diff --git a/test/e2e/reconciler/cache/replication_test.go b/test/e2e/reconciler/cache/replication_test.go
index 046ef871259..9ebe3319053 100644
--- a/test/e2e/reconciler/cache/replication_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/reconciler/cache/replication_test.go
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ var scenarios = []testScenario{
 	{"TestReplicateAPIResourceSchemaNegative", replicateAPIResourceSchemaNegativeScenario},
 	{"TestReplicateWorkspaceType", replicateWorkspaceTypeScenario},
 	{"TestReplicateWorkspaceTypeNegative", replicateWorkspaceTypeNegativeScenario},
-	{"TestReplicateWorkloadsClusterRole", replicateWorkloadsClusterRoleScenario},
-	{"TestReplicateWorkloadsClusterRoleNegative", replicateWorkloadsClusterRoleNegativeScenario},
-	{"TestReplicateWorkloadsClusterRoleBinding", replicateWorkloadsClusterRoleBindingScenario},
-	{"TestReplicateWorkloadsClusterRoleBindingNegative", replicateWorkloadsClusterRoleBindingNegativeScenario},
 }
 
 // disruptiveScenarios contains a list of scenarios that will be run in a private environment
@@ -746,181 +742,3 @@ func createCacheClientConfigForEnvironment(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, kc
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	return cacheServerRestConfig
 }
-
-// replicateWorkloadsClusterRoleScenario tests if a ClusterRole related to workloads API is propagated to the cache server.
-// The test exercises creation, modification and removal of the ClusterRole object.
-func replicateWorkloadsClusterRoleScenario(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, server framework.RunningServer, kcpShardClusterDynamicClient kcpdynamic.ClusterInterface, cacheKcpClusterDynamicClient kcpdynamic.ClusterInterface) {
-	t.Helper()
-	replicateResource(ctx,
-		t,
-		server,
-		kcpShardClusterDynamicClient,
-		cacheKcpClusterDynamicClient,
-		"",
-		"ClusterRole",
-		rbacv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("clusterroles"),
-		&rbacv1.ClusterRole{
-			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-				Name: withPseudoRandomSuffix("syncer"),
-			},
-			Rules: []rbacv1.PolicyRule{
-				{
-					Verbs:         []string{"sync"},
-					APIGroups:     []string{"workload.kcp.io"},
-					Resources:     []string{"synctargets"},
-					ResourceNames: []string{"asynctarget"},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-		nil,
-	)
-}
-
-// replicateWorkloadsClusterRoleNegativeScenario checks if modified or even deleted cached ClusterRole (related to workloads API) will be reconciled to match the original object.
-func replicateWorkloadsClusterRoleNegativeScenario(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, server framework.RunningServer, kcpShardClusterDynamicClient kcpdynamic.ClusterInterface, cacheKcpClusterDynamicClient kcpdynamic.ClusterInterface) {
-	t.Helper()
-	replicateResourceNegative(
-		ctx,
-		t,
-		server,
-		kcpShardClusterDynamicClient,
-		cacheKcpClusterDynamicClient,
-		"",
-		"ClusterRole",
-		rbacv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("clusterroles"),
-		&rbacv1.ClusterRole{
-			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-				Name: withPseudoRandomSuffix("syncer"),
-			},
-			Rules: []rbacv1.PolicyRule{
-				{
-					Verbs:         []string{"sync"},
-					APIGroups:     []string{"workload.kcp.io"},
-					Resources:     []string{"synctargets"},
-					ResourceNames: []string{"asynctarget"},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-		nil,
-	)
-}
-
-// replicateWorkloadsClusterRoleBindingScenario tests if a ClusterRoleBinding related to workloads API is propagated to the cache server.
-// The test exercises creation, modification and removal of the ClusterRoleBinding object.
