diff --git a/patterns/aws-vpc-cni-network-policy/versions.tf b/patterns/aws-vpc-cni-network-policy/versions.tf
index d8ad33d5c8..4b98ab82b1 100644
--- a/patterns/aws-vpc-cni-network-policy/versions.tf
+++ b/patterns/aws-vpc-cni-network-policy/versions.tf
@@ -14,9 +14,5 @@ terraform {
       source  = "hashicorp/kubernetes"
       version = ">= 2.20"
     }
-    null = {
-      source  = "hashicorp/null"
-      version = ">= 3.2"
-    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/patterns/vpc-lattice/main.tf b/patterns/vpc-lattice/main.tf
index 3a524a522b..bf415ae060 100644
--- a/patterns/vpc-lattice/main.tf
+++ b/patterns/vpc-lattice/main.tf
@@ -151,16 +151,11 @@ module "addons" {
         name  = "clusterVpcId"
         value = module.cluster_vpc.vpc_id
     }, ]
-
+    wait = true
   }
 
-  tags = local.tags
-}
-
-resource "time_sleep" "wait_for_crd_registration" {
-  depends_on = [module.addons]
 
-  create_duration = "30s"
+  tags = local.tags
 }
 
 data "aws_iam_policy_document" "gateway_api_controller" {
@@ -195,8 +190,6 @@ resource "helm_release" "demo_application" {
   chart            = "./charts/demo-application"
   create_namespace = true
   namespace        = "apps"
-
-  depends_on = [time_sleep.wait_for_crd_registration]
 }
 
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