diff --git a/test/e2e/common/util.go b/test/e2e/common/util.go
index b09ea4553b4..dfa38c8fb4c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/common/util.go
+++ b/test/e2e/common/util.go
@@ -65,17 +65,16 @@ var CommonImageWhiteList = sets.NewString(
 )
 
 type testImagesStruct struct {
-	AgnhostImage      string
-	BusyBoxImage      string
-	GBFrontendImage   string
-	GBRedisSlaveImage string
-	KittenImage       string
-	MounttestImage    string
-	NautilusImage     string
-	NginxImage        string
-	NginxNewImage     string
-	PauseImage        string
-	RedisImage        string
+	AgnhostImage    string
+	BusyBoxImage    string
+	GBFrontendImage string
+	KittenImage     string
+	MounttestImage  string
+	NautilusImage   string
+	NginxImage      string
+	NginxNewImage   string
+	PauseImage      string
+	RedisImage      string
 }
 
 var testImages testImagesStruct
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@ func init() {
 		imageutils.GetE2EImage(imageutils.Agnhost),
 		imageutils.GetE2EImage(imageutils.BusyBox),
 		imageutils.GetE2EImage(imageutils.GBFrontend),
-		imageutils.GetE2EImage(imageutils.GBRedisSlave),
 		imageutils.GetE2EImage(imageutils.Kitten),
 		imageutils.GetE2EImage(imageutils.Mounttest),
 		imageutils.GetE2EImage(imageutils.Nautilus),
diff --git a/test/e2e/testing-manifests/guestbook/legacy/redis-master-controller.yaml b/test/e2e/testing-manifests/guestbook/legacy/redis-master-controller.yaml
index 9aa6bc30036..60a1a6fabaa 100644
--- a/test/e2e/testing-manifests/guestbook/legacy/redis-master-controller.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/testing-manifests/guestbook/legacy/redis-master-controller.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: master
-        image: docker.io/library/redis:3.2.9-alpine
+        image: docker.io/library/redis:5.0.5-alpine
         resources:
           requests:
             cpu: 100m
diff --git a/test/e2e/testing-manifests/guestbook/legacy/redis-slave-controller.yaml b/test/e2e/testing-manifests/guestbook/legacy/redis-slave-controller.yaml
index 90cbd6981b3..3376794b345 100644
--- a/test/e2e/testing-manifests/guestbook/legacy/redis-slave-controller.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/testing-manifests/guestbook/legacy/redis-slave-controller.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: slave
-        image: gcr.io/google_samples/gb-redisslave:v1
+        image: docker.io/library/redis:5.0.5-alpine
+        # We are only implementing the dns option of:
+        # https://github.com/kubernetes/examples/blob/97c7ed0eb6555a4b667d2877f965d392e00abc45/guestbook/redis-slave/run.sh
+        command: [ "redis-server", "--slaveof", "redis-master", "6379" ]
         resources:
           requests:
             cpu: 100m
diff --git a/test/e2e/testing-manifests/guestbook/redis-slave-deployment.yaml.in b/test/e2e/testing-manifests/guestbook/redis-slave-deployment.yaml.in
index 46775a82306..7b4536bddbd 100644
--- a/test/e2e/testing-manifests/guestbook/redis-slave-deployment.yaml.in
+++ b/test/e2e/testing-manifests/guestbook/redis-slave-deployment.yaml.in
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: slave
-        image: {{.GBRedisSlaveImage}}
+        image: {{.RedisImage}}
+        # We are only implementing the dns option of:
+        # https://github.com/kubernetes/examples/blob/97c7ed0eb6555a4b667d2877f965d392e00abc45/guestbook/redis-slave/run.sh
+        command: [ "redis-server", "--slaveof", "redis-master", "6379" ]
         resources:
           requests:
             cpu: 100m
diff --git a/test/fixtures/doc-yaml/user-guide/replicaset/redis-slave.yaml b/test/fixtures/doc-yaml/user-guide/replicaset/redis-slave.yaml
index ca2f826f86d..d237c4d4290 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/doc-yaml/user-guide/replicaset/redis-slave.yaml
+++ b/test/fixtures/doc-yaml/user-guide/replicaset/redis-slave.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: slave
-        image: gcr.io/google-samples/gb-redisslave:v3
+        image: docker.io/library/redis:5.0.5-alpine
+        # We are only implementing the dns option of:
+        # https://github.com/kubernetes/examples/blob/97c7ed0eb6555a4b667d2877f965d392e00abc45/guestbook/redis-slave/run.sh
+        command: [ "redis-server", "--slaveof", "redis-master", "6379" ]
         resources:
           requests:
             cpu: 100m
diff --git a/test/utils/image/manifest.go b/test/utils/image/manifest.go
index e3d43478dde..0916baf2242 100644
--- a/test/utils/image/manifest.go
+++ b/test/utils/image/manifest.go
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func initImageConfigs() map[int]Config {
 	configs[Perl] = Config{dockerLibraryRegistry, "perl", "5.26"}
 	configs[PrometheusDummyExporter] = Config{e2eRegistry, "prometheus-dummy-exporter", "v0.1.0"}
 	configs[PrometheusToSd] = Config{e2eRegistry, "prometheus-to-sd", "v0.5.0"}
-	configs[Redis] = Config{dockerLibraryRegistry, "redis", "3.2.9-alpine"}
+	configs[Redis] = Config{dockerLibraryRegistry, "redis", "5.0.5-alpine"}
 	configs[ResourceConsumer] = Config{e2eRegistry, "resource-consumer", "1.5"}
 	configs[ResourceController] = Config{e2eRegistry, "resource-consumer-controller", "1.0"}
 	configs[SdDummyExporter] = Config{gcRegistry, "sd-dummy-exporter", "v0.2.0"}