diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/job/BUILD b/test/e2e/framework/job/BUILD
index e635a7ee0d6..f4468ebbae1 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/job/BUILD
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/job/BUILD
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/job",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/controller/job:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/batch/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors:go_default_library",
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/job/wait.go b/test/e2e/framework/job/wait.go
index 96d8544caf8..563f1781289 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/job/wait.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/job/wait.go
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"time"
 
+	batchv1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1"
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
-	jobutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/job"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
 )
 
@@ -65,10 +65,21 @@ func WaitForJobFinish(c clientset.Interface, ns, jobName string) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, err
 		}
-		return jobutil.IsJobFinished(curr), nil
+
+		return isJobFinished(curr), nil
 	})
 }
 
+func isJobFinished(j *batchv1.Job) bool {
+	for _, c := range j.Status.Conditions {
+		if (c.Type == batchv1.JobComplete || c.Type == batchv1.JobFailed) && c.Status == v1.ConditionTrue {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
 // WaitForJobGone uses c to wait for up to timeout for the Job named jobName in namespace ns to be removed.
 func WaitForJobGone(c clientset.Interface, ns, jobName string, timeout time.Duration) error {
 	return wait.Poll(framework.Poll, timeout, func() (bool, error) {