diff --git a/testsuite/gateway/gateway_api/gateway.py b/testsuite/gateway/gateway_api/gateway.py
index d81c2675..9419f792 100644
--- a/testsuite/gateway/gateway_api/gateway.py
+++ b/testsuite/gateway/gateway_api/gateway.py
@@ -130,5 +130,4 @@ def reference(self):
             "group": "gateway.networking.k8s.io",
             "kind": "Gateway",
             "name": self.name(),
-            "namespace": self.namespace(),
         }
diff --git a/testsuite/gateway/gateway_api/route.py b/testsuite/gateway/gateway_api/route.py
index 29e6f928..5294e237 100644
--- a/testsuite/gateway/gateway_api/route.py
+++ b/testsuite/gateway/gateway_api/route.py
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ def reference(self):
             "group": "gateway.networking.k8s.io",
             "kind": "HTTPRoute",
             "name": self.name(),
-            "namespace": self.namespace(),
         }
 
     @property