diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/pipelinerun/cancel_test.go b/pkg/reconciler/pipelinerun/cancel_test.go
index 916e005e84f..764adf72285 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/pipelinerun/cancel_test.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/pipelinerun/cancel_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	tb "github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/internal/builder/v1beta1"
 	"github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1"
 	ttesting "github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/pkg/reconciler/testing"
 	"github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/test"
@@ -43,30 +42,39 @@ func TestCancelPipelineRun(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}, {
-		name: "1-taskrun",
-		pipelineRun: tb.PipelineRun("test-pipeline-run-cancelled", tb.PipelineRunNamespace("foo"),
-			tb.PipelineRunSpec("test-pipeline",
-				tb.PipelineRunCancelled,
-			),
-			tb.PipelineRunStatus(
-				tb.PipelineRunTaskRunsStatus("t1", &v1beta1.PipelineRunTaskRunStatus{
-					PipelineTaskName: "task-1",
-				})),
-		),
-		taskRuns: []*v1beta1.TaskRun{tb.TaskRun("t1", tb.TaskRunNamespace("foo"))},
+		name: "one-taskrun",
+		pipelineRun: &v1beta1.PipelineRun{
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "test-pipeline-run-cancelled"},
+			Spec: v1beta1.PipelineRunSpec{
+				Status: v1beta1.PipelineRunSpecStatusCancelled,
+			},
+			Status: v1beta1.PipelineRunStatus{PipelineRunStatusFields: v1beta1.PipelineRunStatusFields{
+				TaskRuns: map[string]*v1beta1.PipelineRunTaskRunStatus{
+					"t1": {PipelineTaskName: "task-1"},
+				},
+			}},
+		},
+		taskRuns: []*v1beta1.TaskRun{
+			{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "t1"}},
+		},
 	}, {
 		name: "multiple-taskruns",
-		pipelineRun: tb.PipelineRun("test-pipeline-run-cancelled", tb.PipelineRunNamespace("foo"),
-			tb.PipelineRunSpec("test-pipeline",
-				tb.PipelineRunCancelled,
-			),
-			tb.PipelineRunStatus(
-				tb.PipelineRunTaskRunsStatus(
-					"t1", &v1beta1.PipelineRunTaskRunStatus{PipelineTaskName: "task-1"}),
-				tb.PipelineRunTaskRunsStatus(
-					"t2", &v1beta1.PipelineRunTaskRunStatus{PipelineTaskName: "task-2"})),
-		),
-		taskRuns: []*v1beta1.TaskRun{tb.TaskRun("t1", tb.TaskRunNamespace("foo")), tb.TaskRun("t2", tb.TaskRunNamespace("foo"))},
+		pipelineRun: &v1beta1.PipelineRun{
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "test-pipeline-run-cancelled"},
+			Spec: v1beta1.PipelineRunSpec{
+				Status: v1beta1.PipelineRunSpecStatusCancelled,
+			},
+			Status: v1beta1.PipelineRunStatus{PipelineRunStatusFields: v1beta1.PipelineRunStatusFields{
+				TaskRuns: map[string]*v1beta1.PipelineRunTaskRunStatus{
+					"t1": {PipelineTaskName: "task-1"},
+					"t2": {PipelineTaskName: "task-2"},
+				},
+			}},
+		},
+		taskRuns: []*v1beta1.TaskRun{
+			{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "t1"}},
+			{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "t2"}},
+		},
 	}}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		tc := tc
@@ -79,8 +87,7 @@ func TestCancelPipelineRun(t *testing.T) {
 			ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 			defer cancel()
 			c, _ := test.SeedTestData(t, ctx, d)
-			err := cancelPipelineRun(logtesting.TestLogger(t), tc.pipelineRun, c.Pipeline)
-			if err != nil {
+			if err := cancelPipelineRun(logtesting.TestLogger(t), tc.pipelineRun, c.Pipeline); err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 			// This PipelineRun should still be complete and false, and the status should reflect that
@@ -88,7 +95,7 @@ func TestCancelPipelineRun(t *testing.T) {
 			if cond.IsTrue() {
 				t.Errorf("Expected PipelineRun status to be complete and false, but was %v", cond)
 			}
-			l, err := c.Pipeline.TektonV1beta1().TaskRuns("foo").List(metav1.ListOptions{})
+			l, err := c.Pipeline.TektonV1beta1().TaskRuns("").List(metav1.ListOptions{})
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}