diff --git a/controllers/awscluster_controller_test.go b/controllers/awscluster_controller_test.go
index cfc3483f6a..581b74a362 100644
--- a/controllers/awscluster_controller_test.go
+++ b/controllers/awscluster_controller_test.go
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ func TestAWSClusterReconcilerIntegrationTests(t *testing.T) {
 			mockedDeleteVPCCallsForNonExistentVPC(m)
 			mockedDeleteLBCalls(true, ev2, e)
 			mockedDescribeInstanceCall(m)
-			mockedDeleteInstanceCalls(m)
+			mockedDeleteInstanceAndAwaitTerminationCalls(m)
 		}
 		expect(ec2Mock.EXPECT(), elbv2Mock.EXPECT(), elbMock.EXPECT())
 
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ func TestAWSClusterReconcilerIntegrationTests(t *testing.T) {
 			mockedDeleteVPCCalls(m)
 			mockedDescribeInstanceCall(m)
 			mockedDeleteLBCalls(true, ev2, e)
-			mockedDeleteInstanceCalls(m)
+			mockedDeleteInstanceAndAwaitTerminationCalls(m)
 			mockedDeleteSGCalls(m)
 		}
 		expect(ec2Mock.EXPECT(), elbv2Mock.EXPECT(), elbMock.EXPECT())
@@ -497,19 +497,25 @@ func mockedDescribeInstanceCall(m *mocks.MockEC2APIMockRecorder) {
 	}, nil)
 }
 
-func mockedDeleteInstanceCalls(m *mocks.MockEC2APIMockRecorder) {
+func mockedDeleteInstanceAndAwaitTerminationCalls(m *mocks.MockEC2APIMockRecorder) {
 	m.TerminateInstances(
 		gomock.Eq(&ec2.TerminateInstancesInput{
 			InstanceIds: aws.StringSlice([]string{"id-1"}),
 		}),
-	).
-		Return(nil, nil)
+	).Return(nil, nil)
 	m.WaitUntilInstanceTerminated(
 		gomock.Eq(&ec2.DescribeInstancesInput{
 			InstanceIds: aws.StringSlice([]string{"id-1"}),
 		}),
-	).
-		Return(nil)
+	).Return(nil)
+}
+
+func mockedDeleteInstanceCalls(m *mocks.MockEC2APIMockRecorder) {
+	m.TerminateInstances(
+		gomock.Eq(&ec2.TerminateInstancesInput{
+			InstanceIds: aws.StringSlice([]string{"id-1"}),
+		}),
+	).Return(nil, nil)
 }
 
 func mockedCreateVPCCalls(m *mocks.MockEC2APIMockRecorder) {
diff --git a/controllers/awsmachine_controller.go b/controllers/awsmachine_controller.go
index e424952e69..895d01ce99 100644
--- a/controllers/awsmachine_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/awsmachine_controller.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
 	ignTypes "github.com/flatcar/ignition/config/v2_3/types"
@@ -340,8 +341,14 @@ func (r *AWSMachineReconciler) reconcileDelete(machineScope *scope.MachineScope,
 	// This decision is based on the ec2-instance-lifecycle graph at
 	// https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-instance-lifecycle.html
 	switch instance.State {
-	case infrav1.InstanceStateShuttingDown, infrav1.InstanceStateTerminated:
+	case infrav1.InstanceStateShuttingDown:
 		machineScope.Info("EC2 instance is shutting down or already terminated", "instance-id", instance.ID)
+		// requeue reconciliation until we observe termination (or the instance can no longer be looked up)
+		return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: time.Minute}, nil
+	case infrav1.InstanceStateTerminated:
+		machineScope.Info("EC2 instance terminated successfully", "instance-id", instance.ID)
+		controllerutil.RemoveFinalizer(machineScope.AWSMachine, infrav1.MachineFinalizer)
+		return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 	default:
 		machineScope.Info("Terminating EC2 instance", "instance-id", instance.ID)
 
@@ -352,7 +359,7 @@ func (r *AWSMachineReconciler) reconcileDelete(machineScope *scope.MachineScope,
 			return ctrl.Result{}, err
 		}
 
