diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 794ea8cdc1..f45876f24d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -274,7 +274,8 @@ install-controller-kind: install-apis
 
 .PHONY: install-strategies
 install-strategies: install-apis
-	kubectl apply -R -f samples/v1beta1/buildstrategy/
+	[ -n "${TEST_NAMESPACE}" ] && ADDITIONAL_PARAMS="-n ${TEST_NAMESPACE}"; \
+	kubectl apply $$ADDITIONAL_PARAMS -R -f samples/v1beta1/buildstrategy/
 
 .PHONY: local
 local: install-strategies
diff --git a/test/e2e/v1alpha1/e2e_test.go b/test/e2e/v1alpha1/e2e_test.go
index f1d165384a..2b325ac075 100644
--- a/test/e2e/v1alpha1/e2e_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/v1alpha1/e2e_test.go
@@ -140,17 +140,10 @@ var _ = Describe("For a Kubernetes cluster with Tekton and build installed", fun
 	})
 
 	Context("when a heroku Buildpacks build is defined using a namespaced strategy", func() {
-		var buildStrategy *buildv1alpha1.BuildStrategy
 
 		BeforeEach(func() {
 			testID = generateTestID("buildpacks-v3-heroku-namespaced")
 
-			buildStrategy, err = buildStrategyTestData(testBuild.Namespace, "samples/v1alpha1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3-heroku_namespaced_cr.yaml")
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
-			err = testBuild.CreateBuildStrategy(buildStrategy)
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
 			// create the build definition
 			build = createBuild(
 				testBuild,
@@ -169,7 +162,6 @@ var _ = Describe("For a Kubernetes cluster with Tekton and build installed", fun
 		})
 
 		AfterEach(func() {
-			err = testBuild.DeleteBuildStrategy(buildStrategy.Name)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 		})
 	})
@@ -198,17 +190,10 @@ var _ = Describe("For a Kubernetes cluster with Tekton and build installed", fun
 	})
 
 	Context("when a Buildpacks v3 build is defined using a namespaced strategy", func() {
-		var buildStrategy *buildv1alpha1.BuildStrategy
 
 		BeforeEach(func() {
 			testID = generateTestID("buildpacks-v3-namespaced")
 
-			buildStrategy, err = buildStrategyTestData(testBuild.Namespace, "samples/v1alpha1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3_namespaced_cr.yaml")
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
-			err = testBuild.CreateBuildStrategy(buildStrategy)
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
 			// create the build definition
 			build = createBuild(
 				testBuild,
@@ -226,7 +211,6 @@ var _ = Describe("For a Kubernetes cluster with Tekton and build installed", fun
 		})
 
 		AfterEach(func() {
-			err = testBuild.DeleteBuildStrategy(buildStrategy.Name)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 		})
 	})
diff --git a/test/e2e/v1alpha1/validators_test.go b/test/e2e/v1alpha1/validators_test.go
index 4ec185782b..db433ddb14 100644
--- a/test/e2e/v1alpha1/validators_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/v1alpha1/validators_test.go
@@ -292,19 +292,6 @@ func readAndDecode(filePath string) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	return obj, err
 }
 
-// buildStrategyTestData gets the us the BuildStrategy test data set up
-func buildStrategyTestData(ns string, buildStrategyCRPath string) (*buildv1alpha1.BuildStrategy, error) {
-	obj, err := readAndDecode(buildStrategyCRPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	buildStrategy := obj.(*buildv1alpha1.BuildStrategy)
-	buildStrategy.SetNamespace(ns)
-
-	return buildStrategy, err
-}
-
 func buildTestData(namespace string, identifier string, filePath string) (*buildv1alpha1.Build, error) {
 	obj, err := readAndDecode(filePath)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/test/e2e/v1beta1/e2e_test.go b/test/e2e/v1beta1/e2e_test.go
index 573eca1494..4edb4d61c6 100644
--- a/test/e2e/v1beta1/e2e_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/v1beta1/e2e_test.go
@@ -144,12 +144,6 @@ var _ = Describe("For a Kubernetes cluster with Tekton and build installed", fun
 		BeforeEach(func() {
 			testID = generateTestID("buildpacks-v3-heroku-namespaced")
 
-			buildStrategy, err = buildStrategyTestData(testBuild.Namespace, "samples/v1beta1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3-heroku_namespaced_cr.yaml")
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
-			err = testBuild.CreateBuildStrategy(buildStrategy)
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
 			// create the build definition
 			build = createBuild(
 				testBuild,
@@ -197,17 +191,10 @@ var _ = Describe("For a Kubernetes cluster with Tekton and build installed", fun
 	})
 
 	Context("when a Buildpacks v3 build is defined using a namespaced strategy", func() {
-		var buildStrategy *buildv1beta1.BuildStrategy
 
 		BeforeEach(func() {
 			testID = generateTestID("buildpacks-v3-namespaced")
 
-			buildStrategy, err = buildStrategyTestData(testBuild.Namespace, "samples/v1beta1/buildstrategy/buildpacks-v3/buildstrategy_buildpacks-v3_namespaced_cr.yaml")
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
-			err = testBuild.CreateBuildStrategy(buildStrategy)
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
 			// create the build definition
 			build = createBuild(
 				testBuild,
@@ -225,7 +212,6 @@ var _ = Describe("For a Kubernetes cluster with Tekton and build installed", fun
 		})
 
 		AfterEach(func() {
-			err = testBuild.DeleteBuildStrategy(buildStrategy.Name)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 		})
 	})
diff --git a/test/e2e/v1beta1/validators_test.go b/test/e2e/v1beta1/validators_test.go
index 3e1c17c737..c80f27a324 100644
--- a/test/e2e/v1beta1/validators_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/v1beta1/validators_test.go
@@ -294,19 +294,6 @@ func readAndDecode(filePath string) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	return obj, err
 }
 
-// buildStrategyTestData gets the us the BuildStrategy test data set up
-func buildStrategyTestData(ns string, buildStrategyCRPath string) (*buildv1beta1.BuildStrategy, error) {
-	obj, err := readAndDecode(buildStrategyCRPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	buildStrategy := obj.(*buildv1beta1.BuildStrategy)
-	buildStrategy.SetNamespace(ns)
-
-	return buildStrategy, err
-}
-
 func buildTestData(namespace string, identifier string, filePath string) (*buildv1beta1.Build, error) {
 	obj, err := readAndDecode(filePath)
 	if err != nil {