diff --git a/ci-operator/templates/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml b/ci-operator/templates/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml
index 898b69f090c7f..d1593b8869343 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ objects:
 
         # wait for the router namespace
         FOUND_KUBECONFIG=
-        API_UP=
-        ROUTER_NAMESPACE=
         while true; do
           if [[ -f /tmp/shared/exit ]]; then
             echo "Another process exited" 2>&1
@@ -122,34 +120,11 @@ objects:
             echo "Waiting for API at $(oc whoami --show-server) to respond ..."
             sleep 15 & wait
             continue
-          elif [[ -z "${API_UP}" ]]; then
-            echo "API at $(oc whoami --show-server) has responded"
-            API_UP=1
-          fi
-          if [[ -z "${ROUTER_NAMESPACE}" ]]; then
-            # check multiple namespaces while we are transitioning to the new locations
-            if oc get deploy/router -n tectonic-ingress 2>/dev/null; then
-              ROUTER_NAMESPACE=tectonic-ingress
-            elif oc get deploy/router -n openshift-ingress 2>/dev/null; then
-              ROUTER_NAMESPACE=openshift-ingress
-            elif oc get deploy/router -n default 2>/dev/null; then
-              ROUTER_NAMESPACE=default
-            else
-              echo "Waiting for router to be created ..."
-              sleep 15 & wait
-              continue
-            fi
-            echo "Found router in ${ROUTER_NAMESPACE}"
           fi
+          echo "API at $(oc whoami --show-server) has responded"
           break
         done
 
-        if ! oc wait deploy/router -n "${ROUTER_NAMESPACE}" --for condition=available --timeout=20m; then
-          echo "Installation failed"
-          cp $KUBECONFIG /tmp/admin.kubeconfig
-          exit 1
-        fi
-
         # set up cloud-provider-specific env vars
         if [[ "${CLUSTER_TYPE}" == "gcp" ]]; then
           export GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS="/tmp/cluster/gce.json"