diff --git a/test/e2e/create_cluster_test.go b/test/e2e/create_cluster_test.go
index 75b6daffa829..231542666067 100644
--- a/test/e2e/create_cluster_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/create_cluster_test.go
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ func TestCreateCluster(t *testing.T) {
 			e2eutil.EnsureKubeAPIServerAllowedCIDRs(t, ctx, mgtClient, guestConfig, hostedCluster)
 		}
 
-		e2eutil.EnsureGlobalPullSecret(t, ctx, mgtClient, hostedCluster, globalOpts.AdditionalPullSecretFile)
 		e2eutil.EnsureMetricsForwarderWorking(t, ctx, mgtClient, hostedCluster)
 
 		// Verify CPO override image if TEST_CPO_OVERRIDE=1 is set
diff --git a/test/e2e/v2/tests/hosted_cluster_pull_secret_test.go b/test/e2e/v2/tests/hosted_cluster_pull_secret_test.go
index 1601819b407b..f512826809da 100644
--- a/test/e2e/v2/tests/hosted_cluster_pull_secret_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/v2/tests/hosted_cluster_pull_secret_test.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func RegisterGlobalPullSecretTests(getTestCtx internal.TestContextGetter) {
 }
 
 func EnsureGlobalPullSecretTest(getTestCtx internal.TestContextGetter) {
-	When("an additional pull secret is created in the hosted cluster", func() {
+	When("an additional pull secret is created in the hosted cluster", Label("Informing"), func() {
 		It("should propagate it through the global pull secret pipeline and clean up on deletion", func() {
 			tc := getTestCtx()
 			if e2eutil.IsLessThan(e2eutil.Version419) {