diff --git a/hack/jenkins/e2e-runner.sh b/hack/jenkins/e2e-runner.sh
index 18143c30ef2..eb80c1cceb4 100755
--- a/hack/jenkins/e2e-runner.sh
+++ b/hack/jenkins/e2e-runner.sh
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ if [[ "${USE_KUBEMARK:-}" == "true" ]]; then
   NUM_NODES=${KUBEMARK_NUM_NODES:-$NUM_NODES}
   MASTER_SIZE=${KUBEMARK_MASTER_SIZE:-$MASTER_SIZE}
   ./test/kubemark/start-kubemark.sh
-  ./test/kubemark/run-e2e-tests.sh --ginkgo.focus="${KUBEMARK_TESTS}" --delete-namespace="false" --gather-resource-usage="false"
+  ./test/kubemark/run-e2e-tests.sh --ginkgo.focus="${KUBEMARK_TESTS}" --gather-resource-usage="false"
   ./test/kubemark/stop-kubemark.sh
   NUM_NODES=${NUM_NODES_BKP}
   MASTER_SIZE=${MASTER_SIZE_BKP}