diff --git a/pkg/controller/certificates/requestmanager/requestmanager_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/certificates/requestmanager/requestmanager_controller_test.go
index 2d50b839ec6..f2434f6bbca 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/certificates/requestmanager/requestmanager_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/certificates/requestmanager/requestmanager_controller_test.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func TestProcessItem(t *testing.T) {
 		key string
 
 		// Featuregates to set for a particular test.
-		featuresToEnable []featuregate.Feature
+		featuresFlags map[featuregate.Feature]bool
 
 		// Certificate to be synced for the test.
 		// if not set, the 'key' will be passed to ProcessItem instead.
@@ -178,7 +178,10 @@ func TestProcessItem(t *testing.T) {
 				gen.SetCertificateStatusCondition(cmapi.CertificateCondition{Type: cmapi.CertificateConditionIssuing, Status: cmmeta.ConditionTrue}),
 			),
 		},
-		"create a CertificateRequest if none exists": {
+		"create a CertificateRequest if none exists and StableCertificateRequestName disabled": {
+			featuresFlags: map[featuregate.Feature]bool{
+				feature.StableCertificateRequestName: false,
+			},
 			secrets: []runtime.Object{
 				&corev1.Secret{
 					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Namespace: bundle1.certificate.Namespace, Name: "exists"},
@@ -193,6 +196,8 @@ func TestProcessItem(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedActions: []testpkg.Action{
 				testpkg.NewCustomMatch(coretesting.NewCreateAction(cmapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("certificaterequests"), "testns",
 					gen.CertificateRequestFrom(bundle1.certificateRequest,
+						gen.SetCertificateRequestName(""),
+						gen.SetCertificateRequestGenerateName("test-"),
 						gen.SetCertificateRequestAnnotations(map[string]string{
 							cmapi.CertificateRequestPrivateKeyAnnotationKey: "exists",
 							cmapi.CertificateRequestRevisionAnnotationKey:   "1",
@@ -200,8 +205,7 @@ func TestProcessItem(t *testing.T) {
 					)), relaxedCertificateRequestMatcher),
 			},
 		},
-		"create a CertificateRequest if none exists and StableCertificateRequestName enabled": {
-			featuresToEnable: []featuregate.Feature{feature.StableCertificateRequestName},
+		"create a CertificateRequest if none exists": {
 			secrets: []runtime.Object{
 				&corev1.Secret{
 					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Namespace: bundle3.certificate.Namespace, Name: "exists"},
@@ -217,7 +221,6 @@ func TestProcessItem(t *testing.T) {
 				testpkg.NewCustomMatch(coretesting.NewCreateAction(cmapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("certificaterequests"), "testns",
 					gen.CertificateRequestFrom(bundle3.certificateRequest,
 						gen.SetCertificateRequestName("test-1"),
-						gen.SetCertificateRequestGenerateName(""),
 						gen.SetCertificateRequestAnnotations(map[string]string{
 							cmapi.CertificateRequestPrivateKeyAnnotationKey: "exists",
 							cmapi.CertificateRequestRevisionAnnotationKey:   "1",
@@ -238,17 +241,19 @@ func TestProcessItem(t *testing.T) {
 			),
 			requests: []runtime.Object{
 				gen.CertificateRequestFrom(bundle1.certificateRequest,
+					gen.SetCertificateRequestName("random-value"),
 					gen.SetCertificateRequestAnnotations(map[string]string{
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestPrivateKeyAnnotationKey: "exists",
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestRevisionAnnotationKey:   "",
 					}),
 				),
 			},
-			expectedEvents: []string{`Normal Requested Created new CertificateRequest resource "test-notrandom"`},
+			expectedEvents: []string{`Normal Requested Created new CertificateRequest resource "test-1"`},
 			expectedActions: []testpkg.Action{
-				testpkg.NewAction(coretesting.NewDeleteAction(cmapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("certificaterequests"), "testns", "test")),
+				testpkg.NewAction(coretesting.NewDeleteAction(cmapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("certificaterequests"), "testns", "random-value")),
 				testpkg.NewCustomMatch(coretesting.NewCreateAction(cmapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("certificaterequests"), "testns",
 					gen.CertificateRequestFrom(bundle1.certificateRequest,
+						gen.SetCertificateRequestName("test-1"),
