diff --git a/test/e2e/ui/BUILD b/test/e2e/ui/BUILD
index 67696dd9728..4a32387c9ee 100644
--- a/test/e2e/ui/BUILD
+++ b/test/e2e/ui/BUILD
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait:go_default_library",
         "//test/e2e/framework:go_default_library",
         "//test/e2e/framework/service:go_default_library",
+        "//test/e2e/framework/skipper:go_default_library",
         "//test/utils:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/onsi/ginkgo:go_default_library",
     ],
diff --git a/test/e2e/ui/dashboard.go b/test/e2e/ui/dashboard.go
index 40a38e5dd7e..d0dd5270c84 100644
--- a/test/e2e/ui/dashboard.go
+++ b/test/e2e/ui/dashboard.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
 	e2eservice "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/service"
+	e2eskipper "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/skipper"
 	testutils "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/utils"
 
 	"github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ import (
 var _ = SIGDescribe("Kubernetes Dashboard [Feature:Dashboard]", func() {
 	ginkgo.BeforeEach(func() {
 		// TODO(kubernetes/kubernetes#61559): Enable dashboard here rather than skip the test.
-		framework.SkipIfProviderIs("gke")
+		e2eskipper.SkipIfProviderIs("gke")
 	})
 
 	const (
diff --git a/test/e2e/upgrades/BUILD b/test/e2e/upgrades/BUILD
index f3de920fc6f..3bece0cc2e4 100644
--- a/test/e2e/upgrades/BUILD
+++ b/test/e2e/upgrades/BUILD
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ go_library(
         "//test/e2e/framework/node:go_default_library",
         "//test/e2e/framework/security:go_default_library",
         "//test/e2e/framework/service:go_default_library",
+        "//test/e2e/framework/skipper:go_default_library",
         "//test/e2e/framework/statefulset:go_default_library",
         "//test/e2e/framework/testfiles:go_default_library",
         "//test/e2e/scheduling:go_default_library",
diff --git a/test/e2e/upgrades/storage/BUILD b/test/e2e/upgrades/storage/BUILD
index c3f727b0bfe..5122664834e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/upgrades/storage/BUILD
+++ b/test/e2e/upgrades/storage/BUILD
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ go_library(
         "//test/e2e/framework:go_default_library",
         "//test/e2e/framework/pod:go_default_library",
         "//test/e2e/framework/pv:go_default_library",
+        "//test/e2e/framework/skipper:go_default_library",
         "//test/e2e/storage/utils:go_default_library",
         "//test/e2e/upgrades:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/onsi/ginkgo:go_default_library",
diff --git a/test/e2e/upgrades/storage/persistent_volumes.go b/test/e2e/upgrades/storage/persistent_volumes.go
index 443981a134c..0ebb721591a 100644
--- a/test/e2e/upgrades/storage/persistent_volumes.go
+++ b/test/e2e/upgrades/storage/persistent_volumes.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
 	e2epod "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/pod"
 	e2epv "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/pv"
+	e2eskipper "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/skipper"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/upgrades"
 
 	"github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ const (
 func (t *PersistentVolumeUpgradeTest) Setup(f *framework.Framework) {
 
 	var err error
-	framework.SkipUnlessProviderIs("gce", "gke", "openstack", "aws", "vsphere", "azure")
+	e2eskipper.SkipUnlessProviderIs("gce", "gke", "openstack", "aws", "vsphere", "azure")
 
 	ns := f.Namespace.Name
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/upgrades/sysctl.go b/test/e2e/upgrades/sysctl.go
index c47ebf53543..0afaca23a65 100644
--- a/test/e2e/upgrades/sysctl.go
+++ b/test/e2e/upgrades/sysctl.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/sysctl"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
+	e2eskipper "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/skipper"
 	imageutils "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/utils/image"
 )
 
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ func (t *SysctlUpgradeTest) verifySafeSysctlWork(f *framework.Framework) *v1.Pod
 	ev, err := f.PodClient().WaitForErrorEventOrSuccess(t.validPod)
 	framework.ExpectNoError(err)
 	if ev != nil && ev.Reason == sysctl.UnsupportedReason {
-		framework.Skipf("No sysctl support in Docker <1.12")
+		e2eskipper.Skipf("No sysctl support in Docker <1.12")
 	}
 	f.TestContainerOutput("pod with safe sysctl launched", t.validPod, 0, []string{fmt.Sprintf("%s = %s", safeSysctl, safeSysctlValue)})
 
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ func (t *SysctlUpgradeTest) verifyUnsafeSysctlsAreRejected(f *framework.Framewor
 	ev, err := f.PodClient().WaitForErrorEventOrSuccess(invalidPod)
 	framework.ExpectNoError(err)
 	if ev != nil && ev.Reason == sysctl.UnsupportedReason {
-		framework.Skipf("No sysctl support in Docker <1.12")
+		e2eskipper.Skipf("No sysctl support in Docker <1.12")
 	}
 	framework.ExpectEqual(ev.Reason, sysctl.ForbiddenReason)