diff --git a/.github/workflows/tilt.yaml b/.github/workflows/tilt.yaml
index f7fa827d0..c72842a60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tilt.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tilt.yaml
@@ -35,13 +35,10 @@ jobs:
         TILT_VERSION="0.33.3"
         curl -fsSL https://github.com/tilt-dev/tilt/releases/download/v$TILT_VERSION/tilt.$TILT_VERSION.linux.x86_64.tar.gz | \
           tar -xzv -C /usr/local/bin tilt
-    - name: Install ctlptl
-      run: |
-        CTLPTL_VERSION="0.8.20"
-        curl -fsSL https://github.com/tilt-dev/ctlptl/releases/download/v$CTLPTL_VERSION/ctlptl.$CTLPTL_VERSION.linux.x86_64.tar.gz | \
-          tar -xzv -C /usr/local/bin ctlptl
     - name: Set up kind
-      run: ctlptl create cluster kind --registry=ctlptl-registry
+      run: |
+        cd operator-controller
+        make kind-cluster
     - name: Test Tilt
       run: |
         cd operator-controller