diff --git a/test/e2e/common/node/pods.go b/test/e2e/common/node/pods.go
index d50d0a47e5a..9c702c43519 100644
--- a/test/e2e/common/node/pods.go
+++ b/test/e2e/common/node/pods.go
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ const (
 	syncLoopFrequency    = 10 * time.Second
 	maxBackOffTolerance  = time.Duration(1.3 * float64(kubelet.MaxContainerBackOff))
 	podRetryPeriod       = 1 * time.Second
-	podRetryTimeout      = 1 * time.Minute
 )
 
 // testHostIP tests that a pod gets a host IP
@@ -870,7 +869,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Pods", func() {
 
 		// wait as required for all 3 pods to be running
 		ginkgo.By("waiting for all 3 pods to be running")
-		err := e2epod.WaitForPodsRunningReady(f.ClientSet, f.Namespace.Name, 3, 0, framework.PodStartTimeout, nil)
+		err := e2epod.WaitForPodsRunningReady(f.ClientSet, f.Namespace.Name, 3, 0, f.Timeouts.PodStart, nil)
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "3 pods not found running.")
 
 		// delete Collection of pods with a label in the current namespace
@@ -880,7 +879,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Pods", func() {
 
 		// wait for all pods to be deleted
 		ginkgo.By("waiting for all pods to be deleted")
-		err = wait.PollImmediate(podRetryPeriod, podRetryTimeout, checkPodListQuantity(f, "type=Testing", 0))
+		err = wait.PollImmediate(podRetryPeriod, f.Timeouts.PodDelete, checkPodListQuantity(f, "type=Testing", 0))
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "found a pod(s)")
 	})