diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0363889..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-name: E2E Tests
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [main]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [main]
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-concurrency:
-  group: e2e-${{ github.repository }}
-  cancel-in-progress: false
-
-jobs:
-  e2e:
-    uses: privilegedescalation/.github/.github/workflows/plugin-e2e.yaml@main
-    with:
-      node-version: "22"
-      headlamp-version: v0.40.1
-      e2e-namespace: headlamp-dev
diff --git a/e2e/.auth/.gitkeep b/e2e/.auth/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/e2e/auth.setup.ts b/e2e/auth.setup.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 1823f81..0000000
--- a/e2e/auth.setup.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-import { test as setup, expect, Page } from '@playwright/test';
-
-const AUTH_STATE_PATH = 'e2e/.auth/state.json';
-
-async function authenticateWithOIDC(page: Page, username: string, password: string): Promise<void> {
-  // Navigate to login — Headlamp redirects / to /c/main/login
-  await page.goto('/');
-  await page.waitForURL('**/login');
-
-  // Click "Sign In" and capture the Authentik popup
-  const popupPromise = page.waitForEvent('popup');
-  await page.getByRole('button', { name: /sign in/i }).click();
-  const popup = await popupPromise;
-
-  // Wait for the Authentik popup to fully load before interacting
-  await popup.waitForLoadState('domcontentloaded');
-  await popup.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
-
-  // Authentik step 1: fill username — wait for the form to render
-  const usernameField = popup.getByRole('textbox', { name: /email or username/i });
-  await usernameField.waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 15_000 });
-  await usernameField.fill(username);
-  await popup.getByRole('button', { name: /log in/i }).click();
-
-  // Authentik step 2: fill password — wait for the next step to load
-  await popup.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
-  const passwordField = popup.getByRole('textbox', { name: /password/i });
-  await passwordField.waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 15_000 });
-  await passwordField.fill(password);
-  await popup.getByRole('button', { name: /continue|log in/i }).click();
-
-  // Wait for the popup to close (Authentik redirects back, Headlamp processes callback)
-  await popup.waitForEvent('close', { timeout: 15_000 });
-
-  // Original page should now be authenticated — wait for sidebar
-  await expect(page.getByRole('navigation', { name: 'Navigation' })).toBeVisible({
-    timeout: 15_000,
-  });
-}
-
-async function authenticateWithToken(page: Page, token: string): Promise<void> {
-  await page.goto('/');
-  // Headlamp goes to /token directly when no OIDC is configured,
-  // or through /login when OIDC is configured
-  await page.waitForURL(/\/(login|token)$/);
-
-  if (page.url().includes('/login')) {
-    // OIDC login page — click "use a token" to reach token auth.
-    const useTokenBtn = page.getByRole('button', { name: /use a token/i });
-    await useTokenBtn.waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 15_000 });
-    await useTokenBtn.click();
-    await page.waitForURL('**/token');
-  }
-
-  // Fill the "ID token" field and submit
-  await page.getByRole('textbox', { name: /id token/i }).fill(token);
-  await page.getByRole('button', { name: /authenticate/i }).click();
-
-  // Wait for the main UI to load
-  await expect(page.getByRole('navigation', { name: 'Navigation' })).toBeVisible({
-    timeout: 15_000,
-  });
-}
-
-setup('authenticate with Headlamp', async ({ page }) => {
-  const username = process.env.AUTHENTIK_USERNAME;
-  const password = process.env.AUTHENTIK_PASSWORD;
-  const token = process.env.HEADLAMP_TOKEN;
-
-  if (username && password) {
-    await authenticateWithOIDC(page, username, password);
-  } else if (token) {
-    await authenticateWithToken(page, token);
-  } else {
-    throw new Error(
-      'Set AUTHENTIK_USERNAME + AUTHENTIK_PASSWORD for OIDC auth, or HEADLAMP_TOKEN for token auth'
-    );
-  }
-