-		if err := ec2Service.TerminateInstanceAndWait(instance.ID); err != nil {
+		if err := ec2Service.TerminateInstance(instance.ID); err != nil {
 			machineScope.Error(err, "failed to terminate instance")
 			conditions.MarkFalse(machineScope.AWSMachine, infrav1.InstanceReadyCondition, "DeletingFailed", clusterv1.ConditionSeverityWarning, err.Error())
 			r.Recorder.Eventf(machineScope.AWSMachine, corev1.EventTypeWarning, "FailedTerminate", "Failed to terminate instance %q: %v", instance.ID, err)
@@ -391,12 +398,10 @@ func (r *AWSMachineReconciler) reconcileDelete(machineScope *scope.MachineScope,
 
 		machineScope.Info("EC2 instance successfully terminated", "instance-id", instance.ID)
 		r.Recorder.Eventf(machineScope.AWSMachine, corev1.EventTypeNormal, "SuccessfulTerminate", "Terminated instance %q", instance.ID)
-	}
 
-	// Instance is deleted so remove the finalizer.
-	controllerutil.RemoveFinalizer(machineScope.AWSMachine, infrav1.MachineFinalizer)
-
-	return ctrl.Result{}, nil
+		// requeue reconciliation until we observe termination (or the instance can no longer be looked up)
+		return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: time.Minute}, nil
+	}
 }
 
 // findInstance queries the EC2 apis and retrieves the instance if it exists.
diff --git a/controllers/awsmachine_controller_test.go b/controllers/awsmachine_controller_test.go
index 34c2231bfb..86592b3ba2 100644
--- a/controllers/awsmachine_controller_test.go
+++ b/controllers/awsmachine_controller_test.go
@@ -581,8 +581,6 @@ func mockedCreateInstanceCalls(m *mocks.MockEC2APIMockRecorder) {
 			},
 		},
 	}, nil)
-	m.WaitUntilInstanceRunningWithContext(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
-		Return(nil)
 	m.DescribeNetworkInterfaces(gomock.Eq(&ec2.DescribeNetworkInterfacesInput{Filters: []*ec2.Filter{
 		{
 			Name:   aws.String("attachment.instance-id"),
diff --git a/controllers/awsmachine_controller_unit_test.go b/controllers/awsmachine_controller_unit_test.go
index 0931ad4a9e..70c7883847 100644
--- a/controllers/awsmachine_controller_unit_test.go
+++ b/controllers/awsmachine_controller_unit_test.go
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ func TestAWSMachineReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 					secretSvc.EXPECT().UserData(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).Return(nil, nil).Times(1)
 					instance.State = infrav1.InstanceStatePending
 					_, _ = reconciler.reconcileNormal(context.Background(), ms, cs, cs, cs, cs)
+
 					g.Expect(ms.AWSMachine.Status.InstanceState).To(PointTo(Equal(infrav1.InstanceStatePending)))
 					g.Expect(ms.AWSMachine.Status.Ready).To(Equal(false))
 					g.Expect(buf.String()).To(ContainSubstring(("EC2 instance state changed")))
@@ -410,6 +411,7 @@ func TestAWSMachineReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 					secretSvc.EXPECT().UserData(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).Return(nil, nil).Times(1)
 					instance.State = infrav1.InstanceStateRunning
 					_, _ = reconciler.reconcileNormal(context.Background(), ms, cs, cs, cs, cs)
+
 					g.Expect(ms.AWSMachine.Status.InstanceState).To(PointTo(Equal(infrav1.InstanceStateRunning)))
 					g.Expect(ms.AWSMachine.Status.Ready).To(Equal(true))
 					g.Expect(buf.String()).To(ContainSubstring(("EC2 instance state changed")))
@@ -1081,7 +1083,7 @@ func TestAWSMachineReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 
 				instance.State = infrav1.InstanceStateRunning
 				secretSvc.EXPECT().Delete(gomock.Any()).Return(nil).Times(1)
-				ec2Svc.EXPECT().TerminateInstanceAndWait(gomock.Any()).Return(nil).AnyTimes()
+				ec2Svc.EXPECT().TerminateInstance(gomock.Any()).Return(nil).AnyTimes()
 				_, _ = reconciler.reconcileDelete(ms, cs, cs, cs, cs)
 			})
 
