diff --git a/test/e2e/e2e.go b/test/e2e/e2e.go
index c069aac9a50..8db4c92407c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/e2e.go
+++ b/test/e2e/e2e.go
@@ -52,14 +52,6 @@ import (
 	// ensure auth plugins are loaded
 	_ "k8s.io/client-go/plugin/pkg/client/auth"
 
-	// ensure that cloud providers are loaded
-	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/providers/aws"
-	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/providers/azure"
-	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/providers/gce"
-	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/providers/kubemark"
-	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/providers/openstack"
-	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/providers/vsphere"
-
 	// Ensure that logging flags are part of the command line.
 	_ "k8s.io/component-base/logs/testinit"
 )
diff --git a/test/e2e/provider_less.go b/test/e2e/provider_less.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c672eaff404
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/provider_less.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+//go:build providerless
+// +build providerless
+
+/*
+Copyright 2024 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 e2e
diff --git a/test/e2e/providers.go b/test/e2e/providers.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..942b9842a24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/providers.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+//go:build !providerless
+// +build !providerless
+
+/*
+Copyright 2024 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 e2e
+
+import (
+	// ensure that cloud providers are loaded
+	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/providers/aws"
+	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/providers/azure"
+	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/providers/gce"
+	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/providers/kubemark"
+	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/providers/openstack"
+	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/providers/vsphere"
+)