diff --git a/hack/make-rules/test-e2e-node.sh b/hack/make-rules/test-e2e-node.sh
index 24b25c35920..7d06162ef80 100755
--- a/hack/make-rules/test-e2e-node.sh
+++ b/hack/make-rules/test-e2e-node.sh
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ extra_envs=${EXTRA_ENVS:-}
 runtime_config=${RUNTIME_CONFIG:-}
 ssh_user=${SSH_USER:-"${USER}"}
 ssh_key=${SSH_KEY:-}
+kubelet_config_file=${KUBELET_CONFIG_FILE:-"test/e2e_node/jenkins/default-kubelet-config.yaml"}
 
 # Parse the flags to pass to ginkgo
 ginkgoflags=""
@@ -164,6 +165,8 @@ if [ "${remote}" = true ] ; then
   echo "Ginkgo Flags: ${ginkgoflags}"
   echo "Instance Metadata: ${metadata}"
   echo "Image Config File: ${image_config_file}"
+  echo "Kubelet Config File: ${kubelet_config_file}"
+
   # Invoke the runner
   go run test/e2e_node/runner/remote/run_remote.go  --logtostderr --vmodule=*=4 --ssh-env="gce" \
     --zone="${zone}" --project="${project}" --gubernator="${gubernator}" \
@@ -174,7 +177,7 @@ if [ "${remote}" = true ] ; then
     --image-config-file="${image_config_file}" --system-spec-name="${system_spec_name}" \
     --runtime-config="${runtime_config}" --preemptible-instances="${preemptible_instances}" \
     --ssh-user="${ssh_user}" --ssh-key="${ssh_key}" --image-config-dir="${image_config_dir}" \
-    --extra-envs="${extra_envs}" --test-suite="${test_suite}" \
+    --extra-envs="${extra_envs}" --kubelet-config-file="${kubelet_config_file}"  --test-suite="${test_suite}" \
     "${timeout_arg}" \
     2>&1 | tee -i "${artifacts}/build-log.txt"
   exit $?
@@ -210,6 +213,7 @@ else
     --ginkgo-flags="${ginkgoflags}" --test-flags="--container-runtime=${runtime} \
     --alsologtostderr --v 4 --report-dir=${artifacts} --node-name $(hostname) \
     ${test_args}" --runtime-config="${runtime_config}" \
+    --kubelet-config-file="${kubelet_config_file}" \
     --build-dependencies=true 2>&1 | tee -i "${artifacts}/build-log.txt"
   exit $?
 fi
diff --git a/test/e2e_node/e2e_node_suite_test.go b/test/e2e_node/e2e_node_suite_test.go
index 81da69d0b78..848d3af4b72 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/e2e_node_suite_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/e2e_node_suite_test.go
@@ -168,12 +168,13 @@ func TestE2eNode(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		return
 	}
-	// If run-services-mode is not specified, run test.
+
+	// We're not running in a special mode so lets run tests.
 	gomega.RegisterFailHandler(ginkgo.Fail)
 	reporters := []ginkgo.Reporter{}
 	reportDir := framework.TestContext.ReportDir
 	if reportDir != "" {
-		// Create the directory if it doesn't already exists
+		// Create the directory if it doesn't already exist
 		if err := os.MkdirAll(reportDir, 0755); err != nil {
 			klog.Errorf("Failed creating report directory: %v", err)
 		} else {
@@ -294,8 +295,6 @@ func waitForNodeReady() {
 }
 
