diff --git a/tests/e2e/dsc_creation_test.go b/tests/e2e/dsc_creation_test.go
index 64c6bb9d0e1..813ad228302 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/dsc_creation_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/dsc_creation_test.go
@@ -194,9 +194,7 @@ func (tc *testContext) testAllApplicationCreation(t *testing.T) error {
 		if tc.testDsc.Spec.Components.CodeFlare.ManagementState == operatorv1.Managed {
 			if err != nil {
 				// dependent operator error, as expected
-				if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "Please install the operator before enabling component") {
-					t.Logf("expected error: %v", err.Error())
-				} else {
+				{
 					require.NoError(t, err, "error validating application %v when enabled", tc.testDsc.Spec.Components.CodeFlare.GetComponentName())
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/tests/e2e/dsc_deletion_test.go b/tests/e2e/dsc_deletion_test.go
index eeb01024339..8a5a4aa0183 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/dsc_deletion_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/dsc_deletion_test.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (tc *testContext) testApplicationDeletion(component components.ComponentInt
 
 	if err := wait.PollUntilContextTimeout(tc.ctx, tc.resourceRetryInterval, tc.resourceCreationTimeout, false, func(ctx context.Context) (done bool, err error) {
 		appList, err := tc.kubeClient.AppsV1().Deployments(tc.applicationsNamespace).List(ctx, metav1.ListOptions{
-			LabelSelector: "app.kubernetes.io/part-of=" + component.GetComponentName(),
+			LabelSelector: "app.opendatahub.io/" + component.GetComponentName(),
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("error listing component deployments :%v. Trying again...", err)