diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/util.go b/test/e2e/framework/util.go
index d68db210eea..924cb0949f6 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/util.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/util.go
@@ -4080,3 +4080,19 @@ func UpdatePodWithRetries(client *client.Client, ns, name string, update func(*a
 	}
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("Too many retries updating Pod %q", name)
 }
+
+func GetPodsInNamespace(c *client.Client, ns string, ignoreLabels map[string]string) ([]*api.Pod, error) {
+	pods, err := c.Pods(ns).List(api.ListOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return []*api.Pod{}, err
+	}
+	ignoreSelector := labels.SelectorFromSet(ignoreLabels)
+	filtered := []*api.Pod{}
+	for _, p := range pods.Items {
+		if len(ignoreLabels) != 0 && ignoreSelector.Matches(labels.Set(p.Labels)) {
+			continue
+		}
+		filtered = append(filtered, &p)
+	}
+	return filtered, nil
+}
diff --git a/test/e2e/resize_nodes.go b/test/e2e/resize_nodes.go
index 2823519099d..c2b25e4647f 100644
--- a/test/e2e/resize_nodes.go
+++ b/test/e2e/resize_nodes.go
@@ -346,12 +346,14 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Nodes [Disruptive]", func() {
 	var systemPodsNo int32
 	var c *client.Client
 	var ns string
+	ignoreLabels := framework.ImagePullerLabels
 	BeforeEach(func() {
 		c = f.Client
 		ns = f.Namespace.Name
-		systemPods, err := c.Pods(api.NamespaceSystem).List(api.ListOptions{})
+		systemPods, err := framework.GetPodsInNamespace(c, ns, ignoreLabels)
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		systemPodsNo = int32(len(systemPods.Items))
+		systemPodsNo = int32(len(systemPods))
+
 	})
 
 	// Slow issue #13323 (8 min)
@@ -396,7 +398,7 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Nodes [Disruptive]", func() {
 			// the cluster is restored to health.
 			By("waiting for system pods to successfully restart")
 
-			err := framework.WaitForPodsRunningReady(api.NamespaceSystem, systemPodsNo, framework.PodReadyBeforeTimeout, framework.ImagePullerLabels)
+			err := framework.WaitForPodsRunningReady(api.NamespaceSystem, systemPodsNo, framework.PodReadyBeforeTimeout, ignoreLabels)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 		})
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/scheduler_predicates.go b/test/e2e/scheduler_predicates.go
index e1a41c7ecd2..d8bf857404e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/scheduler_predicates.go
+++ b/test/e2e/scheduler_predicates.go
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("SchedulerPredicates [Serial]", func() {
 	var totalPodCapacity int64
 	var RCName string
 	var ns string
+	ignoreLabels := framework.ImagePullerLabels
 
 	AfterEach(func() {
 		rc, err := c.ReplicationControllers(ns).Get(RCName)
@@ -187,16 +188,16 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("SchedulerPredicates [Serial]", func() {
 		// Every test case in this suite 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.
-		systemPods, err := c.Pods(api.NamespaceSystem).List(api.ListOptions{})
+		systemPods, err := framework.GetPodsInNamespace(c, ns, ignoreLabels)
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 		systemPodsNo = 0
-		for _, pod := range systemPods.Items {
+		for _, pod := range systemPods {
 			if !masterNodes.Has(pod.Spec.NodeName) && pod.DeletionTimestamp == nil {
 				systemPodsNo++
 			}
 		}
 
-		err = framework.WaitForPodsRunningReady(api.NamespaceSystem, int32(systemPodsNo), framework.PodReadyBeforeTimeout, framework.ImagePullerLabels)
+		err = framework.WaitForPodsRunningReady(api.NamespaceSystem, int32(systemPodsNo), framework.PodReadyBeforeTimeout, ignoreLabels)
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 		for _, node := range nodeList.Items {