-  await page.context().storageState({ path: AUTH_STATE_PATH });
-});
diff --git a/e2e/sealed-secrets.spec.ts b/e2e/sealed-secrets.spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 2af5e91..0000000
--- a/e2e/sealed-secrets.spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
-
-test.describe('Sealed Secrets plugin smoke tests', () => {
-  test('sidebar contains sealed-secrets entry', async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.goto('/');
-    const sidebar = page.getByRole('navigation', { name: 'Navigation' });
-    await expect(sidebar).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
-    await expect(sidebar.getByRole('button', { name: /sealed.secrets/i })).toBeVisible();
-  });
-
-  test('sidebar sealed-secrets entry is clickable and navigates to list view', async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.goto('/');
-    const sidebar = page.getByRole('navigation', { name: 'Navigation' });
-    await expect(sidebar).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
-
-    const sealedSecretsEntry = sidebar.getByRole('button', { name: /sealed.secrets/i });
-    await expect(sealedSecretsEntry).toBeVisible();
-    await sealedSecretsEntry.click();
-
-    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/sealedsecrets/);
-    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /sealed.secrets/i })).toBeVisible();
-  });
-
-  test('sealed secrets list page renders table or empty state', async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.goto('/c/main/sealedsecrets');
-
-    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /sealed.secrets/i })).toBeVisible({
-      timeout: 15_000,
-    });
-
-    // Either a populated table or an empty-state indicator must be visible
-    const hasTable = await page.locator('table').first().isVisible().catch(() => false);
-    const hasEmptyState = await page
-      .locator('text=/no.*sealed|no.*secret|0 item|empty/i')
-      .first()
-      .isVisible()
-      .catch(() => false);
-    expect(hasTable || hasEmptyState).toBe(true);
-  });
-
-  test('sealing keys page renders table or empty state', async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.goto('/c/main/sealedsecrets/keys');
-
-    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /sealing.key/i })).toBeVisible({
-      timeout: 15_000,
-    });
-
-    const hasTable = await page.locator('table').first().isVisible().catch(() => false);
-    const hasEmptyState = await page
-      .locator('text=/no.*key|0 item|empty/i')
-      .first()
-      .isVisible()
-      .catch(() => false);
-    expect(hasTable || hasEmptyState).toBe(true);
-  });
-
-  test('navigation between sealed-secrets views works', async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.goto('/c/main/sealedsecrets');
-    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /sealed.secrets/i })).toBeVisible({
-      timeout: 15_000,
-    });
-
-    // Navigate to Sealing Keys via sidebar
-    const sidebar = page.getByRole('navigation', { name: 'Navigation' });
-    const keysLink = sidebar.getByRole('link', { name: /sealing.key/i });
-    await expect(keysLink).toBeVisible();
-    await keysLink.click();
-
-    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/sealedsecrets\/keys$/);
-    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /sealing.key/i })).toBeVisible();
-
-    // Navigate back to All Sealed Secrets
-    const allSecretsLink = sidebar.getByRole('link', { name: /all sealed secrets/i });
-    await expect(allSecretsLink).toBeVisible();
-    await allSecretsLink.click();
-
-    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/sealedsecrets(?!\/keys)/);
-    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /sealed.secrets/i })).toBeVisible();
-  });
-
-  test('plugin settings page shows sealed-secrets plugin entry', async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.goto('/settings/plugins');
-
-    // Wait for plugin list to load — plugin scripts load asynchronously
-    const pluginEntry = page.locator('text=sealed-secrets').first();
-    await expect(pluginEntry).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
-  });
-});
