diff --git a/test/e2e/apps/rc.go b/test/e2e/apps/rc.go
index b54d6e3cb0c..baa54bc6ae8 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apps/rc.go
+++ b/test/e2e/apps/rc.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	utilrand "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/rand"
@@ -528,13 +527,7 @@ func TestReplicationControllerServeImageOrFail(ctx context.Context, f *framework
 
 	// Verify that something is listening.
 	framework.Logf("Trying to dial the pod")
-	retryTimeout := 2 * time.Minute
-	retryInterval := 5 * time.Second
-	label := labels.SelectorFromSet(labels.Set(map[string]string{"name": name}))
-	err = wait.PollWithContext(ctx, retryInterval, retryTimeout, e2epod.NewProxyResponseChecker(f.ClientSet, f.Namespace.Name, label, name, true, pods).CheckAllResponses)
-	if err != nil {
-		framework.Failf("Did not get expected responses within the timeout period of %.2f seconds.", retryTimeout.Seconds())
-	}
+	framework.ExpectNoError(e2epod.WaitForPodsResponding(ctx, f.ClientSet, f.Namespace.Name, name, true, 2*time.Minute, pods))
 }
 
 // 1. Create a quota restricting pods in the current namespace to 2.
diff --git a/test/e2e/apps/replica_set.go b/test/e2e/apps/replica_set.go
index 3d192ac8ab0..74629e44f9f 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apps/replica_set.go
+++ b/test/e2e/apps/replica_set.go
@@ -225,13 +225,7 @@ func testReplicaSetServeImageOrFail(ctx context.Context, f *framework.Framework,
 
 	// Verify that something is listening.
 	framework.Logf("Trying to dial the pod")
-	retryTimeout := 2 * time.Minute
-	retryInterval := 5 * time.Second
-	label := labels.SelectorFromSet(labels.Set(map[string]string{"name": name}))
-	err = wait.PollWithContext(ctx, retryInterval, retryTimeout, e2epod.NewProxyResponseChecker(f.ClientSet, f.Namespace.Name, label, name, true, pods).CheckAllResponses)
-	if err != nil {
-		framework.Failf("Did not get expected responses within the timeout period of %.2f seconds.", retryTimeout.Seconds())
-	}
+	framework.ExpectNoError(e2epod.WaitForPodsResponding(ctx, f.ClientSet, f.Namespace.Name, name, true, 2*time.Minute, pods))
 }
 
 // 1. Create a quota restricting pods in the current namespace to 2.
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/pod/resource.go b/test/e2e/framework/pod/resource.go
index 8f8eb89fc4e..debee914e06 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/pod/resource.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/pod/resource.go
@@ -204,10 +204,7 @@ func podRunningMaybeResponding(ctx context.Context, c clientset.Interface, ns, n
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to wait for pods running: %v", e)
 	}
 	if checkResponding {
-		err = PodsResponding(ctx, c, ns, name, wantName, pods)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to wait for pods responding: %v", err)
-		}
+		return WaitForPodsResponding(ctx, c, ns, name, wantName, podRespondingTimeout, pods)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/pod/wait.go b/test/e2e/framework/pod/wait.go
index 752a90ea6bf..830097757c1 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/pod/wait.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/pod/wait.go
@@ -582,10 +582,14 @@ func WaitForPodNotFoundInNamespace(ctx context.Context, c clientset.Interface, p
 }
 
 // PodsResponding waits for the pods to response.
-func PodsResponding(ctx context.Context, c clientset.Interface, ns, name string, wantName bool, pods *v1.PodList) error {
+func WaitForPodsResponding(ctx context.Context, c clientset.Interface, ns string, controllerName string, wantName bool, timeout time.Duration, pods *v1.PodList) error {
+	if timeout == 0 {
+		timeout = podRespondingTimeout
+	}
 	ginkgo.By("trying to dial each unique pod")
-	label := labels.SelectorFromSet(labels.Set(map[string]string{"name": name}))
-	err := wait.PollImmediateWithContext(ctx, framework.PollInterval(), podRespondingTimeout, NewProxyResponseChecker(c, ns, label, name, wantName, pods).CheckAllResponses)
+	label := labels.SelectorFromSet(labels.Set(map[string]string{"name": controllerName}))
+
+	err := wait.PollImmediateWithContext(ctx, framework.PollInterval(), timeout, NewProxyResponseChecker(c, ns, label, controllerName, wantName, pods).CheckAllResponses)
 	return maybeTimeoutError(err, "waiting for pods to be responsive")
 }
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/network/example_cluster_dns.go b/test/e2e/network/example_cluster_dns.go
index 12f24ae80a5..c305dba91aa 100644
--- a/test/e2e/network/example_cluster_dns.go
+++ b/test/e2e/network/example_cluster_dns.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ var _ = common.SIGDescribe("ClusterDns [Feature:Example]", func() {
 			options := metav1.ListOptions{LabelSelector: label.String()}
 			pods, err := c.CoreV1().Pods(ns.Name).List(ctx, options)
 			framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to list pods in namespace: %s", ns.Name)
-			err = e2epod.PodsResponding(ctx, c, ns.Name, backendName, false, pods)
+			err = e2epod.WaitForPodsResponding(ctx, c, ns.Name, backendName, false, 0, pods)
 			framework.ExpectNoError(err, "waiting for all pods to respond")
 			framework.Logf("found %d backend pods responding in namespace %s", len(pods.Items), ns.Name)