diff --git a/hack/determine-container-runtime.sh b/hack/determine-container-runtime.sh
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-# problem 1: my user is not part of the `docker` group, thus i need `sudo kind`
-# problem 2: if using podman, `sudo kind` is also needed because the kubelet cannot run in an unprivileged container
-# solution: test for these conditions and set
-# - $CONTAINER_COMMAND
-# - $KIND_COMMAND
-# - $KIND_EXPERIMENTAL_PROVIDER
-# accordingly
-# to override: set CONTAINER_RUNTIME to either docker or podman
-
-function __export_docker() {
-	# prepend sudo if user is not in docker group
-	if [[ -z "$(groups | grep docker)" ]]; then
-		export CONTAINER_COMMAND="sudo docker"
-		export KIND_COMMAND="sudo kind"
-	else
-		export CONTAINER_COMMAND="docker"
-		export KIND_COMMAND="kind"
-	fi
-}
-
-function __export_podman() {
-	export KIND_EXPERIMENTAL_PROVIDER=podman
-	export CONTAINER_COMMAND=podman
-	export KIND_COMMAND="sudo --preserve-env=KIND_EXPERIMENTAL_PROVIDER kind"
-}
-
-##############################
-# SCRIPT EXECUTION STARTS HERE
-##############################
-
-if [[ -n "${CONTAINER_RUNTIME:-}" ]]; then
-	echo "CONTAINER_RUNTIME is set to: $CONTAINER_RUNTIME"
-	echo "forcing container runtime"
-else
-	echo "CONTAINER_RUNTIME is not set or empty"
-	echo "detecting container runtime"
-
-	if [[ -f "$(command -v podman)" ]]; then
-		CONTAINER_RUNTIME="podman"
-	elif [[ -f "$(command -v docker)" ]]; then
-		CONTAINER_RUNTIME="docker"
-	fi
-fi
-
-case "$CONTAINER_RUNTIME" in
-	docker)
-		__export_docker
-	;;
-	podman)
-		__export_podman
-	;;
-	*)
-		echo "Unknown container runtime: $CONTAINER_RUNTIME"
-		echo "Please use either docker or podman"
-esac
-echo