 // updateTestContext updates the test context with the node name.
-// TODO(random-liu): Using dynamic kubelet configuration feature to
-// update test context with node configuration.
 func updateTestContext() error {
 	setExtraEnvs()
 	updateImageAllowList()
diff --git a/test/e2e_node/jenkins/default-kubelet-config.yaml b/test/e2e_node/jenkins/default-kubelet-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..36acf31218b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e_node/jenkins/default-kubelet-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+apiVersion: kubelet.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: KubeletConfiguration
+cgroupDriver: cgroupfs
+cgroupRoot: /
+
+# Assign a fixed CIDR to the node because we do not run a node controller
+# This MUST be in sync with IPs in:
+# - cluster/gce/config-test.sh and
+# - test/e2e_node/conformance/run_test.sh
+podCIDR: "10.100.0.0/24"
+
+# Aggregate volumes frequently to reduce test wait times
+volumeStatsAggPeriod: 10s
+# Check files frequently to reduce test wait times
+fileCheckFrequency: 10s
+
+evictionPressureTransitionPeriod: 30s
+evictionHard:
+  memory.available: 250Mi
+  nodefs.available: 10%
+  nodefs.inodesFree: 5%
+evictionMinimumReclaim:
+  nodefs.available: 5%
+  nodefs.inodesFree: 5%
+
+serializeImagePulls: false
+
diff --git a/test/e2e_node/remote/remote.go b/test/e2e_node/remote/remote.go
index 6a114ea28da..b6aa5496551 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/remote/remote.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/remote/remote.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package remote
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
@@ -36,8 +37,39 @@ var resultsDir = flag.String("results-dir", "/tmp/", "Directory to scp test resu
 
 const archiveName = "e2e_node_test.tar.gz"
 
+func copyKubeletConfigIfExists(kubeletConfigFile, dstDir string) error {
+	srcStat, err := os.Stat(kubeletConfigFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return nil
+		} else {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !srcStat.Mode().IsRegular() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s is not a regular file", kubeletConfigFile)
+	}
+
+	source, err := os.Open(kubeletConfigFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer source.Close()
+
+	dst := filepath.Join(dstDir, "kubeletconfig.yaml")
+	destination, err := os.Create(dst)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer destination.Close()
+
+	_, err = io.Copy(destination, source)
+	return err
+}
+
 // CreateTestArchive creates the archive package for the node e2e test.
-func CreateTestArchive(suite TestSuite, systemSpecName string) (string, error) {
+func CreateTestArchive(suite TestSuite, systemSpecName, kubeletConfigFile string) (string, error) {
 	klog.V(2).Infof("Building archive...")
 	tardir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "node-e2e-archive")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -45,6 +77,11 @@ func CreateTestArchive(suite TestSuite, systemSpecName string) (string, error) {
 	}
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tardir)
 
+	err = copyKubeletConfigIfExists(kubeletConfigFile, tardir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to copy kubelet config: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	// Call the suite function to setup the test package.
 	err = suite.SetupTestPackage(tardir, systemSpecName)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -65,8 +102,7 @@ func CreateTestArchive(suite TestSuite, systemSpecName string) (string, error) {
 }
 
 // RunRemote returns the command output, whether the exit was ok, and any errors
-// TODO(random-liu): junitFilePrefix is not prefix actually, the file name is junit-junitFilePrefix.xml. Change the variable name.
-func RunRemote(suite TestSuite, archive string, host string, cleanup bool, imageDesc, junitFilePrefix, testArgs, ginkgoArgs, systemSpecName, extraEnvs, runtimeConfig string) (string, bool, error) {
+func RunRemote(suite TestSuite, archive string, host string, cleanup bool, imageDesc, junitFileName, testArgs, ginkgoArgs, systemSpecName, extraEnvs, runtimeConfig string) (string, bool, error) {
 	// Create the temp staging directory
 	klog.V(2).Infof("Staging test binaries on %q", host)
 	workspace := newWorkspaceDir()
@@ -111,7 +147,7 @@ func RunRemote(suite TestSuite, archive string, host string, cleanup bool, image
 	}
 
 	klog.V(2).Infof("Running test on %q", host)
-	output, err := suite.RunTest(host, workspace, resultDir, imageDesc, junitFilePrefix, testArgs, ginkgoArgs, systemSpecName, extraEnvs, runtimeConfig, *testTimeout)
+	output, err := suite.RunTest(host, workspace, resultDir, imageDesc, junitFileName, testArgs, ginkgoArgs, systemSpecName, extraEnvs, runtimeConfig, *testTimeout)
 
