diff --git a/hack/ci/e2e.sh b/hack/ci/e2e.sh
index 3e578de2..6e3eb38e 100755
--- a/hack/ci/e2e.sh
+++ b/hack/ci/e2e.sh
@@ -145,22 +145,6 @@ kubectl -n source-system wait gitrepository/large-repo-go-git --for=condition=re
 kubectl -n source-system wait gitrepository/large-repo-libgit2 --for=condition=ready --timeout=2m15s
 
 
-# Test experimental libgit2 transport. Any tests against the default transport must
-# either run before this, or patch the deployment again to disable this, as once enabled
-# only the managed transport will be used.
-kubectl -n source-system patch deployment source-controller \
-    --patch '{"spec": {"template": {"spec": {"containers": [{"name": "manager","env": [{"name": "EXPERIMENTAL_GIT_TRANSPORT", "value": "true"}]}]}}}}'
-
-# wait until the patch took effect and the new source-controller is running
-sleep 20s
-
-kubectl -n source-system wait --for=condition=ready --timeout=1m -l app=source-controller pod
-
-echo "Re-run large libgit2 repo test with managed transport"
-kubectl -n source-system wait gitrepository/large-repo-libgit2 --for=condition=ready --timeout=2m15s
-kubectl -n source-system exec deploy/source-controller -- printenv | grep EXPERIMENTAL_GIT_TRANSPORT=true
-
-
 echo "Run HelmChart from OCI registry tests"
 kubectl -n source-system apply -f "${ROOT_DIR}/config/testdata/helmchart-from-oci/source.yaml"
 kubectl -n source-system wait helmrepository/podinfo --for=condition=ready --timeout=1m