diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/pv/BUILD b/test/e2e/framework/pv/BUILD
index 8ad562f9ff1..85df744deb7 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/pv/BUILD
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/pv/BUILD
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes:go_default_library",
         "//test/e2e/framework:go_default_library",
-        "//test/e2e/framework/pod:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/onsi/ginkgo:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/pv/pv.go b/test/e2e/framework/pv/pv.go
index 901cc8576ba..5170b9c4de3 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/pv/pv.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/pv/pv.go
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import (
 	storageutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/storage/v1/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
-	e2epod "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/pod"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -678,12 +677,6 @@ func deletePD(pdName string) error {
 	return framework.TestContext.CloudConfig.Provider.DeletePD(pdName)
 }
 
-// MakeWritePod returns a pod definition based on the namespace. The pod references the PVC's
-// name.
-func MakeWritePod(ns string, pvc *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim) *v1.Pod {
-	return e2epod.MakePod(ns, nil, []*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim{pvc}, true, "touch /mnt/volume1/SUCCESS && (id -G | grep -E '\\b777\\b')")
-}
-
 // WaitForPVClaimBoundPhase waits until all pvcs phase set to bound
 func WaitForPVClaimBoundPhase(client clientset.Interface, pvclaims []*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, timeout time.Duration) ([]*v1.PersistentVolume, error) {
 	persistentvolumes := make([]*v1.PersistentVolume, len(pvclaims))
@@ -776,19 +769,6 @@ func DeletePVSource(pvSource *v1.PersistentVolumeSource) error {
 	return framework.TestContext.CloudConfig.Provider.DeletePVSource(pvSource)
 }
 
-// GetBoundPV returns a PV details.
-func GetBoundPV(client clientset.Interface, pvc *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim) (*v1.PersistentVolume, error) {
-	// Get new copy of the claim
-	claim, err := client.CoreV1().PersistentVolumeClaims(pvc.Namespace).Get(pvc.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	// Get the bound PV
-	pv, err := client.CoreV1().PersistentVolumes().Get(claim.Spec.VolumeName, metav1.GetOptions{})
-	return pv, err
-}
-
 // GetDefaultStorageClassName returns default storageClass or return error
 func GetDefaultStorageClassName(c clientset.Interface) (string, error) {
 	list, err := c.StorageV1().StorageClasses().List(metav1.ListOptions{})
diff --git a/test/e2e/storage/persistent_volumes.go b/test/e2e/storage/persistent_volumes.go
index ebff16dcf38..53673baa4c1 100644
--- a/test/e2e/storage/persistent_volumes.go
+++ b/test/e2e/storage/persistent_volumes.go
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ var _ = utils.SIGDescribe("PersistentVolumes", func() {
 			// (and test) succeed.
 			ginkgo.It("should test that a PV becomes Available and is clean after the PVC is deleted.", func() {
 				ginkgo.By("Writing to the volume.")
-				pod := e2epv.MakeWritePod(ns, pvc)
+				pod := e2epod.MakePod(ns, nil, []*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim{pvc}, true, "touch /mnt/volume1/SUCCESS && (id -G | grep -E '\\b777\\b')")
 				pod, err = c.CoreV1().Pods(ns).Create(pod)
 				framework.ExpectNoError(err)
 				framework.ExpectNoError(e2epod.WaitForPodSuccessInNamespace(c, pod.Name, ns))
diff --git a/test/e2e/storage/testsuites/provisioning.go b/test/e2e/storage/testsuites/provisioning.go
index 5a6d81b6358..b87b628583f 100644
--- a/test/e2e/storage/testsuites/provisioning.go
+++ b/test/e2e/storage/testsuites/provisioning.go
@@ -293,13 +293,26 @@ func (t StorageClassTest) TestDynamicProvisioning() *v1.PersistentVolume {
 	return pv
 }
 
+// getBoundPV returns a PV details.
+func getBoundPV(client clientset.Interface, pvc *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim) (*v1.PersistentVolume, error) {
+	// Get new copy of the claim
+	claim, err := client.CoreV1().PersistentVolumeClaims(pvc.Namespace).Get(pvc.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Get the bound PV
+	pv, err := client.CoreV1().PersistentVolumes().Get(claim.Spec.VolumeName, metav1.GetOptions{})
+	return pv, err
+}
+
 // checkProvisioning verifies that the claim is bound and has the correct properities
 func (t StorageClassTest) checkProvisioning(client clientset.Interface, claim *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, class *storagev1.StorageClass) *v1.PersistentVolume {
 	err := e2epv.WaitForPersistentVolumeClaimPhase(v1.ClaimBound, client, claim.Namespace, claim.Name, framework.Poll, framework.ClaimProvisionTimeout)
 	framework.ExpectNoError(err)
 
 	ginkgo.By("checking the claim")
-	pv, err := e2epv.GetBoundPV(client, claim)
+	pv, err := getBoundPV(client, claim)
 	framework.ExpectNoError(err)
 
 	// Check sizes
@@ -372,7 +385,7 @@ func PVWriteReadSingleNodeCheck(client clientset.Interface, claim *v1.Persistent
 	pod = nil // Don't stop twice.
 
 	// Get a new copy of the PV
-	volume, err := e2epv.GetBoundPV(client, claim)
+	volume, err := getBoundPV(client, claim)
 	framework.ExpectNoError(err)
 
 	ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("checking the created volume has the correct mount options, is readable and retains data on the same node %q", actualNodeName))