diff --git a/poollet/machinepoollet/controllers/machine_controller_test.go b/poollet/machinepoollet/controllers/machine_controller_test.go
index 169c89018..cb2b7bc32 100644
--- a/poollet/machinepoollet/controllers/machine_controller_test.go
+++ b/poollet/machinepoollet/controllers/machine_controller_test.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ var _ = Describe("MachineController", func() {
 			},
 		}
 		Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, network)).To(Succeed())
+		DeferCleanup(k8sClient.Delete, network)
 
 		By("patching the network to be available")
 		Eventually(UpdateStatus(network, func() {
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ var _ = Describe("MachineController", func() {
 			Spec: storagev1alpha1.VolumeSpec{},
 		}
 		Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, volume)).To(Succeed())
+		DeferCleanup(k8sClient.Delete, volume)
 
 		By("patching the volume to be available")
 		Eventually(UpdateStatus(volume, func() {
@@ -108,6 +110,7 @@ var _ = Describe("MachineController", func() {
 			},
 		}
 		Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, machine)).To(Succeed())
+		DeferCleanup(k8sClient.Delete, machine)
 
 		By("waiting for the runtime to report the machine, volume and network interface")
 		Eventually(srv).Should(SatisfyAll(
@@ -185,6 +188,7 @@ var _ = Describe("MachineController", func() {
 			},
 		}
 		Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, network)).To(Succeed())
+		DeferCleanup(k8sClient.Delete, network)
 
 		By("patching the network to be available")
 		Eventually(UpdateStatus(network, func() {
@@ -205,6 +209,7 @@ var _ = Describe("MachineController", func() {
 			},
 		}
 		Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, nic)).To(Succeed())
+		DeferCleanup(k8sClient.Delete, nic)
 
 		By("creating a volume")
 		volume := &storagev1alpha1.Volume{
@@ -215,6 +220,7 @@ var _ = Describe("MachineController", func() {
 			Spec: storagev1alpha1.VolumeSpec{},
 		}
 		Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, volume)).To(Succeed())
+		DeferCleanup(k8sClient.Delete, volume)
 
 		By("patching the volume to be available")
 		Eventually(UpdateStatus(volume, func() {
@@ -257,6 +263,7 @@ var _ = Describe("MachineController", func() {
 			},
 		}
 		Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, machine)).To(Succeed())
+		DeferCleanup(k8sClient.Delete, machine)
 
 		By("waiting for the runtime to report the machine, volume and network interface")
 		Eventually(srv).Should(SatisfyAll(
@@ -342,6 +349,7 @@ var _ = Describe("MachineController", func() {
 			},
 		}
 		Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, machine)).To(Succeed())
+		DeferCleanup(k8sClient.Delete, machine)
 
 		By("waiting for the machine to be created")
 		Eventually(srv).Should(HaveField("Machines", HaveLen(1)))
@@ -372,6 +380,7 @@ var _ = Describe("MachineController", func() {
 			},
 		}
 		Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, machine)).To(Succeed())
+		DeferCleanup(k8sClient.Delete, machine)
 
 		By("waiting for the machine to be created")
 		Eventually(srv).Should(HaveField("Machines", HaveLen(1)))
@@ -424,6 +433,7 @@ var _ = Describe("MachineController", func() {
 			},
 		}
 		Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, machine)).To(Succeed())
+		DeferCleanup(k8sClient.Delete, machine)
 
 		By("By getting ephimeral volume")
 		volumeKey := types.NamespacedName{
@@ -499,6 +509,7 @@ var _ = Describe("MachineController", func() {
 			},
 		}
 		Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, network)).To(Succeed())
+		DeferCleanup(k8sClient.Delete, network)
 
 		By("patching the network to be available")
 		Eventually(UpdateStatus(network, func() {
@@ -519,6 +530,7 @@ var _ = Describe("MachineController", func() {
 			},
 		}
 		Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, nic)).To(Succeed())
+		DeferCleanup(k8sClient.Delete, network)
 
