diff --git a/.pipelines/singletenancy/aks-swift/e2e-step-template.yaml b/.pipelines/singletenancy/aks-swift/e2e-step-template.yaml
index a1503f1516..ed6a64ace8 100644
--- a/.pipelines/singletenancy/aks-swift/e2e-step-template.yaml
+++ b/.pipelines/singletenancy/aks-swift/e2e-step-template.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ steps:
     name: "GoEnv"
     displayName: "Set up the Go environment"
 
+  - task: KubectlInstaller@0
+    inputs:
+      kubectlVersion: latest
+
   - task: AzureCLI@1
     inputs:
       azureSubscription: $(BUILD_VALIDATIONS_SERVICE_CONNECTION)
@@ -58,9 +62,6 @@ steps:
   - script: |
       ls -lah
       pwd
-      echo "installing kubectl"
-      curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"
-      sudo install -o root -g root -m 0755 kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
       kubectl cluster-info
       kubectl get po -owide -A
       sudo -E env "PATH=$PATH" make test-integration CNS_VERSION=$(make cns-version) CNI_DROPGZ_VERSION=$(dropgzVersion) INSTALL_CNS=true INSTALL_AZURE_VNET=true TEST_DROPGZ=${{ parameters.testDropgz }}
diff --git a/.pipelines/singletenancy/aks/e2e-step-template.yaml b/.pipelines/singletenancy/aks/e2e-step-template.yaml
index 5392a6217f..7a37e42b54 100644
--- a/.pipelines/singletenancy/aks/e2e-step-template.yaml
+++ b/.pipelines/singletenancy/aks/e2e-step-template.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ steps:
       echo '##vso[task.prependpath]$(GOROOT)/bin'
     name: "GoEnv"
     displayName: "Set up the Go environment"
+  - task: KubectlInstaller@0
+    inputs:
+      kubectlVersion: latest
   - task: AzureCLI@1
     inputs:
       azureSubscription: $(BUILD_VALIDATIONS_SERVICE_CONNECTION)
diff --git a/.pipelines/singletenancy/azure-cni-overlay/azure-cni-overlay-e2e-step-template.yaml b/.pipelines/singletenancy/azure-cni-overlay/azure-cni-overlay-e2e-step-template.yaml
index 30d2e3c58b..d989286b66 100644
--- a/.pipelines/singletenancy/azure-cni-overlay/azure-cni-overlay-e2e-step-template.yaml
+++ b/.pipelines/singletenancy/azure-cni-overlay/azure-cni-overlay-e2e-step-template.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ steps:
     name: "GoEnv"
     displayName: "Set up the Go environment"
 
+  - task: KubectlInstaller@0
+    inputs:
+      kubectlVersion: latest
+
   - task: AzureCLI@1
     inputs:
       azureSubscription: $(BUILD_VALIDATIONS_SERVICE_CONNECTION)
@@ -31,15 +35,8 @@ steps:
       inlineScript: |
         set -e
         make -C ./hack/aks set-kubeconf AZCLI=az CLUSTER=${{ parameters.clusterName }}
-        ls -lah
-        pwd
-        echo "installing kubectl"
-        curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"
-        sudo install -o root -g root -m 0755 kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
-        kubectl cluster-info
-        kubectl get po -owide -A
-    name: "installKubectl"
-    displayName: "Install Kubectl"
+    name: "kubeconfig"
+    displayName: "Set Kubeconfig"
 
   - ${{ if eq( parameters['testDropgz'], true) }}:
       - script: |
diff --git a/.pipelines/singletenancy/cilium-overlay/cilium-overlay-e2e-step-template.yaml b/.pipelines/singletenancy/cilium-overlay/cilium-overlay-e2e-step-template.yaml
index 8731f6ed5f..55601e1131 100644
--- a/.pipelines/singletenancy/cilium-overlay/cilium-overlay-e2e-step-template.yaml
+++ b/.pipelines/singletenancy/cilium-overlay/cilium-overlay-e2e-step-template.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ steps:
     name: "GoEnv"
     displayName: "Set up the Go environment"
 
+  - task: KubectlInstaller@0
+    inputs:
+      kubectlVersion: latest
+
   - task: AzureCLI@1
     inputs:
       azureSubscription: $(BUILD_VALIDATIONS_SERVICE_CONNECTION)
@@ -33,9 +37,6 @@ steps:
         make -C ./hack/aks set-kubeconf AZCLI=az CLUSTER=${{ parameters.clusterName }}
         ls -lah
         pwd
-        echo "installing kubectl"
-        curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"
-        sudo install -o root -g root -m 0755 kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
         kubectl cluster-info
         kubectl get po -owide -A
         if [ "$CILIUM_VERSION_TAG" = "cilium-nightly-pipeline" ]; then FILE_PATH=-nightly && echo "Running nightly"; fi
diff --git a/.pipelines/singletenancy/cilium/cilium-e2e-step-template.yaml b/.pipelines/singletenancy/cilium/cilium-e2e-step-template.yaml
index 914129241c..d57aa0af3e 100644
--- a/.pipelines/singletenancy/cilium/cilium-e2e-step-template.yaml
+++ b/.pipelines/singletenancy/cilium/cilium-e2e-step-template.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ steps:
     name: "GoEnv"
     displayName: "Set up the Go environment"
 
+  - task: KubectlInstaller@0
+    inputs:
+      kubectlVersion: latest
+
   - task: AzureCLI@1
     inputs:
       azureSubscription: $(BUILD_VALIDATIONS_SERVICE_CONNECTION)
@@ -33,9 +37,6 @@ steps:
         make -C ./hack/aks set-kubeconf AZCLI=az CLUSTER=${{ parameters.clusterName }}
         ls -lah
         pwd
-        echo "installing kubectl"
-        curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"
-        sudo install -o root -g root -m 0755 kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
         kubectl cluster-info
         kubectl get po -owide -A
         echo "deploy Cilium ConfigMap"
diff --git a/.pipelines/singletenancy/dualstack-overlay/dualstackoverlay-e2e-step-template.yaml b/.pipelines/singletenancy/dualstack-overlay/dualstackoverlay-e2e-step-template.yaml
index f4239ac67d..82fc522b93 100644
--- a/.pipelines/singletenancy/dualstack-overlay/dualstackoverlay-e2e-step-template.yaml
+++ b/.pipelines/singletenancy/dualstack-overlay/dualstackoverlay-e2e-step-template.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ steps:
     name: "GoEnv"
     displayName: "Set up the Go environment"
 
+  - task: KubectlInstaller@0
+    inputs:
+      kubectlVersion: latest
+
   - task: AzureCLI@2
     inputs:
       azureSubscription: $(BUILD_VALIDATIONS_SERVICE_CONNECTION)
@@ -25,16 +29,8 @@ steps:
       inlineScript: |
         set -e
         make -C ./hack/aks set-kubeconf AZCLI=az CLUSTER=${{ parameters.clusterName }}
-        ls -lah
-        pwd
-        echo "installing kubectl"
-        curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"
-        sudo install -o root -g root -m 0755 kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
-        kubectl cluster-info
-        kubectl get po -owide -A
-    retryCountOnTaskFailure: 3
-    name: "installKubectl"
-    displayName: "Install Kubectl"
+    name: "kubeconfig"
+    displayName: "Set Kubeconfig"
 
   - ${{ if eq( parameters['testDropgz'], true) }}:
       - script: |