 						gen.SetCertificateRequestAnnotations(map[string]string{
 							cmapi.CertificateRequestPrivateKeyAnnotationKey: "exists",
 							cmapi.CertificateRequestRevisionAnnotationKey:   "1",
@@ -269,17 +274,19 @@ func TestProcessItem(t *testing.T) {
 			),
 			requests: []runtime.Object{
 				gen.CertificateRequestFrom(bundle1.certificateRequest,
+					gen.SetCertificateRequestName("random-value"),
 					gen.SetCertificateRequestAnnotations(map[string]string{
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestPrivateKeyAnnotationKey: "exists",
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestRevisionAnnotationKey:   "invalid",
 					}),
 				),
 			},
-			expectedEvents: []string{`Normal Requested Created new CertificateRequest resource "test-notrandom"`},
+			expectedEvents: []string{`Normal Requested Created new CertificateRequest resource "test-1"`},
 			expectedActions: []testpkg.Action{
-				testpkg.NewAction(coretesting.NewDeleteAction(cmapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("certificaterequests"), "testns", "test")),
+				testpkg.NewAction(coretesting.NewDeleteAction(cmapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("certificaterequests"), "testns", "random-value")),
 				testpkg.NewCustomMatch(coretesting.NewCreateAction(cmapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("certificaterequests"), "testns",
 					gen.CertificateRequestFrom(bundle1.certificateRequest,
+						gen.SetCertificateRequestName("test-1"),
 						gen.SetCertificateRequestAnnotations(map[string]string{
 							cmapi.CertificateRequestPrivateKeyAnnotationKey: "exists",
 							cmapi.CertificateRequestRevisionAnnotationKey:   "1",
@@ -300,6 +307,7 @@ func TestProcessItem(t *testing.T) {
 			),
 			requests: []runtime.Object{
 				gen.CertificateRequestFrom(bundle1.certificateRequest,
+					gen.SetCertificateRequestName("random-value"),
 					gen.SetCertificateRequestAnnotations(map[string]string{
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestPrivateKeyAnnotationKey: "exists",
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestRevisionAnnotationKey:   "1",
@@ -320,6 +328,7 @@ func TestProcessItem(t *testing.T) {
 			),
 			requests: []runtime.Object{
 				gen.CertificateRequestFrom(bundle1.certificateRequest,
+					gen.SetCertificateRequestName("random-value"),
 					gen.SetCertificateRequestAnnotations(map[string]string{
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestPrivateKeyAnnotationKey: "exists",
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestRevisionAnnotationKey:   "1",
@@ -327,11 +336,12 @@ func TestProcessItem(t *testing.T) {
 					gen.SetCertificateRequestCSR([]byte("invalid")),
 				),
 			},
-			expectedEvents: []string{`Normal Requested Created new CertificateRequest resource "test-notrandom"`},
+			expectedEvents: []string{`Normal Requested Created new CertificateRequest resource "test-1"`},
 			expectedActions: []testpkg.Action{
-				testpkg.NewAction(coretesting.NewDeleteAction(cmapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("certificaterequests"), "testns", "test")),
+				testpkg.NewAction(coretesting.NewDeleteAction(cmapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("certificaterequests"), "testns", "random-value")),
 				testpkg.NewCustomMatch(coretesting.NewCreateAction(cmapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("certificaterequests"), "testns",
 					gen.CertificateRequestFrom(bundle1.certificateRequest,
+						gen.SetCertificateRequestName("test-1"),
 						gen.SetCertificateRequestAnnotations(map[string]string{
 							cmapi.CertificateRequestPrivateKeyAnnotationKey: "exists",
 							cmapi.CertificateRequestRevisionAnnotationKey:   "1",
@@ -352,23 +362,25 @@ func TestProcessItem(t *testing.T) {
 			),
 			requests: []runtime.Object{
 				gen.CertificateRequestFrom(bundle1.certificateRequest,
+					gen.SetCertificateRequestName("test-3"),
 					gen.SetCertificateRequestAnnotations(map[string]string{
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestPrivateKeyAnnotationKey: "exists",
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestRevisionAnnotationKey:   "3",
 					}),
 				),
 				gen.CertificateRequestFrom(bundle1.certificateRequest,
-					gen.SetCertificateRequestName("testing-number-2"),
+					gen.SetCertificateRequestName("test-4"),
 					gen.SetCertificateRequestAnnotations(map[string]string{
