diff --git a/test/e2e/apps/rc.go b/test/e2e/apps/rc.go
index 09e359ff802..eb728cea197 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apps/rc.go
+++ b/test/e2e/apps/rc.go
@@ -157,9 +157,7 @@ func TestReplicationControllerServeImageOrFail(f *framework.Framework, test stri
 	}
 
 	// Sanity check
-	if running != replicas {
-		framework.ExpectNoError(fmt.Errorf("unexpected number of running pods: %+v", pods.Items))
-	}
+	framework.ExpectEqual(running, replicas, "unexpected number of running pods: %+v", pods.Items)
 
 	// Verify that something is listening.
 	framework.Logf("Trying to dial the pod")
diff --git a/test/e2e/apps/replica_set.go b/test/e2e/apps/replica_set.go
index de56a574ff0..70e2caa8467 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apps/replica_set.go
+++ b/test/e2e/apps/replica_set.go
@@ -159,9 +159,7 @@ func testReplicaSetServeImageOrFail(f *framework.Framework, test string, image s
 	}
 
 	// Sanity check
-	if running != replicas {
-		framework.ExpectNoError(fmt.Errorf("unexpected number of running pods: %+v", pods.Items))
-	}
+	framework.ExpectEqual(running, replicas, "unexpected number of running pods: %+v", pods.Items)
 
 	// Verify that something is listening.
 	framework.Logf("Trying to dial the pod")
diff --git a/test/e2e/network/ingress.go b/test/e2e/network/ingress.go
index 2586f15ada4..2b1bdfdf22b 100644
--- a/test/e2e/network/ingress.go
+++ b/test/e2e/network/ingress.go
@@ -182,9 +182,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Loadbalancing: L7", func() {
 				}
 				return true, nil
 			})
-			if pollErr != nil {
-				framework.ExpectNoError(fmt.Errorf("timed out waiting for ingress %s to get %s annotation", name, instanceGroupAnnotation))
-			}
+			framework.ExpectNoError(pollErr, "timed out waiting for ingress %s to get %s annotation", name, instanceGroupAnnotation)
 
 			// Verify that the ingress does not get other annotations like url-map, target-proxy, backends, etc.
 			// Note: All resources except the firewall rule have an annotation.
diff --git a/test/e2e/network/no_snat.go b/test/e2e/network/no_snat.go
index 0f8d94a3f55..48320e0464d 100644
--- a/test/e2e/network/no_snat.go
+++ b/test/e2e/network/no_snat.go
@@ -141,9 +141,8 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("NoSNAT [Feature:NoSNAT] [Slow]", func() {
 		ginkgo.By("creating a test pod on each Node")
 		nodes, err := nc.List(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{})
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
-		if len(nodes.Items) == 0 {
-			framework.ExpectNoError(fmt.Errorf("no Nodes in the cluster"))
-		}
+		framework.ExpectNotEqual(len(nodes.Items), 0, "no Nodes in the cluster")
+
 		for _, node := range nodes.Items {
 			// find the Node's internal ip address to feed to the Pod
 			inIP, err := getIP(v1.NodeInternalIP, &node)
diff --git a/test/e2e/upgrades/apps/deployments.go b/test/e2e/upgrades/apps/deployments.go
index d9ce080b32d..7d885b26fef 100644
--- a/test/e2e/upgrades/apps/deployments.go
+++ b/test/e2e/upgrades/apps/deployments.go
@@ -79,9 +79,7 @@ func (t *DeploymentUpgradeTest) Setup(f *framework.Framework) {
 	rsList, err := rsClient.List(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{LabelSelector: rsSelector.String()})
 	framework.ExpectNoError(err)
 	rss := rsList.Items
-	if len(rss) != 1 {
-		framework.ExpectNoError(fmt.Errorf("expected one replicaset, got %d", len(rss)))
-	}
+	framework.ExpectEqual(len(rss), 1, "expected one replicaset, got %d", len(rss))
 	t.oldRSUID = rss[0].UID
 
 	ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("Waiting for revision of the deployment %q to become 1", deploymentName))
@@ -101,9 +99,7 @@ func (t *DeploymentUpgradeTest) Setup(f *framework.Framework) {
 	rsList, err = rsClient.List(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{LabelSelector: rsSelector.String()})
 	framework.ExpectNoError(err)
 	rss = rsList.Items
-	if len(rss) != 2 {
-		framework.ExpectNoError(fmt.Errorf("expected 2 replicaset, got %d", len(rss)))
-	}
+	framework.ExpectEqual(len(rss), 2, "expected 2 replicaset, got %d", len(rss))
 
 	ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("Checking replicaset of deployment %q that is created before rollout survives the rollout", deploymentName))
 	switch t.oldRSUID {
@@ -144,9 +140,7 @@ func (t *DeploymentUpgradeTest) Test(f *framework.Framework, done <-chan struct{
 	rsList, err := rsClient.List(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{LabelSelector: rsSelector.String()})
 	framework.ExpectNoError(err)
 	rss := rsList.Items
-	if len(rss) != 2 {
-		framework.ExpectNoError(fmt.Errorf("expected 2 replicaset, got %d", len(rss)))
-	}
+	framework.ExpectEqual(len(rss), 2, "expected 2 replicaset, got %d", len(rss))
 
 	switch t.oldRSUID {
 	case rss[0].UID: