diff --git a/test/e2e/steps/hooks.go b/test/e2e/steps/hooks.go
index ef56b99a6..159cc7d5b 100644
--- a/test/e2e/steps/hooks.go
+++ b/test/e2e/steps/hooks.go
@@ -268,9 +268,6 @@ func ScenarioCleanup(ctx context.Context, _ *godog.Scenario, err error) (context
 	}
 
 	forDeletion := sc.addedResources
-	if sc.clusterObjectSetName != "" && featureGates[features.BoxcutterRuntime] {
-		forDeletion = append(forDeletion, resource{name: sc.clusterObjectSetName, kind: "clusterobjectset"})
-	}
 	for _, catalogName := range sc.catalogs {
 		forDeletion = append(forDeletion, resource{name: catalogName, kind: "clustercatalog"})
 	}
diff --git a/test/e2e/steps/steps.go b/test/e2e/steps/steps.go
index 52aed3a5e..a0145b8ba 100644
--- a/test/e2e/steps/steps.go
+++ b/test/e2e/steps/steps.go
@@ -476,6 +476,7 @@ func ResourceIsApplied(ctx context.Context, yamlTemplate *godog.DocString) error
 		sc.addedResources = append(sc.addedResources, resource{name: res.GetName(), kind: "clusterextension"})
 	} else if res.GetKind() == "ClusterObjectSet" {
 		sc.clusterObjectSetName = res.GetName()
+		sc.addedResources = append(sc.addedResources, resource{name: res.GetName(), kind: "clusterobjectset"})
 	} else {
 		namespace := res.GetNamespace()
 		if namespace == "" {