diff --git a/src/pkg/cluster/zarf.go b/src/pkg/cluster/zarf.go
index 4d01891f9d..e37810269c 100644
--- a/src/pkg/cluster/zarf.go
+++ b/src/pkg/cluster/zarf.go
@@ -222,39 +222,31 @@ func (c *Cluster) RecordPackageDeployment(ctx context.Context, pkg types.ZarfPac
 
 // EnableRegHPAScaleDown enables the HPA scale down for the Zarf Registry.
 func (c *Cluster) EnableRegHPAScaleDown(ctx context.Context) error {
-	hpa, err := c.GetHPA(ctx, ZarfNamespaceName, "zarf-docker-registry")
+	hpa, err := c.Clientset.AutoscalingV2().HorizontalPodAutoscalers(ZarfNamespaceName).Get(ctx, "zarf-docker-registry", metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
-	// Enable HPA scale down.
 	policy := autoscalingV2.MinChangePolicySelect
 	hpa.Spec.Behavior.ScaleDown.SelectPolicy = &policy
-
-	// Save the HPA changes.
-	if _, err = c.UpdateHPA(ctx, hpa); err != nil {
+	_, err = c.Clientset.AutoscalingV2().HorizontalPodAutoscalers(hpa.Namespace).Update(ctx, hpa, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
 // DisableRegHPAScaleDown disables the HPA scale down for the Zarf Registry.
 func (c *Cluster) DisableRegHPAScaleDown(ctx context.Context) error {
-	hpa, err := c.GetHPA(ctx, ZarfNamespaceName, "zarf-docker-registry")
+	hpa, err := c.Clientset.AutoscalingV2().HorizontalPodAutoscalers(ZarfNamespaceName).Get(ctx, "zarf-docker-registry", metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
-	// Disable HPA scale down.
 	policy := autoscalingV2.DisabledPolicySelect
 	hpa.Spec.Behavior.ScaleDown.SelectPolicy = &policy
-
-	// Save the HPA changes.
-	if _, err = c.UpdateHPA(ctx, hpa); err != nil {
+	_, err = c.Clientset.AutoscalingV2().HorizontalPodAutoscalers(hpa.Namespace).Update(ctx, hpa, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pkg/cluster/zarf_test.go b/src/pkg/cluster/zarf_test.go
index 0d40f58bfa..c83e680628 100644
--- a/src/pkg/cluster/zarf_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/cluster/zarf_test.go
@@ -10,13 +10,15 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/defenseunicorns/zarf/src/config"
-	"github.com/defenseunicorns/zarf/src/pkg/k8s"
-	"github.com/defenseunicorns/zarf/src/types"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	autoscalingv2 "k8s.io/api/autoscaling/v2"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
+
+	"github.com/defenseunicorns/zarf/src/config"
+	"github.com/defenseunicorns/zarf/src/pkg/k8s"
+	"github.com/defenseunicorns/zarf/src/types"
 )
 
 // TestPackageSecretNeedsWait verifies that Zarf waits for webhooks to complete correctly.
@@ -246,3 +248,38 @@ func TestGetDeployedPackage(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.ElementsMatch(t, packages, actualList)
 }
+
+func TestRegistryHPA(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	cs := fake.NewSimpleClientset()
+	hpa := autoscalingv2.HorizontalPodAutoscaler{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      "zarf-docker-registry",
+			Namespace: ZarfNamespaceName,
+		},
+		Spec: autoscalingv2.HorizontalPodAutoscalerSpec{
+			Behavior: &autoscalingv2.HorizontalPodAutoscalerBehavior{
+				ScaleDown: &autoscalingv2.HPAScalingRules{},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	_, err := cs.AutoscalingV2().HorizontalPodAutoscalers(hpa.Namespace).Create(ctx, &hpa, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	c := &Cluster{
+		&k8s.K8s{
+			Clientset: cs,
+		},
+	}
+
+	err = c.EnableRegHPAScaleDown(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	enableHpa, err := cs.AutoscalingV2().HorizontalPodAutoscalers(hpa.Namespace).Get(ctx, hpa.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, autoscalingv2.MinChangePolicySelect, *enableHpa.Spec.Behavior.ScaleDown.SelectPolicy)
+
+	err = c.DisableRegHPAScaleDown(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	disableHpa, err := cs.AutoscalingV2().HorizontalPodAutoscalers(hpa.Namespace).Get(ctx, hpa.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, autoscalingv2.DisabledPolicySelect, *disableHpa.Spec.Behavior.ScaleDown.SelectPolicy)
+}
diff --git a/src/pkg/k8s/hpa.go b/src/pkg/k8s/hpa.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 902f5b1d29..0000000000
--- a/src/pkg/k8s/hpa.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021-Present The Zarf Authors
-
-// Package k8s provides a client for interacting with a Kubernetes cluster.
-package k8s
-
-import (
-	"context"
-
-	autoscalingV2 "k8s.io/api/autoscaling/v2"
-	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-)
-
-// GetAllHPAs returns a list of horizontal pod autoscalers for all namespaces.
-func (k *K8s) GetAllHPAs(ctx context.Context) (*autoscalingV2.HorizontalPodAutoscalerList, error) {
-	return k.GetHPAs(ctx, corev1.NamespaceAll)
-}
-
-// GetHPAs returns a list of horizontal pod autoscalers in a given namespace.
-func (k *K8s) GetHPAs(ctx context.Context, namespace string) (*autoscalingV2.HorizontalPodAutoscalerList, error) {
-	metaOptions := metav1.ListOptions{}
-	return k.Clientset.AutoscalingV2().HorizontalPodAutoscalers(namespace).List(ctx, metaOptions)
-}
-
-// GetHPA returns a single horizontal pod autoscaler by namespace and name.
-func (k *K8s) GetHPA(ctx context.Context, namespace, name string) (*autoscalingV2.HorizontalPodAutoscaler, error) {
-	metaOptions := metav1.GetOptions{}
-	return k.Clientset.AutoscalingV2().HorizontalPodAutoscalers(namespace).Get(ctx, name, metaOptions)
-}
-
-// UpdateHPA updates the given horizontal pod autoscaler in the cluster.
-func (k *K8s) UpdateHPA(ctx context.Context, hpa *autoscalingV2.HorizontalPodAutoscaler) (*autoscalingV2.HorizontalPodAutoscaler, error) {
-	metaOptions := metav1.UpdateOptions{}
-	return k.Clientset.AutoscalingV2().HorizontalPodAutoscalers(hpa.Namespace).Update(ctx, hpa, metaOptions)
-}