diff --git a/terraform/eks/addon/gpu/main.tf b/terraform/eks/addon/gpu/main.tf
index 945339c2a..bd0549e55 100644
--- a/terraform/eks/addon/gpu/main.tf
+++ b/terraform/eks/addon/gpu/main.tf
@@ -127,4 +127,18 @@ resource "aws_eks_addon" "this" {
   addon_version = var.addon_version
 }
 
+resource "null_resource" "validator" {
+  depends_on = [
+    aws_eks_node_group.this,
+    aws_eks_addon.this,
+    null_resource.kubectl
+  ]
+
+  provisioner "local-exec" {
+    command = <<EOT
+      kubectl apply -f ./gpuBurner.yaml
+      kubectl create -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NVIDIA/k8s-device-plugin/v0.15.0/deployments/static/nvidia-device-plugin.yml
+    EOT
+  }
+}
 
diff --git a/terraform/eks/addon/gpu/variables.tf b/terraform/eks/addon/gpu/variables.tf
index b143fbbcf..0cfaa51a9 100644
--- a/terraform/eks/addon/gpu/variables.tf
+++ b/terraform/eks/addon/gpu/variables.tf
@@ -29,20 +29,7 @@ variable "cwagent_image_repo" {
   type    = string
   default = "public.ecr.aws/cloudwatch-agent/cloudwatch-agent"
 }
-variable "aws_ecr_private_registry" {
-  description = "The AWS ECR private registry"
-  type        = string
-}
-
-variable "ecr_integration_test_repo" {
-  description = "The ECR integration test repository"
-  type        = string
-}
 
-variable "github_sha" {
-  description = "The GitHub SHA"
-  type        = string
-}
 
 variable "cwagent_image_tag" {
   type    = string