diff --git a/test/e2e/cloud-provider-azure.go b/test/e2e/cloud-provider-azure.go
index a976a239d37..091cff38768 100644
--- a/test/e2e/cloud-provider-azure.go
+++ b/test/e2e/cloud-provider-azure.go
@@ -77,19 +77,15 @@ func InstallCNIAndCloudProviderAzureHelmChart(ctx context.Context, input cluster
 	}
 }
 
-// InstallAzureDiskCSIDriverHelmChart installs the official azure-disk CSI driver helm chart
-func InstallAzureDiskCSIDriverHelmChart(ctx context.Context, input clusterctl.ApplyCustomClusterTemplateAndWaitInput, hasWindows bool) {
-	specName := "azuredisk-csi-drivers-install"
-	By("Installing azure-disk CSI driver components via helm")
-	options := &HelmOptions{
-		Values: []string{"controller.replicas=1", "controller.runOnControlPlane=true"},
-	}
-	// TODO: make this always true once HostProcessContainers are on for all supported k8s versions.
-	if hasWindows {
-		options.Values = append(options.Values, "windows.useHostProcessContainers=true")
-	}
+// EnsureAzureDiskCSIDriverHelmChart installs the official azure-disk CSI driver helm chart
+func EnsureAzureDiskCSIDriverHelmChart(ctx context.Context, input clusterctl.ApplyCustomClusterTemplateAndWaitInput) {
+	specName := "ensure-azuredisk-csi-drivers"
+	By("Ensuring azure-disk CSI driver is installed via CAAPH")
+	// // TODO: make this always true once HostProcessContainers are on for all supported k8s versions.
+	// if hasWindows {
+	// 	options.Values = append(options.Values, "windows.useHostProcessContainers=true")
+	// }
 	clusterProxy := input.ClusterProxy.GetWorkloadCluster(ctx, input.Namespace, input.ClusterName)
-	InstallHelmChart(ctx, clusterProxy, kubesystem, azureDiskCSIDriverHelmRepoURL, azureDiskCSIDriverChartName, azureDiskCSIDriverHelmReleaseName, options, "")
 	By("Waiting for Ready csi-azuredisk-controller deployment pods")
 	for _, d := range []string{"csi-azuredisk-controller"} {
 		waitInput := GetWaitForDeploymentsAvailableInput(ctx, clusterProxy, d, kubesystem, specName)
diff --git a/test/e2e/common.go b/test/e2e/common.go
index 0e76aca8515..245645b6b59 100644
--- a/test/e2e/common.go
+++ b/test/e2e/common.go
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ func ensureControlPlaneInitialized(ctx context.Context, input clusterctl.ApplyCu
 		EnsureCNI(ctx, input, installHelmCharts, cluster.Spec.ClusterNetwork.Pods.CIDRBlocks, hasWindows)
 	}
 	controlPlane := discoveryAndWaitForControlPlaneInitialized(ctx, input, result)
-	InstallAzureDiskCSIDriverHelmChart(ctx, input, hasWindows)
+	EnsureAzureDiskCSIDriverHelmChart(ctx, input)
 	result.ControlPlane = controlPlane
 }