diff --git a/cmd/controller/main.go b/cmd/controller/main.go
index 7d8f18fa4fc6..b1871bd91f1e 100644
--- a/cmd/controller/main.go
+++ b/cmd/controller/main.go
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ func main() {
 		WithControllers(ctx, corecontrollers.NewControllers(
 			op.Clock,
 			op.GetClient(),
-			op.KubernetesInterface,
 			state.NewCluster(op.Clock, op.GetClient(), cloudProvider),
 			op.EventRecorder,
 			cloudProvider,
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f6a8ab821db1..53a5bb3f1a81 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b
 	knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20231010144348-ca8c009405dd
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.0
-	sigs.k8s.io/karpenter v0.34.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/karpenter v0.34.1-0.20240216210207-d7ef220fab9f
 )
 
 require (
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-proto v0.4.1 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
-	github.com/deckarep/golang-set v1.8.0 // indirect
 	github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.11.0 // indirect
 	github.com/evanphx/json-patch v5.7.0+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.8.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7bf2d60851ce..f4fbe93c2438 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ github.com/creack/pty v1.1.9/go.mod h1:oKZEueFk5CKHvIhNR5MUki03XCEU+Q6VDXinZuGJ3
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
-github.com/deckarep/golang-set v1.8.0 h1:sk9/l/KqpunDwP7pSjUg0keiOOLEnOBHzykLrsPppp4=
-github.com/deckarep/golang-set v1.8.0/go.mod h1:5nI87KwE7wgsBU1F4GKAw2Qod7p5kyS383rP6+o6qqo=
 github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.11.0 h1:rAQeMHw1c7zTmncogyy8VvRZwtkmkZ4FxERmMY4rD+g=
 github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.11.0/go.mod h1:6n3XBCmQQb25CM2LCACGz8ukIrRry+4bhvbpWn3mrbc=
 github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane v0.9.0/go.mod h1:YTl/9mNaCwkRvm6d1a2C3ymFceY/DCBVvsKhRF0iEA4=
@@ -762,8 +760,8 @@ sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.0 h1:fjJQf8Ukya+VjogLO6/bNX9HE6Y2xpsO5+fyS2
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.0/go.mod h1:+MngTvIQQQhfXtwfdGw/UOQ/aIaqsYywfCINOtwMO/s=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
-sigs.k8s.io/karpenter v0.34.0 h1:VraV09It8Beqbo4FLDeXmvMW2wIqbMdXvj8x6rku/mM=
-sigs.k8s.io/karpenter v0.34.0/go.mod h1:V5s2Bq+41ybF38Bd75k+v+416PWpPU9xz7UBG+sXtCk=
+sigs.k8s.io/karpenter v0.34.1-0.20240216210207-d7ef220fab9f h1:7XEw7Kq0IDrrsPLOj+RlPENAuBUlhMqv1Fo7Y5cCh1U=
+sigs.k8s.io/karpenter v0.34.1-0.20240216210207-d7ef220fab9f/go.mod h1:3eBol/ltKkvJ0heLDFRUx94olkDC1ICiX3CqvwlQtHU=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.1 h1:150L+0vs/8DA78h1u02ooW1/fFq/Lwr+sGiqlzvrtq4=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.1/go.mod h1:N8hJocpFajUSSeSJ9bOZ77VzejKZaXsTtZo4/u7Io08=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0 h1:Mk1wCc2gy/F0THH0TAp1QYyJNzRm2KCLy3o5ASXVI5E=
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/suite_test.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/suite_test.go
index 9cc73de9837e..8e5938012887 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/suite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/suite_test.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
 	cloudProvider = cloudprovider.New(awsEnv.InstanceTypesProvider, awsEnv.InstanceProvider, recorder,
 		env.Client, awsEnv.AMIProvider, awsEnv.SecurityGroupProvider, awsEnv.SubnetProvider)
 	cluster = state.NewCluster(fakeClock, env.Client, cloudProvider)
-	prov = provisioning.NewProvisioner(env.Client, env.KubernetesInterface.CoreV1(), recorder, cloudProvider, cluster)
+	prov = provisioning.NewProvisioner(env.Client, recorder, cloudProvider, cluster)
 })
 
 var _ = AfterSuite(func() {
diff --git a/pkg/providers/instancetype/suite_test.go b/pkg/providers/instancetype/suite_test.go
index 6e2802e10095..49a01ca4df3d 100644
--- a/pkg/providers/instancetype/suite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/providers/instancetype/suite_test.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
 	cloudProvider = cloudprovider.New(awsEnv.InstanceTypesProvider, awsEnv.InstanceProvider, events.NewRecorder(&record.FakeRecorder{}),
 		env.Client, awsEnv.AMIProvider, awsEnv.SecurityGroupProvider, awsEnv.SubnetProvider)
 	cluster = state.NewCluster(fakeClock, env.Client, cloudProvider)
-	prov = provisioning.NewProvisioner(env.Client, env.KubernetesInterface.CoreV1(), events.NewRecorder(&record.FakeRecorder{}), cloudProvider, cluster)
+	prov = provisioning.NewProvisioner(env.Client, events.NewRecorder(&record.FakeRecorder{}), cloudProvider, cluster)
 })
 
 var _ = AfterSuite(func() {
diff --git a/pkg/providers/launchtemplate/suite_test.go b/pkg/providers/launchtemplate/suite_test.go
index d7189c157fc5..3bff820d1a45 100644
--- a/pkg/providers/launchtemplate/suite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/providers/launchtemplate/suite_test.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
 	cloudProvider = cloudprovider.New(awsEnv.InstanceTypesProvider, awsEnv.InstanceProvider, events.NewRecorder(&record.FakeRecorder{}),
 		env.Client, awsEnv.AMIProvider, awsEnv.SecurityGroupProvider, awsEnv.SubnetProvider)
 	cluster = state.NewCluster(fakeClock, env.Client, cloudProvider)
-	prov = provisioning.NewProvisioner(env.Client, env.KubernetesInterface.CoreV1(), events.NewRecorder(&record.FakeRecorder{}), cloudProvider, cluster)
+	prov = provisioning.NewProvisioner(env.Client, events.NewRecorder(&record.FakeRecorder{}), cloudProvider, cluster)
 })
 
 var _ = AfterSuite(func() {