diff --git a/test/e2e/quick_start_test.go b/test/e2e/quick_start_test.go
index bc0a545d6a55..077f737c6594 100644
--- a/test/e2e/quick_start_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/quick_start_test.go
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ var _ = Describe("When following the Cluster API quick-start", func() {
 					framework.KubeadmControlPlaneOwnerReferenceAssertions,
 					framework.KubernetesReferenceAssertions,
 				)
+				// This check ensures that finalizers are resilient - i.e. correctly re-reconciled - when removed.
+				framework.ValidateFinalizersResilience(ctx, proxy, namespace, clusterName,
+					framework.CoreFinalizersAssertion,
+					framework.KubeadmControlPlaneFinalizersAssertion,
+					framework.ExpFinalizersAssertion,
+					framework.DockerInfraFinalizersAssertion,
+				)
 			},
 		}
 	})
@@ -90,6 +97,13 @@ var _ = Describe("When following the Cluster API quick-start with ClusterClass [
 					framework.KubeadmControlPlaneOwnerReferenceAssertions,
 					framework.KubernetesReferenceAssertions,
 				)
+				// This check ensures that finalizers are resilient - i.e. correctly re-reconciled - when removed.
+				framework.ValidateFinalizersResilience(ctx, proxy, namespace, clusterName,
+					framework.CoreFinalizersAssertion,
+					framework.KubeadmControlPlaneFinalizersAssertion,
+					framework.ExpFinalizersAssertion,
+					framework.DockerInfraFinalizersAssertion,
+				)
 			},
 		}
 	})
@@ -175,48 +189,3 @@ var _ = Describe("When following the Cluster API quick-start with dualstack and
 		}
 	})
 })
-
-var _ = Describe("When following the Cluster API quick-start check finalizers resilience after deletion", func() {
-	QuickStartSpec(ctx, func() QuickStartSpecInput {
-		return QuickStartSpecInput{
-			E2EConfig:              e2eConfig,
-			ClusterctlConfigPath:   clusterctlConfigPath,
-			BootstrapClusterProxy:  bootstrapClusterProxy,
-			ArtifactFolder:         artifactFolder,
-			SkipCleanup:            skipCleanup,
-			InfrastructureProvider: ptr.To("docker"),
-			PostMachinesProvisioned: func(proxy framework.ClusterProxy, namespace, clusterName string) {
-				// This check ensures that finalizers are resilient - i.e. correctly re-reconciled - when removed.
-				framework.ValidateFinalizersResilience(ctx, proxy, namespace, clusterName,
-					framework.CoreFinalizersAssertion,
-					framework.KubeadmControlPlaneFinalizersAssertion,
-					framework.ExpFinalizersAssertion,
-					framework.DockerInfraFinalizersAssertion,
-				)
-			},
-		}
-	})
-})
-
-var _ = Describe("When following the Cluster API quick-start with ClusterClass check finalizers resilience after deletion [ClusterClass]", func() {
-	QuickStartSpec(ctx, func() QuickStartSpecInput {
-		return QuickStartSpecInput{
-			E2EConfig:              e2eConfig,
-			ClusterctlConfigPath:   clusterctlConfigPath,
-			BootstrapClusterProxy:  bootstrapClusterProxy,
-			ArtifactFolder:         artifactFolder,
-			SkipCleanup:            skipCleanup,
-			Flavor:                 ptr.To("topology"),
-			InfrastructureProvider: ptr.To("docker"),
-			PostMachinesProvisioned: func(proxy framework.ClusterProxy, namespace, clusterName string) {
-				// This check ensures that finalizers are resilient - i.e. correctly re-reconciled - when removed.
-				framework.ValidateFinalizersResilience(ctx, proxy, namespace, clusterName,
-					framework.CoreFinalizersAssertion,
-					framework.KubeadmControlPlaneFinalizersAssertion,
-					framework.ExpFinalizersAssertion,
-					framework.DockerInfraFinalizersAssertion,
-				)
-			},
-		}
-	})
-})