 		By("creating a volume")
 		volume := &storagev1alpha1.Volume{
@@ -529,6 +541,7 @@ var _ = Describe("MachineController", func() {
 			Spec: storagev1alpha1.VolumeSpec{},
 		}
 		Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, volume)).To(Succeed())
+		DeferCleanup(k8sClient.Delete, network)
 
 		By("patching the volume to be available")
 		Eventually(UpdateStatus(volume, func() {
@@ -547,6 +560,7 @@ var _ = Describe("MachineController", func() {
 			Spec: storagev1alpha1.VolumeSpec{},
 		}
 		Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, secondaryVolume)).To(Succeed())
+		DeferCleanup(k8sClient.Delete, network)
 
 		By("patching the secondary volume to be available")
 		Eventually(UpdateStatus(secondaryVolume, func() {
@@ -595,6 +609,7 @@ var _ = Describe("MachineController", func() {
 			},
 		}
 		Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, machine)).To(Succeed())
+		DeferCleanup(k8sClient.Delete, network)
 
 		By("waiting for the runtime to report the machine, volume and network interface")
 		Eventually(srv).Should(SatisfyAll(
@@ -650,6 +665,7 @@ var _ = Describe("MachineController", func() {
 			Spec: storagev1alpha1.VolumeSpec{},
 		}
 		Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, volume)).To(Succeed())
+		DeferCleanup(k8sClient.Delete, volume)
 
 		By("patching the volume to be available")
 		Eventually(UpdateStatus(volume, func() {
@@ -684,6 +700,7 @@ var _ = Describe("MachineController", func() {
 			},
 		}
 		Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, machine)).To(Succeed())
+		DeferCleanup(k8sClient.Delete, machine)
 
 		By("waiting for the runtime to report the machine with volume")
 		Eventually(srv).Should(SatisfyAll(
diff --git a/poollet/machinepoollet/controllers/machinepool_controller_test.go b/poollet/machinepoollet/controllers/machinepool_controller_test.go
index ae86a695f..3117ac019 100644
--- a/poollet/machinepoollet/controllers/machinepool_controller_test.go
+++ b/poollet/machinepoollet/controllers/machinepool_controller_test.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ var _ = Describe("MachinePoolController", func() {
 			},
 		}
 		Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, machineClass2)).To(Succeed(), "failed to create machine class")
+		DeferCleanup(k8sClient.Delete, machineClass2)
 
 		srv.SetMachineClasses([]*testingmachine.FakeMachineClassStatus{
 			{
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ var _ = Describe("MachinePoolController", func() {
 		By("checking if the capacity is correct")
 		Eventually(Object(machinePool)).Should(SatisfyAll(
 			HaveField("Status.Capacity", Satisfy(func(capacity corev1alpha1.ResourceList) bool {
-				return quota.Equals(capacity, corev1alpha1.ResourceList{
+				return quota.Contains(capacity, corev1alpha1.ResourceList{
 					corev1alpha1.ClassCountFor(corev1alpha1.ClassTypeMachineClass, machineClass.Name):  *resource.NewQuantity(machineClassCapacity, resource.DecimalSI),
 					corev1alpha1.ClassCountFor(corev1alpha1.ClassTypeMachineClass, machineClass2.Name): *resource.NewQuantity(machineClass2Capacity, resource.DecimalSI),
 				})
@@ -94,11 +95,12 @@ var _ = Describe("MachinePoolController", func() {
 			},
 		}
 		Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, machine)).To(Succeed(), "failed to create machine")
+		DeferCleanup(k8sClient.Delete, machine)
 
