diff --git a/tests/integration/ceph_base_object_test.go b/tests/integration/ceph_base_object_test.go
index 6358935aa..79521d1ec 100644
--- a/tests/integration/ceph_base_object_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/ceph_base_object_test.go
@@ -238,8 +238,7 @@ func assertObjectStoreDeletion(t *testing.T, k8sh *utils.K8sHelper, namespace, s
 
 func createCephObjectUser(
 	s *suite.Suite, helper *clients.TestClient, k8sh *utils.K8sHelper,
-	namespace, storeName, userID string,
-	checkPhase, checkQuotaAndCaps bool) {
+	namespace, storeName, userID string, checkQuotaAndCaps bool) {
 
 	maxObjectInt, err := strconv.Atoi(maxObject)
 	assert.Nil(s.T(), err)
@@ -254,14 +253,13 @@ func createCephObjectUser(
 		time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
 	}
 
-	checkCephObjectUser(s, helper, k8sh, namespace, storeName, userID, checkPhase, checkQuotaAndCaps)
+	checkCephObjectUser(s, helper, k8sh, namespace, storeName, userID, checkQuotaAndCaps)
 }
 
 func checkCephObjectUser(
 	s *suite.Suite, helper *clients.TestClient, k8sh *utils.K8sHelper,
-	namespace, storeName, userID string,
-	checkPhase, checkQuotaAndCaps bool,
-) {
+	namespace, storeName, userID string, checkQuotaAndCaps bool) {
+
 	logger.Infof("checking object store \"%s/%s\" user %q", namespace, storeName, userID)
 	assert.True(s.T(), helper.ObjectUserClient.UserSecretExists(namespace, storeName, userID))
 
@@ -270,23 +268,9 @@ func checkCephObjectUser(
 	assert.Equal(s.T(), userID, userInfo.UserID)
 	assert.Equal(s.T(), userdisplayname, *userInfo.DisplayName)
 
-	if checkPhase {
-		// status.phase doesn't exist before Rook v1.6
-		phase, err := k8sh.GetResource("--namespace", namespace, "cephobjectstoreuser", userID, "--output", "jsonpath={.status.phase}")
-		assert.NoError(s.T(), err)
-		assert.Equal(s.T(), k8sutil.ReadyStatus, phase)
-	}
-	if checkQuotaAndCaps {
-		// following fields in CephObjectStoreUser CRD doesn't exist before Rook v1.7.3
-		maxObjectInt, err := strconv.Atoi(maxObject)
-		assert.Nil(s.T(), err)
-		maxSizeInt, err := strconv.Atoi(maxSize)
-		assert.Nil(s.T(), err)
-		assert.Equal(s.T(), maxBucket, userInfo.MaxBuckets)
-		assert.Equal(s.T(), int64(maxObjectInt), *userInfo.UserQuota.MaxObjects)
-		assert.Equal(s.T(), int64(maxSizeInt), *userInfo.UserQuota.MaxSize)
-		assert.Equal(s.T(), userCap, userInfo.Caps[0].Perm)
-	}
+	phase, err := k8sh.GetResource("--namespace", namespace, "cephobjectstoreuser", userID, "--output", "jsonpath={.status.phase}")
+	assert.NoError(s.T(), err)
+	assert.Equal(s.T(), k8sutil.ReadyStatus, phase)
 }
 
 func objectStoreCleanUp(s *suite.Suite, helper *clients.TestClient, k8sh *utils.K8sHelper, namespace, storeName string) {
diff --git a/tests/integration/ceph_object_test.go b/tests/integration/ceph_object_test.go
index db55cd39e..3763a3c1e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/ceph_object_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/ceph_object_test.go
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func testObjectStoreOperations(s *suite.Suite, helper *clients.TestClient, k8sh
 
