diff --git a/test/addons/rbd-mirror/start b/test/addons/rbd-mirror/start
index 7d77d29d9..732641207 100755
--- a/test/addons/rbd-mirror/start
+++ b/test/addons/rbd-mirror/start
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def disable_rbd_mirror_debug_logs(cluster):
 def configure_rbd_mirroring(cluster, peer_info):
     print(f"Applying rbd mirror secret in cluster '{cluster}'")
 
-    template = drenv.template("rbd-mirror-secret.yaml")
+    template = drenv.template("start-data/rbd-mirror-secret.yaml")
     yaml = template.substitute(peer_info)
     kubectl.apply(
         "--filename=-",
@@ -107,11 +107,7 @@ def configure_rbd_mirroring(cluster, peer_info):
     )
 
     print(f"Apply rbd mirror to cluster '{cluster}'")
-    kubectl.apply(
-        "--filename=rbd-mirror.yaml",
-        "--namespace=rook-ceph",
-        context=cluster,
-    )
+    kubectl.apply("--kustomize=start-data", context=cluster)
 
 
 def wait_until_rbd_mirror_is_ready(cluster):
@@ -222,24 +218,6 @@ def restart_rbd_mirror_daemon(cluster):
     )
 
 
-def deploy_vrc_sample(cluster):
-    print(f"Applying vrc sample in cluster '{cluster}'")
-    kubectl.apply(
-        "--filename=vrc-sample.yaml",
-        "--namespace=rook-ceph",
-        context=cluster,
-    )
-
-
-def deploy_vgrc_sample(cluster):
-    print(f"Applying vgrc sample in cluster '{cluster}'")
-    kubectl.apply(
-        "--filename=vgrc-sample.yaml",
-        "--namespace=rook-ceph",
-        context=cluster,
-    )
-
-
 if len(sys.argv) != 3:
     print(f"Usage: {sys.argv[0]} cluster1 cluster2")
     sys.exit(1)
@@ -274,10 +252,4 @@ log_blocklist(cluster2)
 wait_until_pool_mirroring_is_healthy(cluster1)
 wait_until_pool_mirroring_is_healthy(cluster2)
 
-deploy_vrc_sample(cluster1)
-deploy_vrc_sample(cluster2)
-
-deploy_vgrc_sample(cluster1)
-deploy_vgrc_sample(cluster2)
-
 print("Mirroring was setup successfully")
diff --git a/test/addons/rbd-mirror/start-data/kustomization.yaml b/test/addons/rbd-mirror/start-data/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3d38214e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/addons/rbd-mirror/start-data/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: The RamenDR authors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+---
+resources:
+- vrc-sample.yaml
+- vgrc-sample.yaml
+- rbd-mirror.yaml
+
+namespace: rook-ceph
diff --git a/test/addons/rbd-mirror/rbd-mirror-secret.yaml b/test/addons/rbd-mirror/start-data/rbd-mirror-secret.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from test/addons/rbd-mirror/rbd-mirror-secret.yaml
rename to test/addons/rbd-mirror/start-data/rbd-mirror-secret.yaml
diff --git a/test/addons/rbd-mirror/rbd-mirror.yaml b/test/addons/rbd-mirror/start-data/rbd-mirror.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from test/addons/rbd-mirror/rbd-mirror.yaml
rename to test/addons/rbd-mirror/start-data/rbd-mirror.yaml
diff --git a/test/addons/rbd-mirror/vgrc-sample.yaml b/test/addons/rbd-mirror/start-data/vgrc-sample.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from test/addons/rbd-mirror/vgrc-sample.yaml
rename to test/addons/rbd-mirror/start-data/vgrc-sample.yaml
diff --git a/test/addons/rbd-mirror/vrc-sample.yaml b/test/addons/rbd-mirror/start-data/vrc-sample.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from test/addons/rbd-mirror/vrc-sample.yaml
rename to test/addons/rbd-mirror/start-data/vrc-sample.yaml
diff --git a/test/addons/rbd-mirror/test b/test/addons/rbd-mirror/test
index 1a690f9a7..97d5732fd 100755
--- a/test/addons/rbd-mirror/test
+++ b/test/addons/rbd-mirror/test
@@ -55,12 +55,8 @@ def rbd_mirror_image_status(cluster, image):
 
 
 def test_volume_replication(primary, secondary):
-    print(f"Deploying pvc {PVC_NAME} in cluster '{primary}'")
-    kubectl.apply(
-        f"--filename={PVC_NAME}.yaml",
-        "--namespace=rook-ceph",
-        context=primary,
-    )
+    print(f"Deploying pvc {PVC_NAME} and vr vr-sample in cluster '{primary}'")
+    kubectl.apply("--kustomize=test-data", context=primary)
 
     print(f"Waiting until pvc {PVC_NAME} is bound in cluster '{primary}'")
     kubectl.wait(
@@ -71,13 +67,6 @@ def test_volume_replication(primary, secondary):
         context=primary,
     )
 
-    print(f"Deploying vr vr-sample in cluster '{primary}'")
-    kubectl.apply(
-        "--filename=vr-sample.yaml",
-        "--namespace=rook-ceph",
-        context=primary,
-    )
-
     print(f"Waiting until vr vr-sample is completed in cluster '{primary}'")
     kubectl.wait(
         "volumereplication/vr-sample",
@@ -139,19 +128,8 @@ def test_volume_replication(primary, secondary):
     image_status = rbd_mirror_image_status(primary, rbd_image)
     print(json.dumps(image_status, indent=2))
 
-    print(f"Deleting vr vr-sample in primary cluster '{primary}'")
-    kubectl.delete(
-        "volumereplication/vr-sample",
-        "--namespace=rook-ceph",
-        context=primary,
-    )
-
-    print(f"Deleting pvc {PVC_NAME} in primary cluster '{primary}'")
-    kubectl.delete(
-        f"pvc/{PVC_NAME}",
-        "--namespace=rook-ceph",
-        context=primary,
-    )
+    print(f"Deleting pvc {PVC_NAME} and vr vr-sample in primary cluster '{primary}'")
+    kubectl.delete("--kustomize=test-data", context=primary)
 
     print(f"Replication from cluster '{primary}' to cluster '{secondary}' succeeded")
 
diff --git a/test/addons/rbd-mirror/test-data/kustomization.yaml b/test/addons/rbd-mirror/test-data/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c20776d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/addons/rbd-mirror/test-data/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: The RamenDR authors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+---
+resources:
+- vr-sample.yaml
+- rbd-pvc.yaml
+
+namespace: rook-ceph
diff --git a/test/addons/rbd-mirror/rbd-pvc.yaml b/test/addons/rbd-mirror/test-data/rbd-pvc.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from test/addons/rbd-mirror/rbd-pvc.yaml
rename to test/addons/rbd-mirror/test-data/rbd-pvc.yaml
diff --git a/test/addons/rbd-mirror/vgr-sample.yaml b/test/addons/rbd-mirror/test-data/vgr-sample.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from test/addons/rbd-mirror/vgr-sample.yaml
rename to test/addons/rbd-mirror/test-data/vgr-sample.yaml
diff --git a/test/addons/rbd-mirror/vr-sample.yaml b/test/addons/rbd-mirror/test-data/vr-sample.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from test/addons/rbd-mirror/vr-sample.yaml
rename to test/addons/rbd-mirror/test-data/vr-sample.yaml