diff --git a/.github/actions/e2e/install-karpenter/action.yaml b/.github/actions/e2e/install-karpenter/action.yaml
index 99bdad00b2d4..7ed5ddc979df 100644
--- a/.github/actions/e2e/install-karpenter/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/e2e/install-karpenter/action.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ runs:
       helm upgrade --install karpenter oci://${{ inputs.ecr_account_id }}.dkr.ecr.${{ inputs.ecr_region }}.amazonaws.com/karpenter/snapshot/karpenter \
         -n kube-system \
         --version "v0-$(git rev-parse HEAD)" \
-        --set serviceAccount.annotations."eks\.amazonaws\.com/role-arn"="arn:aws:iam::${{ inputs.account_id }}:role/karpenter-irsa-${{ inputs.cluster_name }}" \
         --set webhook.enabled=${WEBHOOK_ENABLED} \
         --set settings.clusterName="${{ inputs.cluster_name }}" \
         --set settings.interruptionQueue="${{ inputs.cluster_name }}" \
diff --git a/.github/actions/e2e/install-prometheus/action.yaml b/.github/actions/e2e/install-prometheus/action.yaml
index b5e31525bd28..dc5ac284ed6e 100644
--- a/.github/actions/e2e/install-prometheus/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/e2e/install-prometheus/action.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ runs:
           -f ./.github/actions/e2e/install-prometheus/values.yaml \
           --set prometheus.prometheusSpec.remoteWrite[0].url=https://aps-workspaces.${{ inputs.region }}.amazonaws.com/workspaces/${{ inputs.workspace_id }}/api/v1/remote_write \
           --set prometheus.prometheusSpec.remoteWrite[0].sigv4.region=${{ inputs.region }} \
-          --set prometheus.serviceAccount.annotations."eks\.amazonaws\.com/role-arn"="arn:aws:iam::${{ inputs.account_id }}:role/prometheus-irsa-${{ inputs.cluster_name }}" \
           --set "kubelet.serviceMonitor.cAdvisorRelabelings[0].targetLabel=metrics_path" \
           --set "kubelet.serviceMonitor.cAdvisorRelabelings[0].action=replace" \
           --set "kubelet.serviceMonitor.cAdvisorRelabelings[0].sourceLabels[0]=__metrics_path__" \
diff --git a/.github/actions/e2e/setup-cluster/action.yaml b/.github/actions/e2e/setup-cluster/action.yaml
index 2e8c47e4d3a3..cd383354b8fe 100644
--- a/.github/actions/e2e/setup-cluster/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/e2e/setup-cluster/action.yaml
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ runs:
           ebsCSIController: true
       - name: eks-pod-identity-agent
         permissionsBoundary: "arn:aws:iam::${{ inputs.account_id }}:policy/GithubActionsPermissionsBoundary"
+        configurationValues: |
+          tolerations:
+            - operator: Exists
       EOF
 
       if [[ ${{ inputs.private_cluster }} == 'true' ]]; then
diff --git a/test/cloudformation/iam_cloudformation.yaml b/test/cloudformation/iam_cloudformation.yaml
index 84af48a4fdd4..a8166635528a 100644
--- a/test/cloudformation/iam_cloudformation.yaml
+++ b/test/cloudformation/iam_cloudformation.yaml
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ Resources:
               - sqs:ReceiveMessage
               - pricing:GetProducts
               - eks:DescribeCluster
+              - eks-auth:AssumeRoleForPodIdentity
             Resource: "*"
           - Effect: Allow
             Action: iam:PassRole