 	aggErrs := []error{}
 	// Do not log the output here, let the caller deal with the test output.
diff --git a/test/e2e_node/runner/local/run_local.go b/test/e2e_node/runner/local/run_local.go
index 66c260116da..5787fe1de88 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/runner/local/run_local.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/runner/local/run_local.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ var testFlags = flag.String("test-flags", "", "Space-separated list of arguments
 var systemSpecName = flag.String("system-spec-name", "", fmt.Sprintf("The name of the system spec used for validating the image in the node conformance test. The specs are at %s. If unspecified, the default built-in spec (system.DefaultSpec) will be used.", system.SystemSpecPath))
 var extraEnvs = flag.String("extra-envs", "", "The extra environment variables needed for node e2e tests. Format: a list of key=value pairs, e.g., env1=val1,env2=val2")
 var runtimeConfig = flag.String("runtime-config", "", "The runtime configuration for the API server on the node e2e tests. Format: a list of key=value pairs, e.g., env1=val1,env2=val2")
+var kubeletConfigFile = flag.String("kubelet-config-file", "", "The KubeletConfiguration file that should be applied to the kubelet")
 
 func main() {
 	klog.InitFlags(nil)
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@ func main() {
 		systemSpecFile := filepath.Join(rootDir, system.SystemSpecPath, *systemSpecName+".yaml")
 		args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--system-spec-name=%s --system-spec-file=%s --extra-envs=%s", *systemSpecName, systemSpecFile, *extraEnvs))
 	}
+	if *kubeletConfigFile != "" {
+		args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--kubelet-config-file=\"%s\"", *kubeletConfigFile))
+	}
 	if err := runCommand(ginkgo, args...); err != nil {
 		klog.Exitf("Test failed: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/test/e2e_node/runner/remote/run_remote.go b/test/e2e_node/runner/remote/run_remote.go
index d2699a97832..5f3285120ed 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/runner/remote/run_remote.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/runner/remote/run_remote.go
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ var ginkgoFlags = flag.String("ginkgo-flags", "", "Passed to ginkgo to specify a
 var systemSpecName = flag.String("system-spec-name", "", fmt.Sprintf("The name of the system spec used for validating the image in the node conformance test. The specs are at %s. If unspecified, the default built-in spec (system.DefaultSpec) will be used.", system.SystemSpecPath))
 var extraEnvs = flag.String("extra-envs", "", "The extra environment variables needed for node e2e tests. Format: a list of key=value pairs, e.g., env1=val1,env2=val2")
 var runtimeConfig = flag.String("runtime-config", "", "The runtime configuration for the API server on the node e2e tests.. Format: a list of key=value pairs, e.g., env1=val1,env2=val2")
+var kubeletConfigFile = flag.String("kubelet-config-file", "", "The KubeletConfiguration file that should be applied to the kubelet")
 
 // envs is the type used to collect all node envs. The key is the env name,
 // and the value is the env value
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ func main() {
 	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
 	if *buildOnly {
 		// Build the archive and exit
-		remote.CreateTestArchive(suite, *systemSpecName)
+		remote.CreateTestArchive(suite, *systemSpecName, *kubeletConfigFile)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -340,16 +341,16 @@ func main() {
 		imageConfig := gceImages.images[shortName]
 		fmt.Printf("Initializing e2e tests using image %s/%s/%s.\n", shortName, imageConfig.project, imageConfig.image)
 		running++
-		go func(image *internalGCEImage, junitFilePrefix string) {
-			results <- testImage(image, junitFilePrefix)
+		go func(image *internalGCEImage, junitFileName string) {
+			results <- testImage(image, junitFileName)
 		}(&imageConfig, shortName)
 	}
 	if *hosts != "" {
 		for _, host := range strings.Split(*hosts, ",") {
 			fmt.Printf("Initializing e2e tests using host %s.\n", host)
 			running++
-			go func(host string, junitFilePrefix string) {
-				results <- testHost(host, *cleanup, "", junitFilePrefix, *ginkgoFlags)
+			go func(host string, junitFileName string) {
+				results <- testHost(host, *cleanup, "", junitFileName, *ginkgoFlags)
 			}(host, host)
 		}
 	}
@@ -404,7 +405,7 @@ func callGubernator(gubernator bool) {
 }
 
 func (a *Archive) getArchive() (string, error) {
-	a.Do(func() { a.path, a.err = remote.CreateTestArchive(suite, *systemSpecName) })
+	a.Do(func() { a.path, a.err = remote.CreateTestArchive(suite, *systemSpecName, *kubeletConfigFile) })
 	return a.path, a.err
 }
 