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 941f81d..2e46804 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
     "format:check": "prettier --check src/",
     "test": "vitest run",
     "test:watch": "vitest",
-    "e2e": "playwright test",
-    "e2e:headed": "playwright test --headed",
     "storybook": "headlamp-plugin storybook",
     "storybook-build": "headlamp-plugin storybook-build",
     "i18n": "headlamp-plugin i18n",
@@ -61,7 +59,6 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@headlamp-k8s/eslint-config": "^0.6.0",
-    "@playwright/test": "^1.58.2",
     "@iconify/react": "^6.0.2",
     "@kinvolk/headlamp-plugin": "^0.13.0",
     "@mui/material": "^5.15.14",
diff --git a/playwright.config.ts b/playwright.config.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b916edf..0000000
--- a/playwright.config.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-import { defineConfig, devices } from '@playwright/test';
-
-export default defineConfig({
-  testDir: './e2e',
-  timeout: 30_000,
-  expect: { timeout: 10_000 },
-  fullyParallel: false,
-  forbidOnly: !!process.env.CI,
-  retries: process.env.CI ? 1 : 0,
-  reporter: 'list',
-  use: {
-    baseURL: process.env.HEADLAMP_URL || (() => { throw new Error('HEADLAMP_URL is required — run scripts/deploy-e2e-headlamp.sh first'); })(),
-    trace: 'on-first-retry',
-    screenshot: 'only-on-failure',
-  },
-  projects: [
-    { name: 'setup', testMatch: /auth\.setup\.ts/, timeout: 60_000 },
-    {
-      name: 'chromium',
-      use: {
-        ...devices['Desktop Chrome'],
-        storageState: 'e2e/.auth/state.json',
-      },
-      dependencies: ['setup'],
-    },
-  ],
-});
diff --git a/scripts/deploy-e2e-headlamp.sh b/scripts/deploy-e2e-headlamp.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 288f2f8..0000000
--- a/scripts/deploy-e2e-headlamp.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,207 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# deploy-e2e-headlamp.sh
-#
-# Deploys a stock Headlamp instance with the sealed-secrets plugin loaded via
-# a ConfigMap volume mount. No custom Docker images — the plugin is built
-# in CI and injected as a ConfigMap.
-#
-# E2E resources are deployed to the `privilegedescalation-dev` namespace. Nothing
-# persists beyond the test run — teardown cleans up all created resources.
-#
-# Prerequisites:
-#   - Plugin built (dist/ exists with plugin-main.js + package.json)
-#   - kubectl configured with cluster access
-# RBAC is managed via Flux from privilegedescalation/infra/base/rbac/e2e-ci-runner-headlamp-rbac.yaml.
-# The infra repo is the source of truth — do not apply this file directly.
-# Apply RBAC first: kubectl apply -f privilegedescalation/infra/base/rbac/e2e-ci-runner-headlamp-rbac.yaml
-#
-# Environment:
-#   E2E_NAMESPACE     — namespace for E2E Headlamp (default: privilegedescalation-dev)
-#   E2E_RELEASE       — release/resource name prefix (default: headlamp-e2e)
-#   HEADLAMP_VERSION  — Headlamp image tag (default: latest)
-set -euo pipefail
-
-REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
-DIST_DIR="$REPO_ROOT/dist"
-
-E2E_NAMESPACE="${E2E_NAMESPACE:-privilegedescalation-dev}"
-E2E_RELEASE="${E2E_RELEASE:-headlamp-e2e}"
-HEADLAMP_VERSION="${HEADLAMP_VERSION:-latest}"
-
-if [ ! -d "$DIST_DIR" ]; then
-  echo "ERROR: dist/ not found. Run 'pnpm build' first." >&2
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-# --- Preflight: verify RBAC before touching the cluster ---
-echo "Checking RBAC permissions in namespace '${E2E_NAMESPACE}'..."
-if ! kubectl auth can-i delete configmaps -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --quiet 2>/dev/null; then
-  echo "ERROR: Missing RBAC — cannot delete configmaps in namespace '${E2E_NAMESPACE}'." >&2
-  echo "  Apply RBAC first: kubectl apply -f privilegedescalation/infra/base/rbac/e2e-ci-runner-headlamp-rbac.yaml" >&2
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-echo "=== E2E Headlamp Deployment ==="
-echo "  Image:     ghcr.io/headlamp-k8s/headlamp:${HEADLAMP_VERSION}"
-echo "  Namespace: $E2E_NAMESPACE"
-echo "  Release:   $E2E_RELEASE"
-
-# --- Create ConfigMap from built plugin ---
-echo ""
-echo "Creating ConfigMap with plugin files..."
