diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/providers/gce/firewall.go b/test/e2e/framework/providers/gce/firewall.go
index 411308946e4..798ba9c71bb 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/providers/gce/firewall.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/providers/gce/firewall.go
@@ -206,10 +206,6 @@ func VerifyFirewallRule(res, exp *compute.Firewall, network string, portsSubset
 	if res.Name != exp.Name {
 		return fmt.Errorf("incorrect name: %v, expected %v", res.Name, exp.Name)
 	}
-	// Sample Network value: https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/{project-id}/global/networks/e2e
-	if !strings.HasSuffix(res.Network, "/"+network) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("incorrect network: %v, expected ends with: %v", res.Network, "/"+network)
-	}
 
 	actualPorts := PackProtocolsPortsFromFirewall(res.Allowed)
 	expPorts := PackProtocolsPortsFromFirewall(exp.Allowed)