diff --git a/pkg/providers/aws.go b/pkg/providers/aws.go
index fd0a50328..f61526c5f 100644
--- a/pkg/providers/aws.go
+++ b/pkg/providers/aws.go
@@ -2,16 +2,11 @@ package providers
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 
-	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
-	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/credentials"
-	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/session"
-	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 
@@ -22,48 +17,12 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/openshift/cluster-api-actuator-pkg/pkg/framework"
 	"github.com/openshift/cluster-api-actuator-pkg/pkg/framework/gatherer"
-	"github.com/tidwall/gjson"
 )
 
 const (
 	amiIDMetadataEndpoint = "http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/ami-id"
 )
 
-// createAWSClient create AWS client.
-func createAWSClient(oc *gatherer.CLI) *framework.AwsClient {
-	awscreds, err := oc.WithoutNamespace().Run("get").Args("secret/aws-creds", "-n", "kube-system", "-o", "json").Output()
-	if err != nil {
-		Skip("Unable to get AWS credentials secret, skipping the testing.")
-	}
-
-	accessKeyIDBase64, secureKeyBase64 := gjson.Get(awscreds, `data.aws_access_key_id`).String(), gjson.Get(awscreds, `data.aws_secret_access_key`).String()
-
-	accessKeyID, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(accessKeyIDBase64)
-	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-	secureKey, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(secureKeyBase64)
-	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-	clusterRegion, err := oc.WithoutNamespace().Run("get").Args("infrastructure", "cluster", "-o=jsonpath={.status.platformStatus.aws.region}").Output()
-	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-
-	awsConfig := &aws.Config{
-		Region: aws.String(clusterRegion),
-		Credentials: credentials.NewStaticCredentials(
-			string(accessKeyID),
-			string(secureKey),
-			"",
-		),
-	}
-
-	sess, err := session.NewSession(awsConfig)
-	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-
-	aClient := &framework.AwsClient{
-		Svc: ec2.New(sess),
-	}
-
-	return aClient
-}
-
 var _ = Describe("MetadataServiceOptions", framework.LabelCloudProviderSpecific, framework.LabelProviderAWS, func() {
 	var client runtimeclient.Client
 	var clientset *kubernetes.Clientset
@@ -278,9 +237,11 @@ var _ = Describe("CapacityReservationID", framework.LabelCloudProviderSpecific,
 
 		By("Access AWS to create CapacityReservation")
 		oc, _ := framework.NewCLI()
-		awsClient := createAWSClient(oc)
+		awsClient := framework.CreateAWSClient(oc)
 		capacityReservationID, err := awsClient.CreateCapacityReservation(awsProviderConfig.InstanceType, "Linux/UNIX", awsProviderConfig.Placement.AvailabilityZone, 1)
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		if err != nil {
+			Skip(fmt.Sprintf("Skip because CreateCapacityReservation failed %v", err))
+		}
 		Expect(capacityReservationID).ToNot(Equal(""))
 
 		defer func() {