diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 01cb2daa01cc..38144e4833c5 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ require (
 )
 
 require (
-	cloud.google.com/go/secretmanager v1.10.0
 	github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore v1.3.0
 	github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity v1.1.0
 	github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/keyvault/azkeys v0.9.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e682b7cc57ad..204970359675 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ cloud.google.com/go/pubsub v1.2.0/go.mod h1:jhfEVHT8odbXTkndysNHCcx0awwzvfOlguIA
 cloud.google.com/go/pubsub v1.3.1/go.mod h1:i+ucay31+CNRpDW4Lu78I4xXG+O1r/MAHgjpRVR+TSU=
 cloud.google.com/go/pubsub v1.28.0 h1:XzabfdPx/+eNrsVVGLFgeUnQQKPGkMb8klRCeYK52is=
 cloud.google.com/go/pubsub v1.28.0/go.mod h1:vuXFpwaVoIPQMGXqRyUQigu/AX1S3IWugR9xznmcXX8=
-cloud.google.com/go/secretmanager v1.10.0 h1:pu03bha7ukxF8otyPKTFdDz+rr9sE3YauS5PliDXK60=
-cloud.google.com/go/secretmanager v1.10.0/go.mod h1:MfnrdvKMPNra9aZtQFvBcvRU54hbPD8/HayQdlUgJpU=
 cloud.google.com/go/storage v1.0.0/go.mod h1:IhtSnM/ZTZV8YYJWCY8RULGVqBDmpoyjwiyrjsg+URw=
 cloud.google.com/go/storage v1.5.0/go.mod h1:tpKbwo567HUNpVclU5sGELwQWBDZ8gh0ZeosJ0Rtdos=
 cloud.google.com/go/storage v1.6.0/go.mod h1:N7U0C8pVQ/+NIKOBQyamJIeKQKkZ+mxpohlUTyfDhBk=
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/roachprod/main.go b/pkg/cmd/roachprod/main.go
index df2b44c0f23b..486bb46d7431 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/roachprod/main.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/roachprod/main.go
@@ -559,9 +559,6 @@ var updateTargetsCmd = &cobra.Command{
 The "start" command updates the prometheus target configuration every time. But, in case of any  
 failure, this command can be used to update the configurations. 
 
-The --args and --env flags can be used to pass arbitrary command line flags and
-environment variables to the cockroach process.
-` + tagHelp + `
 The default prometheus url is https://grafana.testeng.crdb.io/. This can be overwritten by using the
 environment variable COCKROACH_PROM_HOST_URL
 
