diff --git a/data/grid5000/sites/sophia/clusters/uvb/nodes/uvb-8.json b/data/grid5000/sites/sophia/clusters/uvb/nodes/uvb-8.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 02a110661da595cd19931e290594513896bd5fe1..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/data/grid5000/sites/sophia/clusters/uvb/nodes/uvb-8.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,217 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "architecture": {
-    "cpu_core_numbering": "contiguous",
-    "nb_cores": 12,
-    "nb_procs": 2,
-    "nb_threads": 24,
-    "platform_type": "x86_64"
-  },
-  "bios": {
-    "release_date": "09/17/2013",
-    "vendor": "Dell Inc.",
-    "version": 1.71
-  },
-  "bmc_version": "1.33",
-  "chassis": {
-    "manufacturer": "Dell",
-    "name": "C6100",
-    "serial": "857XY4J"
-  },
-  "exotic": false,
-  "kavlan": {
-    "eth0": {
-      "kavlan-1": "192.168.193.8",
-      "kavlan-11": "10.7.232.8",
-      "kavlan-12": "10.11.232.8",
-      "kavlan-13": "10.15.232.8",
-      "kavlan-14": "10.19.232.8",
-      "kavlan-16": "10.27.232.8",
-      "kavlan-18": "10.35.232.8",
-      "kavlan-2": "192.168.209.8",
-      "kavlan-20": "10.43.232.8",
-      "kavlan-21": "10.47.232.8",
-      "kavlan-3": "192.168.225.8",
-      "kavlan-4": "10.32.1.8",
-      "kavlan-5": "10.32.65.8",
-      "kavlan-6": "10.32.129.8",
-      "kavlan-7": "10.32.193.8",
-      "kavlan-8": "10.33.1.8",
-      "kavlan-9": "10.33.65.8"
-    }
-  },
-  "kavlan6": {
-    "eth0": {
-      "kavlan-1": "2001:660:4406:880:5::8",
-      "kavlan-11": "2001:660:4406:1a0:805::8",
-      "kavlan-12": "2001:660:4406:2a0:805::8",
-      "kavlan-13": "2001:660:4406:4a0:805::8",
-      "kavlan-14": "2001:660:4406:5a0:805::8",
-      "kavlan-16": "2001:660:4406:7a0:805::8",
-      "kavlan-18": "2001:660:4406:8a0:805::8",
-      "kavlan-2": "2001:660:4406:881:5::8",
-      "kavlan-20": "2001:660:4406:3a0:805::8",
-      "kavlan-21": "2001:660:4406:6a0:805::8",
-      "kavlan-3": "2001:660:4406:882:5::8",
-      "kavlan-4": "2001:660:4406:890:5::8",
-      "kavlan-5": "2001:660:4406:891:5::8",
-      "kavlan-6": "2001:660:4406:892:5::8",
-      "kavlan-7": "2001:660:4406:893:5::8",
-      "kavlan-8": "2001:660:4406:894:5::8",
-      "kavlan-9": "2001:660:4406:895:5::8"
-    }
-  },
-  "main_memory": {
-    "ram_size": 103079215104
-  },
-  "network_adapters": [
-    {
-      "bridged": true,
-      "device": "eth0",
-      "driver": "igb",
-      "enabled": true,
-      "firmware_version": "1.4.3",
-      "interface": "Ethernet",
-      "ip": "172.16.132.8",
-      "ip6": "2001:660:4406:800:5::8",
-      "kavlan": true,
-      "mac": "00:26:6c:f8:3a:14",
-      "management": false,
-      "model": "82576 Gigabit Network Connection",
-      "mountable": true,
-      "mounted": true,
-      "name": "eno1",
-      "network_address": "uvb-8.sophia.grid5000.fr",
-      "rate": 1000000000,
-      "sriov": true,
-      "sriov_totalvfs": 7,
-      "switch": "gw",
-      "switch_port": "GigabitEthernet4/24",
-      "vendor": "Intel"
-    },
-    {
-      "device": "eth1",
-      "driver": "igb",
-      "enabled": false,
-      "firmware_version": "1.4.3",
-      "interface": "Ethernet",
-      "kavlan": false,
-      "mac": "00:26:6c:f8:3a:15",
-      "management": false,
-      "model": "82576 Gigabit Network Connection",
-      "mountable": false,
-      "mounted": false,
-      "name": "eno2",
-      "sriov": true,
-      "sriov_totalvfs": 7,
-      "vendor": "Intel"
-    },
-    {
-      "device": "ib0",
-      "driver": "mlx4_core",
-      "enabled": true,
-      "firmware_version": "2.9.1000",
-      "guid": "0x0024e89097ffc669",
-      "interface": "InfiniBand",
-      "ip": "172.18.132.8",
-      "kavlan": false,
-      "mac": "00:24:e8:90:97:ff:c6:69",
-      "management": false,
-      "model": "MT26428 [ConnectX VPI PCIe 2.0 5GT/s - IB QDR / 10GigE]",
-      "mountable": true,
-      "mounted": true,
-      "name": "ib0",
