diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.base b/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.base
index e190fadbbf1..b6774713e01 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.base
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.base
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ spec:
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         resources:
           limits:
-            memory: 1000Mi
+            memory: 170Mi
           requests:
             cpu: 100m
             memory: 70Mi
diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.in b/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.in
index 355dac35c9e..7beb3769c3d 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.in
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.in
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ spec:
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         resources:
           limits:
-            memory: 1000Mi
+            memory: 170Mi
           requests:
             cpu: 100m
             memory: 70Mi
diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.sed b/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.sed
index eefecf83055..4f0dc10a10e 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.sed
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.sed
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ spec:
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         resources:
           limits:
-            memory: 1000Mi
+            memory: 170Mi
           requests:
             cpu: 100m
             memory: 70Mi
diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
index ebb9b9d23c1..867fc1c86e0 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ fi
 
 # Optional: Install cluster DNS.
 # Set CLUSTER_DNS_CORE_DNS to 'true' to install CoreDNS instead of kube-dns.
-CLUSTER_DNS_CORE_DNS="${CLUSTER_DNS_CORE_DNS:-true}"
+CLUSTER_DNS_CORE_DNS="${CLUSTER_DNS_CORE_DNS:-false}"
 ENABLE_CLUSTER_DNS="${KUBE_ENABLE_CLUSTER_DNS:-true}"
 DNS_SERVER_IP="${KUBE_DNS_SERVER_IP:-10.0.0.10}"
 DNS_DOMAIN="${KUBE_DNS_DOMAIN:-cluster.local}"
diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
index b2c6f980461..4766afa5701 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ fi
 
 # Optional: Install cluster DNS.
 # Set CLUSTER_DNS_CORE_DNS to 'true' to install CoreDNS instead of kube-dns.
-CLUSTER_DNS_CORE_DNS="${CLUSTER_DNS_CORE_DNS:-true}"
+CLUSTER_DNS_CORE_DNS="${CLUSTER_DNS_CORE_DNS:-false}"
 ENABLE_CLUSTER_DNS="${KUBE_ENABLE_CLUSTER_DNS:-true}"
 DNS_SERVER_IP="10.0.0.10"
 DNS_DOMAIN="cluster.local"
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/framework.go b/test/e2e/framework/framework.go
index 519c6f97ef6..0b8f64cf9d8 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/framework.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/framework.go
@@ -251,18 +251,9 @@ func (f *Framework) BeforeEach() {
 
 	if TestContext.GatherKubeSystemResourceUsageData != "false" && TestContext.GatherKubeSystemResourceUsageData != "none" {
 		var err error
-		var nodeMode NodesSet
-		switch TestContext.GatherKubeSystemResourceUsageData {
-		case "master":
-			nodeMode = MasterAndDNSNodes
-		case "masteranddns":
-			nodeMode = MasterAndDNSNodes
-		default:
-			nodeMode = AllNodes
-		}
 		f.gatherer, err = NewResourceUsageGatherer(f.ClientSet, ResourceGathererOptions{
-			InKubemark: ProviderIs("kubemark"),
-			Nodes:      nodeMode,
+			InKubemark:                  ProviderIs("kubemark"),
+			MasterOnly:                  TestContext.GatherKubeSystemResourceUsageData == "master",
 			ResourceDataGatheringPeriod: 60 * time.Second,
 			ProbeDuration:               15 * time.Second,
 			PrintVerboseLogs:            false,
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/resource_usage_gatherer.go b/test/e2e/framework/resource_usage_gatherer.go
index d5711e6210e..36797add0bc 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/resource_usage_gatherer.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/resource_usage_gatherer.go
@@ -202,20 +202,12 @@ type ContainerResourceGatherer struct {
 
 type ResourceGathererOptions struct {
 	InKubemark                  bool
-	Nodes                       NodesSet
+	MasterOnly                  bool
 	ResourceDataGatheringPeriod time.Duration
 	ProbeDuration               time.Duration
 	PrintVerboseLogs            bool
 }
 
