diff --git a/.github/workflows/kind_e2e_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/kind_e2e_tests.yaml
index 70e970b8f..6ef1f0396 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kind_e2e_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kind_e2e_tests.yaml
@@ -130,10 +130,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           go-version-file: 'go.mod'
           cache: true
-      - name: Install kubectl
-        run: |
-          curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"
-          sudo install -o root -g root -m 0755 kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
       - name: Install kustomize
         uses: imranismail/setup-kustomize@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kind_multicluster_e2e_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/kind_multicluster_e2e_tests.yaml
index 0cc5319e5..3f0d10741 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kind_multicluster_e2e_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kind_multicluster_e2e_tests.yaml
@@ -102,10 +102,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           go-version-file: 'go.mod'
           cache: true
-      - name: Install kubectl
-        run: |
-          curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"
-          sudo install -o root -g root -m 0755 kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
       - name: Install kustomize
         uses: imranismail/setup-kustomize@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kind_multicluster_isolated_control_plane_e2e_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/kind_multicluster_isolated_control_plane_e2e_tests.yaml
index f71d51174..22ee7e005 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kind_multicluster_isolated_control_plane_e2e_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kind_multicluster_isolated_control_plane_e2e_tests.yaml
@@ -80,10 +80,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           go-version-file: 'go.mod'
           cache: true
-      - name: Install kubectl
-        run: |
-          curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"
-          sudo install -o root -g root -m 0755 kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
       - name: Install kustomize
         uses: imranismail/setup-kustomize@v2
         with: