diff --git a/test/integration/suite_test.go b/test/integration/suite_test.go
index 4eb39fa0876..fa9c39ba6da 100644
--- a/test/integration/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/suite_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kong/kubernetes-testing-framework/pkg/clusters/types/kind"
 	"github.com/kong/kubernetes-testing-framework/pkg/environments"
 	"github.com/kong/kubernetes-testing-framework/pkg/utils/kubernetes/generators"
-	"github.com/sethvargo/go-password/password"
 
 	testutils "github.com/kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller/test/utils"
 )
@@ -44,17 +43,10 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 		if licenseJSON == "" {
 			exitOnErr(fmt.Errorf(("KONG_LICENSE_DATA must be set for Enterprise tests")))
 		}
-		password, err := password.Generate(10, 5, 0, false, false)
-		if err != nil {
-			kongAdminPwd = KongTestPassword
-		} else {
-			kongAdminPwd = password
-		}
 		extraControllerArgs = append(extraControllerArgs, fmt.Sprintf("--kong-admin-token=%s", kongAdminPwd))
 		extraControllerArgs = append(extraControllerArgs, "--kong-workspace=notdefault")
-		fmt.Printf("INFO: using Kong admin password %s\n", kongAdminPwd)
 		kongbuilder = kongbuilder.WithProxyEnterpriseEnabled(licenseJSON).
-			WithProxyEnterpriseSuperAdminPassword(kongAdminPwd).
+			WithProxyEnterpriseSuperAdminPassword(kongTestPassword).
 			WithProxyAdminServiceTypeLoadBalancer()
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/integration/utils_test.go b/test/integration/utils_test.go
index 3d6971fd63b..28a75d51120 100644
--- a/test/integration/utils_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/utils_test.go
@@ -148,8 +148,9 @@ const (
 	// problems setting up the testing environment and/or cluster.
 	ExitCodeEnvSetupFailed = 104
 
-	// Kong Admin test password
-	KongTestPassword = "password"
+	// kongTestPassword is used as a password only within the context of transient integration test runs
+	// and is left static to help developers debug failures in those testing environments.
+	kongTestPassword = "password"
 )
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------