 		By("checking if the allocatable resources are correct")
 		Eventually(Object(machinePool)).Should(SatisfyAll(
 			HaveField("Status.Allocatable", Satisfy(func(allocatable corev1alpha1.ResourceList) bool {
-				return quota.Equals(allocatable, corev1alpha1.ResourceList{
+				return quota.Contains(allocatable, corev1alpha1.ResourceList{
 					corev1alpha1.ClassCountFor(corev1alpha1.ClassTypeMachineClass, machineClass.Name):  *resource.NewQuantity(machineClassCapacity, resource.DecimalSI),
 					corev1alpha1.ClassCountFor(corev1alpha1.ClassTypeMachineClass, machineClass2.Name): *resource.NewQuantity(machineClass2Capacity-1, resource.DecimalSI),
 				})
@@ -121,11 +123,12 @@ var _ = Describe("MachinePoolController", func() {
 			},
 		}
 		Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, machine2)).To(Succeed(), "failed to create test machine class")
+		DeferCleanup(k8sClient.Delete, machine2)
 
 		By("checking if the allocatable resources are correct")
 		Eventually(Object(machinePool)).Should(SatisfyAll(
 			HaveField("Status.Allocatable", Satisfy(func(allocatable corev1alpha1.ResourceList) bool {
-				return quota.Equals(allocatable, corev1alpha1.ResourceList{
+				return quota.Contains(allocatable, corev1alpha1.ResourceList{
 					corev1alpha1.ClassCountFor(corev1alpha1.ClassTypeMachineClass, machineClass.Name):  *resource.NewQuantity(machineClassCapacity-1, resource.DecimalSI),
 					corev1alpha1.ClassCountFor(corev1alpha1.ClassTypeMachineClass, machineClass2.Name): *resource.NewQuantity(machineClass2Capacity-1, resource.DecimalSI),
 				})
@@ -148,6 +151,7 @@ var _ = Describe("MachinePoolController", func() {
 			},
 		}
 		Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, machineClass)).To(Succeed(), "failed to create test machine class")
+		DeferCleanup(k8sClient.Delete, machineClass)
 
 		srv.SetMachineClasses([]*testingmachine.FakeMachineClassStatus{
 			{
@@ -186,6 +190,7 @@ var _ = Describe("MachinePoolController", func() {
 			},
 		}
 		Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, machineClass2)).To(Succeed(), "failed to create test machine class")
+		DeferCleanup(k8sClient.Delete, machineClass2)
 
 		Eventually(Object(machinePool)).Should(SatisfyAll(
 			HaveField("Status.AvailableMachineClasses", HaveLen(1))),
diff --git a/poollet/machinepoollet/mem/mem_test.go b/poollet/machinepoollet/mem/mem_test.go
index 24b2c9549..fbbb8a0ed 100644
--- a/poollet/machinepoollet/mem/mem_test.go
+++ b/poollet/machinepoollet/mem/mem_test.go
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ var _ = Describe("MachineEventMapper", func() {
 			},
 		}
 		Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, machine)).To(Succeed())
+		DeferCleanup(k8sClient.Delete, machine)
 		By("waiting for the runtime to report the machine, volume and network interface")
 		Eventually(srv).Should(SatisfyAll(
 			HaveField("Machines", HaveLen(1)),
diff --git a/utils/quota/quota.go b/utils/quota/quota.go
index f91577c5f..a93645ba6 100644
--- a/utils/quota/quota.go
+++ b/utils/quota/quota.go
@@ -32,6 +32,21 @@ func Equals(a corev1alpha1.ResourceList, b corev1alpha1.ResourceList) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+// Contains returns true if first list contains all of second list
+func Contains(a corev1alpha1.ResourceList, b corev1alpha1.ResourceList) bool {
+	for key, value1 := range b {
+		value2, found := a[key]
+		if !found {
+			return false
+		}
+		if value1.Cmp(value2) != 0 {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
 // LessThanOrEqual returns true if a < b for each key in b
 // If false, it returns the keys in a that exceeded b
 func LessThanOrEqual(a corev1alpha1.ResourceList, b corev1alpha1.ResourceList) (bool, sets.Set[corev1alpha1.ResourceName]) {