diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/providers/gce/BUILD b/test/e2e/framework/providers/gce/BUILD
index a1125c15b07..6e78ce1ec43 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/providers/gce/BUILD
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/providers/gce/BUILD
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ go_library(
         "firewall.go",
         "gce.go",
         "ingress.go",
-        "recreate_node.go",
         "util.go",
     ],
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/providers/gce",
@@ -14,8 +13,6 @@ go_library(
     deps = [
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/uuid:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait:go_default_library",
@@ -23,12 +20,8 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/gce:go_default_library",
         "//test/e2e/framework:go_default_library",
-        "//test/e2e/framework/node:go_default_library",
-        "//test/e2e/framework/pod:go_default_library",
         "//test/e2e/framework/pv:go_default_library",
         "//test/e2e/framework/service:go_default_library",
-        "//test/e2e/framework/skipper:go_default_library",
-        "//test/utils:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/onsi/ginkgo:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/google.golang.org/api/compute/v1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/google.golang.org/api/googleapi:go_default_library",
diff --git a/test/e2e/node/BUILD b/test/e2e/node/BUILD
index b41e2da9f55..141e3d44986 100644
--- a/test/e2e/node/BUILD
+++ b/test/e2e/node/BUILD
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ go_library(
         "pod_gc.go",
         "pods.go",
         "pre_stop.go",
+        "recreate_node.go",
         "runtimeclass.go",
         "security_context.go",
         "ssh.go",
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ go_library(
         "//test/e2e/framework/node:go_default_library",
         "//test/e2e/framework/perf:go_default_library",
         "//test/e2e/framework/pod:go_default_library",
+        "//test/e2e/framework/providers/gce:go_default_library",
         "//test/e2e/framework/rc:go_default_library",
         "//test/e2e/framework/security:go_default_library",
         "//test/e2e/framework/skipper:go_default_library",
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/providers/gce/recreate_node.go b/test/e2e/node/recreate_node.go
similarity index 96%
rename from test/e2e/framework/providers/gce/recreate_node.go
rename to test/e2e/node/recreate_node.go
index 4db44096217..da3fc974485 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/providers/gce/recreate_node.go
+++ b/test/e2e/node/recreate_node.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package gce
+package node
 
 import (
 	"context"
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
 	e2enode "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/node"
 	e2epod "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/pod"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/providers/gce"
 	e2eskipper "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/skipper"
 	testutils "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/utils"
 )
@@ -103,12 +104,12 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Recreate [Feature:Recreate]", func() {
 
 // Recreate all the nodes in the test instance group
 func testRecreate(c clientset.Interface, ps *testutils.PodStore, systemNamespace string, nodes []v1.Node, podNames []string) {
-	err := RecreateNodes(c, nodes)
+	err := gce.RecreateNodes(c, nodes)
 	if err != nil {
 		framework.Failf("Test failed; failed to start the restart instance group command.")
 	}
 
-	err = WaitForNodeBootIdsToChange(c, nodes, recreateNodeReadyAgainTimeout)
+	err = gce.WaitForNodeBootIdsToChange(c, nodes, recreateNodeReadyAgainTimeout)
 	if err != nil {
 		framework.Failf("Test failed; failed to recreate at least one node in %v.", recreateNodeReadyAgainTimeout)
 	}