@@ -436,7 +437,7 @@ func getImageMetadata(input string) *compute.Metadata {
 }
 
 // Run tests in archive against host
-func testHost(host string, deleteFiles bool, imageDesc, junitFilePrefix, ginkgoFlagsStr string) *TestResult {
+func testHost(host string, deleteFiles bool, imageDesc, junitFileName, ginkgoFlagsStr string) *TestResult {
 	instance, err := computeService.Instances.Get(*project, *zone, host).Do()
 	if err != nil {
 		return &TestResult{
@@ -466,7 +467,7 @@ func testHost(host string, deleteFiles bool, imageDesc, junitFilePrefix, ginkgoF
 		}
 	}
 
-	output, exitOk, err := remote.RunRemote(suite, path, host, deleteFiles, imageDesc, junitFilePrefix, *testArgs, ginkgoFlagsStr, *systemSpecName, *extraEnvs, *runtimeConfig)
+	output, exitOk, err := remote.RunRemote(suite, path, host, deleteFiles, imageDesc, junitFileName, *testArgs, ginkgoFlagsStr, *systemSpecName, *extraEnvs, *runtimeConfig)
 	return &TestResult{
 		output: output,
 		err:    err,
@@ -526,7 +527,7 @@ func getGCEImage(imageRegex, imageFamily string, project string) (string, error)
 
 // Provision a gce instance using image and run the tests in archive against the instance.
 // Delete the instance afterward.
-func testImage(imageConfig *internalGCEImage, junitFilePrefix string) *TestResult {
+func testImage(imageConfig *internalGCEImage, junitFileName string) *TestResult {
 	ginkgoFlagsStr := *ginkgoFlags
 	// Check whether the test is for benchmark.
 	if len(imageConfig.tests) > 0 {
@@ -552,7 +553,7 @@ func testImage(imageConfig *internalGCEImage, junitFilePrefix string) *TestResul
 	// If we are going to delete the instance, don't bother with cleaning up the files
 	deleteFiles := !*deleteInstances && *cleanup
 
-	result := testHost(host, deleteFiles, imageConfig.imageDesc, junitFilePrefix, ginkgoFlagsStr)
+	result := testHost(host, deleteFiles, imageConfig.imageDesc, junitFileName, ginkgoFlagsStr)
 	// This is a temporary solution to collect serial node serial log. Only port 1 contains useful information.
 	// TODO(random-liu): Extract out and unify log collection logic with cluste e2e.
 	serialPortOutput, err := computeService.Instances.GetSerialPortOutput(*project, *zone, host).Port(1).Do()
diff --git a/test/e2e_node/services/kubelet.go b/test/e2e_node/services/kubelet.go
index 19344dce658..76e2096bb46 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/services/kubelet.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/services/kubelet.go
@@ -26,17 +26,19 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	cliflag "k8s.io/component-base/cli/flag"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	kubeletconfigv1beta1 "k8s.io/kubelet/config/v1beta1"
 
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubelet/app/options"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/cluster/ports"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
 	kubeletconfig "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/apis/config"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/configfiles"
 	kubeletconfigcodec "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/util/codec"
+	utilfs "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/filesystem"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e_node/builder"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e_node/remote"
@@ -62,11 +64,11 @@ func (a *args) Set(value string) error {
 
 // kubeletArgs is the override kubelet args specified by the test runner.
 var kubeletArgs args
-var genKubeletConfigFile bool
+var kubeletConfigFile string
 
 func init() {
-	flag.Var(&kubeletArgs, "kubelet-flags", "Kubelet flags passed to kubelet, this will override default kubelet flags in the test. Flags specified in multiple kubelet-flags will be concatenate.")
-	flag.BoolVar(&genKubeletConfigFile, "generate-kubelet-config-file", true, "The test runner will generate a Kubelet config file containing test defaults instead of passing default flags to the Kubelet.")
+	flag.Var(&kubeletArgs, "kubelet-flags", "Kubelet flags passed to kubelet, this will override default kubelet flags in the test. Flags specified in multiple kubelet-flags will be concatenate. Deprecated, see: --kubelet-config-file.")
+	flag.StringVar(&kubeletConfigFile, "kubelet-config-file", "./kubeletconfig.yaml", "The base KubeletConfiguration to use when setting up the kubelet. This configuration will then be minimially modified to support requirements from the test suite.")
 }
 
