diff --git a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1/pipeline_defaults.go b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1/pipeline_defaults.go
index a6c7190e8e1..47fb605f05f 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1/pipeline_defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1/pipeline_defaults.go
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ func (ps *PipelineSpec) SetDefaults(ctx context.Context) {
 func (pt *PipelineTask) SetDefaults(ctx context.Context) {
 	cfg := config.FromContextOrDefaults(ctx)
 	if pt.TaskRef != nil {
-		if pt.TaskRef.Kind == "" {
-			pt.TaskRef.Kind = NamespacedTaskKind
-		}
 		if pt.TaskRef.Name == "" && pt.TaskRef.Resolver == "" {
 			pt.TaskRef.Resolver = ResolverName(cfg.Defaults.DefaultResolverType)
 		}
+		if pt.TaskRef.Kind == "" && pt.TaskRef.Resolver == "" {
+			pt.TaskRef.Kind = NamespacedTaskKind
+		}
 	}
 	if pt.TaskSpec != nil {
 		pt.TaskSpec.SetDefaults(ctx)
diff --git a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1/pipeline_defaults_test.go b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1/pipeline_defaults_test.go
index bbe7485e414..94ab55ab1a0 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1/pipeline_defaults_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1/pipeline_defaults_test.go
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ func TestPipelineTask_SetDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 		want: &v1.PipelineTask{
 			Name: "foo",
 			TaskRef: &v1.TaskRef{
-				Kind: v1.NamespacedTaskKind,
 				ResolverRef: v1.ResolverRef{
 					Resolver: "git",
 				},
@@ -229,7 +228,6 @@ func TestPipelineTask_SetDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 		want: &v1.PipelineTask{
 			Name: "foo",
 			TaskRef: &v1.TaskRef{
-				Kind: v1.NamespacedTaskKind,
 				ResolverRef: v1.ResolverRef{
 					Resolver: "custom resolver",
 				},
diff --git a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1/taskrun_defaults.go b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1/taskrun_defaults.go
index 79fa50f3cdc..bb21abf8fb5 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1/taskrun_defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1/taskrun_defaults.go
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ func (tr *TaskRun) SetDefaults(ctx context.Context) {
 func (trs *TaskRunSpec) SetDefaults(ctx context.Context) {
 	cfg := config.FromContextOrDefaults(ctx)
 	if trs.TaskRef != nil {
-		if trs.TaskRef.Kind == "" {
-			trs.TaskRef.Kind = NamespacedTaskKind
-		}
 		if trs.TaskRef.Name == "" && trs.TaskRef.Resolver == "" {
 			trs.TaskRef.Resolver = ResolverName(cfg.Defaults.DefaultResolverType)
 		}
+		if trs.TaskRef.Kind == "" && trs.TaskRef.Resolver == "" {
+			trs.TaskRef.Kind = NamespacedTaskKind
+		}
 	}
 
 	if trs.Timeout == nil {
diff --git a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1/taskrun_defaults_test.go b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1/taskrun_defaults_test.go
index 35b26e69029..420e9c20fba 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1/taskrun_defaults_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1/taskrun_defaults_test.go
@@ -349,7 +349,6 @@ func TestTaskRunDefaulting(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			Spec: v1.TaskRunSpec{
 				TaskRef: &v1.TaskRef{
-					Kind: "Task",
 					ResolverRef: v1.ResolverRef{
 						Resolver: "git",
 					},
@@ -378,7 +377,6 @@ func TestTaskRunDefaulting(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			Spec: v1.TaskRunSpec{
 				TaskRef: &v1.TaskRef{
-					Kind: "Task",
 					ResolverRef: v1.ResolverRef{
 						Resolver: "custom resolver",
 					},
diff --git a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/pipeline_defaults.go b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/pipeline_defaults.go
index ec28f038e94..8d43263454e 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/pipeline_defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/pipeline_defaults.go
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ func (ps *PipelineSpec) SetDefaults(ctx context.Context) {
 func (pt *PipelineTask) SetDefaults(ctx context.Context) {
 	cfg := config.FromContextOrDefaults(ctx)
 	if pt.TaskRef != nil {
-		if pt.TaskRef.Kind == "" {
-			pt.TaskRef.Kind = NamespacedTaskKind
-		}
 		if pt.TaskRef.Name == "" && pt.TaskRef.Resolver == "" {
 			pt.TaskRef.Resolver = ResolverName(cfg.Defaults.DefaultResolverType)
 		}
+		if pt.TaskRef.Kind == "" && pt.TaskRef.Resolver == "" {
+			pt.TaskRef.Kind = NamespacedTaskKind
+		}
 	}
 	if pt.TaskSpec != nil {
 		pt.TaskSpec.SetDefaults(ctx)
diff --git a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/pipeline_defaults_test.go b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/pipeline_defaults_test.go
index f78c82f034d..8d6c75f9858 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/pipeline_defaults_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/pipeline_defaults_test.go
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ func TestPipelineTask_SetDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 		want: &v1beta1.PipelineTask{
 			Name: "foo",
 			TaskRef: &v1beta1.TaskRef{
-				Kind: v1beta1.NamespacedTaskKind,
 				ResolverRef: v1beta1.ResolverRef{
 					Resolver: "git",
 				},
@@ -229,7 +228,6 @@ func TestPipelineTask_SetDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 		want: &v1beta1.PipelineTask{
 			Name: "foo",
 			TaskRef: &v1beta1.TaskRef{
-				Kind: v1beta1.NamespacedTaskKind,
 				ResolverRef: v1beta1.ResolverRef{
 					Resolver: "custom resolver",
 				},
diff --git a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/taskref_conversion.go b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/taskref_conversion.go
index ab5f2a5614e..c089e9e0dbf 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/taskref_conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/taskref_conversion.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ func (tr *TaskRef) ConvertFrom(ctx context.Context, source v1.TaskRef) {
 // default and it will be in beta before the stored version of CRD getting swapped to v1.
 func (tr TaskRef) convertBundleToResolver(sink *v1.TaskRef) {
 	if tr.Bundle != "" {
+		sink.Kind = ""
 		sink.ResolverRef = v1.ResolverRef{
 			Resolver: "bundles",
 			Params: v1.Params{{
diff --git a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/taskrun_defaults.go b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/taskrun_defaults.go
index 2e4896d47b9..6fdc800153d 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/taskrun_defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/taskrun_defaults.go
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ func (tr *TaskRun) SetDefaults(ctx context.Context) {
 func (trs *TaskRunSpec) SetDefaults(ctx context.Context) {
 	cfg := config.FromContextOrDefaults(ctx)
 	if trs.TaskRef != nil {
-		if trs.TaskRef.Kind == "" {
-			trs.TaskRef.Kind = NamespacedTaskKind
-		}
 		if trs.TaskRef.Name == "" && trs.TaskRef.Resolver == "" {
 			trs.TaskRef.Resolver = ResolverName(cfg.Defaults.DefaultResolverType)
 		}
+		if trs.TaskRef.Kind == "" && trs.TaskRef.Resolver == "" {
+			trs.TaskRef.Kind = NamespacedTaskKind
+		}
 	}
 
