diff --git a/.github/workflows/upgrade.yaml b/.github/workflows/upgrade.yaml
index cb34c4657e0..1ced5875554 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upgrade.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upgrade.yaml
@@ -64,10 +64,6 @@ jobs:
           make e2e-build-load-image IMG=gatekeeper-e2e-helm:latest CRD_IMG=gatekeeper-crds:latest
           make e2e-helm-upgrade HELM_VERSION=${{ matrix.HELM_VERSION }}  HELM_REPO=gatekeeper-e2e-helm HELM_CRD_REPO=gatekeeper-crds HELM_RELEASE=latest
 
-      - name: Manually apply the CRDs.  Helm will not update CRDs.
-        run: |
-          kustomize build config/crd | kubectl apply -f -
-
       - name: Run e2e after upgrade
         run: |
           make test-e2e