-      "netmask": "255.255.240.0",
-      "network_address": "uvb-8-ib0.sophia.grid5000.fr",
-      "rate": 40000000000,
-      "vendor": "Mellanox Technologies"
-    },
-    {
-      "device": "ib1",
-      "driver": "mlx4_core",
-      "enabled": false,
-      "firmware_version": "2.9.1000",
-      "guid": "0x0024e89097ffc66a",
-      "interface": "InfiniBand",
-      "kavlan": false,
-      "mac": "00:24:e8:90:97:ff:c6:6a",
-      "management": false,
-      "model": "MT26428 [ConnectX VPI PCIe 2.0 5GT/s - IB QDR / 10GigE]",
-      "mountable": false,
-      "mounted": false,
-      "name": "ib1",
-      "rate": 10000000000,
-      "vendor": "Mellanox Technologies"
-    },
-    {
-      "device": "bmc",
-      "enabled": true,
-      "interface": "Ethernet",
-      "ip": "172.17.132.8",
-      "kavlan": false,
-      "mac": "00:26:6c:f8:3a:16",
-      "management": true,
-      "mountable": false,
-      "mounted": false,
-      "network_address": "uvb-8-bmc.sophia.grid5000.fr"
-    }
-  ],
-  "operating_system": {
-    "cstate_driver": "intel_idle",
-    "cstate_governor": "menu",
-    "ht_enabled": true,
-    "pstate_driver": "none",
-    "pstate_governor": "none",
-    "turboboost_enabled": false
-  },
-  "performance": {
-    "core_flops": 11800000000,
-    "node_flops": 141600000000
-  },
-  "processor": {
-    "cache_l1": null,
-    "cache_l1d": 32768,
-    "cache_l1i": 32768,
-    "cache_l2": 262144,
-    "cache_l3": 12582912,
-    "clock_speed": 2950000000,
-    "ht_capable": true,
-    "instruction_set": "x86-64",
-    "microarchitecture": "Westmere",
-    "microcode": "0x1f",
-    "model": "Intel Xeon",
-    "other_description": "Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU           X5670  @ 2.93GHz",
-    "vendor": "Intel",
-    "version": "X5670"
-  },
-  "software": {
-    "forced-deployment-timestamp": 202007300948,
-    "postinstall-version": "1.2021070100",
-    "standard-environment": "debian10-x64-std"
-  },
-  "storage_devices": [
-    {
-      "by_id": "/dev/disk/by-id/wwn-0x50014ee1037d9480",
-      "by_path": "/dev/disk/by-path/pci-0000:00:1f.2-ata-1",
-      "device": "sda",
-      "firmware_version": "02.03B05",
-      "id": "disk0",
-      "interface": "SATA",
-      "model": "WDC WD2502ABYS-1",
-      "size": 250000000000,
-      "storage": "HDD",
-      "vendor": "Western Digital"
-    }
-  ],
-  "supported_job_types": {
-    "besteffort": true,
-    "deploy": true,
-    "max_walltime": 0,
-    "queues": [
-      "default",
-      "admin"
-    ],
-    "virtual": "ivt"
-  },
-  "type": "node",
-  "uid": "uvb-8"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/data/grid5000/sites/sophia/network_equipments/gw.json b/data/grid5000/sites/sophia/network_equipments/gw.json
index dcabdce2894cff7ec2ff5187bab03dd481b94463..fdad402adc1c71ee116c4ff2febca258d1188cdf 100644
--- a/data/grid5000/sites/sophia/network_equipments/gw.json
+++ b/data/grid5000/sites/sophia/network_equipments/gw.json
@@ -256,14 +256,6 @@
           "port": "eth0",
           "snmp_name": "GigabitEthernet4/22",
           "uid": "uvb-7"
-        },
-        {
-        },
-        {
-          "kind": "node",
-          "port": "eth0",
-          "snmp_name": "GigabitEthernet4/24",
-          "uid": "uvb-8"
         }
       ],
       "rate": 1000000000,
diff --git a/input/grid5000/sites/sophia/clusters/uvb/nodes/uvb-8.yaml b/input/grid5000/sites/sophia/clusters/uvb/nodes/uvb-8.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 717c51a06c58bb9d0a147211ad43ae6faedb044d..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/input/grid5000/sites/sophia/clusters/uvb/nodes/uvb-8.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-# Generated by g5k-checks (g5k-checks -m api)
----
-uvb-8:
-  architecture:
-    cpu_core_numbering: contiguous
-    nb_cores: 12
-    nb_procs: 2
-    nb_threads: 24
-    platform_type: x86_64
-  bios:
-    release_date: '09/17/2013'
-    vendor: Dell Inc.
