diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index b77cc86c1c..ad9ea6d447 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ repos:
         args:
           - "--allow-missing-credentials"
       - id: detect-private-key
-        exclude: "src/test/e2e/30_config_file_test.go"
+        exclude: "src/test/e2e/29_config_file_test.go"
       - id: end-of-file-fixer
         exclude: site/src/content/docs/commands/.*
       - id: fix-byte-order-marker
diff --git a/src/test/common.go b/src/test/common.go
index 4eb9844045..70492f014c 100644
--- a/src/test/common.go
+++ b/src/test/common.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ type ZarfE2ETest struct {
 	Arch              string
 	ApplianceMode     bool
 	ApplianceModeKeep bool
-	RunClusterTests   bool
 }
 
 var logRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`Saving log file to (?P<logFile>.*?\.log)`)
@@ -53,14 +52,6 @@ func GetCLIName() string {
 	return binaryName
 }
 
-// SetupWithCluster performs actions for each test that requires a K8s cluster.
-func (e2e *ZarfE2ETest) SetupWithCluster(t *testing.T) {
-	if !e2e.RunClusterTests {
-		t.Skip("")
-	}
-	_ = exec.CmdWithPrint("sh", "-c", fmt.Sprintf("%s tools kubectl describe nodes | grep -A 99 Non-terminated", e2e.ZarfBinPath))
-}
-
 // Zarf executes a Zarf command.
 func (e2e *ZarfE2ETest) Zarf(args ...string) (string, string, error) {
 	if !slices.Contains(args, "--tmpdir") && !slices.Contains(args, "tools") {
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/20_zarf_init_test.go b/src/test/e2e/20_zarf_init_test.go
index 92fe26bc98..f54fc54f85 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/20_zarf_init_test.go
+++ b/src/test/e2e/20_zarf_init_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 
 func TestZarfInit(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log("E2E: Zarf init")
-	e2e.SetupWithCluster(t)
 
 	initComponents := "git-server"
 	if e2e.ApplianceMode {
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/21_connect_creds_test.go b/src/test/e2e/21_connect_creds_test.go
index 5c68277ff7..3a929ac596 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/21_connect_creds_test.go
+++ b/src/test/e2e/21_connect_creds_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ type RegistryResponse struct {
 
 func TestConnectAndCreds(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log("E2E: Connect")
-	e2e.SetupWithCluster(t)
 
 	prevAgentSecretData, _, err := e2e.Kubectl("get", "secret", "agent-hook-tls", "-n", "zarf", "-o", "jsonpath={.data}")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ func TestConnectAndCreds(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log("E2E: Emits metrics")
-	e2e.SetupWithCluster(t)
 
 	c, err := cluster.NewCluster()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/22_git_and_gitops_test.go b/src/test/e2e/22_git_and_gitops_test.go
index 8b53bacfaf..956ded5ed9 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/22_git_and_gitops_test.go
+++ b/src/test/e2e/22_git_and_gitops_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 
 func TestGit(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log("E2E: Git")
-	e2e.SetupWithCluster(t)
 
 	buildPath := filepath.Join("src", "test", "packages", "22-git-data")
 	stdOut, stdErr, err := e2e.Zarf("package", "create", buildPath, "-o=build", "--confirm")
@@ -48,14 +47,12 @@ func TestGit(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestGitOpsFlux(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log("E2E: GitOps / Flux")
-	e2e.SetupWithCluster(t)
 
 	waitFluxPodInfoDeployment(t)
 }
 
 func TestGitOpsArgoCD(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log("E2E: ArgoCD / Flux")
-	e2e.SetupWithCluster(t)
 
 	waitArgoDeployment(t)
 }
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/23_data_injection_test.go b/src/test/e2e/23_data_injection_test.go
index efbce9bc13..9e4bbef7c3 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/23_data_injection_test.go
+++ b/src/test/e2e/23_data_injection_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 
 func TestDataInjection(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log("E2E: Data injection")
-	e2e.SetupWithCluster(t)
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/24_variables_test.go b/src/test/e2e/24_variables_test.go
index c0f546ad83..765c8902bf 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/24_variables_test.go
+++ b/src/test/e2e/24_variables_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 
 func TestVariables(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log("E2E: Package variables")
-	e2e.SetupWithCluster(t)
 
 	evilSrc := filepath.Join("src", "test", "packages", "24-evil-variables")
 	evilPath := fmt.Sprintf("zarf-package-evil-variables-%s.tar.zst", e2e.Arch)
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/25_helm_test.go b/src/test/e2e/25_helm_test.go
index 7c643288c0..280ba3d7ec 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/25_helm_test.go
+++ b/src/test/e2e/25_helm_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ var helmChartsPkg string
 
 func TestHelm(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log("E2E: Helm chart")
-	e2e.SetupWithCluster(t)
 
 	helmChartsPkg = filepath.Join("build", fmt.Sprintf("zarf-package-helm-charts-%s-0.0.1.tar.zst", e2e.Arch))
 
