diff --git a/test/e2e/node/crictl.go b/test/e2e/node/crictl.go
index 6a9e22689d0..67f85aaac5d 100644
--- a/test/e2e/node/crictl.go
+++ b/test/e2e/node/crictl.go
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ package node
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"strings"
-	"time"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
 	e2enode "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/node"
@@ -29,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 	admissionapi "k8s.io/pod-security-admission/api"
 
 	"github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	"github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
 
 var _ = SIGDescribe("crictl", func() {
@@ -45,32 +42,24 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("crictl", func() {
 		nodes, err := e2enode.GetBoundedReadySchedulableNodes(ctx, f.ClientSet, maxNodes)
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
 
+		testCases := []string{
+			"crictl version",
+			"crictl info",
+		}
+
 		hostExec := utils.NewHostExec(f)
 
-		for _, node := range nodes.Items {
-			ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("Testing `crictl version` on node %q ", node.GetName()))
+		for _, testCase := range testCases {
+			for _, node := range nodes.Items {
+				ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("Testing %q on node %q ", testCase, node.GetName()))
 
-			gomega.Eventually(ctx, func() error {
-				// crictl is installed to /home/kubernetes/bin through configure.sh.
-				res, err := hostExec.Execute(ctx, "/home/kubernetes/bin/crictl version", &node)
-				if err != nil {
-					return err
+				res, err := hostExec.Execute(ctx, testCase, &node)
+				framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+
+				if res.Stdout == "" && res.Stderr == "" {
+					framework.Fail("output is empty")
 				}
-				// crictl version example output:
-				//
-				// Version:  0.1.0
-				// RuntimeName:  containerd
-				// RuntimeVersion:  1.7.27
-				// RuntimeApiVersion:  v1
-				expectedOutput := "RuntimeVersion"
-				if res.Code != 0 {
-					return fmt.Errorf("exit code is not 0, exitCode=%d stdout=%q stderr=%q, might retry", res.Code, res.Stdout, res.Stderr)
-				}
-				if !strings.Contains(res.Stdout, expectedOutput) && !strings.Contains(res.Stderr, expectedOutput) {
-					return fmt.Errorf("output contains stdout=%q stderr=%q expected to contain %q, might retry", res.Stdout, res.Stderr, expectedOutput)
-				}
-				return nil
-			}, time.Minute, 5*time.Second).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+			}
 		}
 	})
 })