-
-# Delete existing ConfigMap if present (idempotent redeploy)
-kubectl delete configmap headlamp-sealed-secrets-plugin \
-  -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --ignore-not-found
-
-# Create ConfigMap from dist/ contents and package.json
-kubectl create configmap headlamp-sealed-secrets-plugin \
-  -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" \
-  --from-file="$DIST_DIR" \
-  --from-file=package.json="$REPO_ROOT/package.json"
-
-# --- Tear down any existing E2E deployment for a clean start ---
-echo ""
-echo "Removing any existing E2E deployment (clean-start)..."
-kubectl delete deployment "${E2E_RELEASE}" -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --ignore-not-found --wait
-kubectl delete service "${E2E_RELEASE}" -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --ignore-not-found --wait
-kubectl delete serviceaccount "${E2E_RELEASE}" -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --ignore-not-found --wait
-
-# --- Deploy Headlamp via kubectl apply ---
-echo ""
-echo "Deploying Headlamp E2E instance..."
-
-kubectl apply -f - <<EOF
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: ServiceAccount
-metadata:
-  name: ${E2E_RELEASE}
-  namespace: ${E2E_NAMESPACE}
----
-apiVersion: apps/v1
-kind: Deployment
-metadata:
-  name: ${E2E_RELEASE}
-  namespace: ${E2E_NAMESPACE}
-  labels:
-    app.kubernetes.io/name: headlamp
-    app.kubernetes.io/instance: ${E2E_RELEASE}
-spec:
-  replicas: 1
-  selector:
-    matchLabels:
-      app.kubernetes.io/name: headlamp
-      app.kubernetes.io/instance: ${E2E_RELEASE}
-  template:
-    metadata:
-      labels:
-        app.kubernetes.io/name: headlamp
-        app.kubernetes.io/instance: ${E2E_RELEASE}
-    spec:
-      serviceAccountName: ${E2E_RELEASE}
-      automountServiceAccountToken: false
-      securityContext: {}
-      containers:
-        - name: headlamp
-          image: ghcr.io/headlamp-k8s/headlamp:${HEADLAMP_VERSION}
-          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-          securityContext:
-            runAsNonRoot: true
-            privileged: false
-            runAsUser: 100
-            runAsGroup: 101
-          args:
-            - "-in-cluster"
-            - "-in-cluster-context-name=main"
-            - "-plugins-dir=/headlamp/plugins"
-          ports:
-            - name: http
-              containerPort: 4466
-              protocol: TCP
-          readinessProbe:
-            httpGet:
-              path: /
-              port: http
-            initialDelaySeconds: 5
-            periodSeconds: 5
-            failureThreshold: 6
-          livenessProbe:
-            httpGet:
-              path: /
-              port: http
-            initialDelaySeconds: 10
-            periodSeconds: 10
-          volumeMounts:
-            - name: sealed-secrets-plugin
-              mountPath: /headlamp/plugins/headlamp-sealed-secrets
-              readOnly: true
-      volumes:
-        - name: sealed-secrets-plugin
-          configMap:
-            name: headlamp-sealed-secrets-plugin
----
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Service
-metadata:
-  name: ${E2E_RELEASE}
-  namespace: ${E2E_NAMESPACE}
-  labels:
-    app.kubernetes.io/name: headlamp
-    app.kubernetes.io/instance: ${E2E_RELEASE}
-spec:
-  type: ClusterIP
-  selector:
-    app.kubernetes.io/name: headlamp
-    app.kubernetes.io/instance: ${E2E_RELEASE}
-  ports:
-    - name: http
-      port: 80
-      targetPort: http
-      protocol: TCP
-EOF
-
-echo "Waiting for rollout..."
-sleep 2
-kubectl rollout status "deployment/${E2E_RELEASE}" \
-  -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --timeout=120s
-
-# --- Generate a service URL for tests ---
-SVC_URL="http://${E2E_RELEASE}.${E2E_NAMESPACE}.svc.cluster.local"
-
-# --- Wait for DNS and HTTP reachability ---
-echo ""
-echo "Waiting for ${SVC_URL} to be reachable..."