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/26_simple_packages_test.go b/src/test/e2e/26_simple_packages_test.go
index 347aad89fd..97a67423e3 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/26_simple_packages_test.go
+++ b/src/test/e2e/26_simple_packages_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 
 func TestDosGames(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log("E2E: Dos games")
-	e2e.SetupWithCluster(t)
 
 	path := filepath.Join("build", fmt.Sprintf("zarf-package-dos-games-%s-1.0.0.tar.zst", e2e.Arch))
 
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ func TestDosGames(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestManifests(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log("E2E: Local, Remote, and Kustomize Manifests")
-	e2e.SetupWithCluster(t)
 
 	path := filepath.Join("build", fmt.Sprintf("zarf-package-manifests-%s-0.0.1.tar.zst", e2e.Arch))
 
@@ -68,7 +66,6 @@ func TestManifests(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestAgentIgnore(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log("E2E: Test Manifests that are Agent Ignored")
-	e2e.SetupWithCluster(t)
 
 	testCreate := filepath.Join("src", "test", "packages", "26-agent-ignore")
 	testDeploy := filepath.Join("build", fmt.Sprintf("zarf-package-agent-ignore-namespace-%s.tar.zst", e2e.Arch))
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/27_deploy_regression_test.go b/src/test/e2e/27_deploy_regression_test.go
index 0f70365a63..fec8d55433 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/27_deploy_regression_test.go
+++ b/src/test/e2e/27_deploy_regression_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 
 func TestGHCRDeploy(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log("E2E: GHCR OCI deploy")
-	e2e.SetupWithCluster(t)
 
 	var sha string
 	// shas for package published 2023-08-08T22:13:51Z
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ func TestGHCRDeploy(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestCosignDeploy(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log("E2E: Cosign deploy")
-	e2e.SetupWithCluster(t)
 
 	// Test with command from https://docs.zarf.dev/getting-started/install/
 	command := fmt.Sprintf("%s package deploy sget://defenseunicorns/zarf-hello-world:$(uname -m) --confirm", e2e.ZarfBinPath)
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/28_wait_test.go b/src/test/e2e/28_wait_test.go
index 16d2ddff4f..0de68f243e 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/28_wait_test.go
+++ b/src/test/e2e/28_wait_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ func zarfCommandWStruct(e2e test.ZarfE2ETest, path string) (result zarfCommandRe
 
 func TestNoWait(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log("E2E: Helm Wait")
-	e2e.SetupWithCluster(t)
 
 	stdOut, stdErr, err := e2e.Zarf("package", "create", "src/test/packages/28-helm-no-wait", "-o=build", "--confirm")
 	require.NoError(t, err, stdOut, stdErr)
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/29_config_file_test.go b/src/test/e2e/29_config_file_test.go
index 5095efa91f..40c66b4204 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/29_config_file_test.go
+++ b/src/test/e2e/29_config_file_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 
 func TestConfigFile(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log("E2E: Config file")
-	e2e.SetupWithCluster(t)
 
 	var (
 		path   = fmt.Sprintf("zarf-package-config-file-%s.tar.zst", e2e.Arch)
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/30_component_action_cluster_test.go b/src/test/e2e/30_component_action_cluster_test.go
index 47efd3a6a4..5d6658152f 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/30_component_action_cluster_test.go
+++ b/src/test/e2e/30_component_action_cluster_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 
 func TestComponentActionRemove(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log("E2E: Component action remove")
-	e2e.SetupWithCluster(t)
 
 	packagePath := filepath.Join("build", fmt.Sprintf("zarf-package-component-actions-%s.tar.zst", e2e.Arch))
 
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ func TestComponentActionRemove(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestComponentActionEdgeCases(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log("E2E: Component action edge cases")
-	e2e.SetupWithCluster(t)
 
 	sourcePath := filepath.Join("src", "test", "packages", "31-component-actions-edgecases")
 	packagePath := fmt.Sprintf("zarf-package-component-actions-edgecases-%s.tar.zst", e2e.Arch)
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/31_checksum_and_signature_test.go b/src/test/e2e/31_checksum_and_signature_test.go
index 957deaeaa8..2b3856779f 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/31_checksum_and_signature_test.go
+++ b/src/test/e2e/31_checksum_and_signature_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 
 func TestChecksumAndSignature(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log("E2E: Checksum and Signature")
-	e2e.SetupWithCluster(t)
 
 	testPackageDirPath := "examples/dos-games"
 	pkgName := fmt.Sprintf("zarf-package-dos-games-%s-1.0.0.tar.zst", e2e.Arch)
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/32_component_webhooks_test.go b/src/test/e2e/32_component_webhooks_test.go
index cbb8321b08..d409e62521 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/32_component_webhooks_test.go
+++ b/src/test/e2e/32_component_webhooks_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 
 func TestComponentWebhooks(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log("E2E: Component Webhooks")
-	e2e.SetupWithCluster(t)
 
