diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/network/utils.go b/test/e2e/framework/network/utils.go
index 4dca239cdca..df6c076bf4f 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/network/utils.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/network/utils.go
@@ -882,10 +882,10 @@ func (config *NetworkingTestConfig) createNetProxyPods(ctx context.Context, podN
 // DeleteNetProxyPod deletes the first endpoint pod and waits for it being removed.
 func (config *NetworkingTestConfig) DeleteNetProxyPod(ctx context.Context) {
 	pod := config.EndpointPods[0]
-	framework.ExpectNoError(config.getPodClient().Delete(ctx, pod.Name, *metav1.NewDeleteOptions(0)))
+	framework.ExpectNoError(config.getPodClient().Delete(ctx, pod.Name, metav1.DeleteOptions{}))
 	config.EndpointPods = config.EndpointPods[1:]
 	// wait for pod being deleted.
-	err := e2epod.WaitForPodNotFoundInNamespace(ctx, config.f.ClientSet, pod.Name, config.Namespace, wait.ForeverTestTimeout)
+	err := e2epod.WaitForPodNotFoundInNamespace(ctx, config.f.ClientSet, pod.Name, config.Namespace, config.f.Timeouts.PodDelete)
 	if err != nil {
 		framework.Failf("Failed to delete %s pod: %v", pod.Name, err)
 	}