diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 108516a4c6..eb4a4b09c3 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1
 	kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/security/libcap/cap v1.2.70
-	sigs.k8s.io/hydrophone v0.6.1-0.20240611183045-ec6fa911eb8b
+	sigs.k8s.io/hydrophone v0.6.1-0.20240705095313-91065c9fe3a5
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0
 )
 
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.30.2 // indirect
-	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240521193020-835d969ad83a // indirect
+	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240703190633-0aa61b46e8c2 // indirect
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240502163921-fe8a2dddb1d0 // indirect
 	kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/security/libcap/psx v1.2.70 // indirect
 	rsc.io/qr v0.2.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index cc86a75510..8e41d28ad9 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1227,8 +1227,8 @@ k8s.io/cri-api v0.31.0-alpha.0.0.20240529224029-3a66d9d86654 h1:REcqRW1lajhGkr+R
 k8s.io/cri-api v0.31.0-alpha.0.0.20240529224029-3a66d9d86654/go.mod h1:8SzLKTnltnWXG9FMIL4SHWcAnnPGssi5viN/SMMMf4k=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 h1:n9Xl7H1Xvksem4KFG4PYbdQCQxqc/tTUyrgXaOhHSzk=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1/go.mod h1:3Jpz1GvMt720eyJH1ckRHK1EDfpxISzJ7I9OYgaDtPE=
-k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240521193020-835d969ad83a h1:zD1uj3Jf+mD4zmA7W+goE5TxDkI7OGJjBNBzq5fJtLA=
-k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240521193020-835d969ad83a/go.mod h1:UxDHUPsUwTOOxSU+oXURfFBcAS6JwiRXTYqYwfuGowc=
+k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240703190633-0aa61b46e8c2 h1:T5TEV4a+pEjc+j9Xui3MGGeoDLIN6uzZrx8NYotFMgQ=
+k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240703190633-0aa61b46e8c2/go.mod h1:UxDHUPsUwTOOxSU+oXURfFBcAS6JwiRXTYqYwfuGowc=
 k8s.io/kube-scheduler v0.30.2 h1:2uR6qVkAV4ySzAQws5XDTWu62mRCxwm2m9oS0EIhAQI=
 k8s.io/kube-scheduler v0.30.2/go.mod h1:ft17TR1cD7ZgLC5m3xkpvU4wK2X5ccbsg/b+a3HdR2Y=
 k8s.io/kubectl v0.30.2 h1:cgKNIvsOiufgcs4yjvgkK0+aPCfa8pUwzXdJtkbhsH8=
@@ -1248,8 +1248,8 @@ rsc.io/qr v0.2.0 h1:6vBLea5/NRMVTz8V66gipeLycZMl/+UlFmk8DvqQ6WY=
 rsc.io/qr v0.2.0/go.mod h1:IF+uZjkb9fqyeF/4tlBoynqmQxUoPfWEKh921coOuXs=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
-sigs.k8s.io/hydrophone v0.6.1-0.20240611183045-ec6fa911eb8b h1:LfLpWELAT27q8w8z1npuQmRSaD5L8rnK8d7Q7e/j0VM=
-sigs.k8s.io/hydrophone v0.6.1-0.20240611183045-ec6fa911eb8b/go.mod h1:T7UFPXu5+RM5lniW6dQWvgD1UEqPosFzvr0zRoZrbOU=
+sigs.k8s.io/hydrophone v0.6.1-0.20240705095313-91065c9fe3a5 h1:Fd61lc0AJDPXIl/15te670jVsHM2KF/HPQZXi1vycxw=
+sigs.k8s.io/hydrophone v0.6.1-0.20240705095313-91065c9fe3a5/go.mod h1:G+i45evb/pXdMUemC5oDipsebI3QGlz8vXDhdKfPUjE=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.13.5-0.20230601165947-6ce0bf390ce3 h1:XX3Ajgzov2RKUdc5jW3t5jwY7Bo7dcRm+tFxT+NfgY0=
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/hydrophone/hydrophone.go b/pkg/cluster/hydrophone/hydrophone.go
index 065e23770a..7d592f2726 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/hydrophone/hydrophone.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/hydrophone/hydrophone.go
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/blang/semver/v4"
 	yaml "gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
-	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/hydrophone/pkg/common"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/hydrophone/pkg/conformance"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/hydrophone/pkg/conformance/client"
@@ -127,44 +122,6 @@ func CertifiedConformance(ctx context.Context, cluster cluster.K8sProvider) erro
 	return Run(ctx, cluster, &options)
 }
 
-func ensureNamespaceDeleted(ctx context.Context, clientset *kubernetes.Clientset, namespace string, timeout time.Duration) error {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, timeout)
-	defer cancel()
-
-	watcher, err := clientset.CoreV1().Namespaces().Watch(ctx, metav1.ListOptions{
-		FieldSelector: fields.OneTermEqualSelector("metadata.name", namespace).String(),
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	defer watcher.Stop()
-
-	_, err = clientset.CoreV1().Namespaces().Get(ctx, namespace, metav1.GetOptions{})
-	if err != nil {
-		if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
-			return nil // already deleted
-		}
-
-		return err
-	}
-
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			return ctx.Err()
-		case event := <-watcher.ResultChan():
-			if event.Type == watch.Error {
-				return fmt.Errorf("error watching pod: %v", event.Object)
-			}
-
-			if event.Type == watch.Deleted {
-				return nil
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 // Run the e2e test against cluster with provided options.
 //
 //nolint:gocyclo
@@ -198,10 +155,6 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, cluster cluster.K8sProvider, options *Options) err
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to cleanup: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		if err := ensureNamespaceDeleted(ctx, clientset, config.Namespace, options.DeleteTimeout); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete namespace: %w", err)
-		}
-
 		return nil
 	}