diff --git a/test/e2e/density.go b/test/e2e/density.go
index 62ccb822de5..c2fc23761b4 100644
--- a/test/e2e/density.go
+++ b/test/e2e/density.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Density", func() {
 		}
 
 		By(fmt.Sprintf("Destroying namespace for this suite %v", ns))
-		if err := deleteNS(c, ns); err != nil {
+		if err := c.Namespaces().Delete(ns); err != nil {
 			Failf("Couldn't delete ns %s", err)
 		}
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/load.go b/test/e2e/load.go
index d1797a775d9..41dddbc51c8 100644
--- a/test/e2e/load.go
+++ b/test/e2e/load.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Load capacity", func() {
 		deleteAllRC(configs)
 
 		By(fmt.Sprintf("Destroying namespace for this suite %v", ns))
-		if err := deleteNS(c, ns); err != nil {
+		if err := c.Namespaces().Delete(ns); err != nil {
 			Failf("Couldn't delete ns %s", err)
 		}
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/util.go b/test/e2e/util.go
index 15d210bfde2..e4e9200746b 100644
--- a/test/e2e/util.go
+++ b/test/e2e/util.go
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ func deleteNS(c *client.Client, namespace string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err := wait.Poll(1*time.Second, 2*time.Minute, func() (bool, error) {
+	err := wait.Poll(5*time.Second, 5*time.Minute, func() (bool, error) {
 		if _, err := c.Namespaces().Get(namespace); err != nil {
 			if apierrs.IsNotFound(err) {
 				return true, nil