diff --git a/internal/controllers/floatingip/suite_test.go b/internal/controllers/floatingip/suite_test.go
index f1a7eb8fa..706b46ee7 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/floatingip/suite_test.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/floatingip/suite_test.go
@@ -86,9 +86,6 @@ var _ = Describe("EnvTest sanity check", func() {
 
 		// Create the namespace
 		Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, namespace)).To(Succeed(), "create namespace")
-		DeferCleanup(func() {
-			Expect(k8sClient.Delete(ctx, namespace)).To(Succeed(), "delete namespace")
-		})
 
 		// Check the result
 		namespaceResult := &corev1.Namespace{}
diff --git a/internal/controllers/image/suite_test.go b/internal/controllers/image/suite_test.go
index 4b1fa4de2..63de7576e 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/image/suite_test.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/image/suite_test.go
@@ -86,9 +86,6 @@ var _ = Describe("EnvTest sanity check", func() {
 
 		// Create the namespace
 		Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, namespace)).To(Succeed(), "create namespace")
-		DeferCleanup(func() {
-			Expect(k8sClient.Delete(ctx, namespace)).To(Succeed(), "delete namespace")
-		})
 
 		// Check the result
 		namespaceResult := &corev1.Namespace{}
diff --git a/internal/controllers/image/upload_test.go b/internal/controllers/image/upload_test.go
index cfdb2a5f5..a703f07f2 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/image/upload_test.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/image/upload_test.go
@@ -160,9 +160,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Upload tests", Ordered, func() {
 		namespace = &corev1.Namespace{}
 		namespace.SetGenerateName("test-")
 		Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, namespace)).To(Succeed(), "create namespace")
-		DeferCleanup(func() {
-			Expect(k8sClient.Delete(ctx, namespace)).To(Succeed(), "delete namespace")
-		})
 
 		mockCtrl = gomock.NewController(GinkgoT())
 		actuator = &imageActuator{
diff --git a/internal/controllers/router/suite_test.go b/internal/controllers/router/suite_test.go
index 02433215f..c852871d8 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/router/suite_test.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/router/suite_test.go
@@ -86,9 +86,6 @@ var _ = Describe("EnvTest sanity check", func() {
 
 		// Create the namespace
 		Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, namespace)).To(Succeed(), "create namespace")
-		DeferCleanup(func() {
-			Expect(k8sClient.Delete(ctx, namespace)).To(Succeed(), "delete namespace")
-		})
 
 		// Check the result
 		namespaceResult := &corev1.Namespace{}
diff --git a/internal/controllers/routerinterface/suite_test.go b/internal/controllers/routerinterface/suite_test.go
index 8c93ac434..6c7d7cb26 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/routerinterface/suite_test.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/routerinterface/suite_test.go
@@ -86,9 +86,6 @@ var _ = Describe("EnvTest sanity check", func() {
 
 		// Create the namespace
 		Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, namespace)).To(Succeed(), "create namespace")
-		DeferCleanup(func() {
-			Expect(k8sClient.Delete(ctx, namespace)).To(Succeed(), "delete namespace")
-		})
 
 		// Check the result
 		namespaceResult := &corev1.Namespace{}
diff --git a/internal/controllers/subnet/suite_test.go b/internal/controllers/subnet/suite_test.go
index 847b93590..9bb667a55 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/subnet/suite_test.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/subnet/suite_test.go
@@ -86,9 +86,6 @@ var _ = Describe("EnvTest sanity check", func() {
 
 		// Create the namespace
 		Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, namespace)).To(Succeed(), "create namespace")
-		DeferCleanup(func() {
-			Expect(k8sClient.Delete(ctx, namespace)).To(Succeed(), "delete namespace")
-		})
 
 		// Check the result
 		namespaceResult := &corev1.Namespace{}
diff --git a/test/apivalidations/suite_test.go b/test/apivalidations/suite_test.go
index 595c4a95f..7c11a73cf 100644
--- a/test/apivalidations/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/apivalidations/suite_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/discovery"
@@ -149,10 +148,6 @@ func createNamespace() *corev1.Namespace {
 	namespace := corev1.Namespace{}
 	namespace.GenerateName = "test-"
 	Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, &namespace)).To(Succeed(), "Namespace creation should succeed")
-	DeferCleanup(func() {
-		By("Deleting namespace")
-		Expect(k8sClient.Delete(ctx, &namespace, client.PropagationPolicy(metav1.DeletePropagationForeground))).To(Succeed(), "Namespace deletion should succeed")
-	})
 	By(fmt.Sprintf("Using namespace %s", namespace.Name))
 	return &namespace
 }