diff --git a/tests/framework/installer/ceph_settings.go b/tests/framework/installer/ceph_settings.go
index 5383f557b..e49a75e46 100644
--- a/tests/framework/installer/ceph_settings.go
+++ b/tests/framework/installer/ceph_settings.go
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ type TestCephSettings struct {
 	RookVersion                 string
 	CephVersion                 cephv1.CephVersionSpec
 	KubernetesVersion           string
-	EnableCsiOperator           bool
 	ClusterConcurrency          int
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/ceph_helm_test.go b/tests/integration/ceph_helm_test.go
index 360368fec..8727d062b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/ceph_helm_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/ceph_helm_test.go
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ func (h *HelmSuite) SetupSuite() {
 		ConnectionsEncrypted: true,
 		RookVersion:          installer.LocalBuildTag,
 		CephVersion:          installer.SquidVersion,
-		EnableCsiOperator:    true,
 	}
 	h.settings.ApplyEnvVars()
 	h.installer, h.k8shelper = StartTestCluster(h.T, h.settings)
diff --git a/tests/integration/ceph_smoke_test.go b/tests/integration/ceph_smoke_test.go
index 130466166..5f4f351bf 100644
--- a/tests/integration/ceph_smoke_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/ceph_smoke_test.go
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ func (s *SmokeSuite) SetupSuite() {
 		ChangeHostName:          true,
 		RookVersion:             installer.LocalBuildTag,
 		CephVersion:             installer.ReturnCephVersion(),
-		EnableCsiOperator:       true,
 	}
 	s.settings.ApplyEnvVars()
 	s.installer, s.k8sh = StartTestCluster(s.T, s.settings)
diff --git a/tests/integration/ceph_upgrade_test.go b/tests/integration/ceph_upgrade_test.go
index 0ea167847..af6ed8d91 100644
--- a/tests/integration/ceph_upgrade_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/ceph_upgrade_test.go
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ func (s *UpgradeSuite) baseSetup(useHelm bool, initialRookVersion string, initia
 		SkipClusterCleanup:          true,
 		RookVersion:                 initialRookVersion,
 		CephVersion:                 initialCephVersion,
-		EnableCsiOperator:           true,
 	}
 
 	s.installer, s.k8sh = StartTestCluster(s.T, s.settings)