diff --git a/pkg/controllers/migration/controller.go b/pkg/controllers/migration/controller.go
index e1a4838d4e..b0e85f2dea 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/migration/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/migration/controller.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (c *Controller[T]) Reconcile(ctx context.Context) (reconcile.Result, error)
 	}
 	// should filter tighter than this
 	crds := lo.Filter(crdList.Items, func(crd apiextensionsv1.CustomResourceDefinition, _ int) bool {
-		return strings.Contains(crd.ObjectMeta.Name, strings.ToLower(o.GetObjectKind().GroupVersionKind().Kind))
+		return strings.Contains(crd.ObjectMeta.Name, strings.ToLower(object.GVK(o).Kind))
 	})
 	for _, crd := range crds {
 		stored := crd.DeepCopy()
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/migration/suite_test.go b/pkg/controllers/migration/suite_test.go
index 3f7be6312a..5e64c8a698 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/migration/suite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/migration/suite_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package migration_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	operatorexpectations "github.com/awslabs/operatorpkg/test/expectations"
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/karpenter/pkg/test"
 
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	apiextensionsv1 "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apis/apiextensions/v1"
 
 	. "sigs.k8s.io/karpenter/pkg/utils/testing"
 
@@ -60,9 +60,11 @@ var _ = AfterSuite(func() {
 var _ = Describe("Migration", func() {
 	var node *corev1.Node
 	var nodeClaim *v1.NodeClaim
+	var nodeClass *v1alpha1.TestNodeClass
 
 	BeforeEach(func() {
 		nodeClaim, node = test.NodeClaimAndNode()
+		nodeClass = test.NodeClass()
 		node.Labels[v1.NodePoolLabelKey] = test.NodePool().Name
 	})
 
@@ -77,13 +79,15 @@ var _ = Describe("Migration", func() {
 			nodeClaim = ExpectExists(ctx, env.Client, nodeClaim)
 			Expect(nodeClaim.Annotations).To(HaveKeyWithValue("stored-version", "v1"))
 		})
-		It("should patch CRD status", func() {
-			ExpectApplied(ctx, env.Client, node, nodeClaim)
+		It("should patch CRD status stored versions", func() {
+			ExpectApplied(ctx, env.Client, node, nodeClaim, nodeClass)
 			operatorexpectations.ExpectSingletonReconciled(ctx, migrationController)
 			nodeClaim = ExpectExists(ctx, env.Client, nodeClaim)
-			crds := ExpectListExists(ctx, env.Client, &apiextensionsv1.CustomResourceDefinition{})
-			for _, crd := range crds {
-				Expect(crd.Object["status"]).To(HaveKeyWithValue("storedVersions", []interface{}{"v1"}))
+			nodeClass = ExpectExists(ctx, env.Client, nodeClass)
+			for _, crd := range env.CRDs {
+				if strings.Contains(crd.Name, strings.ToLower(nodeClass.Name)) {
+					Expect(crd.Status.StoredVersions).To(HaveExactElements("v1"))
+				}
 			}
 		})
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/test/expectations/expectations.go b/pkg/test/expectations/expectations.go
index 2617747037..9bb3d6958d 100644
--- a/pkg/test/expectations/expectations.go
+++ b/pkg/test/expectations/expectations.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import (
 
 	"sigs.k8s.io/karpenter/pkg/test/v1alpha1"
 
-	"github.com/awslabs/operatorpkg/object"
 	"github.com/awslabs/operatorpkg/singleton"
 	"github.com/awslabs/operatorpkg/status"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2" //nolint:revive,stylecheck
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
@@ -96,14 +94,6 @@ func ExpectExists[T client.Object](ctx context.Context, c client.Client, obj T)
 	return resp
 }
 
-func ExpectListExists[T client.Object](ctx context.Context, c client.Client, obj T) []unstructured.Unstructured {
-	GinkgoHelper()
-	list := &unstructured.UnstructuredList{}
-	list.SetGroupVersionKind(object.GVK(obj))
-	Expect(c.List(ctx, list)).To(Succeed())
-	return list.Items
-}
-
 func ExpectPodExists(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, name string, namespace string) *corev1.Pod {
 	GinkgoHelper()
 	return ExpectExists(ctx, c, &corev1.Pod{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: name, Namespace: namespace}})