diff --git a/tests/e2e/fixtures/declarative_pub_sub/pub.yaml.template b/tests/e2e/fixtures/declarative_pub_sub/pub.yaml.template
index 5768a1b367..1fa6bada73 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/fixtures/declarative_pub_sub/pub.yaml.template
+++ b/tests/e2e/fixtures/declarative_pub_sub/pub.yaml.template
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   name: pub
   dbname: declarative
-  owner: app
   cluster:
     name: source-cluster
   target:
diff --git a/tests/e2e/fixtures/declarative_pub_sub/sub.yaml.template b/tests/e2e/fixtures/declarative_pub_sub/sub.yaml.template
index 0988d7196a..8eb5aabdc4 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/fixtures/declarative_pub_sub/sub.yaml.template
+++ b/tests/e2e/fixtures/declarative_pub_sub/sub.yaml.template
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ spec:
   name: sub
   dbname: declarative
   publicationName: pub
-  owner: app
   cluster:
     name: destination-cluster
   externalClusterName: source-cluster