diff --git a/internal/testing/e2e/gateway.go b/internal/testing/e2e/gateway.go
index e30489954..38ed2fed0 100644
--- a/internal/testing/e2e/gateway.go
+++ b/internal/testing/e2e/gateway.go
@@ -4,14 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"log"
 	"os"
-	"path"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
-	api "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apis/apiextensions/v1"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/envtest"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/e2e-framework/pkg/env"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/e2e-framework/pkg/envconf"
 
@@ -20,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul-api-gateway/internal/envoy"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul-api-gateway/internal/k8s"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul-api-gateway/internal/store/memory"
-	apigwv1alpha1 "github.com/hashicorp/consul-api-gateway/pkg/apis/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
 )
 
@@ -155,35 +149,3 @@ func DestroyTestGatewayServer(ctx context.Context, cfg *envconf.Config) (context
 	}
 	return ctx, nil
 }
-
-func InstallConsulAPIGatewayCRDs(ctx context.Context, cfg *envconf.Config) (context.Context, error) {
-	directory := path.Join("..", "..", "..", "config", "crd", "bases")
-	entries, err := os.ReadDir(directory)
-	crds := []*api.CustomResourceDefinition{}
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	for _, file := range entries {
-		if strings.HasPrefix(file.Name(), ".") {
-			continue
-		}
-		data, err := os.ReadFile(path.Join(directory, file.Name()))
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		fileCRDs, err := readCRDs(data)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		crds = append(crds, fileCRDs...)
-	}
-	if _, err := envtest.InstallCRDs(cfg.Client().RESTConfig(), envtest.CRDInstallOptions{
-		CRDs: crds,
-	}); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	apigwv1alpha1.RegisterTypes(scheme.Scheme)
-
-	return ctx, nil
-}
diff --git a/internal/testing/e2e/kubernetes.go b/internal/testing/e2e/kubernetes.go
index 13222c8d7..55c259c19 100644
--- a/internal/testing/e2e/kubernetes.go
+++ b/internal/testing/e2e/kubernetes.go
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"log"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 
 	"github.com/cenkalti/backoff"
+	consulapigw "github.com/hashicorp/consul-api-gateway/pkg/apis/v1alpha1"
 	core "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	rbac "k8s.io/api/rbac/v1"
 	api "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apis/apiextensions/v1"
@@ -29,35 +31,22 @@ type k8sTokenContext struct{}
 
 var k8sTokenContextKey = k8sTokenContext{}
 
-const gatewayCRDsStandard = "github.com/kubernetes-sigs/gateway-api/config/crd?ref=v0.5.0-rc1"
-const gatewayCRDsExperimental = "github.com/kubernetes-sigs/gateway-api/config/crd/experimental?ref=v0.5.0-rc1"
+func InstallCRDs(ctx context.Context, cfg *envconf.Config) (context.Context, error) {
+	log.Print("Installing CRDs")
 
-func installKustomizedCRDs(ctx context.Context, cfg *envconf.Config, path string) error {
-	log.Printf("Installing Gateway CRDs: %s", path)
-
-	crds, err := kubectlKustomizeCRDs(ctx, path)
+	dir := path.Join("..", "..", "..", "config", "crd")
+	crds, err := kubectlKustomizeCRDs(ctx, dir)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	if _, err := envtest.InstallCRDs(cfg.Client().RESTConfig(), envtest.CRDInstallOptions{
 		CRDs: crds,
 	}); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func InstallGatewayCRDs(ctx context.Context, cfg *envconf.Config) (context.Context, error) {
-	if err := installKustomizedCRDs(ctx, cfg, gatewayCRDsStandard); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	if err := installKustomizedCRDs(ctx, cfg, gatewayCRDsExperimental); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	// Register Gateway API v1beta1 types
 	scheme.Scheme.AddKnownTypes(
 		gwv1beta1.SchemeGroupVersion,
 		&gwv1beta1.GatewayClass{},
@@ -69,6 +58,7 @@ func InstallGatewayCRDs(ctx context.Context, cfg *envconf.Config) (context.Conte
 	)
 	meta.AddToGroupVersion(scheme.Scheme, gwv1beta1.SchemeGroupVersion)
 
+	// Register Gateway API v1alpha2 types
 	scheme.Scheme.AddKnownTypes(
 		gwv1alpha2.SchemeGroupVersion,
 		&gwv1alpha2.TCPRoute{},
@@ -78,6 +68,9 @@ func InstallGatewayCRDs(ctx context.Context, cfg *envconf.Config) (context.Conte
 	)
 	meta.AddToGroupVersion(scheme.Scheme, gwv1alpha2.SchemeGroupVersion)
 
+	// Register Consul API Gateway types
+	consulapigw.RegisterTypes(scheme.Scheme)
+
 	return ctx, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/testing/e2e/kustomize.go b/internal/testing/e2e/kustomize.go
index cf312eed0..c233531af 100644
--- a/internal/testing/e2e/kustomize.go
+++ b/internal/testing/e2e/kustomize.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	api "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apis/apiextensions/v1"
 )
 
+// TODO: switch this to krusty implementation after integration for conformance tests
 func kubectlKustomizeCRDs(ctx context.Context, url string) ([]*api.CustomResourceDefinition, error) {
 	var stdout, stderr bytes.Buffer
 	timeoutContext, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 10*time.Second)
diff --git a/internal/testing/e2e/stack.go b/internal/testing/e2e/stack.go
index 6ae7bfa3e..118361dc6 100644
--- a/internal/testing/e2e/stack.go
+++ b/internal/testing/e2e/stack.go
@@ -30,13 +30,12 @@ func SetUpStack(hostRoute string) env.Func {
 			CreateKindCluster(kindClusterName),
 			LoadKindDockerImage(kindClusterName),
 			envfuncs.CreateNamespace(namespace),
-			InstallGatewayCRDs,
+			InstallCRDs,
 			CreateServiceAccount(namespace, "consul-api-gateway", getBasePath()+"/config/rbac/role.yaml"),
 			CreateTestConsulContainer(kindClusterName, namespace),
 			CreateConsulACLPolicy,
 			CreateConsulAuthMethod(),
 			CreateConsulNamespace,
-			InstallConsulAPIGatewayCRDs,
 			CreateTestGatewayServer(namespace),
 		} {
 			ctx, err = f(ctx, cfg)