@@ -1094,7 +1096,7 @@ func TestAWSMachineReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 
 				ms.AWSMachine.Status.FailureReason = capierrors.MachineStatusErrorPtr(capierrors.UpdateMachineError)
 				secretSvc.EXPECT().Delete(gomock.Any()).Return(nil).Times(1)
-				ec2Svc.EXPECT().TerminateInstanceAndWait(gomock.Any()).Return(nil).AnyTimes()
+				ec2Svc.EXPECT().TerminateInstance(gomock.Any()).Return(nil).AnyTimes()
 				_, _ = reconciler.reconcileDelete(ms, cs, cs, cs, cs)
 			})
 			t.Run("should not attempt to delete the secret if InsecureSkipSecretsManager is set on CloudInit", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1107,7 +1109,7 @@ func TestAWSMachineReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				ms.AWSMachine.Spec.CloudInit.InsecureSkipSecretsManager = true
 
 				secretSvc.EXPECT().Delete(gomock.Any()).Return(nil).Times(0)
-				ec2Svc.EXPECT().TerminateInstanceAndWait(gomock.Any()).Return(nil).AnyTimes()
+				ec2Svc.EXPECT().TerminateInstance(gomock.Any()).Return(nil).AnyTimes()
 
 				_, _ = reconciler.reconcileDelete(ms, cs, cs, cs, cs)
 			})
@@ -1167,7 +1169,7 @@ func TestAWSMachineReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 
 				instance.State = infrav1.InstanceStateRunning
 				secretSvc.EXPECT().Delete(gomock.Any()).Return(nil).Times(1)
-				ec2Svc.EXPECT().TerminateInstanceAndWait(gomock.Any()).Return(nil).AnyTimes()
+				ec2Svc.EXPECT().TerminateInstance(gomock.Any()).Return(nil).AnyTimes()
 				_, _ = reconciler.reconcileDelete(ms, cs, cs, cs, cs)
 			})
 
@@ -1180,7 +1182,7 @@ func TestAWSMachineReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 
 				ms.AWSMachine.Status.FailureReason = capierrors.MachineStatusErrorPtr(capierrors.UpdateMachineError)
 				secretSvc.EXPECT().Delete(gomock.Any()).Return(nil).Times(1)
-				ec2Svc.EXPECT().TerminateInstanceAndWait(gomock.Any()).Return(nil).AnyTimes()
+				ec2Svc.EXPECT().TerminateInstance(gomock.Any()).Return(nil).AnyTimes()
 				_, _ = reconciler.reconcileDelete(ms, cs, cs, cs, cs)
 			})
 		})
@@ -1348,7 +1350,7 @@ func TestAWSMachineReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 
 				instance.State = infrav1.InstanceStateRunning
 				objectStoreSvc.EXPECT().Delete(gomock.Any()).Return(nil).Times(1)
-				ec2Svc.EXPECT().TerminateInstanceAndWait(gomock.Any()).Return(nil).AnyTimes()
+				ec2Svc.EXPECT().TerminateInstance(gomock.Any()).Return(nil).AnyTimes()
 
 				_, _ = reconciler.reconcileDelete(ms, cs, cs, cs, cs)
 			})
@@ -1365,7 +1367,7 @@ func TestAWSMachineReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				ms.AWSMachine.Status.FailureReason = capierrors.MachineStatusErrorPtr(capierrors.UpdateMachineError)
 
 				objectStoreSvc.EXPECT().Delete(gomock.Any()).Return(nil).Times(1)
-				ec2Svc.EXPECT().TerminateInstanceAndWait(gomock.Any()).Return(nil).AnyTimes()
+				ec2Svc.EXPECT().TerminateInstance(gomock.Any()).Return(nil).AnyTimes()
 
 				_, _ = reconciler.reconcileDelete(ms, cs, cs, cs, cs)
 			})
@@ -1429,7 +1431,7 @@ func TestAWSMachineReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 
 				instance.State = infrav1.InstanceStateRunning
 				objectStoreSvc.EXPECT().Delete(gomock.Any()).Return(nil).Times(1)
-				ec2Svc.EXPECT().TerminateInstanceAndWait(gomock.Any()).Return(nil).AnyTimes()
+				ec2Svc.EXPECT().TerminateInstance(gomock.Any()).Return(nil).AnyTimes()
 				_, _ = reconciler.reconcileDelete(ms, cs, cs, cs, cs)
 			})
 
