diff --git a/test/extended/prometheus/prometheus.go b/test/extended/prometheus/prometheus.go
index 4867b063ac22..ed6a2c3b0184 100644
--- a/test/extended/prometheus/prometheus.go
+++ b/test/extended/prometheus/prometheus.go
@@ -232,8 +232,7 @@ var _ = g.Describe("[sig-instrumentation] Prometheus", func() {
 						targets.Expect(labels{"job": "kube-state-metrics"}, "up", "^https://.*/metrics$"),
 
 						// Cluster version operator
-						// TODO: should probably be https
-						targets.Expect(labels{"job": "cluster-version-operator"}, "up", "^http://.*/metrics$"),
+						targets.Expect(labels{"job": "cluster-version-operator"}, "up", "^https://.*/metrics$"),
 					)
 				}