diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 90667330a..403d70327 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/square/go-jose.v2 v2.6.0
 	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20241206182100-8b216f34d7ed
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20241212054420-6e120e1a46e1
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20241206182637-8e21410d16a5
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20241212055154-706280d1e7c8
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20241206184758-96018783480f
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1
 	k8s.io/kms v0.0.0-20241206185237-ab1750fa1ba2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 57bfb1536..aeadb0959 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -369,8 +369,8 @@ k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20241206182100-8b216f34d7ed h1:I/5qfHM86vTbxgBF5ndeCJyTDVoJy/r
 k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20241206182100-8b216f34d7ed/go.mod h1:lUM9fsfbAc6N6JbIwnis087wfRQs4x/1VDpNyw4Un6c=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20241212054420-6e120e1a46e1 h1:80IlEOFbCKCnZZRkwjGP5TPx7Nvx5UyhR7ihknEcJhU=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20241212054420-6e120e1a46e1/go.mod h1:GpHVgxoKlTxClKcteaeuF1Ul/lDVb74KpZcxcmLDElE=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20241206182637-8e21410d16a5 h1:jFY2Dq4WCHUiLhVH1tUVGSnasQfC1GKLb0XS82M8SuA=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20241206182637-8e21410d16a5/go.mod h1:+EKe/iO3HMSO9z7b4PPYsYkdz0MlAy1ezGkYEwqNWnc=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20241212055154-706280d1e7c8 h1:NHmq7kh1wCrQczoTEgi+llNoC1HLbxbh2q9T22qYEck=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20241212055154-706280d1e7c8/go.mod h1:TcUDBmfZ4VqblPEfRjbqqDg/dWjqNskTfSuwtPJfsCg=
 k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20241206184758-96018783480f h1:RTc92IdMxq+Q0F1d4x7YPF7lCjDI+cQ86ZMwuI35E2Q=
 k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20241206184758-96018783480f/go.mod h1:gFyRWyoxH6tMBrslFolZA4gPIXd9csFGGanhsY9CH8E=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 h1:n9Xl7H1Xvksem4KFG4PYbdQCQxqc/tTUyrgXaOhHSzk=
diff --git a/pkg/admission/plugin/policy/mutating/patch/json_patch_test.go b/pkg/admission/plugin/policy/mutating/patch/json_patch_test.go
index c01b2d3cf..121ff4bba 100644
--- a/pkg/admission/plugin/policy/mutating/patch/json_patch_test.go
+++ b/pkg/admission/plugin/policy/mutating/patch/json_patch_test.go
@@ -46,16 +46,6 @@ func TestJSONPatch(t *testing.T) {
 		expectedResult    runtime.Object
 		expectedErr       string
 	}{
-		{
-			name: "jsonPatch with false test operation",
-			expression: `[
-						JSONPatch{op: "test", path: "/spec/replicas", value: 100}, 
-						JSONPatch{op: "replace", path: "/spec/replicas", value: 3},
-					]`,
-			gvr:            deploymentGVR,
-			object:         &appsv1.Deployment{Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{Replicas: ptr.To[int32](1)}},
-			expectedResult: &appsv1.Deployment{Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{Replicas: ptr.To[int32](1)}},
-		},
 		{
 			name: "jsonPatch with false test operation",
 			expression: `[
diff --git a/pkg/admission/plugin/policy/mutating/patch/smd_test.go b/pkg/admission/plugin/policy/mutating/patch/smd_test.go
index 5fdae77a4..9ad483b3c 100644
--- a/pkg/admission/plugin/policy/mutating/patch/smd_test.go
+++ b/pkg/admission/plugin/policy/mutating/patch/smd_test.go
@@ -51,35 +51,6 @@ func TestApplyConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 		expectedResult    runtime.Object
 		expectedErr       string
 	}{
-		{
-			name: "apply configuration add to listType=map",
-			expression: `Object{
-					spec: Object.spec{
-						template: Object.spec.template{
-							spec: Object.spec.template.spec{
-								volumes: [Object.spec.template.spec.volumes{
-									name: "y"
-								}]
-							}
-						}
-					}
-				}`,
-			gvr: deploymentGVR,
-			object: &appsv1.Deployment{Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
-				Template: corev1.PodTemplateSpec{
-					Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
-						Volumes: []corev1.Volume{{Name: "x"}},
-					},
-				},
-			}},
-			expectedResult: &appsv1.Deployment{Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
-				Template: corev1.PodTemplateSpec{
-					Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
-						Volumes: []corev1.Volume{{Name: "x"}, {Name: "y"}},
-					},
-				},
-			}},
-		},
 		{
 			name: "apply configuration add to listType=map",
 			expression: `Object{