 	logger.Infof("Testing Object Operations on %s", storeName)
 	t.Run("create CephObjectStoreUser", func(t *testing.T) {
-		createCephObjectUser(s, helper, k8sh, namespace, storeName, userid, true, true)
+		createCephObjectUser(s, helper, k8sh, namespace, storeName, userid, true)
 		i := 0
 		for i = 0; i < 4; i++ {
 			if helper.ObjectUserClient.UserSecretExists(namespace, storeName, userid) {
diff --git a/tests/integration/ceph_upgrade_test.go b/tests/integration/ceph_upgrade_test.go
index 04ee2b4bb..849ad06eb 100644
--- a/tests/integration/ceph_upgrade_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/ceph_upgrade_test.go
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func (s *UpgradeSuite) testUpgrade(useHelm bool, initialCephVersion v1.CephVersi
 	rbdFilesToRead = append(rbdFilesToRead, newFile)
 	cephfsFilesToRead = append(cephfsFilesToRead, newFile)
 
-	checkCephObjectUser(&s.Suite, s.helper, s.k8sh, s.namespace, installer.ObjectStoreName, objectUserID, true, false)
+	checkCephObjectUser(&s.Suite, s.helper, s.k8sh, s.namespace, installer.ObjectStoreName, objectUserID, false)
 
 	// should be Bound after upgrade to Rook master
 	// do not need retry b/c the OBC controller runs parallel to Rook-Ceph orchestration
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func (s *UpgradeSuite) testUpgrade(useHelm bool, initialCephVersion v1.CephVersi
 	s.verifyFilesAfterUpgrade(newFile, rbdFilesToRead, cephfsFilesToRead)
 	logger.Infof("Verified upgrade from reef to squid")
 
-	checkCephObjectUser(&s.Suite, s.helper, s.k8sh, s.namespace, installer.ObjectStoreName, objectUserID, true, false)
+	checkCephObjectUser(&s.Suite, s.helper, s.k8sh, s.namespace, installer.ObjectStoreName, objectUserID, false)
 }
 
 func (s *UpgradeSuite) TestUpgradeCephToReefDevel() {
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ func (s *UpgradeSuite) TestUpgradeCephToReefDevel() {
 	s.verifyFilesAfterUpgrade(newFile, rbdFilesToRead, cephfsFilesToRead)
 	logger.Infof("verified upgrade from reef stable to reef devel")
 
-	checkCephObjectUser(&s.Suite, s.helper, s.k8sh, s.namespace, installer.ObjectStoreName, objectUserID, true, false)
+	checkCephObjectUser(&s.Suite, s.helper, s.k8sh, s.namespace, installer.ObjectStoreName, objectUserID, false)
 }
 
 func (s *UpgradeSuite) TestUpgradeCephToSquidDevel() {
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func (s *UpgradeSuite) TestUpgradeCephToSquidDevel() {
 	s.verifyFilesAfterUpgrade(newFile, rbdFilesToRead, cephfsFilesToRead)
 	logger.Infof("verified upgrade from squid stable to squid devel")
 
-	checkCephObjectUser(&s.Suite, s.helper, s.k8sh, s.namespace, installer.ObjectStoreName, objectUserID, true, false)
+	checkCephObjectUser(&s.Suite, s.helper, s.k8sh, s.namespace, installer.ObjectStoreName, objectUserID, false)
 }
 
 func (s *UpgradeSuite) deployClusterforUpgrade(baseRookImage, objectUserID, preFilename string) (int, []string, []string) {
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ func (s *UpgradeSuite) deployClusterforUpgrade(baseRookImage, objectUserID, preF
 	}
 
 	logger.Infof("Initializing object user before the upgrade")
-	createCephObjectUser(&s.Suite, s.helper, s.k8sh, s.namespace, installer.ObjectStoreName, objectUserID, false, false)
+	createCephObjectUser(&s.Suite, s.helper, s.k8sh, s.namespace, installer.ObjectStoreName, objectUserID, false)
 
 	logger.Info("Initializing object bucket claim before the upgrade")
 	cobErr := s.helper.BucketClient.CreateBucketStorageClass(s.namespace, installer.ObjectStoreName, installer.ObjectStoreName, "Delete")