diff --git a/components/operator/hack/ci/Makefile b/components/operator/hack/ci/Makefile
index 394843afe..e2af7da96 100644
--- a/components/operator/hack/ci/Makefile
+++ b/components/operator/hack/ci/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ OPERATOR_ROOT = ../..
 PROJECT_ROOT = $(OPERATOR_ROOT)/../..
 PROJECT_COMMON = $(OPERATOR_ROOT)/hack/common
 include ${PROJECT_ROOT}/hack/tools/help.Makefile
+include ${PROJECT_ROOT}/hack/tools/gardener.Makefile
 
 ##@ Tests
 
@@ -47,26 +48,6 @@ install-latest-serverless:
 	kubectl apply -f https://github.com/kyma-project/serverless-manager/releases/latest/download/default-serverless-cr.yaml -n kyma-system
 	@make -C ${PROJECT_COMMON} verify-serverless
 
-##@ Gardener
-
-HIBERNATION_HOUR=$(shell echo $$(( ( $(shell date +%H | sed s/^0//g) + 5 ) % 24 )))
-GIT_COMMIT_SHA=$(shell git rev-parse --short=8 HEAD)
-ifneq (,$(GARDENER_SA_PATH))
-GARDENER_K8S_VERSION=$(shell kubectl --kubeconfig=${GARDENER_SA_PATH} get cloudprofiles.core.gardener.cloud ${GARDENER_INFRASTRUCTURE} -o=jsonpath='{.spec.kubernetes.versions[0].version}')
-else
-GARDENER_K8S_VERSION=1.27.4
-endif
-
-.PHONY: provision-gardener
-provision-gardener: kyma ## Provision gardener cluster with latest k8s version
-	${KYMA} provision gardener ${GARDENER_INFRASTRUCTURE} -c ${GARDENER_SA_PATH} -n test-${GIT_COMMIT_SHA} -p ${GARDENER_PROJECT} -s ${GARDENER_SECRET_NAME} -k ${GARDENER_K8S_VERSION}\
-		--hibernation-start="00 ${HIBERNATION_HOUR} * * ?"
-
-.PHONY: deprovision-gardener
-deprovision-gardener: kyma ## Deprovision gardener cluster
-	kubectl --kubeconfig=${GARDENER_SA_PATH} annotate shoot test-${GIT_COMMIT_SHA} confirmation.gardener.cloud/deletion=true
-	kubectl --kubeconfig=${GARDENER_SA_PATH} delete shoot test-${GIT_COMMIT_SHA} --wait=false
-
 .PHONY: run
 run:
 	@make -C ${PROJECT_COMMON} run
diff --git a/hack/tools/gardener.Makefile b/hack/tools/gardener.Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..97f4235c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/tools/gardener.Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+ifndef PROJECT_ROOT
+$(error PROJECT_ROOT is undefined)
+endif
+
+include ${PROJECT_ROOT}/hack/tools/Makefile
+
+##@ Gardener
+
+HIBERNATION_HOUR=$(shell echo $$(( ( $(shell date +%H | sed s/^0//g) + 5 ) % 24 )))
+GIT_COMMIT_SHA=$(shell git rev-parse --short=8 HEAD)
+ifneq (,$(GARDENER_SA_PATH))
+GARDENER_K8S_VERSION=$(shell kubectl --kubeconfig=${GARDENER_SA_PATH} get cloudprofiles.core.gardener.cloud ${GARDENER_INFRASTRUCTURE} -o=jsonpath='{.spec.kubernetes.versions[0].version}')
+else
+GARDENER_K8S_VERSION=1.27.4
+endif
+
+.PHONY: provision-gardener
+provision-gardener: kyma ## Provision gardener cluster with latest k8s version
+	${KYMA} provision gardener ${GARDENER_INFRASTRUCTURE} -c ${GARDENER_SA_PATH} -n test-${GIT_COMMIT_SHA} -p ${GARDENER_PROJECT} -s ${GARDENER_SECRET_NAME} -k ${GARDENER_K8S_VERSION}\
+		--hibernation-start="00 ${HIBERNATION_HOUR} * * ?"
+
+.PHONY: deprovision-gardener
+deprovision-gardener: kyma ## Deprovision gardener cluster
+	kubectl --kubeconfig=${GARDENER_SA_PATH} annotate shoot test-${GIT_COMMIT_SHA} confirmation.gardener.cloud/deletion=true
+	kubectl --kubeconfig=${GARDENER_SA_PATH} delete shoot test-${GIT_COMMIT_SHA} --wait=false