diff --git a/test/bats/helpers.bash b/test/bats/helpers.bash
index 9f94907ba4f..e2acb9e1205 100644
--- a/test/bats/helpers.bash
+++ b/test/bats/helpers.bash
@@ -73,21 +73,6 @@ wait_for_process() {
   return 1
 }
 
-wait_for_error() {
-  wait_time="$1"
-  sleep_time="$2"
-  cmd="$3"
-  while [ "$wait_time" -gt 0 ]; do
-    if eval "$cmd"; then
-      sleep "$sleep_time"
-      wait_time=$((wait_time - sleep_time))
-    else
-      return 0
-    fi
-  done
-  return 1
-}
-
 get_ca_cert() {
   destination="$1"
   if [ $(kubectl get secret -n ${GATEKEEPER_NAMESPACE} gatekeeper-webhook-server-cert -o jsonpath='{.data.ca\.crt}' | wc -w) -eq 0 ]; then
diff --git a/test/bats/test.bats b/test/bats/test.bats
index ed5f388b8ee..e000324703c 100644
--- a/test/bats/test.bats
+++ b/test/bats/test.bats
@@ -97,10 +97,6 @@ teardown_file() {
     kubectl delete --ignore-not-found -f ${BATS_TESTS_DIR}/constraints/all_ns_must_have_label_provided_vapbinding_scoped.yaml
 
     wait_for_process ${WAIT_TIME} ${SLEEP_TIME} "kubectl delete --ignore-not-found -f ${BATS_TESTS_DIR}/templates/k8srequiredlabels_template_vap.yaml"
-    wait_for_error ${WAIT_TIME} ${SLEEP_TIME} "kubectl get ValidatingAdmissionPolicyBinding all-must-have-label-scoped"
-    wait_for_error ${WAIT_TIME} ${SLEEP_TIME} "kubectl get ValidatingAdmissionPolicyBinding all-must-have-label"
-    wait_for_error ${WAIT_TIME} ${SLEEP_TIME} "kubectl get ValidatingAdmissionPolicyBinding gatekeeper-all-must-have-label-scoped"
-    wait_for_error ${WAIT_TIME} ${SLEEP_TIME} "kubectl get ValidatingAdmissionPolicyBinding gatekeeper-all-must-have-label"
   fi
 }