-    version: 1.71
-  bmc_version: '1.33'
-  chassis:
-    manufacturer: Dell
-    name: C6100
-    serial: 857XY4J
-  main_memory:
-    ram_size: 103079215104
-  network_adapters:
-    bmc:
-      ip: 172.17.132.8
-      mac: 00:26:6c:f8:3a:16
-      management: true
-    eth0:
-      driver: igb
-      firmware_version: 1.4.3
-      interface: Ethernet
-      ip: 172.16.132.8
-      mac: 00:26:6c:f8:3a:14
-      management: false
-      model: 82576 Gigabit Network Connection
-      name: eno1
-      rate: 1000000000
-      sriov: true
-      sriov_totalvfs: 7
-      vendor: Intel
-    eth1:
-      driver: igb
-      firmware_version: 1.4.3
-      interface: Ethernet
-      mac: 00:26:6c:f8:3a:15
-      management: false
-      model: 82576 Gigabit Network Connection
-      name: eno2
-      sriov: true
-      sriov_totalvfs: 7
-      vendor: Intel
-    ib0:
-      driver: mlx4_core
-      firmware_version: 2.9.1000
-      guid: '0x0024e89097ffc669'
-      interface: InfiniBand
-      ip: 172.18.132.8
-      mac: 00:24:e8:90:97:ff:c6:69
-      management: false
-      model: MT26428 [ConnectX VPI PCIe 2.0 5GT/s - IB QDR / 10GigE]
-      name: ib0
-      rate: 40000000000
-      vendor: Mellanox Technologies
-    ib1:
-      driver: mlx4_core
-      firmware_version: 2.9.1000
-      guid: '0x0024e89097ffc66a'
-      interface: InfiniBand
-      mac: 00:24:e8:90:97:ff:c6:6a
-      management: false
-      model: MT26428 [ConnectX VPI PCIe 2.0 5GT/s - IB QDR / 10GigE]
-      name: ib1
-      rate: 10000000000
-      vendor: Mellanox Technologies
-  operating_system:
-    cstate_driver: intel_idle
-    cstate_governor: menu
-    ht_enabled: true
-    pstate_driver: none
-    pstate_governor: none
-    turboboost_enabled: false
-  processor:
-    cache_l1d: 32768
-    cache_l1i: 32768
-    cache_l2: 262144
-    cache_l3: 12582912
-    ht_capable: true
-    instruction_set: x86-64
-    microcode: '0x1f'
-    model: Intel Xeon
-    other_description: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU           X5670  @ 2.93GHz
-    vendor: Intel
-    version: X5670
-  storage_devices:
-    sda:
-      by_id: "/dev/disk/by-id/wwn-0x50014ee1037d9480"
-      by_path: "/dev/disk/by-path/pci-0000:00:1f.2-ata-1"
-      firmware_version: 02.03B05
-      id: disk0
-      model: WDC WD2502ABYS-1
-      size: 250000000000
-      storage: HDD
-  supported_job_types:
-    virtual: ivt
diff --git a/input/grid5000/sites/sophia/clusters/uvb/uvb_retired.yaml.erb b/input/grid5000/sites/sophia/clusters/uvb/uvb_retired.yaml.erb
index c95f39dbc2eb8fd24c25d8fce5ca7813d56510c3..fd3e10b88841ae5e04d5c9ca66099879fdc1dc50 100644
--- a/input/grid5000/sites/sophia/clusters/uvb/uvb_retired.yaml.erb
+++ b/input/grid5000/sites/sophia/clusters/uvb/uvb_retired.yaml.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 nodes:
-<% [3, 13, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 30, 32, 39, 40].each do |i| %>
+<% [3, 8, 13, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 30, 32, 39, 40].each do |i| %>
   uvb-<%= i %>:
     status: retired
 <% end %>
diff --git a/input/grid5000/sites/sophia/networks/gw-sophia.yaml b/input/grid5000/sites/sophia/networks/gw-sophia.yaml
index 1c87ef97dd1729a5e9727a08442261f5d07ef4ce..3a1b3551233db41286bdb142ac89dfd5022efa87 100644
--- a/input/grid5000/sites/sophia/networks/gw-sophia.yaml
+++ b/input/grid5000/sites/sophia/networks/gw-sophia.yaml
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ gw:
         18: uvb-5
         20: uvb-6
         22: uvb-7
-        24: uvb-8
     7:
       snmp_pattern: "GigabitEthernet%LINECARD%/%PORT%"
       kavlan_pattern: "%LINECARD%/%PORT%"