diff --git a/test/rekt/features/trigger/feature.go b/test/rekt/features/trigger/feature.go
index 684cc7350fc..44399e77d5d 100644
--- a/test/rekt/features/trigger/feature.go
+++ b/test/rekt/features/trigger/feature.go
@@ -129,19 +129,7 @@ func TriggerWithTLSSubscriber() *feature.Feature {
 
 	f.Requirement("Wait for Trigger to become ready", trigger.IsReady(triggerName))
 
-	f.Setup("trigger is not ready", func(ctx context.Context, t feature.T) {
-		trigger, err := trigger.Get(ctx, triggerName)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("Failed to get Trigger: %v", err)
-		}
-		if trigger.Status.IsReady() {
-			t.Fatalf("Trigger is ready when it should not be")
-		}
-		reason := trigger.Status.GetCondition(apis.ConditionReady).reason
-		if reason != "DependencyDoesNotExist" {
-			t.Fatalf("expected reason to be DependencyDoesNotExist but got: %v", reason)
-		}
-	})
+	f.Setup("Trigger is not ready DependencyDoesNotExist ", trigger.IsNotReady(triggerName))
 
 	f.Setup("Install failing trigger", func(ctx context.Context, t feature.T) {
 		dls := service.AsDestinationRef(dlsName)
@@ -155,20 +143,7 @@ func TriggerWithTLSSubscriber() *feature.Feature {
 	})
 	f.Requirement("Wait for failing Trigger to become ready", trigger.IsReady(dlsTriggerName))
 
-	f.Setup("Failed trigger is not ready", func(ctx context.Context, t feature.T) {
-		trigger, err := trigger.Get(ctx, dlsTriggerName)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("Failed to get Trigger: %v", err)
-		}
-		if trigger.Status.IsReady() {
-			t.Fatalf("Failed Trigger is ready when it should not be")
-		}
-		reason := trigger.Status.GetCondition(apis.ConditionReady).reason
-		if reason != "DependencyDoesNotExist" {
-			t.Fatalf("expected reason to be DependencyDoesNotExist but got: %v", reason)
-		}
-	})
-	f.Setup("Wait for failing Trigger to become ready", trigger.IsReady(dlsTriggerName))
+	f.Setup("Trigger is not ready DependencyDoesNotExist", trigger.IsNotReady(dlsTriggerName))
 
 	// Install Source
 	f.Requirement("Install Source", eventshub.Install(
@@ -230,21 +205,7 @@ func TriggerWithTLSSubscriberTrustBundle() *feature.Feature {
 			trigger.WithSubscriberFromDestination(subscriber))(ctx, t)
 	})
 
-	f.Requirement("Wait for failing Trigger to become ready", trigger.IsReady(triggerName))
-
-	f.Setup("Failed trigger is not ready", func(ctx context.Context, t feature.T) {
-		trigger, err := trigger.Get(ctx, triggerName)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("Failed to get Trigger: %v", err)
-		}
-		if trigger.Status.IsReady() {
-			t.Fatalf("Failed Trigger is ready when it should not be")
-		}
-		reason := trigger.Status.GetCondition(apis.ConditionReady).reason
-		if reason != "DependencyDoesNotExist" {
-			t.Fatalf("expected reason to be DependencyDoesNotExist but got: %v", reason)
-		}
-	})
+	f.Requirement("Wait for Trigger to become ready", trigger.IsReady(triggerName))
 
 	f.Setup("Install failing trigger", func(ctx context.Context, t feature.T) {
 		dls := &duckv1.Destination{
@@ -261,7 +222,9 @@ func TriggerWithTLSSubscriberTrustBundle() *feature.Feature {
 			trigger.WithDeadLetterSinkFromDestination(dls),
 			trigger.WithSubscriber(nil, "http://127.0.0.1:2468"))(ctx, t)
 	})
-	f.Setup("Wait for failing Trigger to become ready", trigger.IsReady(dlsTriggerName))
+	f.Requirement("Wait for failing Trigger to become ready", trigger.IsReady(dlsTriggerName))
+
+	f.Setup("Trigger is not ready DependencyDoesNotExist", trigger.IsNotReady(triggerName))
 
 	// Install Source
 	f.Requirement("Install Source", eventshub.Install(
diff --git a/test/rekt/resources/trigger/trigger.go b/test/rekt/resources/trigger/trigger.go
index e6ea82a71fe..e5214a24f10 100644
--- a/test/rekt/resources/trigger/trigger.go
+++ b/test/rekt/resources/trigger/trigger.go
@@ -192,6 +192,11 @@ func IsReady(name string, timing ...time.Duration) feature.StepFn {
 	return k8s.IsReady(GVR(), name, timing...)
 }
 
+// IsNotReady tests to see if a Trigger becomes NotReady within the time given.
+func IsNotReady(name string, timing ...time.Duration) feature.StepFn {
+	return k8s.IsNotReady(GVR(), name, timing...)
+}
+
 func WithNewFilters(filters []eventingv1.SubscriptionsAPIFilter) manifest.CfgFn {
 	jsonBytes, err := json.Marshal(filters)
 	if err != nil {