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestPrivateKeyAnnotationKey: "exists",
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestRevisionAnnotationKey:   "4",
 					}),
 				),
 			},
-			expectedEvents: []string{`Normal Requested Created new CertificateRequest resource "test-notrandom"`},
+			expectedEvents: []string{`Normal Requested Created new CertificateRequest resource "test-1"`},
 			expectedActions: []testpkg.Action{
 				testpkg.NewCustomMatch(coretesting.NewCreateAction(cmapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("certificaterequests"), "testns",
 					gen.CertificateRequestFrom(bundle1.certificateRequest,
+						gen.SetCertificateRequestName("test-1"),
 						gen.SetCertificateRequestAnnotations(map[string]string{
 							cmapi.CertificateRequestPrivateKeyAnnotationKey: "exists",
 							cmapi.CertificateRequestRevisionAnnotationKey:   "1",
@@ -389,6 +401,7 @@ func TestProcessItem(t *testing.T) {
 			),
 			requests: []runtime.Object{
 				gen.CertificateRequestFrom(bundle1.certificateRequest,
+					gen.SetCertificateRequestName("test-1"),
 					gen.SetCertificateRequestAnnotations(map[string]string{
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestPrivateKeyAnnotationKey: "exists",
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestRevisionAnnotationKey:   "1",
@@ -397,18 +410,19 @@ func TestProcessItem(t *testing.T) {
 				// included here just to ensure it does not get deleted as it is not for the
 				// 'next' revision that is being requested
 				gen.CertificateRequestFrom(bundle1.certificateRequest,
-					gen.SetCertificateRequestName("testing-number-2"),
+					gen.SetCertificateRequestName("test-4"),
 					gen.SetCertificateRequestAnnotations(map[string]string{
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestPrivateKeyAnnotationKey: "exists",
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestRevisionAnnotationKey:   "4",
 					}),
 				),
 			},
-			expectedEvents: []string{`Normal Requested Created new CertificateRequest resource "test-notrandom"`},
+			expectedEvents: []string{`Normal Requested Created new CertificateRequest resource "test-1"`},
 			expectedActions: []testpkg.Action{
 				testpkg.NewAction(coretesting.NewDeleteAction(cmapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("certificaterequests"), "testns", "test")),
 				testpkg.NewCustomMatch(coretesting.NewCreateAction(cmapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("certificaterequests"), "testns",
 					gen.CertificateRequestFrom(bundle1.certificateRequest,
+						gen.SetCertificateRequestName("test-1"),
 						gen.SetCertificateRequestAnnotations(map[string]string{
 							cmapi.CertificateRequestPrivateKeyAnnotationKey: "exists",
 							cmapi.CertificateRequestRevisionAnnotationKey:   "1",
@@ -430,6 +444,7 @@ func TestProcessItem(t *testing.T) {
 			),
 			requests: []runtime.Object{
 				gen.CertificateRequestFrom(bundle1.certificateRequest,
+					gen.SetCertificateRequestName("test-6"),
 					gen.SetCertificateRequestAnnotations(map[string]string{
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestPrivateKeyAnnotationKey: "exists",
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestRevisionAnnotationKey:   "6",
@@ -438,18 +453,19 @@ func TestProcessItem(t *testing.T) {
 				// included here just to ensure it does not get deleted as it is not for the
 				// 'next' revision that is being requested
 				gen.CertificateRequestFrom(bundle1.certificateRequest,
-					gen.SetCertificateRequestName("testing-number-2"),
+					gen.SetCertificateRequestName("test-5"),
 					gen.SetCertificateRequestAnnotations(map[string]string{
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestPrivateKeyAnnotationKey: "exists",
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestRevisionAnnotationKey:   "5",
 					}),
 				),
 			},
-			expectedEvents: []string{`Normal Requested Created new CertificateRequest resource "test-notrandom"`},
+			expectedEvents: []string{`Normal Requested Created new CertificateRequest resource "test-6"`},
 			expectedActions: []testpkg.Action{
-				testpkg.NewAction(coretesting.NewDeleteAction(cmapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("certificaterequests"), "testns", "test")),
+				testpkg.NewAction(coretesting.NewDeleteAction(cmapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("certificaterequests"), "testns", "test-6")),
