diff --git a/tests/e2e/creation_test.go b/tests/e2e/creation_test.go
index 3fbfe5f10d6..84e79ff2d57 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/creation_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/creation_test.go
@@ -3,24 +3,19 @@ package e2e_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"reflect"
-	"strings"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
 	operatorv1 "github.com/openshift/api/operator/v1"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	k8serr "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/util/retry"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
 	dscv1 "github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/apis/datasciencecluster/v1"
@@ -29,8 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/controllers/components/modelregistry"
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/cluster"
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/feature/serverless"
-
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
 
 func creationTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
@@ -86,15 +79,6 @@ func creationTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
 				require.NoError(t, err, "error validating ModelRegistry config")
 			})
 		}
-		// Trusted CA Bundle
-		t.Run("Validate trusted CA bundle when Managed", func(t *testing.T) {
-			err = testCtx.testTrustedCABundleWhenManaged(t)
-			require.NoError(t, err, "error validating trusted CA bundle")
-		})
-		t.Run("Validate trusted CA bundle when Removed", func(t *testing.T) {
-			err = testCtx.testTrustedCABundleWhenRemoved(t)
-			require.NoError(t, err, "error validating trusted CA bundle")
-		})
 	})
 }
 
@@ -135,16 +119,6 @@ func (tc *testContext) testDSCICreation() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (tc *testContext) WithT(t *testing.T) *WithT {
-	t.Helper()
-
-	g := NewWithT(t)
-	g.SetDefaultEventuallyTimeout(generalWaitTimeout)
-	g.SetDefaultEventuallyPollingInterval(1 * time.Second)
-
-	return g
-}
-
 func (tc *testContext) testDSCCreation(t *testing.T) error {
 	t.Helper()
 	// Create DataScienceCluster resource if not already created
@@ -379,65 +353,6 @@ func (tc *testContext) validateDSC() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (tc *testContext) testTrustedCABundleWhenManaged(t *testing.T) error {
-	t.Helper()
-	CAConfigMapName := "odh-trusted-ca-bundle"
-	CADataFieldName := "odh-ca-bundle.crt"
-
-	foundConfigMap := &corev1.ConfigMap{}
-	err := tc.customClient.Get(tc.ctx, client.ObjectKey{
-		Name:      CAConfigMapName,
-		Namespace: tc.testDSCI.Spec.ApplicationsNamespace,
-	}, foundConfigMap)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Config map not found, %w", err)
-	}
-
-	checkNewline := strings.HasSuffix(foundConfigMap.Data[CADataFieldName], "\n")
-
-	// When ManagementState is Managed the newline will be present at the end of configmap.
-	if checkNewline == false {
-		return errors.New("Newline not found at the end of configmap")
-	}
-
-	if strings.TrimSpace(foundConfigMap.Data[CADataFieldName]) != tc.testDSCI.Spec.TrustedCABundle.CustomCABundle {
-		return fmt.Errorf("odh-trusted-ca-bundle in config map does not match with DSCI's TrustedCABundle.CustomCABundle, needs update: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (tc *testContext) testTrustedCABundleWhenRemoved(t *testing.T) error {
-	t.Helper()
-	g := tc.WithT(t)
-	CAConfigMapName := "odh-trusted-ca-bundle"
-	err := retry.RetryOnConflict(retry.DefaultRetry, func() error {
-		// refresh the instance in case it was updated during the reconcile
-		err := tc.customClient.Get(tc.ctx, types.NamespacedName{Name: tc.testDSCI.Name}, tc.testDSCI)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error getting resource %w", err)
-		}
-
-		// Disable the TrustedCABundle
-		tc.testDSCI.Spec.TrustedCABundle.ManagementState = operatorv1.Removed
-
-		return tc.customClient.Update(tc.ctx, tc.testDSCI)
-	})
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error after retry %w", err)
-	}
-
-	foundConfigMap := &corev1.ConfigMap{}
-	g.Eventually(tc.customClient.Get).WithArguments(tc.ctx, client.ObjectKey{
-		Name:      CAConfigMapName,
-		Namespace: tc.testDSCI.Spec.ApplicationsNamespace,
-	}, foundConfigMap).Should(Succeed())
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (tc *testContext) testDefaultCertsAvailable() error {
 	// Get expected cert secrets
 	defaultIngressCtrl, err := cluster.FindAvailableIngressController(tc.ctx, tc.customClient)
diff --git a/tests/e2e/helper_test.go b/tests/e2e/helper_test.go
index 2fb523d0b47..358d737dd08 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/helper_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/helper_test.go
@@ -113,11 +113,7 @@ func setupDSCICR(name string) *dsciv1.DSCInitialization {
 			},
 			TrustedCABundle: &dsciv1.TrustedCABundleSpec{
 				ManagementState: operatorv1.Managed,
-				CustomCABundle: `-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
-      MIIFVjCCAz6gAwIBAgIUQ+NxE9izWRRdt86M/TX9b7wFjUUwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEL
-     ...
-      IrrVQJLuM7IjWcmOvFjai57QGfIvWcaMY1q6n6MLsLOaXLoRuBLpDLvPbmyAhykU
-      ------END ------`,
+				CustomCABundle:  "",
 			},
 			ServiceMesh: &infrav1.ServiceMeshSpec{
 				ControlPlane: infrav1.ControlPlaneSpec{