diff --git a/test/integration/framework/etcd.go b/test/integration/framework/etcd.go
index 3033a68efde..983c512f990 100644
--- a/test/integration/framework/etcd.go
+++ b/test/integration/framework/etcd.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -47,12 +46,6 @@ You can use 'hack/install-etcd.sh' to install a copy in third_party/.
 
 // getEtcdPath returns a path to an etcd executable.
 func getEtcdPath() (string, error) {
-	bazelPath := filepath.Join(os.Getenv("RUNFILES_DIR"), fmt.Sprintf("com_coreos_etcd_%s", runtime.GOARCH), "etcd")
-
-	p, err := exec.LookPath(bazelPath)
-	if err == nil {
-		return p, nil
-	}
 	return exec.LookPath("etcd")
 }