diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/nodes_util.go b/test/e2e/framework/nodes_util.go
index f3231e7ed2c..35a02d2e3d0 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/nodes_util.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/nodes_util.go
@@ -16,21 +16,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package framework
 
-import (
-	"sync"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-
-	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
-	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
-
-	// TODO: Remove the following imports (ref: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/81245)
-	e2enode "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/node"
-	e2essh "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/ssh"
-)
-
 // AppendContainerCommandGroupIfNeeded returns container command group parameter if necessary.
 func AppendContainerCommandGroupIfNeeded(args []string) []string {
 	if TestContext.CloudConfig.Region != "" {
@@ -39,65 +24,3 @@ func AppendContainerCommandGroupIfNeeded(args []string) []string {
 	}
 	return args
 }
-
-// NodeKiller is a utility to simulate node failures.
-type NodeKiller struct {
-	config   NodeKillerConfig
-	client   clientset.Interface
-	provider string
-}
-
-// NewNodeKiller creates new NodeKiller.
-func NewNodeKiller(config NodeKillerConfig, client clientset.Interface, provider string) *NodeKiller {
-	config.NodeKillerStopCh = make(chan struct{})
-	return &NodeKiller{config, client, provider}
-}
-
-// Run starts NodeKiller until stopCh is closed.
-func (k *NodeKiller) Run(stopCh <-chan struct{}) {
-	// wait.JitterUntil starts work immediately, so wait first.
-	time.Sleep(wait.Jitter(k.config.Interval, k.config.JitterFactor))
-	wait.JitterUntil(func() {
-		nodes := k.pickNodes()
-		k.kill(nodes)
-	}, k.config.Interval, k.config.JitterFactor, true, stopCh)
-}
-
-func (k *NodeKiller) pickNodes() []v1.Node {
-	nodes, err := e2enode.GetReadySchedulableNodes(k.client)
-	ExpectNoError(err)
-	numNodes := int(k.config.FailureRatio * float64(len(nodes.Items)))
-
-	nodes, err = e2enode.GetBoundedReadySchedulableNodes(k.client, numNodes)
-	ExpectNoError(err)
-	return nodes.Items
-}
-
-func (k *NodeKiller) kill(nodes []v1.Node) {
-	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
-	wg.Add(len(nodes))
-	for _, node := range nodes {
-		node := node
-		go func() {
-			defer ginkgo.GinkgoRecover()
-			defer wg.Done()
-
-			Logf("Stopping docker and kubelet on %q to simulate failure", node.Name)
-			err := e2essh.IssueSSHCommand("sudo systemctl stop docker kubelet", k.provider, &node)
-			if err != nil {
-				Logf("ERROR while stopping node %q: %v", node.Name, err)
-				return
-			}
-
-			time.Sleep(k.config.SimulatedDowntime)
-
-			Logf("Rebooting %q to repair the node", node.Name)
-			err = e2essh.IssueSSHCommand("sudo reboot", k.provider, &node)
-			if err != nil {
-				Logf("ERROR while rebooting node %q: %v", node.Name, err)
-				return
-			}
-		}()
-	}
-	wg.Wait()
-}
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/test_context.go b/test/e2e/framework/test_context.go
index 97413dd01b8..afb7654ec2b 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/test_context.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/test_context.go
@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ type TestContextType struct {
 
 // NodeKillerConfig describes configuration of NodeKiller -- a utility to
 // simulate node failures.
+//
+// TODO: move this and the corresponding command line flags into
+// test/e2e/framework/node.
 type NodeKillerConfig struct {
 	// Enabled determines whether NodeKill should do anything at all.
 	// All other options below are ignored if Enabled = false.
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/todo/node/node_killer.go b/test/e2e/framework/todo/node/node_killer.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9e51b89e755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/todo/node/node_killer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 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 node
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
+	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
+	e2enode "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/node"
+	e2essh "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/ssh"
+)
+
+// NodeKiller is a utility to simulate node failures.
+type NodeKiller struct {
+	config   framework.NodeKillerConfig
+	client   clientset.Interface
+	provider string
+}
+
+// NewNodeKiller creates new NodeKiller.
+func NewNodeKiller(config framework.NodeKillerConfig, client clientset.Interface, provider string) *NodeKiller {
+	config.NodeKillerStopCh = make(chan struct{})
+	return &NodeKiller{config, client, provider}
+}
+
+// Run starts NodeKiller until stopCh is closed.
+func (k *NodeKiller) Run(stopCh <-chan struct{}) {
+	// wait.JitterUntil starts work immediately, so wait first.
+	time.Sleep(wait.Jitter(k.config.Interval, k.config.JitterFactor))
+	wait.JitterUntil(func() {
+		nodes := k.pickNodes()
+		k.kill(nodes)
+	}, k.config.Interval, k.config.JitterFactor, true, stopCh)
+}
+
+func (k *NodeKiller) pickNodes() []v1.Node {
+	nodes, err := e2enode.GetReadySchedulableNodes(k.client)
+	framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+	numNodes := int(k.config.FailureRatio * float64(len(nodes.Items)))
+
+	nodes, err = e2enode.GetBoundedReadySchedulableNodes(k.client, numNodes)
+	framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+	return nodes.Items
+}
+
+func (k *NodeKiller) kill(nodes []v1.Node) {
+	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	wg.Add(len(nodes))
+	for _, node := range nodes {
+		node := node
+		go func() {
+			defer ginkgo.GinkgoRecover()
+			defer wg.Done()
+
+			framework.Logf("Stopping docker and kubelet on %q to simulate failure", node.Name)
+			err := e2essh.IssueSSHCommand("sudo systemctl stop docker kubelet", k.provider, &node)
+			if err != nil {
+				framework.Logf("ERROR while stopping node %q: %v", node.Name, err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			time.Sleep(k.config.SimulatedDowntime)
+
+			framework.Logf("Rebooting %q to repair the node", node.Name)
+			err = e2essh.IssueSSHCommand("sudo reboot", k.provider, &node)
+			if err != nil {
+				framework.Logf("ERROR while rebooting node %q: %v", node.Name, err)
+				return
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+}