diff --git a/hack/conformance/check_conformance_test_requirements.go b/hack/conformance/check_conformance_test_requirements.go
index a0519483b9d..30897f1a151 100755
--- a/hack/conformance/check_conformance_test_requirements.go
+++ b/hack/conformance/check_conformance_test_requirements.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const (
 	//e.g. framework.ConformanceIt("should provide secure master service ", func() {
 	patternStartConformance = "framework.ConformanceIt\\(.*, func\\(\\) {$"
 	patternEndConformance   = "}\\)$"
-	patternSkipProviderIs   = "Skip.*ProviderIs\\("
+	patternSkip             = "framework.Skip.*\\("
 )
 
 // This function checks the requirement: it works for all providers (e.g., no SkipIfProviderIs/SkipUnlessProviderIs calls)
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func checkAllProviders(e2eFile string) error {
 
 	regStartConformance := regexp.MustCompile(patternStartConformance)
 	regEndConformance := regexp.MustCompile(patternEndConformance)
-	regSkipProviderIs := regexp.MustCompile(patternSkipProviderIs)
+	regSkip := regexp.MustCompile(patternSkip)
 
 	fileInput, err := ioutil.ReadFile(e2eFile)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ func checkAllProviders(e2eFile string) error {
 			inConformanceCode = true
 		}
 		if inConformanceCode {
-			if regSkipProviderIs.MatchString(line) {
+			if regSkip.MatchString(line) {
 				// To list all invalid places in a single operation of this tool, here doesn't return error and continues checking.
-				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%v: Conformance test should not call SkipIfProviderIs()/SkipUnlessProviderIs()\n", e2eFile)
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%v: Conformance test should not call any framework.Skip*()\n", e2eFile)
 				checkFailed = true
 			}
 			if regEndConformance.MatchString(line) {
diff --git a/test/e2e/apimachinery/custom_resource_definition.go b/test/e2e/apimachinery/custom_resource_definition.go
index d3bc9d040a1..fd2aa81ac2f 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apimachinery/custom_resource_definition.go
+++ b/test/e2e/apimachinery/custom_resource_definition.go
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("CustomResourceDefinition resources", func() {
 		*/
 		framework.ConformanceIt("creating/deleting custom resource definition objects works ", func() {
 
-			framework.SkipUnlessServerVersionGTE(crdVersion, f.ClientSet.Discovery())
-
 			config, err := framework.LoadConfig()
 			if err != nil {
 				framework.Failf("failed to load config: %v", err)
diff --git a/test/e2e/common/BUILD b/test/e2e/common/BUILD
index e11f5b83cfc..60e89b72a3c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/common/BUILD
+++ b/test/e2e/common/BUILD
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr: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/version:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes:go_default_library",
diff --git a/test/e2e/common/downward_api.go b/test/e2e/common/downward_api.go
index d1169ed21f8..a2c51d8c953 100644
--- a/test/e2e/common/downward_api.go
+++ b/test/e2e/common/downward_api.go
@@ -23,18 +23,12 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/uuid"
-	utilversion "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/version"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
 	imageutils "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/utils/image"
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 )
 
-var (
-	hostIPVersion = utilversion.MustParseSemantic("v1.8.0")
-	podUIDVersion = utilversion.MustParseSemantic("v1.8.0")
-)
-
 var _ = Describe("[sig-node] Downward API", func() {
 	f := framework.NewDefaultFramework("downward-api")
 
@@ -90,7 +84,6 @@ var _ = Describe("[sig-node] Downward API", func() {
 	   Description: Downward API MUST expose Pod and Container fields as environment variables. Specify host IP as environment variable in the Pod Spec are visible at runtime in the container.
 	*/
 	framework.ConformanceIt("should provide host IP as an env var [NodeConformance]", func() {
-		framework.SkipUnlessServerVersionGTE(hostIPVersion, f.ClientSet.Discovery())
 		podName := "downward-api-" + string(uuid.NewUUID())
 		env := []v1.EnvVar{
 			{
@@ -218,7 +211,6 @@ var _ = Describe("[sig-node] Downward API", func() {
 	   Description: Downward API MUST expose Pod UID set through environment variables at runtime in the container.
 	*/
 	framework.ConformanceIt("should provide pod UID as env vars [NodeConformance]", func() {
-		framework.SkipUnlessServerVersionGTE(podUIDVersion, f.ClientSet.Discovery())
 		podName := "downward-api-" + string(uuid.NewUUID())
 		env := []v1.EnvVar{
 			{
diff --git a/test/e2e/kubectl/kubectl.go b/test/e2e/kubectl/kubectl.go
index 1a3ca537c6b..6f4e33608eb 100644
--- a/test/e2e/kubectl/kubectl.go
+++ b/test/e2e/kubectl/kubectl.go
@@ -944,9 +944,6 @@ metadata:
 			Description: Deploy a redis controller and a redis service. Kubectl describe pods SHOULD return the name, namespace, labels, state and other information as expected. Kubectl describe on rc, service, node and namespace SHOULD also return proper information.
 		*/
 		framework.ConformanceIt("should check if kubectl describe prints relevant information for rc and pods ", func() {
-			kv, err := framework.KubectlVersion()
-			framework.ExpectNoError(err)
-			framework.SkipUnlessServerVersionGTE(kv, c.Discovery())
 			controllerJSON := commonutils.SubstituteImageName(string(readTestFileOrDie(redisControllerFilename)))
 			serviceJSON := readTestFileOrDie(redisServiceFilename)