diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/log_test.go b/test/e2e/framework/log_test.go
index 8664aee14a6..87700097e86 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/log_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/log_test.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("log", func() {
 		}()
 	})
 	ginkgo.It("asserts", func() {
-		gomega.Expect(false).To(gomega.Equal(true), "false is never true")
+		framework.ExpectEqual(false, true, "false is never true")
 	})
 	ginkgo.It("error", func() {
 		err := errors.New("an error with a long, useless description")
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("log", func() {
 	})
 	ginkgo.AfterEach(func() {
 		framework.Logf("after")
-		gomega.Expect(true).To(gomega.Equal(false), "true is never false either")
+		framework.ExpectEqual(true, false, "true is never false either")
 	})
 })
 
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ func TestFailureOutput(t *testing.T) {
 	runTests(fakeT, reporter)
 
 	// Now check the output.
-	g := gomega.NewGomegaWithT(t)
 	actual := normalizeReport(*reporter)
 
 	// output from AfterEach
@@ -117,16 +116,16 @@ func TestFailureOutput(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	// Compare individual fields. Comparing the slices leads to unreadable error output when there is any mismatch.
-	g.Expect(len(actual)).To(gomega.Equal(len(expected)), "%d entries in %v", len(expected), actual)
+	framework.ExpectEqual(len(actual), len(expected), "%d entries in %v", len(expected), actual)
 	for i, a := range actual {
 		b := expected[i]
-		g.Expect(a.name).To(gomega.Equal(b.name), "name in %d", i)
-		g.Expect(a.output).To(gomega.Equal(b.output), "output in %d", i)
-		g.Expect(a.failure).To(gomega.Equal(b.failure), "failure in %d", i)
+		framework.ExpectEqual(a.name, b.name, "name in %d", i)
+		framework.ExpectEqual(a.output, b.output, "output in %d", i)
+		framework.ExpectEqual(a.failure, b.failure, "failure in %d", i)
 		// There may be additional stack entries from the "testing" package at the
 		// end. We ignore those in the comparison because the line number in them
 		// varies.
-		g.Expect(a.stack).To(gomega.Equal(b.stack), "stack in %d: %s", i, a.stack)
+		framework.ExpectEqual(a.stack, b.stack, "stack in %d: %s", i, a.stack)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/timer/BUILD b/test/e2e/framework/timer/BUILD
index 64d0b7160e4..8d8658f6c03 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/timer/BUILD
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/timer/BUILD
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ go_test(
     name = "go_default_test",
     srcs = ["timer_test.go"],
     embed = [":go_default_library"],
-    deps = ["//vendor/github.com/onsi/gomega:go_default_library"],
+    deps = [
+        "//test/e2e/framework:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/github.com/onsi/gomega:go_default_library",
+    ],
 )
 
 filegroup(
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/timer/timer_test.go b/test/e2e/framework/timer/timer_test.go
index a5d1d409c12..c98eca6f8a2 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/timer/timer_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/timer/timer_test.go
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/onsi/gomega"
+
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
 )
 
 var currentTime time.Time
@@ -64,9 +66,9 @@ func TestTimer(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 		]
 	}`))
-	gomega.Expect(timer.PrintHumanReadable()).To(gomega.Equal(`Phase 001-one: 5.5s so far
+	framework.ExpectEqual(timer.PrintHumanReadable(), `Phase 001-one: 5.5s so far
 Phase 033-two: 3.5s
-`))
+`)
 
 	setCurrentTimeSinceEpoch(7*time.Second + 500*time.Millisecond)
 	phaseOne.End()
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ Phase 033-two: 3.5s
 			}
 		]
 	}`))
-	gomega.Expect(timer.PrintHumanReadable()).To(gomega.Equal(`Phase 001-one: 6.5s
+	framework.ExpectEqual(timer.PrintHumanReadable(), `Phase 001-one: 6.5s
 Phase 033-two: 3.5s
-`))
+`)
 }