diff --git a/test/e2e/case20_delete_objects_test.go b/test/e2e/case20_delete_objects_test.go
index f68695ad..f823197f 100644
--- a/test/e2e/case20_delete_objects_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/case20_delete_objects_test.go
@@ -704,9 +704,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Object Should not be deleted", Ordered, func() {
 	)
 	BeforeEach(func() {
 		utils.Kubectl("apply", "-f", case20ChangeConfigYaml, "-n", testNamespace)
-		patch := `[{"op": "remove", "path": "/spec/pruneObjectBehavior"}]`
-		utils.Kubectl("patch", "configurationpolicy", configplcName, "-n", testNamespace,
-			"--type=json", "-p", patch)
 	})
 	cleanup := func() {
 		policies := []string{
diff --git a/test/resources/case20_delete_objects/case20_change_config_policy_not_prune.yaml b/test/resources/case20_delete_objects/case20_change_config_policy_not_prune.yaml
index 8887429f..4d595c53 100644
--- a/test/resources/case20_delete_objects/case20_change_config_policy_not_prune.yaml
+++ b/test/resources/case20_delete_objects/case20_change_config_policy_not_prune.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ metadata:
   namespace: managed
 spec:
   remediationAction: enforce
-  pruneObjectBehavior: DeleteAll
   object-templates:
     - complianceType: musthave
       objectDefinition: