diff --git a/pkg/envtest/crd.go b/pkg/envtest/crd.go
index cf57c09c3f..f9c58ea26a 100644
--- a/pkg/envtest/crd.go
+++ b/pkg/envtest/crd.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func WaitForCRDs(config *rest.Config, crds []*apiextensionsv1.CustomResourceDefi
 
 	// Poll until all resources are found in discovery
 	p := &poller{config: config, waitingFor: waitingFor}
-	return wait.PollUntilContextTimeout(context.Background(), options.PollInterval, options.MaxTime, true, p.poll)
+	return wait.PollUntilContextTimeout(context.TODO(), options.PollInterval, options.MaxTime, true, p.poll)
 }
 
 // poller checks if all the resources have been found in discovery, and returns false if not.