diff --git a/pkg/controlplane/controller/leaderelection/election_test.go b/pkg/controlplane/controller/leaderelection/election_test.go
index c6b08d2c7f7..f055ea4a9fa 100644
--- a/pkg/controlplane/controller/leaderelection/election_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controlplane/controller/leaderelection/election_test.go
@@ -404,6 +404,22 @@ func TestCompare(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expectedResult: 1,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "lhs less than rhs, lexographical order check",
+			lhs: &v1alpha2.LeaseCandidate{
+				Spec: v1alpha2.LeaseCandidateSpec{
+					EmulationVersion: "1.2.0",
+					BinaryVersion:    "1.20.0",
+				},
+			},
+			rhs: &v1alpha2.LeaseCandidate{
+				Spec: v1alpha2.LeaseCandidateSpec{
+					EmulationVersion: "1.19.0",
+					BinaryVersion:    "1.20.0",
+				},
+			},
+			expectedResult: -1,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range cases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/test/integration/apiserver/coordinated_leader_election_test.go b/test/integration/apiserver/coordinated_leader_election_test.go
index 38bd357e10d..0cd1b487936 100644
--- a/test/integration/apiserver/coordinated_leader_election_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/apiserver/coordinated_leader_election_test.go
@@ -151,8 +151,7 @@ func TestMultipleLeaseCandidate(t *testing.T) {
 			go cletest.createAndRunFakeController("baz1", "default", "baz", "1.20.0", "1.20.0", tc.preferredStrategy)
 			go cletest.createAndRunFakeController("baz2", "default", "baz", "1.20.0", "1.19.0", tc.preferredStrategy)
 			go cletest.createAndRunFakeController("baz3", "default", "baz", "1.19.0", "1.19.0", tc.preferredStrategy)
-			go cletest.createAndRunFakeController("baz4", "default", "baz", "1.2.0", "1.19.0", tc.preferredStrategy)
-			go cletest.createAndRunFakeController("baz5", "default", "baz", "1.20.0", "1.19.0", tc.preferredStrategy)
+			go cletest.createAndRunFakeController("baz4", "default", "baz", "1.20.0", "1.19.0", tc.preferredStrategy)
 			cletest.pollForLease(ctx, "baz", "default", tc.expectedHolderIdentity)
 		})
 	}