diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/replicaset/BUILD b/test/e2e/framework/replicaset/BUILD
index 9b5c0996156..47a90d36ee6 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/replicaset/BUILD
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/replicaset/BUILD
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library")
 go_library(
     name = "go_default_library",
     srcs = [
-        "fixtures.go",
         "rest.go",
         "wait.go",
     ],
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ go_library(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/apps/v1:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes:go_default_library",
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/replicaset/fixtures.go b/test/e2e/framework/replicaset/fixtures.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e41e525a95..00000000000
--- a/test/e2e/framework/replicaset/fixtures.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2019 The Kubernetes Authors.
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-package replicaset
-
-import (
-	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
-	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-)
-
-// NewReplicaSet returns a new ReplicaSet.
-func NewReplicaSet(name, namespace string, replicas int32, podLabels map[string]string, imageName, image string) *appsv1.ReplicaSet {
-	return &appsv1.ReplicaSet{
-		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
-			Kind:       "ReplicaSet",
-			APIVersion: "apps/v1",
-		},
-		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			Namespace: namespace,
-			Name:      name,
-		},
-		Spec: appsv1.ReplicaSetSpec{
-			Selector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
-				MatchLabels: podLabels,
-			},
-			Replicas: &replicas,
-			Template: v1.PodTemplateSpec{
-				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-					Labels: podLabels,
-				},
-				Spec: v1.PodSpec{
-					Containers: []v1.Container{
-						{
-							Name:            imageName,
-							Image:           image,
-							SecurityContext: &v1.SecurityContext{},
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-	}
-}
diff --git a/test/e2e/upgrades/apps/replicasets.go b/test/e2e/upgrades/apps/replicasets.go
index d220e70348b..e674bb2846e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/upgrades/apps/replicasets.go
+++ b/test/e2e/upgrades/apps/replicasets.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ func (r *ReplicaSetUpgradeTest) Setup(f *framework.Framework) {
 	nginxImage := imageutils.GetE2EImage(imageutils.Nginx)
 
 	ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("Creating replicaset %s in namespace %s", rsName, ns))
-	replicaSet := replicaset.NewReplicaSet(rsName, ns, 1, map[string]string{"test": "upgrade"}, "nginx", nginxImage)
+	replicaSet := newReplicaSet(rsName, ns, 1, map[string]string{"test": "upgrade"}, "nginx", nginxImage)
 	rs, err := c.AppsV1().ReplicaSets(ns).Create(replicaSet)
 	framework.ExpectNoError(err)
 
@@ -102,3 +103,37 @@ func (r *ReplicaSetUpgradeTest) Test(f *framework.Framework, done <-chan struct{
 func (r *ReplicaSetUpgradeTest) Teardown(f *framework.Framework) {
 	// rely on the namespace deletion to clean up everything
 }
+
+// newReplicaSet returns a new ReplicaSet.
+func newReplicaSet(name, namespace string, replicas int32, podLabels map[string]string, imageName, image string) *appsv1.ReplicaSet {
+	return &appsv1.ReplicaSet{
+		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
+			Kind:       "ReplicaSet",
+			APIVersion: "apps/v1",
+		},
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Namespace: namespace,
+			Name:      name,
+		},
+		Spec: appsv1.ReplicaSetSpec{
+			Selector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
+				MatchLabels: podLabels,
+			},
+			Replicas: &replicas,
+			Template: v1.PodTemplateSpec{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Labels: podLabels,
+				},
+				Spec: v1.PodSpec{
+					Containers: []v1.Container{
+						{
+							Name:            imageName,
+							Image:           image,
+							SecurityContext: &v1.SecurityContext{},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}