diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/auth/helpers.go b/test/e2e/framework/auth/helpers.go
index 4b984263eb8..29f3f65b651 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/auth/helpers.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/auth/helpers.go
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ package auth
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	authorizationv1 "k8s.io/api/authorization/v1"
 	rbacv1 "k8s.io/api/rbac/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func BindClusterRole(c bindingsGetter, clusterRole, ns string, subjects ...rbacv
 	}, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "binding clusterrole/%s for %q for %v", clusterRole, ns, subjects)
+		return fmt.Errorf("binding clusterrole/%s for %q for %v: %w", clusterRole, ns, subjects, err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func bindInNamespace(c bindingsGetter, roleType, role, ns string, subjects ...rb
 	}, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "binding %s/%s into %q for %v", roleType, role, ns, subjects)
+		return fmt.Errorf("binding %s/%s into %q for %v: %w", roleType, role, ns, subjects, err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/provider.go b/test/e2e/framework/provider.go
index 74411557a40..986cec98181 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/provider.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/provider.go
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"sync"
 
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 )
@@ -78,7 +76,7 @@ func SetupProviderConfig(providerName string) (ProviderInterface, error) {
 	defer mutex.Unlock()
 	factory, ok := providers[providerName]
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, errors.Wrapf(os.ErrNotExist, "The provider %s is unknown.", providerName)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("The provider %s is unknown: %w", providerName, os.ErrNotExist)
 	}
 	provider, err := factory()
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/test_context.go b/test/e2e/framework/test_context.go
index 344601cb539..4cab88db40b 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/test_context.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/test_context.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package framework
 import (
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"encoding/base64"
+	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -29,7 +30,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/onsi/ginkgo/config"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
 	clientcmdapi "k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api"
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ func AfterReadingAllFlags(t *TestContextType) {
 	var err error
 	TestContext.CloudConfig.Provider, err = SetupProviderConfig(TestContext.Provider)
 	if err != nil {
-		if os.IsNotExist(errors.Cause(err)) {
+		if os.IsNotExist(errors.Unwrap(err)) {
 			// Provide a more helpful error message when the provider is unknown.
 			var providers []string
 			for _, name := range GetProviders() {