 // RunKubelet starts kubelet and waits for termination signal. Once receives the
@@ -94,6 +96,60 @@ const (
 	kubeletHealthCheckURL = "http://127.0.0.1:" + kubeletReadOnlyPort + "/healthz"
 )
 
+func baseKubeConfiguration(cfgPath string) (*kubeletconfig.KubeletConfiguration, error) {
+	cfgPath, err := filepath.Abs(cfgPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	_, err = os.Stat(cfgPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		// If the kubeletconfig exists, but for some reason we can't read it, then
+		// return an error to avoid silently skipping it.
+		if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		// If the kubeletconfig file doesn't exist, then use a default configuration
+		// as the base.
+		kc, err := options.NewKubeletConfiguration()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		// The following values should match the contents of
+		// test/e2e_node/jenkins/default-kubelet-config.yaml. We can't use go embed
+		// here to fallback as default config lives in a parallel directory.
+		// TODO(endocrimes): Remove fallback for lack of kubelet config when all
+		//                   uses of e2e_node switch to providing one (or move to
+		//                   kubetest2 and pick up the default).
+		kc.CgroupRoot = "/"
+		kc.VolumeStatsAggPeriod = metav1.Duration{Duration: 10 * time.Second}
+		kc.SerializeImagePulls = false
+		kc.FileCheckFrequency = metav1.Duration{Duration: 10 * time.Second}
+		kc.PodCIDR = "10.100.0.0/24"
+		kc.EvictionPressureTransitionPeriod = metav1.Duration{Duration: 30 * time.Second}
+		kc.EvictionHard = map[string]string{
+			"memory.available":  "250Mi",
+			"nodefs.available":  "10%",
+			"nodefs.inodesFree": "5%",
+		}
+		kc.EvictionMinimumReclaim = map[string]string{
+			"nodefs.available":  "5%",
+			"nodefs.inodesFree": "5%",
+		}
+
+		return kc, nil
+	}
+
+	loader, err := configfiles.NewFsLoader(&utilfs.DefaultFs{}, cfgPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return loader.Load()
+}
+
 // startKubelet starts the Kubelet in a separate process or returns an error
 // if the Kubelet fails to start.
 func (e *E2EServices) startKubelet() (*server, error) {
@@ -127,53 +183,25 @@ func (e *E2EServices) startKubelet() (*server, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// PLEASE NOTE: If you set new KubeletConfiguration values or stop setting values here,
-	// you must also update the flag names in kubeletConfigFlags!
-	kubeletConfigFlags := []string{}
-
-	// set up the default kubeletconfiguration
-	kc, err := options.NewKubeletConfiguration()
+	kc, err := baseKubeConfiguration(kubeletConfigFile)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to load base kubelet configuration: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	kc.CgroupRoot = "/"
-	kubeletConfigFlags = append(kubeletConfigFlags, "cgroup-root")
+	// Apply overrides to allow access to the Kubelet API from the test suite.
+	// These are insecure and should generally not be used outside of test infra.
 
-	kc.VolumeStatsAggPeriod = metav1.Duration{Duration: 10 * time.Second} // Aggregate volumes frequently so tests don't need to wait as long
-	kubeletConfigFlags = append(kubeletConfigFlags, "volume-stats-agg-period")
-
-	kc.SerializeImagePulls = false
-	kubeletConfigFlags = append(kubeletConfigFlags, "serialize-image-pulls")
+	// --anonymous-auth
+	kc.Authentication.Anonymous.Enabled = true
+	// --authentication-token-webhook
+	kc.Authentication.Webhook.Enabled = false
+	// --authorization-mode
+	kc.Authorization.Mode = kubeletconfig.KubeletAuthorizationModeAlwaysAllow
+	// --read-only-port
+	kc.ReadOnlyPort = ports.KubeletReadOnlyPort
 