 	// Deploy example Pepr webhook.
 	webhookPath := fmt.Sprintf("build/zarf-package-component-webhooks-%s-0.0.1.tar.zst", e2e.Arch)
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/34_custom_init_package_test.go b/src/test/e2e/34_custom_init_package_test.go
index aae69e30e9..6229255aca 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/34_custom_init_package_test.go
+++ b/src/test/e2e/34_custom_init_package_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestCustomInit(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log("E2E: Custom Init Package")
-	e2e.SetupWithCluster(t)
+
 	buildPath := filepath.Join("src", "test", "packages", "35-custom-init-package")
 	pkgName := fmt.Sprintf("zarf-init-%s-%s.tar.zst", e2e.Arch, e2e.GetZarfVersion(t))
 	privateKeyFlag := "--signing-key=src/test/packages/zarf-test.prv-key"
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/35_custom_retries_test.go b/src/test/e2e/35_custom_retries_test.go
index cbe5428a25..92d7e2fffe 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/35_custom_retries_test.go
+++ b/src/test/e2e/35_custom_retries_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 
 func TestRetries(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Log("E2E: Custom Retries")
-	e2e.SetupWithCluster(t)
 
 	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
 
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/50_oci_publish_deploy_test.go b/src/test/e2e/50_oci_publish_deploy_test.go
index 96f0d6c7f1..f3d5d89428 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/50_oci_publish_deploy_test.go
+++ b/src/test/e2e/50_oci_publish_deploy_test.go
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ func (suite *PublishDeploySuiteTestSuite) Test_3_Copy() {
 }
 
 func TestPublishDeploySuite(t *testing.T) {
-	e2e.SetupWithCluster(t)
 
 	suite.Run(t, new(PublishDeploySuiteTestSuite))
 }
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/51_oci_compose_test.go b/src/test/e2e/51_oci_compose_test.go
index c59d7477c1..124dbb953a 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/51_oci_compose_test.go
+++ b/src/test/e2e/51_oci_compose_test.go
@@ -284,7 +284,6 @@ func (suite *SkeletonSuite) verifyComponentPaths(unpackedPath string, components
 }
 
 func TestSkeletonSuite(t *testing.T) {
-	e2e.SetupWithCluster(t)
 
 	suite.Run(t, new(SkeletonSuite))
 }
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/99_appliance_remove_test.go b/src/test/e2e/99_appliance_remove_test.go
index 1e34af99e0..321f353228 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/99_appliance_remove_test.go
+++ b/src/test/e2e/99_appliance_remove_test.go
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ func TestApplianceRemove(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	e2e.SetupWithCluster(t)
-
 	initPackageVersion := e2e.GetZarfVersion(t)
 
 	path := fmt.Sprintf("build/zarf-init-%s-%s.tar.zst", e2e.Arch, initPackageVersion)
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/99_yolo_test.go b/src/test/e2e/99_yolo_test.go
index bce9ab1450..01671b8600 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/99_yolo_test.go
+++ b/src/test/e2e/99_yolo_test.go
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ func TestYOLOMode(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	e2e.SetupWithCluster(t)
-
 	// Destroy the cluster to test Zarf cleaning up after itself
 	stdOut, stdErr, err := e2e.Zarf("destroy", "--confirm", "--remove-components")
 	require.NoError(t, err, stdOut, stdErr)
@@ -54,7 +52,6 @@ func TestDevDeploy(t *testing.T) {
 	if e2e.ApplianceMode {
 		return
 	}
-	e2e.SetupWithCluster(t)
 
 	stdOut, stdErr, err := e2e.Zarf("dev", "deploy", "examples/dos-games")
 	require.NoError(t, err, stdOut, stdErr)
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/main_test.go b/src/test/e2e/main_test.go
index 9670335641..6c9c283a55 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/main_test.go
+++ b/src/test/e2e/main_test.go
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	e2e.ZarfBinPath = filepath.Join("build", test.GetCLIName())
 	e2e.ApplianceMode = os.Getenv(applianceModeEnvVar) == "true"
 	e2e.ApplianceModeKeep = os.Getenv(applianceModeKeepEnvVar) == "true"
-	e2e.RunClusterTests = true
 
 	message.SetLogLevel(message.TraceLevel)
 
diff --git a/src/test/nightly/ecr_publish_test.go b/src/test/nightly/ecr_publish_test.go
index a1d07e73e1..8d696660c8 100644
--- a/src/test/nightly/ecr_publish_test.go
+++ b/src/test/nightly/ecr_publish_test.go
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ func TestECRPublishing(t *testing.T) {
 	// Set up the e2e configs
 	e2e.Arch = config.GetArch()
 	e2e.ZarfBinPath = path.Join("build", test.GetCLIName())
-	e2e.ApplianceMode = true
-	e2e.RunClusterTests = false
 
 	// Set up variables for common names/locations
 	testPackageName := "helm-charts"