diff --git a/test/e2e/common/node/container_probe.go b/test/e2e/common/node/container_probe.go
index 3685f808687..210652a487f 100644
--- a/test/e2e/common/node/container_probe.go
+++ b/test/e2e/common/node/container_probe.go
@@ -402,7 +402,9 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Probing container", func() {
 		readinessProbe := &v1.Probe{
 			Handler:             execHandler([]string{"/bin/cat", "/tmp/health"}),
 			InitialDelaySeconds: 0,
-			PeriodSeconds:       60,
+			// PeriodSeconds is set to a large value to make sure that the first execution of readiness probe
+			// will happen before the first period passed.
+			PeriodSeconds: 600,
 		}
 		startupProbe := &v1.Probe{
 			Handler:             execHandler([]string{"/bin/cat", "/tmp/startup"}),
@@ -416,13 +418,11 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Probing container", func() {
 
 		err = e2epod.WaitForPodContainerStarted(f.ClientSet, f.Namespace.Name, p.Name, 0, framework.PodStartTimeout)
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
-		startedTime := time.Now()
 
 		// We assume the pod became ready when the container became ready. This
 		// is true for a single container pod.
 		err = e2epod.WaitTimeoutForPodReadyInNamespace(f.ClientSet, p.Name, f.Namespace.Name, framework.PodStartTimeout)
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
-		readyTime := time.Now()
 
 		p, err = podClient.Get(context.TODO(), p.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
@@ -430,15 +430,6 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Probing container", func() {
 		isReady, err := testutils.PodRunningReady(p)
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
 		framework.ExpectEqual(isReady, true, "pod should be ready")
-
-		readyIn := readyTime.Sub(startedTime)
-		framework.Logf("Container started at %v, pod became ready at %v, %v after startupProbe succeeded", startedTime, readyTime, readyIn)
-		if readyIn < 0 {
-			framework.Failf("Pod became ready before startupProbe succeeded")
-		}
-		if readyIn > 5*time.Second {
-			framework.Failf("Pod became ready in %v, more than 5s after startupProbe succeeded. It means that the delay readiness probes were not initiated immediately after startup finished.", readyIn)
-		}
 	})
 
 	/*