diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/nonadminrestore_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/nonadminrestore_types.go
index 47b80be..4a50149 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/nonadminrestore_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/nonadminrestore_types.go
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ import (
 // NonAdminRestoreSpec defines the desired state of NonAdminRestore
 type NonAdminRestoreSpec struct {
 	// Specification for a Velero restore.
-	// +kubebuilder:validation:Required
-	RestoreSpec *velerov1api.RestoreSpec `json:"restoreSpec,omitempty"`
-	// TODO add test that NAR can not be created without restoreSpec or restoreSpec.backupName
+	RestoreSpec *velerov1api.RestoreSpec `json:"restoreSpec"`
 	// TODO need to investigate restoreSpec.namespaceMapping, depends on how NAC tracks the namespace access per user
 
 	// TODO NonAdminRestore log level, by default TODO.
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/nac.oadp.openshift.io_nonadminrestores.yaml b/config/crd/bases/nac.oadp.openshift.io_nonadminrestores.yaml
index 6b8f540..fa420e3 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/nac.oadp.openshift.io_nonadminrestores.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/nac.oadp.openshift.io_nonadminrestores.yaml
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ spec:
                 required:
                 - backupName
                 type: object
+            required:
+            - restoreSpec
             type: object
           status:
             description: NonAdminRestoreStatus defines the observed state of NonAdminRestore
diff --git a/internal/controller/nonadminrestore_controller_test.go b/internal/controller/nonadminrestore_controller_test.go
index 8d0e4ac..0f7474a 100644
--- a/internal/controller/nonadminrestore_controller_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/nonadminrestore_controller_test.go
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/migtools/oadp-non-admin/internal/common/constant"
 )
 
-type clusterScenario struct {
-	namespace       string
-	nonAdminRestore string
-}
-
 type nonAdminRestoreReconcileScenario struct {
 	restoreSpec     *v1.RestoreSpec
 	namespace       string
@@ -56,65 +51,6 @@ func createTestNonAdminRestore(name string, namespace string, restoreSpec v1.Res
 	}
 }
 
-// TODO this does not work with envtest :question:
-var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Test NonAdminRestore in cluster validation", func() {
-	var (
-		ctx                 = context.Background()
-		currentTestScenario clusterScenario
-		updateTestScenario  = func(scenario clusterScenario) {
-			currentTestScenario = scenario
-		}
-	)
-
-	ginkgo.AfterEach(func() {
-		nonAdminRestore := &nacv1alpha1.NonAdminRestore{}
-		if k8sClient.Get(
-			ctx,
-			types.NamespacedName{
-				Name:      currentTestScenario.nonAdminRestore,
-				Namespace: currentTestScenario.namespace,
-			},
-			nonAdminRestore,
-		) == nil {
-			gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Delete(ctx, nonAdminRestore)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-		}
-
-		namespace := &corev1.Namespace{
-			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-				Name: currentTestScenario.namespace,
-			},
-		}
-		gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Delete(ctx, namespace)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-	})
-
-	ginkgo.DescribeTable("Validation is false",
-		func(scenario clusterScenario) {
-			updateTestScenario(scenario)
-
-			namespace := &corev1.Namespace{
-				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-					Name: scenario.namespace,
-				},
-			}
-			gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, namespace)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-
-			nonAdminRestore := &nacv1alpha1.NonAdminRestore{
-				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-					Name:      scenario.nonAdminRestore,
-					Namespace: scenario.namespace,
-				},
-				// Spec: nacv1alpha1.NonAdminRestoreSpec{},
-			}
-			gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, nonAdminRestore)).To(gomega.Not(gomega.Succeed()))
-		},
-		ginkgo.Entry("Should NOT create NonAdminRestore without spec.restoreSpec", clusterScenario{
-			namespace:       "test-nonadminrestore-cluster-1",
-			nonAdminRestore: "test-nonadminrestore-cluster-1-cr",
-		}),
-		// TODO Should NOT create NonAdminRestore without spec.restoreSpec.backupName
-	)
-})
-
 var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Test NonAdminRestore Reconcile function", func() {
 	var (
 		ctx                 = context.Background()