 				testpkg.NewCustomMatch(coretesting.NewCreateAction(cmapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("certificaterequests"), "testns",
 					gen.CertificateRequestFrom(bundle2.certificateRequest,
+						gen.SetCertificateRequestName("test-6"),
 						gen.SetCertificateRequestAnnotations(map[string]string{
 							cmapi.CertificateRequestPrivateKeyAnnotationKey: "exists",
 							cmapi.CertificateRequestRevisionAnnotationKey:   "6",
@@ -471,17 +487,19 @@ func TestProcessItem(t *testing.T) {
 			),
 			requests: []runtime.Object{
 				gen.CertificateRequestFrom(bundle1.certificateRequest,
+					gen.SetCertificateRequestName("test-6"),
 					gen.SetCertificateRequestAnnotations(map[string]string{
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestPrivateKeyAnnotationKey: "exists",
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestRevisionAnnotationKey:   "6",
 					}),
 				),
 			},
-			expectedEvents: []string{`Normal Requested Created new CertificateRequest resource "test-notrandom"`},
+			expectedEvents: []string{`Normal Requested Created new CertificateRequest resource "test-6"`},
 			expectedActions: []testpkg.Action{
-				testpkg.NewAction(coretesting.NewDeleteAction(cmapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("certificaterequests"), "testns", "test")),
+				testpkg.NewAction(coretesting.NewDeleteAction(cmapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("certificaterequests"), "testns", "test-6")),
 				testpkg.NewCustomMatch(coretesting.NewCreateAction(cmapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("certificaterequests"), "testns",
 					gen.CertificateRequestFrom(bundle1.certificateRequest,
+						gen.SetCertificateRequestName("test-6"),
 						gen.SetCertificateRequestAnnotations(map[string]string{
 							cmapi.CertificateRequestPrivateKeyAnnotationKey: "exists",
 							cmapi.CertificateRequestRevisionAnnotationKey:   "6",
@@ -504,17 +522,19 @@ func TestProcessItem(t *testing.T) {
 			),
 			requests: []runtime.Object{
 				gen.CertificateRequestFrom(bundle1.certificateRequest,
+					gen.SetCertificateRequestName("test-6"),
 					gen.SetCertificateRequestAnnotations(map[string]string{
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestPrivateKeyAnnotationKey: "exists",
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestRevisionAnnotationKey:   "6",
 					}),
 				),
 			},
-			expectedEvents: []string{`Normal Requested Created new CertificateRequest resource "test-notrandom"`},
+			expectedEvents: []string{`Normal Requested Created new CertificateRequest resource "test-6"`},
 			expectedActions: []testpkg.Action{
-				testpkg.NewAction(coretesting.NewDeleteAction(cmapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("certificaterequests"), "testns", "test")),
+				testpkg.NewAction(coretesting.NewDeleteAction(cmapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("certificaterequests"), "testns", "test-6")),
 				testpkg.NewCustomMatch(coretesting.NewCreateAction(cmapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("certificaterequests"), "testns",
 					gen.CertificateRequestFrom(bundle1.certificateRequest,
+						gen.SetCertificateRequestName("test-6"),
 						gen.SetCertificateRequestAnnotations(map[string]string{
 							cmapi.CertificateRequestPrivateKeyAnnotationKey: "exists",
 							cmapi.CertificateRequestRevisionAnnotationKey:   "6",
@@ -536,6 +556,7 @@ func TestProcessItem(t *testing.T) {
 			),
 			requests: []runtime.Object{
 				gen.CertificateRequestFrom(bundle1.certificateRequest,
+					gen.SetCertificateRequestName("random-value"),
 					gen.SetCertificateRequestAnnotations(map[string]string{
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestPrivateKeyAnnotationKey: "exists",
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestRevisionAnnotationKey:   "6",
@@ -557,13 +578,14 @@ func TestProcessItem(t *testing.T) {
 			),
 			requests: []runtime.Object{
 				gen.CertificateRequestFrom(bundle1.certificateRequest,
+					gen.SetCertificateRequestName("random-value-1"),
 					gen.SetCertificateRequestAnnotations(map[string]string{
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestPrivateKeyAnnotationKey: "exists",
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestRevisionAnnotationKey:   "6",
 					}),
 				),
 				gen.CertificateRequestFrom(bundle1.certificateRequest,
-					gen.SetCertificateRequestName("another-name-2"),
