diff --git a/cmd/controller/main.go b/cmd/controller/main.go
index 3700bbd529cf..6be04ec6f80d 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 e26b19e200f5..811e2170394e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b
 	knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20231010144348-ca8c009405dd
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.3
-	sigs.k8s.io/karpenter v0.33.2
+	sigs.k8s.io/karpenter v0.33.3-0.20240311223145-8010b32dfa57
 )
 
 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 v5.7.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b13e2204dbb8..31ac5089317a 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=
@@ -761,8 +759,8 @@ sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.3 h1:2TuvuokmfXvDUamSx1SuAOO3eTyye+47mJCigw
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.3/go.mod h1:j7bialYoSn142nv9sCOJmQgDXQXxnroFU4VnX/brVJ0=
 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 v0.33.2 h1:JAL5LCKoyj1ToMRoSItvBhqlAWcKfjdDvyI8t+tuPKo=
-sigs.k8s.io/karpenter v0.33.2/go.mod h1:7hPB7kdImFHAFp7pqPUqgBDOrh8GEcRnHT5uIlsXMKA=
+sigs.k8s.io/karpenter v0.33.3-0.20240311223145-8010b32dfa57 h1:70DknAR8MU32pVpiAGuOWYPtbHdC1ztX0qYOZ13+uwc=
+sigs.k8s.io/karpenter v0.33.3-0.20240311223145-8010b32dfa57/go.mod h1:1yLHiMRk+gOTxJVFotE5ZCdT5uQpPoTkF1J9nORZ93A=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0 h1:UZbZAZfX0wV2zr7YZorDz6GXROfDFj6LvqCRm4VUVKk=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0/go.mod h1:N8hJocpFajUSSeSJ9bOZ77VzejKZaXsTtZo4/u7Io08=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0 h1:a2VclLzOGrwOHDiV8EfBGhvjHvP46CtW5j6POvhYGGo=
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/suite_test.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/suite_test.go
index 872819708a7a..b418aa5dc2f7 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 f6ca44bf43f1..1812f7d475b8 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 d27b73b815be..bac73df1e129 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() {