diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 28e42086d23a..51151d670bab 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ require (
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.14.6
 )
 
+replace github.com/aws/karpenter-core => github.com/jonathan-innis/karpenter-core v0.0.0-20230808063057-b6fe093fe6e5
+
 require (
 	contrib.go.opencensus.io/exporter/ocagent v0.7.1-0.20200907061046-05415f1de66d // indirect
 	contrib.go.opencensus.io/exporter/prometheus v0.4.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 8eabb69f0b6a..02b39f62bcf9 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ github.com/avast/retry-go v3.0.0+incompatible h1:4SOWQ7Qs+oroOTQOYnAHqelpCO0biHS
 github.com/avast/retry-go v3.0.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:XtSnn+n/sHqQIpZ10K1qAevBhOOCWBLXXy3hyiqqBrY=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.44.294 h1:3x7GaEth+pDU9HwFcAU0awZlEix5CEdyIZvV08SlHa8=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.44.294/go.mod h1:aVsgQcEevwlmQ7qHE9I3h+dtQgpqhFB+i8Phjh7fkwI=
-github.com/aws/karpenter-core v0.29.2-0.20230803235302-95bd9f61a18b h1:88YeEA65jQNCj4/AdH0qixJeuGuIOi5QxOzsRCXsJQA=
-github.com/aws/karpenter-core v0.29.2-0.20230803235302-95bd9f61a18b/go.mod h1:+C8X0N378fQ/+YmopvRHflj2JFrVP8sPs9xL7v4A6eM=
 github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.1.0 h1:Q92kusRqC1XV2MjkWETPvjJVqKetz1OzxZB7mHJLju8=
 github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J11/hYXuz8f4ySSvYwY0FKfm+ezbsZBKZxNJlLklBHA=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v0.0.0-20180321164747-3a771d992973/go.mod h1:Dwedo/Wpr24TaqPxmxbtue+5NUziq4I4S80YR8gNf3Q=
@@ -220,6 +218,8 @@ github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath v0.4.0 h1:BEgLn5cpjn8UN1mAw4NjwDrS35OdebyEtFe+9Y
 github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath v0.4.0/go.mod h1:T8mJZnbsbmF+m6zOOFylbeCJqk5+pHWvzYPziyZiYoo=
 github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath/internal/testify v1.5.1 h1:shLQSRRSCCPj3f2gpwzGwWFoC7ycTf1rcQZHOlsJ6N8=
 github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath/internal/testify v1.5.1/go.mod h1:L3OGu8Wl2/fWfCI6z80xFu9LTZmf1ZRjMHUOPmWr69U=
+github.com/jonathan-innis/karpenter-core v0.0.0-20230808063057-b6fe093fe6e5 h1:L9NYjqmZtdNh3/luVs3e3jBOBLIGaSI6a6iVBJ90eMU=
+github.com/jonathan-innis/karpenter-core v0.0.0-20230808063057-b6fe093fe6e5/go.mod h1:+C8X0N378fQ/+YmopvRHflj2JFrVP8sPs9xL7v4A6eM=
 github.com/josharian/intern v1.0.0 h1:vlS4z54oSdjm0bgjRigI+G1HpF+tI+9rE5LLzOg8HmY=
 github.com/josharian/intern v1.0.0/go.mod h1:5DoeVV0s6jJacbCEi61lwdGj/aVlrQvzHFFd8Hwg//Y=
 github.com/jpillora/backoff v1.0.0/go.mod h1:J/6gKK9jxlEcS3zixgDgUAsiuZ7yrSoa/FX5e0EB2j4=
diff --git a/test/pkg/environment/common/expectations.go b/test/pkg/environment/common/expectations.go
index 409cdb3bb804..e0683d04a7eb 100644
--- a/test/pkg/environment/common/expectations.go
+++ b/test/pkg/environment/common/expectations.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import (
 	pscheduling "github.com/aws/karpenter-core/pkg/controllers/provisioning/scheduling"
 	"github.com/aws/karpenter-core/pkg/scheduling"
 	"github.com/aws/karpenter-core/pkg/test"
+	nodepoolutil "github.com/aws/karpenter-core/pkg/utils/nodepool"
 )
 
 func (env *Environment) ExpectCreatedWithOffset(offset int, objects ...client.Object) {
@@ -572,8 +573,8 @@ func (env *Environment) GetDaemonSetCount(prov *v1alpha5.Provisioner) int {
 
 	return lo.CountBy(daemonSetList.Items, func(d appsv1.DaemonSet) bool {
 		p := &v1.Pod{Spec: d.Spec.Template.Spec}
-		nodeTemplate := pscheduling.NewMachineTemplate(prov)
-		if err := nodeTemplate.Taints.Tolerates(p); err != nil {
+		nodeTemplate := pscheduling.NewNodeClaimTemplate(nodepoolutil.New(prov))
+		if err := scheduling.Taints(nodeTemplate.Spec.Taints).Tolerates(p); err != nil {
 			return false
 		}
 		if err := nodeTemplate.Requirements.Compatible(scheduling.NewPodRequirements(p)); err != nil {