diff --git a/e2e/linodecluster-controller/minimal/01-create-cluster.yaml b/e2e/linodecluster-controller/minimal/01-create-cluster.yaml
index 300c2cae0..6040cd133 100644
--- a/e2e/linodecluster-controller/minimal/01-create-cluster.yaml
+++ b/e2e/linodecluster-controller/minimal/01-create-cluster.yaml
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@ metadata:
   name: cluster-sample
 spec:
   infrastructureRef:
+    apiVersion: infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io/v1alpha1
+    kind: LinodeCluster
     name: linodecluster-sample
diff --git a/e2e/linodecluster-controller/minimal/02-create-linodecluster.yaml b/e2e/linodecluster-controller/minimal/02-create-linodecluster.yaml
index 5eb99ff59..ac8eb7220 100644
--- a/e2e/linodecluster-controller/minimal/02-create-linodecluster.yaml
+++ b/e2e/linodecluster-controller/minimal/02-create-linodecluster.yaml
@@ -1,19 +1,6 @@
-apiVersion: kuttl.dev/v1beta1
-kind: TestStep
-commands:
-  - script: |
-      CLUSTER_UID="$(OBJ=clusters/cluster-sample make getKubeUid)"
-
-      cat <<EOF | kubectl apply -n $NAMESPACE -f -
-      apiVersion: infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io/v1alpha1
-      kind: LinodeCluster
-      metadata:
-        name: linodecluster-sample
-        ownerReferences:
-        - apiVersion: cluster.x-k8s.io/v1beta1
-          kind: Cluster
-          name: cluster-sample
-          uid: $CLUSTER_UID
-      spec:
-        region: us-sea
-      EOF
+apiVersion: infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io/v1alpha1
+kind: LinodeCluster
+metadata:
+  name: linodecluster-sample
+spec:
+  region: us-sea