diff --git a/controllers/apps/component/component_controller_test.go b/controllers/apps/component/component_controller_test.go
index b785caf3fcd..a487fadd4b5 100644
--- a/controllers/apps/component/component_controller_test.go
+++ b/controllers/apps/component/component_controller_test.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Component Controller", func() {
 		By("clean resources")
 
 		// delete components (and all dependent sub-resources), and component definitions & versions
-		testapps.ClearComponentResourcesWithRemoveFinalizerOption(&testCtx)
+		testapps.ClearComponentResources(&testCtx)
 
 		// delete rest mocked objects
 		inNS := client.InNamespace(testCtx.DefaultNamespace)
diff --git a/pkg/testutil/apps/common_util.go b/pkg/testutil/apps/common_util.go
index 230f8ae0a37..cc8c43d0344 100644
--- a/pkg/testutil/apps/common_util.go
+++ b/pkg/testutil/apps/common_util.go
@@ -373,6 +373,14 @@ func ClearClusterResourcesWithRemoveFinalizerOption(testCtx *testutil.TestContex
 	ClearResourcesWithRemoveFinalizerOption(testCtx, intctrlutil.ComponentVersionSignature, true, hasLabels)
 }
 
+func ClearComponentResources(testCtx *testutil.TestContext) {
+	inNs := client.InNamespace(testCtx.DefaultNamespace)
+	hasLabels := client.HasLabels{testCtx.TestObjLabelKey}
+	ClearResources(testCtx, intctrlutil.ComponentSignature, inNs, hasLabels)
+	ClearResources(testCtx, intctrlutil.ComponentDefinitionSignature, hasLabels)
+	ClearResources(testCtx, intctrlutil.ComponentVersionSignature, hasLabels)
+}
+
 // ClearComponentResourcesWithRemoveFinalizerOption clears all dependent resources belonging to existing components.
 func ClearComponentResourcesWithRemoveFinalizerOption(testCtx *testutil.TestContext) {
 	inNs := client.InNamespace(testCtx.DefaultNamespace)