diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/BUILD b/test/e2e/framework/BUILD
index d46e7c3b962..4ee13ca8939 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/BUILD
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/BUILD
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/controller:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/apis/config:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/apis/stats/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/kubelet/events:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/kubelet/sysctl:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/apps/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/policy/v1beta1:go_default_library",
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/pods.go b/test/e2e/framework/pods.go
index 32a84c41678..66adeddc515 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/pods.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/pods.go
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	v1core "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/podutils"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/events"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/sysctl"
 
 	"github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	"github.com/onsi/gomega"
@@ -42,8 +40,22 @@ import (
 	e2epod "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/pod"
 )
 
-// DefaultPodDeletionTimeout is the default timeout for deleting pod
-const DefaultPodDeletionTimeout = 3 * time.Minute
+const (
+	// DefaultPodDeletionTimeout is the default timeout for deleting pod
+	DefaultPodDeletionTimeout = 3 * time.Minute
+
+	// the status of container event, copied from k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/events
+	killingContainer = "Killing"
+
+	// the status of container event, copied from k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/events
+	failedToCreateContainer = "Failed"
+
+	// the status of container event, copied from k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/events
+	startedContainer = "Started"
+
+	// it is copied from k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/sysctl
+	forbiddenReason = "SysctlForbidden"
+)
 
 // ImageWhiteList is the images used in the current test suite. It should be initialized in test suite and
 // the images in the white list should be pre-pulled in the test suite.  Currently, this is only used by
@@ -227,10 +239,10 @@ func (c *PodClient) WaitForErrorEventOrSuccess(pod *v1.Pod) (*v1.Event, error) {
 		}
 		for _, e := range evnts.Items {
 			switch e.Reason {
-			case events.KillingContainer, events.FailedToCreateContainer, sysctl.ForbiddenReason:
+			case killingContainer, failedToCreateContainer, forbiddenReason:
 				ev = &e
 				return true, nil
-			case events.StartedContainer:
+			case startedContainer:
 				return true, nil
 			default:
 				// ignore all other errors