diff --git a/tests/e2e/miscellaneous/non-cluster-wide/01-install.yaml.template b/tests/e2e/miscellaneous/non-cluster-wide/01-install.yaml.template
index a80cf97b1..85934d68a 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/miscellaneous/non-cluster-wide/01-install.yaml.template
+++ b/tests/e2e/miscellaneous/non-cluster-wide/01-install.yaml.template
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ kind: TestStep
 commands:
   # To run this test, we modify the operator to only run and look in this namespace
   - script: "cd {{ .Env.ROOT_DIR }}/config/default && {{ .Env.KUSTOMIZE }} edit set namespace $NAMESPACE"
-  - script: "cd {{ .Env.ROOT_DIR }} && {{ .Env.KUSTOMIZE }} build config/namespaced | kubectl apply -f - -n $NAMESPACE"
+  - script: "cd {{ .Env.ROOT_DIR }} && {{ .Env.KUSTOMIZE }} build config/default | kubectl apply -f - -n $NAMESPACE"
diff --git a/tests/e2e/miscellaneous/non-cluster-wide/03-install.yaml.template b/tests/e2e/miscellaneous/non-cluster-wide/03-install.yaml.template
index b110e3124..8cad8b7de 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/miscellaneous/non-cluster-wide/03-install.yaml.template
+++ b/tests/e2e/miscellaneous/non-cluster-wide/03-install.yaml.template
@@ -2,6 +2,5 @@ apiVersion: kuttl.dev/v1beta1
 kind: TestStep
 commands:
   # Restore operator
-  - script: "cd {{ .Env.ROOT_DIR }} && {{ .Env.KUSTOMIZE }}  build config/namespaced | kubectl delete -f - -n $NAMESPACE"
   - script: "cd {{ .Env.ROOT_DIR }}/config/default && {{ .Env.KUSTOMIZE }} edit set namespace observability"
   - script: "cd {{ .Env.ROOT_DIR }} && make deploy"