diff --git a/hack/make-rules/test-e2e-node.sh b/hack/make-rules/test-e2e-node.sh
index 1951c77f607..1c5ca5d5459 100755
--- a/hack/make-rules/test-e2e-node.sh
+++ b/hack/make-rules/test-e2e-node.sh
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ if [ "${remote}" = true ] && [ "${remote_mode}" = gce ] ; then
   go run test/e2e_node/runner/remote/run_remote.go  --vmodule=*=4 --ssh-env="gce" \
     --zone="${zone}" --project="${project}" --gubernator="${gubernator}" \
     --hosts="${hosts}" --images="${images}" --cleanup="${cleanup}" \
-    --results-dir="${artifacts}" --ginkgo-flags="${ginkgoflags}" --runtime-config="${runtime_config}" \
+    --results-dir="${artifacts}" --ginkgo-flags="${ginkgoflags}" \
     --image-project="${image_project}" --instance-name-prefix="${instance_prefix}" \
     --delete-instances="${delete_instances}" --test_args="${test_args}" --instance-metadata="${metadata}" \
     --image-config-file="${image_config_file}" --system-spec-name="${system_spec_name}" \