diff --git a/test/e2e_node/lock_contention_linux_test.go b/test/e2e_node/lock_contention_linux_test.go
index ae01b23ebc3..c310b330e3a 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/lock_contention_linux_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/lock_contention_linux_test.go
@@ -67,21 +67,9 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Lock contention [Slow] [Disruptive] [NodeSpecialFeature:Loc
 
 		ginkgo.By("verifying the kubelet is not healthy as there was a lock contention.")
 		// Once the lock is acquired, check if the kubelet is in healthy state or not.
-		// It should not be.
+		// It should not be as the lock contention forces the kubelet to stop.
 		gomega.Eventually(func() bool {
 			return kubeletHealthCheck(kubeletHealthCheckURL)
 		}, 10*time.Second, time.Second).Should(gomega.BeFalse())
-
-		ginkgo.By("releasing the lock on lock file i.e /var/run/kubelet.lock, triggering kubelet restart.")
-		// Release the lock.
-		err = unix.Flock(fd, unix.LOCK_UN)
-		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
-
-		// Releasing the lock triggers kubelet to re-acquire the lock and restart.
-		ginkgo.By("verifying the kubelet is healthy after restart.")
-		// Kubelet should report healthy state.
-		gomega.Eventually(func() bool {
-			return kubeletHealthCheck(kubeletHealthCheckURL)
-		}, 10*time.Second, time.Second).Should(gomega.BeTrue())
 	})
 })