 	if trs.Timeout == nil {
diff --git a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/taskrun_defaults_test.go b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/taskrun_defaults_test.go
index f3079e71cb5..f0801824d85 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/taskrun_defaults_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/taskrun_defaults_test.go
@@ -359,7 +359,6 @@ func TestTaskRunDefaulting(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			Spec: v1beta1.TaskRunSpec{
 				TaskRef: &v1beta1.TaskRef{
-					Kind: "Task",
 					ResolverRef: v1beta1.ResolverRef{
 						Resolver: "git",
 					},
@@ -388,7 +387,6 @@ func TestTaskRunDefaulting(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			Spec: v1beta1.TaskRunSpec{
 				TaskRef: &v1beta1.TaskRef{
-					Kind: "Task",
 					ResolverRef: v1beta1.ResolverRef{
 						Resolver: "custom resolver",
 					},
diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/pipelinerun/pipelinerun_test.go b/pkg/reconciler/pipelinerun/pipelinerun_test.go
index 00d059ff0dd..9e2154da3fe 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/pipelinerun/pipelinerun_test.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/pipelinerun/pipelinerun_test.go
@@ -8342,7 +8342,6 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   serviceAccountName: test-sa
   taskRef:
-    kind: Task
     resolver: bar
 `)
 
diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/pipelinerun/pipelinespec/pipelinespec_test.go b/pkg/reconciler/pipelinerun/pipelinespec/pipelinespec_test.go
index 7ffd5fb283f..f1dd8a23514 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/pipelinerun/pipelinespec/pipelinespec_test.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/pipelinerun/pipelinespec/pipelinespec_test.go
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ func TestGetPipelineData_ResolutionSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 				Tasks: []v1.PipelineTask{{
 					Name: "pt1",
 					TaskRef: &v1.TaskRef{
-						Kind: "Task",
 						ResolverRef: v1.ResolverRef{
 							Resolver: "foo",
 						},
diff --git a/test/conversion_test.go b/test/conversion_test.go
index 9977390de9e..4dd618cc96a 100644
--- a/test/conversion_test.go
+++ b/test/conversion_test.go
@@ -709,7 +709,6 @@ spec:
   serviceAccountName: default
   timeout: 1h
   taskRef:
-    kind: Task
     resolver: bundles
     params:
     - name: bundle
@@ -744,10 +743,9 @@ metadata:
   namespace: %s
 spec:
   taskRunTemplate:
-  timeouts: 
+  timeouts:
     pipeline: 1h
   pipelineRef:
-    kind: Pipeline
     resolver: bundles
     params:
     - name: bundle
@@ -765,7 +763,6 @@ status:
     tasks:
     - name: hello-world
       taskRef:
-        kind: Task
         resolver: bundles
         params:
         - name: bundle
@@ -786,7 +783,6 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   timeout: 1h
   taskRef:
-    kind: Task
     resolver: bundles
     params:
     - name: bundle
@@ -820,10 +816,9 @@ metadata:
   name: %s
   namespace: %s
 spec:
-  timeouts: 
+  timeouts:
     pipeline: 1h
   pipelineRef:
-    kind: Pipeline
     resolver: bundles
     params:
     - name: bundle
@@ -841,7 +836,6 @@ status:
     tasks:
     - name: hello-world
       taskRef:
-        kind: Task
         resolver: bundles
         params:
         - name: bundle