@@ -570,9 +567,7 @@ Note that if the cluster is started in insecure mode, set the insecure mode here
 	Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 	Run: wrap(func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		clusterSettingsOpts := []install.ClusterSettingOption{
-			install.TagOption(tag),
 			install.SecureOption(isSecure),
-			install.EnvOption(nodeEnv),
 		}
 		return roachprod.UpdateTargets(context.Background(), config.Logger, args[0], clusterSettingsOpts...)
 	}),
diff --git a/pkg/roachprod/promhelperclient/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/roachprod/promhelperclient/BUILD.bazel
index 414455850422..c8e1f8402f76 100644
--- a/pkg/roachprod/promhelperclient/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/roachprod/promhelperclient/BUILD.bazel
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/roachprod/logger",
         "//pkg/util/httputil",
         "@com_github_cockroachdb_errors//:errors",
-        "@com_google_cloud_go_secretmanager//apiv1",
-        "@com_google_cloud_go_secretmanager//apiv1/secretmanagerpb",
+        "@com_google_cloud_go_storage//:storage",
         "@org_golang_google_api//idtoken",
+        "@org_golang_google_api//option",
         "@org_golang_x_oauth2//:oauth2",
     ],
 )
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ go_test(
     embed = [":promhelperclient"],
     deps = [
         "//pkg/roachprod/logger",
-        "//pkg/util/httputil",
         "@com_github_stretchr_testify//require",
         "@org_golang_google_api//idtoken",
         "@org_golang_x_oauth2//:oauth2",
diff --git a/pkg/roachprod/promhelperclient/client.go b/pkg/roachprod/promhelperclient/client.go
index c578783fd5f3..867a2f74abc1 100644
--- a/pkg/roachprod/promhelperclient/client.go
+++ b/pkg/roachprod/promhelperclient/client.go
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ const (
 type PromClient struct {
 	// httpPut is used for http PUT operation.
 	httpPut func(
-		ctx context.Context, url string, h *httputil.RequestHeaders, body io.Reader,
+		ctx context.Context, url string, h *http.Header, body io.Reader,
 	) (resp *http.Response, err error)
 	// httpDelete is used for http DELETE operation.
-	httpDelete func(ctx context.Context, url string, h *httputil.RequestHeaders) (
+	httpDelete func(ctx context.Context, url string, h *http.Header) (
 		resp *http.Response, err error)
 	// newTokenSource is the token generator source.
 	newTokenSource func(ctx context.Context, audience string, opts ...idtoken.ClientOption) (
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (c *PromClient) UpdatePrometheusTargets(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	promUrl, clusterName string,
 	forceFetchCreds bool,
-	nodes []string,
+	nodes map[int]string,
 	insecure bool,
 	l *logger.Logger,
 ) error {
@@ -90,10 +90,12 @@ func (c *PromClient) UpdatePrometheusTargets(
 	}
 	url := getUrl(promUrl, clusterName)
 	l.Printf("invoking PUT for URL: %s", url)
-	response, err := c.httpPut(ctx, url, &httputil.RequestHeaders{
-		ContentType:   "application/json",
-		Authorization: token,
-	}, req)
+	h := &http.Header{}
+	h.Set("ContentType", "application/json")
+	if token != "" {
+		h.Set("Authorization", token)
+	}
+	response, err := c.httpPut(ctx, url, h, req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -123,9 +125,9 @@ func (c *PromClient) DeleteClusterConfig(
 	}
 	url := getUrl(promUrl, clusterName)
 	l.Printf("invoking DELETE for URL: %s", url)
-	response, err := c.httpDelete(ctx, url, &httputil.RequestHeaders{
-		Authorization: token,
-	})
+	h := &http.Header{}
+	h.Set("Authorization", token)
+	response, err := c.httpDelete(ctx, url, h)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -162,19 +164,15 @@ const clusterConfFileTemplate = `- targets:
 `
 