@@ -1444,7 +1446,7 @@ func TestAWSMachineReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				// TODO: This seems to have no effect on the test result.
 				ms.AWSMachine.Status.FailureReason = capierrors.MachineStatusErrorPtr(capierrors.UpdateMachineError)
 				objectStoreSvc.EXPECT().Delete(gomock.Any()).Return(nil).Times(1)
-				ec2Svc.EXPECT().TerminateInstanceAndWait(gomock.Any()).Return(nil).AnyTimes()
+				ec2Svc.EXPECT().TerminateInstance(gomock.Any()).Return(nil).AnyTimes()
 				_, _ = reconciler.reconcileDelete(ms, cs, cs, cs, cs)
 			})
 		})
@@ -1534,9 +1536,8 @@ func TestAWSMachineReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 			_, err := reconciler.reconcileDelete(ms, cs, cs, cs, cs)
 			g.Expect(err).To(BeNil())
 			g.Expect(buf.String()).To(ContainSubstring("EC2 instance is shutting down or already terminated"))
-			g.Expect(ms.AWSMachine.Finalizers).To(ConsistOf(metav1.FinalizerDeleteDependents))
 		})
-		t.Run("should ignore instances in terminated down state", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("should ignore instances in terminated state", func(t *testing.T) {
 			g := NewWithT(t)
 			awsMachine := getAWSMachine()
 			setup(t, g, awsMachine)
@@ -1553,7 +1554,7 @@ func TestAWSMachineReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 
 			_, err := reconciler.reconcileDelete(ms, cs, cs, cs, cs)
 			g.Expect(err).To(BeNil())
-			g.Expect(buf.String()).To(ContainSubstring("EC2 instance is shutting down or already terminated"))
+			g.Expect(buf.String()).To(ContainSubstring("EC2 instance terminated successfully"))
 			g.Expect(ms.AWSMachine.Finalizers).To(ConsistOf(metav1.FinalizerDeleteDependents))
 		})
 		t.Run("instance not shutting down yet", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1572,7 +1573,7 @@ func TestAWSMachineReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				getRunningInstance(t, g)
 
 				expected := errors.New("can't reach AWS to terminate machine")
-				ec2Svc.EXPECT().TerminateInstanceAndWait(gomock.Any()).Return(expected)
+				ec2Svc.EXPECT().TerminateInstance(gomock.Any()).Return(expected)
 
 				buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 				klog.SetOutput(buf)
@@ -1585,7 +1586,7 @@ func TestAWSMachineReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Run("when instance can be shut down", func(t *testing.T) {
 				terminateInstance := func(t *testing.T, g *WithT) {
 					t.Helper()
-					ec2Svc.EXPECT().TerminateInstanceAndWait(gomock.Any()).Return(nil)
+					ec2Svc.EXPECT().TerminateInstance(gomock.Any()).Return(nil)
 					secretSvc.EXPECT().Delete(gomock.Any()).Return(nil).AnyTimes()
 				}
 
@@ -1663,7 +1664,6 @@ func TestAWSMachineReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 
 					_, err := reconciler.reconcileDelete(ms, cs, cs, cs, cs)
 					g.Expect(err).To(BeNil())
-					g.Expect(ms.AWSMachine.Finalizers).To(ConsistOf(metav1.FinalizerDeleteDependents))
 				})
 
