diff --git a/test/e2e/scheduling/predicates.go b/test/e2e/scheduling/predicates.go
index 789e1862e50..22246e3d707 100644
--- a/test/e2e/scheduling/predicates.go
+++ b/test/e2e/scheduling/predicates.go
@@ -151,15 +151,15 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("SchedulerPredicates [Serial]", func() {
 	// It assumes that cluster add-on pods stay stable and cannot be run in parallel with any other test that touches Nodes or Pods.
 	// It is so because we need to have precise control on what's running in the cluster.
 	It("validates resource limits of pods that are allowed to run [Conformance]", func() {
-		nodeMaxCapacity := int64(0)
+		nodeMaxAllocatable := int64(0)
 
-		nodeToCapacityMap := make(map[string]int64)
+		nodeToAllocatableMap := make(map[string]int64)
 		for _, node := range nodeList.Items {
-			capacity, found := node.Status.Capacity["cpu"]
+			allocatable, found := node.Status.Allocatable["cpu"]
 			Expect(found).To(Equal(true))
-			nodeToCapacityMap[node.Name] = capacity.MilliValue()
-			if nodeMaxCapacity < capacity.MilliValue() {
-				nodeMaxCapacity = capacity.MilliValue()
+			nodeToAllocatableMap[node.Name] = allocatable.MilliValue()
+			if nodeMaxAllocatable < allocatable.MilliValue() {
+				nodeMaxAllocatable = allocatable.MilliValue()
 			}
 		}
 		framework.WaitForStableCluster(cs, masterNodes)
@@ -167,23 +167,23 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("SchedulerPredicates [Serial]", func() {
 		pods, err := cs.Core().Pods(metav1.NamespaceAll).List(metav1.ListOptions{})
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
 		for _, pod := range pods.Items {
-			_, found := nodeToCapacityMap[pod.Spec.NodeName]
+			_, found := nodeToAllocatableMap[pod.Spec.NodeName]
 			if found && pod.Status.Phase != v1.PodSucceeded && pod.Status.Phase != v1.PodFailed {
 				framework.Logf("Pod %v requesting resource cpu=%vm on Node %v", pod.Name, getRequestedCPU(pod), pod.Spec.NodeName)
-				nodeToCapacityMap[pod.Spec.NodeName] -= getRequestedCPU(pod)
+				nodeToAllocatableMap[pod.Spec.NodeName] -= getRequestedCPU(pod)
 			}
 		}
 
 		var podsNeededForSaturation int
 
-		milliCpuPerPod := nodeMaxCapacity / maxNumberOfPods
+		milliCpuPerPod := nodeMaxAllocatable / maxNumberOfPods
 		if milliCpuPerPod < minPodCPURequest {
 			milliCpuPerPod = minPodCPURequest
 		}
 		framework.Logf("Using pod capacity: %vm", milliCpuPerPod)
-		for name, leftCapacity := range nodeToCapacityMap {
-			framework.Logf("Node: %v has cpu capacity: %vm", name, leftCapacity)
-			podsNeededForSaturation += (int)(leftCapacity / milliCpuPerPod)
+		for name, leftAllocatable := range nodeToAllocatableMap {
+			framework.Logf("Node: %v has cpu allocatable: %vm", name, leftAllocatable)
+			podsNeededForSaturation += (int)(leftAllocatable / milliCpuPerPod)
 		}
 
 		By(fmt.Sprintf("Starting additional %v Pods to fully saturate the cluster CPU and trying to start another one", podsNeededForSaturation))