diff --git a/pkg/cmd/cli/snapshotlocation/create.go b/pkg/cmd/cli/snapshotlocation/create.go
index b0e5e2f09e2..db55ad83490 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/cli/snapshotlocation/create.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/cli/snapshotlocation/create.go
@@ -124,12 +124,12 @@ func (o *CreateOptions) Run(c *cobra.Command, f client.Factory) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	client, err := f.Client()
+	client, err := f.KubebuilderClient()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if _, err := client.VeleroV1().VolumeSnapshotLocations(volumeSnapshotLocation.Namespace).Create(context.TODO(), volumeSnapshotLocation, metav1.CreateOptions{}); err != nil {
+	if err := client.Create(context.TODO(), volumeSnapshotLocation); err != nil {
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/cli/snapshotlocation/get.go b/pkg/cmd/cli/snapshotlocation/get.go
index c25f6c9f9c2..2acddbf7f5e 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/cli/snapshotlocation/get.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/cli/snapshotlocation/get.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	kbclient "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
 	api "github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/apis/velero/v1"
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/client"
@@ -36,18 +37,19 @@ func NewGetCommand(f client.Factory, use string) *cobra.Command {
 		Run: func(c *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			err := output.ValidateFlags(c)
 			cmd.CheckError(err)
-			veleroClient, err := f.Client()
+			client, err := f.KubebuilderClient()
 			cmd.CheckError(err)
-			var locations *api.VolumeSnapshotLocationList
+			locations := new(api.VolumeSnapshotLocationList)
+
 			if len(args) > 0 {
-				locations = new(api.VolumeSnapshotLocationList)
 				for _, name := range args {
-					location, err := veleroClient.VeleroV1().VolumeSnapshotLocations(f.Namespace()).Get(context.TODO(), name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+					location := new(api.VolumeSnapshotLocation)
+					err := client.Get(context.TODO(), kbclient.ObjectKey{Namespace: f.Namespace(), Name: name}, location)
 					cmd.CheckError(err)
 					locations.Items = append(locations.Items, *location)
 				}
 			} else {
-				locations, err = veleroClient.VeleroV1().VolumeSnapshotLocations(f.Namespace()).List(context.TODO(), listOptions)
+				err = client.List(context.TODO(), locations, &kbclient.ListOptions{Namespace: f.Namespace()})
 				cmd.CheckError(err)
 			}
 			_, err = output.PrintWithFormat(c, locations)
diff --git a/pkg/restore/pv_restorer_test.go b/pkg/restore/pv_restorer_test.go
index db92f6e5cdc..0d49ba4b84d 100644
--- a/pkg/restore/pv_restorer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/restore/pv_restorer_test.go
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ import (
 
 	api "github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/apis/velero/v1"
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/builder"
-	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/generated/clientset/versioned/fake"
-	informers "github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/generated/informers/externalversions"
 	providermocks "github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/plugin/velero/mocks/volumesnapshotter/v1"
 	vsv1 "github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/plugin/velero/volumesnapshotter/v1"
 	velerotest "github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/test"
@@ -116,11 +114,6 @@ func TestExecutePVAction_NoSnapshotRestores(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tc := range tests {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			var (
-				client                   = fake.NewSimpleClientset()
-				snapshotLocationInformer = informers.NewSharedInformerFactory(client, 0).Velero().V1().VolumeSnapshotLocations()
-			)
-
 			r := &pvRestorer{
 				logger:     velerotest.NewLogger(),
 				restorePVs: tc.restore.Spec.RestorePVs,
@@ -132,7 +125,7 @@ func TestExecutePVAction_NoSnapshotRestores(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			for _, loc := range tc.locations {
-				require.NoError(t, snapshotLocationInformer.Informer().GetStore().Add(loc))
+				require.NoError(t, r.kbclient.Create(context.TODO(), loc))
 			}
 
 			res, err := r.executePVAction(tc.obj)