 				t.Run("should fail to detach control plane ELB from instance", func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/cloud/services/ec2/bastion_test.go b/pkg/cloud/services/ec2/bastion_test.go
index b24f9c1c8b..669242d960 100644
--- a/pkg/cloud/services/ec2/bastion_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cloud/services/ec2/bastion_test.go
@@ -366,8 +366,6 @@ func TestServiceReconcileBastion(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 						},
 					}, nil)
-				m.WaitUntilInstanceRunningWithContext(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
-					Return(nil)
 			},
 			bastionEnabled: true,
 			expectError:    false,
diff --git a/pkg/cloud/services/ec2/instances.go b/pkg/cloud/services/ec2/instances.go
index 8ba7b07f05..2a09c5adc0 100644
--- a/pkg/cloud/services/ec2/instances.go
+++ b/pkg/cloud/services/ec2/instances.go
@@ -17,15 +17,12 @@ limitations under the License.
 package ec2
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"fmt"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
-	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/request"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
@@ -34,7 +31,6 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-aws/v2/pkg/cloud/awserrors"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-aws/v2/pkg/cloud/converters"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-aws/v2/pkg/cloud/filter"
-	awslogs "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-aws/v2/pkg/cloud/logs"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-aws/v2/pkg/cloud/scope"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-aws/v2/pkg/cloud/services/userdata"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-aws/v2/pkg/record"
@@ -591,19 +587,6 @@ func (s *Service) runInstance(role string, i *infrav1.Instance) (*infrav1.Instan
 		return nil, errors.Errorf("no instance returned for reservation %v", out.GoString())
 	}
 
