diff --git a/config/samples/resources/bigqueryconnectionconnection/cloudspanner-connection/spanner_v1beta1_spannerinstance.yaml b/config/samples/resources/bigqueryconnectionconnection/cloudspanner-connection/spanner_v1beta1_spannerinstance.yaml
index e616289517..e083cac609 100644
--- a/config/samples/resources/bigqueryconnectionconnection/cloudspanner-connection/spanner_v1beta1_spannerinstance.yaml
+++ b/config/samples/resources/bigqueryconnectionconnection/cloudspanner-connection/spanner_v1beta1_spannerinstance.yaml
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ apiVersion: spanner.cnrm.cloud.google.com/v1beta1
 kind: SpannerInstance
 metadata:
   name: bigqueryconnection-dep
-  annotations:
-    alpha.cnrm.cloud.google.com/reconciler: "direct"
 spec:
   config: regional-us-west1
   displayName: BigQueryConnection Dependency
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diff --git a/config/samples/resources/spannerdatabase/spanner_v1beta1_spannerinstance.yaml b/config/samples/resources/spannerdatabase/spanner_v1beta1_spannerinstance.yaml
index 89bd3d466c..84463c02cd 100644
--- a/config/samples/resources/spannerdatabase/spanner_v1beta1_spannerinstance.yaml
+++ b/config/samples/resources/spannerdatabase/spanner_v1beta1_spannerinstance.yaml
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ apiVersion: spanner.cnrm.cloud.google.com/v1beta1
 kind: SpannerInstance
 metadata:
   name: spannerdatabase-dep
-  annotations:
-    alpha.cnrm.cloud.google.com/reconciler: "direct"
 spec:
   config: regional-us-west1
   displayName: Spanner Database Dependency
diff --git a/config/samples/resources/spannerinstance/spanner_v1beta1_spannerinstance.yaml b/config/samples/resources/spannerinstance/spanner_v1beta1_spannerinstance.yaml
index 8de8771bf5..c05a024d45 100644
--- a/config/samples/resources/spannerinstance/spanner_v1beta1_spannerinstance.yaml
+++ b/config/samples/resources/spannerinstance/spanner_v1beta1_spannerinstance.yaml
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     label-one: "value-one"
   name: spannerinstance-sample
-  annotations:
-    alpha.cnrm.cloud.google.com/reconciler: "direct"
 spec:
   config: regional-us-west1
   displayName: Spanner Instance Sample
diff --git a/scripts/generate-google3-docs/resource-reference/generated/resource-docs/bigqueryconnection/bigqueryconnectionconnection.md b/scripts/generate-google3-docs/resource-reference/generated/resource-docs/bigqueryconnection/bigqueryconnectionconnection.md
index e317019c1b..87cf75349e 100644
--- a/scripts/generate-google3-docs/resource-reference/generated/resource-docs/bigqueryconnection/bigqueryconnectionconnection.md
+++ b/scripts/generate-google3-docs/resource-reference/generated/resource-docs/bigqueryconnection/bigqueryconnectionconnection.md
@@ -1047,8 +1047,6 @@ apiVersion: spanner.cnrm.cloud.google.com/v1beta1
 kind: SpannerInstance
 metadata:
   name: bigqueryconnection-dep
-  annotations:
-    alpha.cnrm.cloud.google.com/reconciler: "direct"
 spec:
   config: regional-us-west1
   displayName: BigQueryConnection Dependency
diff --git a/scripts/generate-google3-docs/resource-reference/generated/resource-docs/spanner/spannerdatabase.md b/scripts/generate-google3-docs/resource-reference/generated/resource-docs/spanner/spannerdatabase.md
index 34e860f0ba..dd9818ef35 100644
--- a/scripts/generate-google3-docs/resource-reference/generated/resource-docs/spanner/spannerdatabase.md
+++ b/scripts/generate-google3-docs/resource-reference/generated/resource-docs/spanner/spannerdatabase.md
@@ -403,8 +403,6 @@ apiVersion: spanner.cnrm.cloud.google.com/v1beta1
 kind: SpannerInstance
 metadata:
   name: spannerdatabase-dep
-  annotations:
-    alpha.cnrm.cloud.google.com/reconciler: "direct"
 spec:
   config: regional-us-west1
   displayName: Spanner Database Dependency
diff --git a/scripts/generate-google3-docs/resource-reference/generated/resource-docs/spanner/spannerinstance.md b/scripts/generate-google3-docs/resource-reference/generated/resource-docs/spanner/spannerinstance.md
index 6a668623a8..4079486fb8 100644
--- a/scripts/generate-google3-docs/resource-reference/generated/resource-docs/spanner/spannerinstance.md
+++ b/scripts/generate-google3-docs/resource-reference/generated/resource-docs/spanner/spannerinstance.md
@@ -419,8 +419,6 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     label-one: "value-one"
   name: spannerinstance-sample
-  annotations:
-    alpha.cnrm.cloud.google.com/reconciler: "direct"
 spec:
   config: regional-us-west1
   displayName: Spanner Instance Sample
diff --git a/scripts/github-actions/tests-e2e-samples b/scripts/github-actions/tests-e2e-samples
index 7e443714c3..0d29a90cc6 100755
--- a/scripts/github-actions/tests-e2e-samples
+++ b/scripts/github-actions/tests-e2e-samples
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ MOCK_GROUP_EMAIL="test@group.com"
 RUN_E2E=1 \
 E2E_KUBE_TARGET=envtest \
 E2E_GCP_TARGET=mock \
-KCC_USE_DIRECT_RECONCILERS="ComputeForwardingRule" \
+KCC_USE_DIRECT_RECONCILERS="ComputeForwardingRule,SpannerInstance" \
 KCC_ENG_GROUP_EMAIL="${MOCK_GROUP_EMAIL}" \
   go test -test.count=1 -timeout 3600s -v ./tests/e2e -run TestAllInSeries/samples
+  
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