diff --git a/test/e2e/reconfigure_test.go b/test/e2e/reconfigure_test.go
index 5efe319362..d5f2547f21 100644
--- a/test/e2e/reconfigure_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/reconfigure_test.go
@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@ package e2e
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 
+	"github.com/openshift/windows-machine-config-operator/pkg/metadata"
 	"github.com/openshift/windows-machine-config-operator/pkg/patch"
 	"github.com/openshift/windows-machine-config-operator/pkg/wiparser"
 )
@@ -16,10 +19,35 @@ import (
 func reconfigurationTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
 	tc, err := NewTestContext()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Run("Remove version annotation", tc.testRemoveVersionAnnotation)
 	t.Run("Re-add removed instance", tc.testReAddInstance)
 	t.Run("Change private key", testPrivateKeyChange)
 }
 
+// testRemoveVersionAnnotation tests the case where the version annotation is removed from the node.
+func (tc *testContext) testRemoveVersionAnnotation(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.TODO()
+	require.NoError(t, tc.loadExistingNodes(), "error getting the current Windows nodes in the cluster")
+	// machines instances
+	for _, node := range gc.machineNodes {
+		err := removeVersionAnnotation(tc, ctx, node.Name)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "error removing version annotation")
+
+		err = tc.waitForConfiguredWindowsNodes(gc.numberOfMachineNodes, true, false)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "error waiting for the machine instance to become Windows node")
+	}
+	// BYOH instances
+	for _, node := range gc.byohNodes {
+		err := removeVersionAnnotation(tc, ctx, node.Name)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "error removing version annotation")
+
+		err = tc.waitForConfiguredWindowsNodes(gc.numberOfBYOHNodes, true, true)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "error waiting for the BYOH instance to become Windows node")
+	}
+	// check nodes are ready and schedulable
+	tc.testNodesBecomeReadyAndSchedulable(t)
+}
+
 // testReAddInstance tests the case where a Windows BYOH instance was removed from the cluster, and then re-added.
 func (tc *testContext) testReAddInstance(t *testing.T) {
 	if gc.numberOfBYOHNodes == 0 {
@@ -73,3 +101,16 @@ func (tc *testContext) testReAddInstance(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err, "error waiting for the Windows node to be re-added")
 	tc.testNodesBecomeReadyAndSchedulable(t)
 }
+
+func removeVersionAnnotation(tc *testContext, ctx context.Context, nodeName string) error {
+	log.Printf("removing version annotation from node: %s", nodeName)
+	patchData, err := metadata.GenerateRemovePatch([]string{}, []string{metadata.VersionAnnotation})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error creating version annotation remove request: %w", err)
+	}
+	_, err = tc.client.K8s.CoreV1().Nodes().Patch(ctx, nodeName, types.JSONPatchType, patchData, metav1.PatchOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error removing version annotation from node %s: %w", nodeName, err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}