-	waitTimeout := 1 * time.Minute
-	s.scope.Debug("Waiting for instance to be in running state", "instance-id", *out.Instances[0].InstanceId, "timeout", waitTimeout.String())
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(aws.BackgroundContext(), waitTimeout)
-	defer cancel()
-
-	if err := s.EC2Client.WaitUntilInstanceRunningWithContext(
-		ctx,
-		&ec2.DescribeInstancesInput{InstanceIds: []*string{out.Instances[0].InstanceId}},
-		request.WithWaiterLogger(awslogs.NewWrapLogr(s.scope.GetLogger())),
-	); err != nil {
-		s.scope.Debug("Could not determine if Machine is running. Machine state might be unavailable until next renconciliation.")
-	}
-
 	return s.SDKToInstance(out.Instances[0])
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/cloud/services/ec2/instances_test.go b/pkg/cloud/services/ec2/instances_test.go
index a10e779846..6e9b30feb8 100644
--- a/pkg/cloud/services/ec2/instances_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cloud/services/ec2/instances_test.go
@@ -385,8 +385,6 @@ func TestCreateInstance(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 						},
 					}, nil)
-				m.WaitUntilInstanceRunningWithContext(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
-					Return(nil)
 				m.
 					DescribeNetworkInterfaces(gomock.Any()).
 					Return(&ec2.DescribeNetworkInterfacesOutput{
@@ -497,9 +495,6 @@ func TestCreateInstance(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 						},
 					}, nil)
-
-				m.WaitUntilInstanceRunningWithContext(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
-					Return(nil)
 				m.
 					DescribeNetworkInterfaces(gomock.Any()).
 					Return(&ec2.DescribeNetworkInterfacesOutput{
@@ -637,9 +632,6 @@ func TestCreateInstance(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 						},
 					}, nil)
-
-				m.WaitUntilInstanceRunningWithContext(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
-					Return(nil)
 				m.
 					DescribeNetworkInterfaces(gomock.Any()).
 					Return(&ec2.DescribeNetworkInterfacesOutput{
@@ -773,9 +765,6 @@ func TestCreateInstance(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 						},
 					}, nil)
-
-				m.WaitUntilInstanceRunningWithContext(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
-					Return(nil)
 				m.
 					DescribeNetworkInterfaces(gomock.Any()).
 					Return(&ec2.DescribeNetworkInterfacesOutput{
@@ -910,9 +899,6 @@ func TestCreateInstance(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 						},
 					}, nil)
-
-				m.WaitUntilInstanceRunningWithContext(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
-					Return(nil)
 				m.
 					DescribeNetworkInterfaces(gomock.Any()).
 					Return(&ec2.DescribeNetworkInterfacesOutput{
@@ -1024,8 +1010,6 @@ func TestCreateInstance(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 						},
 					}, nil)
-				m.WaitUntilInstanceRunningWithContext(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
-					Return(nil)
 				m.
 					DescribeNetworkInterfaces(gomock.Any()).
 					Return(&ec2.DescribeNetworkInterfacesOutput{
@@ -1136,8 +1120,6 @@ func TestCreateInstance(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 						},
 					}, nil)
-				m.WaitUntilInstanceRunningWithContext(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
-					Return(nil)
 				m.
 					DescribeNetworkInterfaces(gomock.Any()).
 					Return(&ec2.DescribeNetworkInterfacesOutput{
@@ -1323,8 +1305,6 @@ func TestCreateInstance(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 						},
 					}, nil)
-				m.WaitUntilInstanceRunningWithContext(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
-					Return(nil)
 				m.
 					DescribeNetworkInterfaces(gomock.Any()).
 					Return(&ec2.DescribeNetworkInterfacesOutput{
@@ -1585,8 +1565,6 @@ func TestCreateInstance(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 						},
 					}, nil)
-				m.WaitUntilInstanceRunningWithContext(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
-					Return(nil)
 				m.
 					DescribeNetworkInterfaces(gomock.Any()).
 					Return(&ec2.DescribeNetworkInterfacesOutput{
@@ -1790,8 +1768,6 @@ func TestCreateInstance(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 						},
 					}, nil)
-				m.WaitUntilInstanceRunningWithContext(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
-					Return(nil)
 				m.
 					DescribeNetworkInterfaces(gomock.Any()).
 					Return(&ec2.DescribeNetworkInterfacesOutput{
@@ -1893,8 +1869,6 @@ func TestCreateInstance(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 						},
 					}, nil)
-				m.WaitUntilInstanceRunningWithContext(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
-					Return(nil)
 				m.
 					DescribeNetworkInterfaces(gomock.Any()).
 					Return(&ec2.DescribeNetworkInterfacesOutput{
@@ -2067,8 +2041,6 @@ func TestCreateInstance(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 						},
 					}, nil)
-				m.WaitUntilInstanceRunningWithContext(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
-					Return(nil)
 				m.
 					DescribeNetworkInterfaces(gomock.Any()).
 					Return(&ec2.DescribeNetworkInterfacesOutput{
@@ -2208,8 +2180,6 @@ func TestCreateInstance(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 						},
 					}, nil)
-				m.WaitUntilInstanceRunningWithContext(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
-					Return(nil)
 				m.
 					DescribeNetworkInterfaces(gomock.Any()).
 					Return(&ec2.DescribeNetworkInterfacesOutput{
@@ -2351,8 +2321,6 @@ func TestCreateInstance(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 						},
 					}, nil)
-				m.WaitUntilInstanceRunningWithContext(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
-					Return(nil)
 				m.
 					DescribeNetworkInterfaces(gomock.Any()).
 					Return(&ec2.DescribeNetworkInterfacesOutput{
@@ -2465,8 +2433,6 @@ func TestCreateInstance(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 						}, nil
 					})
-				m.WaitUntilInstanceRunningWithContext(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
-					Return(nil)
 				m.
 					DescribeNetworkInterfaces(gomock.Any()).
 					Return(&ec2.DescribeNetworkInterfacesOutput{
@@ -2580,8 +2546,6 @@ func TestCreateInstance(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 						}, nil
 					})
-				m.WaitUntilInstanceRunningWithContext(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
-					Return(nil)
 				m.
 					DescribeNetworkInterfaces(gomock.Any()).
 					Return(&ec2.DescribeNetworkInterfacesOutput{
@@ -2696,8 +2660,6 @@ func TestCreateInstance(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 						}, nil
 					})
-				m.WaitUntilInstanceRunningWithContext(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
-					Return(nil)
 				m.
 					DescribeNetworkInterfaces(gomock.Any()).
 					Return(&ec2.DescribeNetworkInterfacesOutput{
@@ -2809,8 +2771,6 @@ func TestCreateInstance(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 						}, nil
 					})
-				m.WaitUntilInstanceRunningWithContext(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
-					Return(nil)
 				m.
 					DescribeNetworkInterfaces(gomock.Any()).
 					Return(&ec2.DescribeNetworkInterfacesOutput{
@@ -2922,8 +2882,6 @@ func TestCreateInstance(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 						}, nil
 					})
-				m.WaitUntilInstanceRunningWithContext(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
-					Return(nil)
 				m.
 					DescribeNetworkInterfaces(gomock.Any()).
 					Return(&ec2.DescribeNetworkInterfacesOutput{
@@ -3035,8 +2993,6 @@ func TestCreateInstance(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 						}, nil
 					})
-				m.WaitUntilInstanceRunningWithContext(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
-					Return(nil)
 				m.
 					DescribeNetworkInterfaces(gomock.Any()).
 					Return(&ec2.DescribeNetworkInterfacesOutput{