 // createClusterConfigFile creates the cluster config file per node
-func buildCreateRequest(nodes []string, insecure bool) (io.Reader, error) {
+func buildCreateRequest(nodes map[int]string, insecure bool) (io.Reader, error) {
 	buffer := bytes.NewBufferString("---\n")
 	for i, n := range nodes {
-		if n == "" {
-			// this is an unsupported node
-			continue
-		}
 		params := &ccParams{
 			Targets: []string{n},
 			Labels:  make([]string, 0),
 		}
 		params.Labels = append(params.Labels,
-			fmt.Sprintf("node: \"%s\"", strconv.Itoa(i+1)),
+			fmt.Sprintf("node: \"%s\"", strconv.Itoa(i)),
 			"tenant: system",
 		)
 		t := template.Must(template.New("start").Parse(clusterConfFileTemplate))
diff --git a/pkg/roachprod/promhelperclient/client_test.go b/pkg/roachprod/promhelperclient/client_test.go
index 529cbd2d307c..a4b095ea25e4 100644
--- a/pkg/roachprod/promhelperclient/client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/roachprod/promhelperclient/client_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/roachprod/logger"
-	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/httputil"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
 	"google.golang.org/api/idtoken"
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ func TestUpdatePrometheusTargets(t *testing.T) {
 	promUrl := "http://prom_url.com"
 	c := NewPromClient()
 	t.Run("UpdatePrometheusTargets fails with 400", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c.httpPut = func(ctx context.Context, reqUrl string, h *httputil.RequestHeaders, body io.Reader) (
+		c.httpPut = func(ctx context.Context, reqUrl string, h *http.Header, body io.Reader) (
 			resp *http.Response, err error) {
 			require.Equal(t, getUrl(promUrl, "c1"), reqUrl)
 			return &http.Response{
@@ -48,12 +47,12 @@ func TestUpdatePrometheusTargets(t *testing.T) {
 				Body:       io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader("failed")),
 			}, nil
 		}
-		err := c.UpdatePrometheusTargets(ctx, promUrl, "c1", false, []string{"n1"}, true, l)
+		err := c.UpdatePrometheusTargets(ctx, promUrl, "c1", false, map[int]string{1: "n1"}, true, l)
 		require.NotNil(t, err)
 		require.Equal(t, "request failed with status 400 and error failed", err.Error())
 	})
 	t.Run("UpdatePrometheusTargets succeeds", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c.httpPut = func(ctx context.Context, url string, h *httputil.RequestHeaders, body io.Reader) (
+		c.httpPut = func(ctx context.Context, url string, h *http.Header, body io.Reader) (
 			resp *http.Response, err error) {
 			require.Equal(t, getUrl(promUrl, "c1"), url)
 			ir, err := getInstanceConfigRequest(io.NopCloser(body))
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ func TestUpdatePrometheusTargets(t *testing.T) {
 				StatusCode: 200,
 			}, nil
 		}
-		err := c.UpdatePrometheusTargets(ctx, promUrl, "c1", false, []string{"n1", "", "n3"}, true, l)
+		err := c.UpdatePrometheusTargets(ctx, promUrl, "c1", false, map[int]string{1: "n1", 3: "n3"}, true, l)
 		require.Nil(t, err)
 	})
 }
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ func TestDeleteClusterConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	promUrl := "http://prom_url.com"
 	c := NewPromClient()
 	t.Run("DeleteClusterConfig fails with 400", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c.httpDelete = func(ctx context.Context, url string, h *httputil.RequestHeaders) (
+		c.httpDelete = func(ctx context.Context, url string, h *http.Header) (
 			resp *http.Response, err error) {
 			require.Equal(t, getUrl(promUrl, "c1"), url)
 			return &http.Response{
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ func TestDeleteClusterConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, "request failed with status 400 and error failed", err.Error())
 	})
 	t.Run("DeleteClusterConfig succeeds", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c.httpDelete = func(ctx context.Context, url string, h *httputil.RequestHeaders) (
+		c.httpDelete = func(ctx context.Context, url string, h *http.Header) (
 			resp *http.Response, err error) {
 			require.Equal(t, getUrl(promUrl, "c1"), url)
 			return &http.Response{
diff --git a/pkg/roachprod/promhelperclient/promhelper_utils.go b/pkg/roachprod/promhelperclient/promhelper_utils.go
index d977366c989a..ca3269649f3a 100644
--- a/pkg/roachprod/promhelperclient/promhelper_utils.go
+++ b/pkg/roachprod/promhelperclient/promhelper_utils.go
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@ package promhelperclient
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
-	secretmanager "cloud.google.com/go/secretmanager/apiv1"
-	"cloud.google.com/go/secretmanager/apiv1/secretmanagerpb"
+	"cloud.google.com/go/storage"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/roachprod/logger"
+	"google.golang.org/api/option"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -33,18 +34,17 @@ var (
 type FetchedFrom string
 
 const (
-	Env       FetchedFrom = "Env"       // fetched from environment
-	File      FetchedFrom = "File"      // fetched from the promCredFile
-	SecretMgr FetchedFrom = "SecretMgr" // fetched from the secrets manager
+	Env   FetchedFrom = "Env"   // fetched from environment
+	File  FetchedFrom = "File"  // fetched from the promCredFile
+	Store FetchedFrom = "Store" // fetched from the store
 
