diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/util.go b/test/e2e/framework/util.go
index 749cde9d8f5..9547bc1dcee 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/util.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/util.go
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ func WaitForPodCondition(c clientset.Interface, ns, podName, desc string, timeou
 		}
 		// log now so that current pod info is reported before calling `condition()`
 		Logf("Pod %q: Phase=%q, Reason=%q, readiness=%t. Elapsed: %v",
-			podName, pod.Status.Phase, pod.Status.Reason, testutil.PodReady(pod), time.Since(start))
+			podName, pod.Status.Phase, pod.Status.Reason, podutil.IsPodReady(pod), time.Since(start))
 		if done, err := condition(pod); done {
 			if err == nil {
 				Logf("Pod %q satisfied condition %q", podName, desc)
diff --git a/test/utils/conditions.go b/test/utils/conditions.go
index c4694469443..c7ae9cab418 100644
--- a/test/utils/conditions.go
+++ b/test/utils/conditions.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	podutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1/pod"
 )
 
 type ContainerFailures struct {
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ func PodRunningReady(p *v1.Pod) (bool, error) {
 			p.ObjectMeta.Name, p.Spec.NodeName, v1.PodRunning, p.Status.Phase)
 	}
 	// Check the ready condition is true.
-	if !PodReady(p) {
+	if !podutil.IsPodReady(p) {
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("pod '%s' on '%s' didn't have condition {%v %v}; conditions: %v",
 			p.ObjectMeta.Name, p.Spec.NodeName, v1.PodReady, v1.ConditionTrue, p.Status.Conditions)
 	}
@@ -62,21 +63,20 @@ func FailedContainers(pod *v1.Pod) map[string]ContainerFailures {
 	statuses := pod.Status.ContainerStatuses
 	if len(statuses) == 0 {
 		return nil
-	} else {
-		for _, status := range statuses {
-			if status.State.Terminated != nil {
-				states[status.ContainerID] = ContainerFailures{status: status.State.Terminated}
-			} else if status.LastTerminationState.Terminated != nil {
-				states[status.ContainerID] = ContainerFailures{status: status.LastTerminationState.Terminated}
-			}
-			if status.RestartCount > 0 {
-				var ok bool
-				if state, ok = states[status.ContainerID]; !ok {
-					state = ContainerFailures{}
-				}
-				state.Restarts = int(status.RestartCount)
-				states[status.ContainerID] = state
+	}
+	for _, status := range statuses {
+		if status.State.Terminated != nil {
+			states[status.ContainerID] = ContainerFailures{status: status.State.Terminated}
+		} else if status.LastTerminationState.Terminated != nil {
+			states[status.ContainerID] = ContainerFailures{status: status.LastTerminationState.Terminated}
+		}
+		if status.RestartCount > 0 {
+			var ok bool
+			if state, ok = states[status.ContainerID]; !ok {
+				state = ContainerFailures{}
 			}
+			state.Restarts = int(status.RestartCount)
+			states[status.ContainerID] = state
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -103,20 +103,9 @@ func TerminatedContainers(pod *v1.Pod) map[string]string {
 // PodNotReady checks whether pod p's has a ready condition of status false.
 func PodNotReady(p *v1.Pod) (bool, error) {
 	// Check the ready condition is false.
-	if PodReady(p) {
+	if podutil.IsPodReady(p) {
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("pod '%s' on '%s' didn't have condition {%v %v}; conditions: %v",
 			p.ObjectMeta.Name, p.Spec.NodeName, v1.PodReady, v1.ConditionFalse, p.Status.Conditions)
 	}
 	return true, nil
 }
-
-// podReady returns whether pod has a condition of Ready with a status of true.
-// TODO: should be replaced with podutil.IsPodReady
-func PodReady(pod *v1.Pod) bool {
-	for _, cond := range pod.Status.Conditions {
-		if cond.Type == v1.PodReady && cond.Status == v1.ConditionTrue {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}