-type NodesSet int
-
-const (
-	AllNodes          NodesSet = 0 // All containers on all nodes
-	MasterNodes       NodesSet = 1 // All containers on Master nodes only
-	MasterAndDNSNodes NodesSet = 2 // All containers on Master nodes and DNS containers on other nodes
-)
-
 func NewResourceUsageGatherer(c clientset.Interface, options ResourceGathererOptions, pods *v1.PodList) (*ContainerResourceGatherer, error) {
 	g := ContainerResourceGatherer{
 		client:       c,
@@ -245,23 +237,13 @@ func NewResourceUsageGatherer(c clientset.Interface, options ResourceGathererOpt
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		}
-		dnsNodes := make(map[string]bool)
 		for _, pod := range pods.Items {
-			if (options.Nodes == MasterNodes) && !system.IsMasterNode(pod.Spec.NodeName) {
-				continue
-			}
-			if (options.Nodes == MasterAndDNSNodes) && !system.IsMasterNode(pod.Spec.NodeName) && pod.Labels["k8s-app"] != "kube-dns" {
-				continue
-			}
 			for _, container := range pod.Status.InitContainerStatuses {
 				g.containerIDs = append(g.containerIDs, container.Name)
 			}
 			for _, container := range pod.Status.ContainerStatuses {
 				g.containerIDs = append(g.containerIDs, container.Name)
 			}
-			if options.Nodes == MasterAndDNSNodes {
-				dnsNodes[pod.Spec.NodeName] = true
-			}
 		}
 		nodeList, err := c.CoreV1().Nodes().List(metav1.ListOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
@@ -270,7 +252,7 @@ func NewResourceUsageGatherer(c clientset.Interface, options ResourceGathererOpt
 		}
 
 		for _, node := range nodeList.Items {
-			if options.Nodes == AllNodes || system.IsMasterNode(node.Name) || dnsNodes[node.Name] {
+			if !options.MasterOnly || system.IsMasterNode(node.Name) {
 				g.workerWg.Add(1)
 				g.workers = append(g.workers, resourceGatherWorker{
 					c:                           c,
@@ -284,7 +266,7 @@ func NewResourceUsageGatherer(c clientset.Interface, options ResourceGathererOpt
 					probeDuration:               options.ProbeDuration,
 					printVerboseLogs:            options.PrintVerboseLogs,
 				})
-				if options.Nodes == MasterNodes {
+				if options.MasterOnly {
 					break
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/test/e2e/scheduling/nvidia-gpus.go b/test/e2e/scheduling/nvidia-gpus.go
index 6b215cbfe1e..4c01a633af6 100644
--- a/test/e2e/scheduling/nvidia-gpus.go
+++ b/test/e2e/scheduling/nvidia-gpus.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func SetupNVIDIAGPUNode(f *framework.Framework, setupResourceGatherer bool) *fra
 	var rsgather *framework.ContainerResourceGatherer
 	if setupResourceGatherer {
 		framework.Logf("Starting ResourceUsageGather for the created DaemonSet pods.")
-		rsgather, err = framework.NewResourceUsageGatherer(f.ClientSet, framework.ResourceGathererOptions{InKubemark: false, Nodes: framework.AllNodes, ResourceDataGatheringPeriod: 2 * time.Second, ProbeDuration: 2 * time.Second, PrintVerboseLogs: true}, pods)
+		rsgather, err = framework.NewResourceUsageGatherer(f.ClientSet, framework.ResourceGathererOptions{InKubemark: false, MasterOnly: false, ResourceDataGatheringPeriod: 2 * time.Second, ProbeDuration: 2 * time.Second, PrintVerboseLogs: true}, pods)
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "creating ResourceUsageGather for the daemonset pods")
 		go rsgather.StartGatheringData()
 	}