diff --git a/test/e2e/cloud/gcp/kubelet_security.go b/test/e2e/cloud/gcp/kubelet_security.go
index ea66af55f33..b7c413d49d2 100644
--- a/test/e2e/cloud/gcp/kubelet_security.go
+++ b/test/e2e/cloud/gcp/kubelet_security.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	admissionapi "k8s.io/pod-security-admission/api"
 
 	"github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	"github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
 
 var _ = SIGDescribe("Ports Security Check [Feature:KubeletSecurity]", func() {
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Ports Security Check [Feature:KubeletSecurity]", func() {
 
 		var statusCode int
 		result.StatusCode(&statusCode)
-		framework.ExpectNotEqual(statusCode, http.StatusOK)
+		gomega.Expect(statusCode).ToNot(gomega.Equal(http.StatusOK))
 	})
 	ginkgo.It("should not be able to proxy to cadvisor port 4194 using proxy subresource", func(ctx context.Context) {
 		result, err := e2ekubelet.ProxyRequest(ctx, f.ClientSet, nodeName, "containers/", 4194)
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Ports Security Check [Feature:KubeletSecurity]", func() {
 
 		var statusCode int
 		result.StatusCode(&statusCode)
-		framework.ExpectNotEqual(statusCode, http.StatusOK)
+		gomega.Expect(statusCode).ToNot(gomega.Equal(http.StatusOK))
 	})
 
 	// make sure kubelet readonly (10255) and cadvisor (4194) ports are closed on the public IP address
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Ports Security Check [Feature:KubeletSecurity]", func() {
 // checks whether the target port is closed
 func portClosedTest(f *framework.Framework, pickNode *v1.Node, port int) {
 	nodeAddrs := e2enode.GetAddresses(pickNode, v1.NodeExternalIP)
-	framework.ExpectNotEqual(len(nodeAddrs), 0)
+	gomega.Expect(nodeAddrs).ToNot(gomega.BeEmpty())
 
 	for _, addr := range nodeAddrs {
 		conn, err := net.DialTimeout("tcp", fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", addr, port), 1*time.Minute)
diff --git a/test/e2e/cloud/gcp/node_lease.go b/test/e2e/cloud/gcp/node_lease.go
index ec75c49371a..100c19eafb0 100644
--- a/test/e2e/cloud/gcp/node_lease.go
+++ b/test/e2e/cloud/gcp/node_lease.go
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("[Disruptive]NodeLease", func() {
 				deletedNodeName = originalNodeName
 				break
 			}
-			framework.ExpectNotEqual(deletedNodeName, "")
+			gomega.Expect(deletedNodeName).NotTo(gomega.BeEmpty())
 			gomega.Eventually(ctx, func() error {
 				if _, err := leaseClient.Get(ctx, deletedNodeName, metav1.GetOptions{}); err == nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("node lease is not deleted yet for node %q", deletedNodeName)