diff --git a/controller/linodeobjectstoragebucket_controller_test.go b/controller/linodeobjectstoragebucket_controller_test.go
index 2633a5591..c5b746af7 100644
--- a/controller/linodeobjectstoragebucket_controller_test.go
+++ b/controller/linodeobjectstoragebucket_controller_test.go
@@ -56,13 +56,12 @@ var _ = Describe("LinodeObjectStorageBucket controller", func() {
 		},
 		Spec: infrav1.LinodeObjectStorageBucketSpec{
 			Cluster: "cluster",
-			Label:   util.Pointer("sample"),
 		},
 	}
 
 	recorder := record.NewFakeRecorder(3)
 
-	secretName := fmt.Sprintf(scope.AccessKeyNameTemplate, *obj.Spec.Label)
+	secretName := fmt.Sprintf(scope.AccessKeyNameTemplate, obj.Name)
 
 	var secret corev1.Secret
 	var mockCtrl *gomock.Controller
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ var _ = Describe("LinodeObjectStorageBucket controller", func() {
 		createBucketCall := mockClient.EXPECT().
 			CreateObjectStorageBucket(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
 			Return(&linodego.ObjectStorageBucket{
-				Label:    *obj.Spec.Label,
+				Label:    obj.Name,
 				Cluster:  obj.Spec.Cluster,
 				Created:  util.Pointer(time.Now()),
 				Hostname: "hostname",
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ var _ = Describe("LinodeObjectStorageBucket controller", func() {
 							return false
 						}
 
-						return createOpt.Label == fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", *obj.Spec.Label, permission)
+						return createOpt.Label == fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", obj.Name, permission)
 					}),
 				).
 				Return(&linodego.ObjectStorageKey{ID: idx}, nil).
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d4d47f935..5332697b8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/api v0.29.2
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.29.2
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.29.2
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.6.2
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.2
 )
@@ -76,7 +77,6 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.29.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.110.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20231010175941-2dd684a91f00 // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.1 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0 // indirect