-	// secretsDelimiter is used as a delimeter between service account audience and JSON when stored in promCredFile or
-	// secrets manager
+	// secretsDelimiter is used as a delimiter between service account audience and JSON when stored in
+	// promCredFile or cloud storage
 	secretsDelimiter = "--||--"
 
-	// project secrets and versions are for fetching the creds from secrets manager
-	project  = "cockroach-ephemeral"
-	secrets  = "prom-helpers-access"
-	versions = "latest"
+	// bucket and objectLocation are for fetching the creds for store
+	bucket         = "promhelpers"
+	objectLocation = "promhelpers-secrets"
 )
 
 // SetPromHelperCredsEnv sets the environment variables ServiceAccountAudience and
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func SetPromHelperCredsEnv(
 ) (FetchedFrom, error) {
 	creds := ""
 	fetchedFrom := Env
-	if !forceFetch { // bypass environment anf creds file if forceFetch is false
+	if !forceFetch { // bypass environment and creds file if forceFetch is false
 		// check if environment is set
 		audience := os.Getenv(ServiceAccountAudience)
 		saJson := os.Getenv(ServiceAccountJson)
@@ -80,23 +80,26 @@ func SetPromHelperCredsEnv(
 		}
 	}
 	if creds == "" {
-		// creds == "" means (env is not set and the file does not have the creds) or forFetch is true
-		l.Printf("creds need to be fetched from secret manager.")
-		client, err := secretmanager.NewClient(ctx)
+		// creds == "" means (env is not set and the file does not have the creds) or forceFetch is true
+		l.Printf("creds need to be fetched from store.")
+		client, err := storage.NewClient(ctx, option.WithScopes(storage.ScopeReadOnly))
 		if err != nil {
 			return fetchedFrom, err
 		}
 		defer func() { _ = client.Close() }()
-		req := &secretmanagerpb.AccessSecretVersionRequest{
-			Name: fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/secrets/%s/versions/%s", project, secrets, versions),
+		fetchedFrom = Store
+		obj := client.Bucket(bucket).Object(objectLocation)
+		r, err := obj.NewReader(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fetchedFrom, err
 		}
-		fetchedFrom = SecretMgr
-		secrets, err := client.AccessSecretVersion(ctx, req)
+		defer func() { _ = r.Close() }()
+		body, err := io.ReadAll(r)
+		creds = string(body)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fetchedFrom, err
 		}
-		creds = string(secrets.GetPayload().GetData())
-		err = os.WriteFile(promCredFile, []byte(creds), 0700)
+		err = os.WriteFile(promCredFile, body, 0700)
 		if err != nil {
 			l.Errorf("error writing to the credential file: %v", err)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/roachprod/roachprod.go b/pkg/roachprod/roachprod.go
index 3085c502e165..bf8717cdf651 100644
--- a/pkg/roachprod/roachprod.go
+++ b/pkg/roachprod/roachprod.go
@@ -775,23 +775,23 @@ func UpdateTargets(
 
 // updatePrometheusTargets updates the prometheus instance cluster config. Any error is logged and ignored.
 func updatePrometheusTargets(ctx context.Context, l *logger.Logger, c *install.SyncedCluster) {
-	nodeIPPorts := make([]string, len(c.Nodes))
+	nodeIPPorts := make(map[int]string)
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-	for i, node := range c.Nodes {
+	for _, node := range c.Nodes {
 		if c.VMs[node-1].Provider == gce.ProviderName {
 			wg.Add(1)
 			go func(index int, v vm.VM) {
 				defer wg.Done()
 				// only gce is supported for prometheus
-				desc, err := c.DiscoverService(ctx, install.Node(index+1), "", install.ServiceTypeUI, 0)
+				desc, err := c.DiscoverService(ctx, install.Node(index), "", install.ServiceTypeUI, 0)
 				if err != nil {
-					l.Errorf("error getting the port for node %d: %v", index+1, err)
+					l.Errorf("error getting the port for node %d: %v", index, err)
 					return
 				}
 				nodeInfo := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", v.PublicIP, desc.Port)
 				l.Printf("node information obtained for node index %d: %s", index, nodeInfo)
 				nodeIPPorts[index] = nodeInfo
-			}(i, c.VMs[node-1])
+			}(int(node), c.VMs[node-1])
 		}
 	}
 	wg.Wait()
@@ -849,7 +849,6 @@ func Stop(ctx context.Context, l *logger.Logger, clusterName string, opts StopOp
 		return err
 	}
 
-	_ = deleteClusterConfig(clusterName, l)
 	return c.Stop(ctx, l, opts.Sig, opts.Wait, opts.MaxWait, "")
 }
 
@@ -1421,7 +1420,9 @@ func destroyCluster(cld *cloud.Cloud, l *logger.Logger, clusterName string) erro
 		l.Printf("Destroying cluster %s with %d nodes", clusterName, len(c.VMs))
 	}
 
-	_ = deleteClusterConfig(clusterName, l)
+	if err := deleteClusterConfig(clusterName, l); err != nil {
+		l.Printf("Failed to delete cluster config: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	return cloud.DestroyCluster(l, c)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/util/httputil/client.go b/pkg/util/httputil/client.go
index 9df531bdcf51..1b2a2f12a2cc 100644
--- a/pkg/util/httputil/client.go
+++ b/pkg/util/httputil/client.go
@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@ var DefaultClient = NewClientWithTimeout(StandardHTTPTimeout)
 // StandardHTTPTimeout is the default timeout to use for HTTP connections.
 const StandardHTTPTimeout time.Duration = 3 * time.Second
 
-// RequestHeaders are the headers to be part of the request
-type RequestHeaders struct {
-	ContentType   string
-	Authorization string
-}
-
 // NewClientWithTimeout defines a http.Client with the given timeout.
 func NewClientWithTimeout(timeout time.Duration) *Client {
 	return NewClientWithTimeouts(timeout, timeout)
@@ -90,14 +84,14 @@ func Post(
 // Put is like http.Put but uses the provided context and obeys its cancellation.
 // It also uses the default client with a default 3 second timeout.
 func Put(
-	ctx context.Context, url string, h *RequestHeaders, body io.Reader,
+	ctx context.Context, url string, h *http.Header, body io.Reader,
 ) (resp *http.Response, err error) {
 	return DefaultClient.Put(ctx, url, h, body)
 }
 
 // Delete is like http.Delete but uses the provided context and obeys its cancellation.
 // It also uses the default client with a default 3 second timeout.
-func Delete(ctx context.Context, url string, h *RequestHeaders) (resp *http.Response, err error) {
+func Delete(ctx context.Context, url string, h *http.Header) (resp *http.Response, err error) {
 	return DefaultClient.Delete(ctx, url, h)
 }
 
@@ -115,33 +109,28 @@ func (c *Client) Get(ctx context.Context, url string) (resp *http.Response, err
 // 1. ContentType
 // 2. Authorization
 func (c *Client) Put(
-	ctx context.Context, url string, h *RequestHeaders, body io.Reader,
+	ctx context.Context, url string, h *http.Header, body io.Reader,
 ) (resp *http.Response, err error) {
 	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "PUT", url, body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if h != nil {
-		if h.ContentType != "" {
-			req.Header.Set("Content-Type", h.ContentType)
-		}
-		if h.Authorization != "" {
-			req.Header.Set("Authorization", h.Authorization)
-		}
+		req.Header = *h
 	}
 	return c.Do(req)
 }
 
 // Delete is like http.Client.Delete but uses the provided context and obeys its cancellation.
 func (c *Client) Delete(
-	ctx context.Context, url string, h *RequestHeaders,
+	ctx context.Context, url string, h *http.Header,
 ) (resp *http.Response, err error) {
 	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "DELETE", url, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if h != nil && h.Authorization != "" {
-		req.Header.Set("Authorization", h.Authorization)
+	if h != nil {
+		req.Header = *h
 	}
 	return c.Do(req)
 }