+					gen.SetCertificateRequestName("random-value-2"),
 					gen.SetCertificateRequestAnnotations(map[string]string{
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestPrivateKeyAnnotationKey: "exists",
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestRevisionAnnotationKey:   "6",
@@ -585,6 +607,7 @@ func TestProcessItem(t *testing.T) {
 			),
 			requests: []runtime.Object{
 				gen.CertificateRequestFrom(bundle1.certificateRequest,
+					gen.SetCertificateRequestName("test-6"),
 					gen.SetCertificateRequestAnnotations(map[string]string{
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestPrivateKeyAnnotationKey: "exists",
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestRevisionAnnotationKey:   "6",
@@ -593,11 +616,12 @@ func TestProcessItem(t *testing.T) {
 					gen.SetCertificateRequestFailureTime(metav1.Time{Time: fixedNow.Time.Add(time.Hour * -1)}),
 				),
 			},
-			expectedEvents: []string{`Normal Requested Created new CertificateRequest resource "test-notrandom"`},
+			expectedEvents: []string{`Normal Requested Created new CertificateRequest resource "test-6"`},
 			expectedActions: []testpkg.Action{
-				testpkg.NewAction(coretesting.NewDeleteAction(cmapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("certificaterequests"), "testns", "test")),
+				testpkg.NewAction(coretesting.NewDeleteAction(cmapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("certificaterequests"), "testns", "test-6")),
 				testpkg.NewCustomMatch(coretesting.NewCreateAction(cmapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("certificaterequests"), "testns",
 					gen.CertificateRequestFrom(bundle1.certificateRequest,
+						gen.SetCertificateRequestName("test-6"),
 						gen.SetCertificateRequestAnnotations(map[string]string{
 							cmapi.CertificateRequestPrivateKeyAnnotationKey: "exists",
 							cmapi.CertificateRequestRevisionAnnotationKey:   "6",
@@ -619,6 +643,7 @@ func TestProcessItem(t *testing.T) {
 			),
 			requests: []runtime.Object{
 				gen.CertificateRequestFrom(bundle1.certificateRequest,
+					gen.SetCertificateRequestName("random-value"),
 					gen.SetCertificateRequestAnnotations(map[string]string{
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestPrivateKeyAnnotationKey: "exists",
 						cmapi.CertificateRequestRevisionAnnotationKey:   "6",
@@ -656,8 +681,8 @@ func TestProcessItem(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			// Enable any features for a particular test
-			for _, feature := range test.featuresToEnable {
-				defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, feature, true)()
+			for feature, value := range test.featuresFlags {
+				defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, feature, value)()
 			}
 
 			// Start the informers and begin processing updates
diff --git a/pkg/controller/certificates/requestmanager/util_test.go b/pkg/controller/certificates/requestmanager/util_test.go
index 1f301fbab88..2c2fdfadde5 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/certificates/requestmanager/util_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/certificates/requestmanager/util_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"crypto"
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"encoding/pem"
-	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -102,12 +101,8 @@ func createCryptoBundle(originalCert *cmapi.Certificate) (*cryptoBundle, error)
 	for k, v := range crt.Annotations {
 		annotations[k] = v
 	}
-	if crt.Status.Revision != nil {
-		annotations[cmapi.CertificateRequestRevisionAnnotationKey] = fmt.Sprintf("%d", crt.Status.Revision)
-	} else {
-		annotations[cmapi.CertificateRequestRevisionAnnotationKey] = "1"
-	}
 
+	annotations[cmapi.CertificateRequestRevisionAnnotationKey] = "NOT SET"
 	annotations[cmapi.CertificateRequestPrivateKeyAnnotationKey] = crt.Spec.SecretName
 	annotations[cmapi.CertificateNameKey] = crt.Name
 	if crt.Status.NextPrivateKeySecretName != nil {
@@ -115,7 +110,7 @@ func createCryptoBundle(originalCert *cmapi.Certificate) (*cryptoBundle, error)
 	}
 	certificateRequest := &cmapi.CertificateRequest{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			GenerateName:    crt.Name + "-",
+			Name:            "NOT SET",
 			Namespace:       crt.Namespace,
 			OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{*metav1.NewControllerRef(crt, certificateGvk)},
 			Annotations:     annotations,