-ATTEMPTS=0
-MAX_ATTEMPTS=24  # 24 × 5s = 120s max
-until curl -sf --max-time 5 "${SVC_URL}" -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null; do
-  ATTEMPTS=$((ATTEMPTS + 1))
-  if [ "$ATTEMPTS" -ge "$MAX_ATTEMPTS" ]; then
-    echo "ERROR: ${SVC_URL} not reachable after $((MAX_ATTEMPTS * 5))s" >&2
-    exit 1
-  fi
-  echo "  [${ATTEMPTS}/${MAX_ATTEMPTS}] not yet reachable, retrying in 5s..."
-  sleep 5
-done
-echo ""
-echo "E2E Headlamp is ready at: ${SVC_URL}"
-echo "  export HEADLAMP_URL=${SVC_URL}"
-
-# --- Generate a token for test auth ---
-echo ""
-echo "Creating service account token for E2E auth..."
-kubectl create serviceaccount headlamp-e2e-test \
-  -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --dry-run=client -o yaml | kubectl apply -f -
-
-TOKEN=$(kubectl create token headlamp-e2e-test -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --duration=1h 2>/dev/null || echo "")
-if [ -n "$TOKEN" ]; then
-  echo "  export HEADLAMP_TOKEN=<generated>"
-  echo ""
-  echo "HEADLAMP_URL=${SVC_URL}" > "$REPO_ROOT/.env.e2e"
-  echo "HEADLAMP_TOKEN=${TOKEN}" >> "$REPO_ROOT/.env.e2e"
-  echo "Wrote .env.e2e with HEADLAMP_URL and HEADLAMP_TOKEN"
-else
-  echo "  WARNING: Could not generate token. Set HEADLAMP_TOKEN manually or use OIDC."
-fi
-
-echo ""
-echo "E2E deployment complete."
diff --git a/scripts/teardown-e2e-headlamp.sh b/scripts/teardown-e2e-headlamp.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index d59bb7e..0000000
--- a/scripts/teardown-e2e-headlamp.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# teardown-e2e-headlamp.sh
-#
-# Tears down the dedicated E2E Headlamp instance deployed by deploy-e2e-headlamp.sh.
-#
-# RBAC is managed via Flux from privilegedescalation/infra/base/rbac/e2e-ci-runner-headlamp-rbac.yaml.
-# The infra repo is the source of truth — do not apply this file directly.
-#
-# Environment:
-#   E2E_NAMESPACE  — namespace to clean up (default: privilegedescalation-dev)
-#   E2E_RELEASE    — release/resource name prefix (default: headlamp-e2e)
-set -euo pipefail
-
-REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
-
-E2E_NAMESPACE="${E2E_NAMESPACE:-privilegedescalation-dev}"
-E2E_RELEASE="${E2E_RELEASE:-headlamp-e2e}"
-
-echo "=== E2E Headlamp Teardown ==="
-echo "  Namespace: $E2E_NAMESPACE"
-echo "  Release:   $E2E_RELEASE"
-
-echo "Removing Headlamp Deployment, Service, and ServiceAccount..."
-kubectl delete deployment "${E2E_RELEASE}" -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --ignore-not-found
-kubectl delete service "${E2E_RELEASE}" -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --ignore-not-found
-kubectl delete serviceaccount "${E2E_RELEASE}" -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --ignore-not-found
-
-echo "Cleaning up ConfigMap..."
-kubectl delete configmap headlamp-sealed-secrets-plugin -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --ignore-not-found
-
-echo "Cleaning up test service account..."
-kubectl delete serviceaccount headlamp-e2e-test -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --ignore-not-found
-
-# Clean up .env.e2e if present
-if [ -f "$REPO_ROOT/.env.e2e" ]; then
-  rm "$REPO_ROOT/.env.e2e"
-  echo "Removed .env.e2e"
-fi
-
-echo ""
-echo "E2E teardown complete."