-func replicateWorkloadsClusterRoleBindingScenario(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, server framework.RunningServer, kcpShardClusterDynamicClient kcpdynamic.ClusterInterface, cacheKcpClusterDynamicClient kcpdynamic.ClusterInterface) {
-	t.Helper()
-
-	clusterRole := &rbacv1.ClusterRole{
-		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			Name: withPseudoRandomSuffix("syncer"),
-		},
-		Rules: []rbacv1.PolicyRule{
-			{
-				Verbs:         []string{"sync"},
-				APIGroups:     []string{"workload.kcp.io"},
-				Resources:     []string{"synctargets"},
-				ResourceNames: []string{"asynctarget"},
-			},
-		},
-	}
-
-	orgPath, _ := framework.NewOrganizationFixture(t, server)
-	_, ws := framework.NewWorkspaceFixture(t, server, orgPath, framework.WithRootShard())
-	clusterName := logicalcluster.Name(ws.Spec.Cluster)
-
-	t.Logf("Create additional ClusterRole %s on the root shard for replication", clusterRole.Name)
-	clusterRoleGVR := rbacv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("clusterroles")
-	clusterRoleUnstr, err := toUnstructured(clusterRole, "ClusterRole", clusterRoleGVR)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	_, err = kcpShardClusterDynamicClient.Resource(clusterRoleGVR).Cluster(clusterName.Path()).Create(ctx, clusterRoleUnstr, metav1.CreateOptions{})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	replicateResource(ctx,
-		t,
-		server,
-		kcpShardClusterDynamicClient,
-		cacheKcpClusterDynamicClient,
-		clusterName,
-		"ClusterRoleBinding",
-		rbacv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("clusterrolebindings"),
-		&rbacv1.ClusterRoleBinding{
-			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-				Name: withPseudoRandomSuffix("syncer"),
-			},
-			RoleRef: rbacv1.RoleRef{
-				APIGroup: rbacv1.SchemeGroupVersion.Group,
-				Kind:     "ClusterRole",
-				Name:     clusterRole.Name,
-			},
-			Subjects: []rbacv1.Subject{
-				{
-					Kind:      "ServiceAccount",
-					APIGroup:  "",
-					Name:      "kcp-syncer-0000",
-					Namespace: "kcp-syncer-namespace",
-				},
-			},
-		},
-		nil,
-	)
-}
-
-// replicateWorkloadsClusterRoleNegativeScenario checks if modified or even deleted cached ClusterRole (related to workloads API) will be reconciled to match the original object.
-func replicateWorkloadsClusterRoleBindingNegativeScenario(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, server framework.RunningServer, kcpShardClusterDynamicClient kcpdynamic.ClusterInterface, cacheKcpClusterDynamicClient kcpdynamic.ClusterInterface) {
-	t.Helper()
-
-	clusterRole := &rbacv1.ClusterRole{
-		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			Name: withPseudoRandomSuffix("syncer"),
-		},
-		Rules: []rbacv1.PolicyRule{
-			{
-				Verbs:         []string{"sync"},
-				APIGroups:     []string{"workload.kcp.io"},
-				Resources:     []string{"synctargets"},
-				ResourceNames: []string{"asynctarget"},
-			},
-		},
-	}
-
-	orgPath, _ := framework.NewOrganizationFixture(t, server)
-	_, ws := framework.NewWorkspaceFixture(t, server, orgPath, framework.WithRootShard())
-	clusterName := logicalcluster.Name(ws.Spec.Cluster)
-
-	t.Logf("Create additional ClusterRole %s on the root shard for replication", clusterRole.Name)
-	clusterRoleGVR := rbacv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("clusterroles")
-	clusterRoleUnstr, err := toUnstructured(clusterRole, "ClusterRole", clusterRoleGVR)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	_, err = kcpShardClusterDynamicClient.Resource(clusterRoleGVR).Cluster(clusterName.Path()).Create(ctx, clusterRoleUnstr, metav1.CreateOptions{})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	replicateResourceNegative(
-		ctx,
-		t,
-		server,
-		kcpShardClusterDynamicClient,
-		cacheKcpClusterDynamicClient,
-		clusterName,
-		"ClusterRoleBinding",
-		rbacv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("clusterrolebindings"),
-		&rbacv1.ClusterRoleBinding{
-			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-				Name: withPseudoRandomSuffix("syncer"),
-			},
-			RoleRef: rbacv1.RoleRef{
-				APIGroup: rbacv1.SchemeGroupVersion.Group,
-				Kind:     "ClusterRole",
-				Name:     clusterRole.Name,
-			},
-			Subjects: []rbacv1.Subject{
-				{
-					Kind:      "ServiceAccount",
-					APIGroup:  "",
-					Name:      "kcp-syncer-0000",
-					Namespace: "kcp-syncer-namespace",
-				},
-			},
-		},
-		nil,
-	)
-}