+	// Static Pods are in a per-test location, so we override them for tests.
 	kc.StaticPodPath = podPath
-	kubeletConfigFlags = append(kubeletConfigFlags, "pod-manifest-path")
-
-	kc.FileCheckFrequency = metav1.Duration{Duration: 10 * time.Second} // Check file frequently so tests won't wait too long
-	kubeletConfigFlags = append(kubeletConfigFlags, "file-check-frequency")
-
-	// Assign a fixed CIDR to the node because there is no node controller.
-	// Note: this MUST be in sync with the IP in
-	// - cluster/gce/config-test.sh and
-	// - test/e2e_node/conformance/run_test.sh.
-	kc.PodCIDR = "10.100.0.0/24"
-	kubeletConfigFlags = append(kubeletConfigFlags, "pod-cidr")
-
-	kc.EvictionPressureTransitionPeriod = metav1.Duration{Duration: 30 * time.Second}
-	kubeletConfigFlags = append(kubeletConfigFlags, "eviction-pressure-transition-period")
-
-	kc.EvictionHard = map[string]string{
-		"memory.available":  "250Mi",
-		"nodefs.available":  "10%",
-		"nodefs.inodesFree": "5%",
-	}
-	kubeletConfigFlags = append(kubeletConfigFlags, "eviction-hard")
-
-	kc.EvictionMinimumReclaim = map[string]string{
-		"nodefs.available":  "5%",
-		"nodefs.inodesFree": "5%",
-	}
-	kubeletConfigFlags = append(kubeletConfigFlags, "eviction-minimum-reclaim")
 
 	var killCommand, restartCommand *exec.Cmd
 	var isSystemd bool
@@ -204,17 +232,14 @@ func (e *E2EServices) startKubelet() (*server, error) {
 		restartCommand = exec.Command("systemctl", "restart", unitName)
 
 		kc.KubeletCgroups = "/kubelet.slice"
-		kubeletConfigFlags = append(kubeletConfigFlags, "kubelet-cgroups")
 	} else {
 		cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, builder.GetKubeletServerBin())
 		// TODO(random-liu): Get rid of this docker specific thing.
 		cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, "--runtime-cgroups=/docker-daemon")
 
 		kc.KubeletCgroups = "/kubelet"
-		kubeletConfigFlags = append(kubeletConfigFlags, "kubelet-cgroups")
 
 		kc.SystemCgroups = "/system"
-		kubeletConfigFlags = append(kubeletConfigFlags, "system-cgroups")
 	}
 	cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs,
 		"--kubeconfig", kubeconfigPath,
@@ -277,17 +302,11 @@ func (e *E2EServices) startKubelet() (*server, error) {
 		cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, "--image-service-endpoint", framework.TestContext.ImageServiceEndpoint)
 	}
 
-	// Write config file or flags, depending on whether --generate-kubelet-config-file was provided
-	if genKubeletConfigFile {
-		if err := writeKubeletConfigFile(kc, kubeletConfigPath); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		// add the flag to load config from a file
-		cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, "--config", kubeletConfigPath)
-	} else {
-		// generate command line flags from the default config, since --generate-kubelet-config-file was not provided
-		addKubeletConfigFlags(&cmdArgs, kc, kubeletConfigFlags)
+	if err := writeKubeletConfigFile(kc, kubeletConfigPath); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
+	// add the flag to load config from a file
+	cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, "--config", kubeletConfigPath)
 
 	// Override the default kubelet flags.
 	cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, kubeletArgs...)
@@ -311,15 +330,6 @@ func (e *E2EServices) startKubelet() (*server, error) {
 	return server, server.start()
 }
 
-// addKubeletConfigFlags adds the flags we care about from the provided kubelet configuration object
-func addKubeletConfigFlags(cmdArgs *[]string, kc *kubeletconfig.KubeletConfiguration, flags []string) {
-	fs := pflag.NewFlagSet("kubelet", pflag.ExitOnError)
-	options.AddKubeletConfigFlags(fs, kc)
-	for _, name := range flags {
-		*cmdArgs = append(*cmdArgs, fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", name, fs.Lookup(name).Value.String()))
-	}
-}
-
 // writeKubeletConfigFile writes the kubelet config file based on the args and returns the filename
 func writeKubeletConfigFile(internal *kubeletconfig.KubeletConfiguration, path string) error {
 	data, err := kubeletconfigcodec.EncodeKubeletConfig(internal, kubeletconfigv1beta1.SchemeGroupVersion)