diff --git a/internal/controllers/admission_test.go b/internal/controllers/admission_test.go
index 28f3af74e..ba65e8c46 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/admission_test.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/admission_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/rand"
 
 	operatorsv1alpha1 "github.com/operator-framework/operator-controller/api/v1alpha1"
 )
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 func operator(spec operatorsv1alpha1.OperatorSpec) *operatorsv1alpha1.Operator {
 	return &operatorsv1alpha1.Operator{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			Name: "test-operator",
+			Name: "test-operator-" + rand.String(6),
 		},
 		Spec: spec,
 	}
@@ -158,8 +159,6 @@ func TestOperatorValidSemver(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NotNil(t, cl)
 		err = cl.Create(ctx, op)
 		require.NoErrorf(t, err, "unexpected error for semver range '%q': %w", validSemver, err)
-		err = cl.Delete(ctx, op)
-		require.NoErrorf(t, err, "unexpected error deleting valid semver '%q': %w", validSemver, err)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -209,7 +208,5 @@ func TestOperatorValidChannel(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NotNil(t, cl)
 		err = cl.Create(ctx, op)
 		require.NoErrorf(t, err, "unexpected error creating valid channel '%q': %w", validChannel, err)
-		err = cl.Delete(ctx, op)
-		require.NoErrorf(t, err, "unexpected error deleting valid channel '%q': %w", validChannel, err)
 	}
 }