diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/v1/controller/controller_suite_test.go b/pkg/scaffold/v1/controller/controller_suite_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 5edb98de7df..00000000000
--- a/pkg/scaffold/v1/controller/controller_suite_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-package controller_test
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-)
-
-func TestController(t *testing.T) {
-	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
-	RunSpecs(t, "Controller Suite")
-}
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/v1/controller/controller_test.go b/pkg/scaffold/v1/controller/controller_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index dc417aacaa1..00000000000
--- a/pkg/scaffold/v1/controller/controller_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-package controller_test
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
-
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/scaffold/input"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/scaffold/scaffoldtest"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/scaffold/v1/controller"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/scaffold/v1/resource"
-)
-
-var _ = Describe("Controller", func() {
-	resources := []*resource.Resource{
-		{Group: "crew", Version: "v1", Kind: "FirstMate", Namespaced: true, CreateExampleReconcileBody: true},
-		{Group: "ship", Version: "v1beta1", Kind: "Frigate", Namespaced: true, CreateExampleReconcileBody: false},
-		{Group: "creatures", Version: "v2alpha1", Kind: "Kraken", Namespaced: false, CreateExampleReconcileBody: false},
-		{Group: "core", Version: "v1", Kind: "Namespace", Namespaced: false, CreateExampleReconcileBody: false},
-	}
-
-	for i := range resources {
-		r := resources[i]
-		Describe(fmt.Sprintf("scaffolding Controller %s", r.Kind), func() {
-			files := []struct {
-				instance input.File
-				file     string
-			}{
-				{
-					file: filepath.Join("pkg", "controller",
-						fmt.Sprintf("add_%s.go", strings.ToLower(r.Kind))),
-					instance: &controller.AddController{Resource: r},
-				},
-				{
-					file: filepath.Join("pkg", "controller", strings.ToLower(r.Kind),
-						strings.ToLower(r.Kind)+"_controller.go"),
-					instance: &controller.Controller{Resource: r},
-				},
-				{
-					file: filepath.Join("pkg", "controller",
-						strings.ToLower(r.Kind), strings.ToLower(r.Kind)+"_controller_suite_test.go"),
-					instance: &controller.SuiteTest{Resource: r},
-				},
-				{
-					file: filepath.Join("pkg", "controller",
-						strings.ToLower(r.Kind), strings.ToLower(r.Kind)+"_controller_test.go"),
-					instance: &controller.Test{Resource: r},
-				},
-			}
-
-			for j := range files {
-				f := files[j]
-				Context(f.file, func() {
-					It("should write a file matching the golden file", func() {
-						s, result := scaffoldtest.NewTestScaffold(f.file, f.file)
-						Expect(s.Execute(scaffoldtest.Options(), f.instance)).To(Succeed())
-						Expect(result.Actual.String()).To(Equal(result.Golden), result.Actual.String())
-					})
-				})
-			}
-		})
-	}
-})