dev \
-    protobuf-compiler-grpc \
-    libcurl4-openssl-dev \
     libyaml-cpp-dev \
     cmake \
     rpm \
diff --git a/test/vm/containers/ubuntu2204.Dockerfile b/test/vm/containers/ubuntu2204.Dockerfile
index f20436d2c02..a6972f30e90 100755
--- a/test/vm/containers/ubuntu2204.Dockerfile
+++ b/test/vm/containers/ubuntu2204.Dockerfile
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 RUN apt-get update -y
 RUN apt --fix-broken -y install && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     build-essential \
-    libssl-dev \
     zlib1g-dev \
     libbz2-dev \
     libreadline-dev \
@@ -31,13 +30,8 @@ RUN apt --fix-broken -y install && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     autoconf \
     libtool \
     libelf-dev \
-    libssl-dev \
-    libc-ares-dev \
     libprotobuf-dev \
     protobuf-compiler \
-    libgrpc++-dev \
-    protobuf-compiler-grpc \
-    libcurl4-openssl-dev \
     libyaml-cpp-dev \
     cmake \
     rpm \
diff --git a/test/vm/containers/ubuntu2404.Dockerfile b/test/vm/containers/ubuntu2404.Dockerfile
index 5e233b08c6c..fd038543d54 100644
--- a/test/vm/containers/ubuntu2404.Dockerfile
+++ b/test/vm/containers/ubuntu2404.Dockerfile
@@ -29,13 +29,8 @@ RUN apt --fix-broken -y install && apt-get install -y \
     autoconf \
     libtool \
     libelf-dev \
-    libssl-dev \
-    libc-ares-dev \
     libprotobuf-dev \
     protobuf-compiler \
-    libgrpc++-dev \
-    protobuf-compiler-grpc \
-    libcurl4-openssl-dev \
     libyaml-cpp-dev \
     cmake \
     rpm \