diff --git a/test/e2e_node/container_lifecycle_pod_construction.go b/test/e2e_node/container_lifecycle_pod_construction.go
index fe7eca30a04..160ffb6a826 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/container_lifecycle_pod_construction.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/container_lifecycle_pod_construction.go
@@ -125,10 +125,10 @@ func (o containerOutputList) String() string {
 // RunTogether returns an error the lhs and rhs run together
 func (o containerOutputList) RunTogether(lhs, rhs string) error {
 	lhsStart := o.findIndex(lhs, "Started", 0)
-	rhsStart := o.findIndex(rhs, "Started", lhsStart+1)
+	rhsStart := o.findIndex(rhs, "Started", 0)
 
-	lhsFinish := o.findIndex(lhs, "Exiting", lhsStart+1)
-	rhsFinish := o.findIndex(rhs, "Exiting", rhsStart+1)
+	lhsFinish := o.findIndex(lhs, "Finishing", 0)
+	rhsFinish := o.findIndex(rhs, "Finishing", 0)
 
 	if lhsStart == -1 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("couldn't find that %s ever started, got\n%v", lhs, o)
diff --git a/test/e2e_node/container_lifecycle_test.go b/test/e2e_node/container_lifecycle_test.go
index 83438391001..ad263ce285f 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/container_lifecycle_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/container_lifecycle_test.go
@@ -32,15 +32,11 @@ import (
 	e2epod "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/pod"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/nodefeature"
 	imageutils "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/utils/image"
-	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )
 
 const (
-	LivenessPrefix  = "Liveness"
 	PostStartPrefix = "PostStart"
 	PreStopPrefix   = "PreStop"
-	ReadinessPrefix = "Readiness"
-	StartupPrefix   = "Startup"
 )
 
 var containerRestartPolicyAlways = v1.ContainerRestartPolicyAlways
@@ -750,161 +746,6 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe(framework.WithNodeConformance(), "Containers Lifecycle", fun
 		framework.ExpectNoError(results.Starts(prefixedName(PreStopPrefix, regular1)))
 		framework.ExpectNoError(results.Exits(regular1))
 	})
-
-	ginkgo.When("a pod is terminating because its liveness probe fails", func() {
-		regular1 := "regular-1"
-
-		testPod := func() *v1.Pod {
-			return &v1.Pod{
-				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-					Name: "test-pod",
-				},
-				Spec: v1.PodSpec{
-					RestartPolicy:                 v1.RestartPolicyNever,
-					TerminationGracePeriodSeconds: ptr.To(int64(100)),
-					Containers: []v1.Container{
-						{
-							Name:  regular1,
-							Image: imageutils.GetE2EImage(imageutils.BusyBox),
-							Command: ExecCommand(regular1, execCommand{
-								Delay:              100,
-								TerminationSeconds: 15,
-								ExitCode:           0,
-							}),
-							LivenessProbe: &v1.Probe{
-								ProbeHandler: v1.ProbeHandler{
-									Exec: &v1.ExecAction{
-										Command: ExecCommand(prefixedName(LivenessPrefix, regular1), execCommand{
-											ExitCode:      1,
-											ContainerName: regular1,
-										}),
-									},
-								},
-								InitialDelaySeconds: 10,
-								PeriodSeconds:       1,
-								FailureThreshold:    1,
-							},
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			}
-		}
-
-		f.It("should execute readiness probe while in preStop, but not liveness", f.WithNodeConformance(), func() {
-			client := e2epod.NewPodClient(f)
-			podSpec := testPod()
-
-			ginkgo.By("creating a pod with a readiness probe and a preStop hook")
-			podSpec.Spec.Containers[0].Lifecycle = &v1.Lifecycle{
-				PreStop: &v1.LifecycleHandler{
-					Exec: &v1.ExecAction{
-						Command: ExecCommand(prefixedName(PreStopPrefix, regular1), execCommand{
-							Delay:         1,
-							ExitCode:      0,
-							ContainerName: regular1,
-						}),
-					},
-				},
-			}
-			podSpec.Spec.Containers[0].ReadinessProbe = &v1.Probe{
-				ProbeHandler: v1.ProbeHandler{
-					Exec: &v1.ExecAction{
-						Command: ExecCommand(prefixedName(ReadinessPrefix, regular1), execCommand{
-							ExitCode:      0,
-							ContainerName: regular1,
-						}),
-					},
-				},
-				InitialDelaySeconds: 1,
-				PeriodSeconds:       1,
-			}
-
-			preparePod(podSpec)
-
-			podSpec = client.Create(context.TODO(), podSpec)
-
-			ginkgo.By("Waiting for the pod to complete")
-			err := e2epod.WaitForPodNoLongerRunningInNamespace(context.TODO(), f.ClientSet, podSpec.Name, podSpec.Namespace)
-			framework.ExpectNoError(err)
-
-			ginkgo.By("Parsing results")
-			podSpec, err = client.Get(context.TODO(), podSpec.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
-			framework.ExpectNoError(err)
-			results := parseOutput(context.TODO(), f, podSpec)
-
-			ginkgo.By("Analyzing results")
-			// readiness probes are called during pod termination
-			framework.ExpectNoError(results.RunTogether(prefixedName(PreStopPrefix, regular1), prefixedName(ReadinessPrefix, regular1)))
-			// liveness probes are not called during pod termination
-			err = results.RunTogether(prefixedName(PreStopPrefix, regular1), prefixedName(LivenessPrefix, regular1))
-			gomega.Expect(err).To(gomega.HaveOccurred())
-		})
-
-		f.It("should continue running liveness probes for restartable init containers and restart them while in preStop", f.WithNodeConformance(), func() {
-			client := e2epod.NewPodClient(f)
-			podSpec := testPod()
-			restartableInit1 := "restartable-init-1"
-
-			ginkgo.By("creating a pod with a restartable init container and a preStop hook")
-			podSpec.Spec.InitContainers = []v1.Container{{
-				RestartPolicy: &containerRestartPolicyAlways,
-				Name:          restartableInit1,
-				Image:         imageutils.GetE2EImage(imageutils.BusyBox),
-				Command: ExecCommand(restartableInit1, execCommand{
-					Delay:              100,
-					TerminationSeconds: 1,
-					ExitCode:           0,
-				}),
-				LivenessProbe: &v1.Probe{
-					ProbeHandler: v1.ProbeHandler{
-						Exec: &v1.ExecAction{
-							Command: ExecCommand(prefixedName(LivenessPrefix, restartableInit1), execCommand{
-								ExitCode:      1,
-								ContainerName: restartableInit1,
-							}),
-						},
-					},
-					InitialDelaySeconds: 1,
-					PeriodSeconds:       1,
-					FailureThreshold:    1,
-				},
-			}}
-			podSpec.Spec.Containers[0].Lifecycle = &v1.Lifecycle{
-				PreStop: &v1.LifecycleHandler{
-					Exec: &v1.ExecAction{
-						Command: ExecCommand(prefixedName(PreStopPrefix, regular1), execCommand{
-							Delay:         40,
-							ExitCode:      0,
-							ContainerName: regular1,
-						}),
-					},
-				},
-			}
-
-			preparePod(podSpec)
-
-			podSpec = client.Create(context.TODO(), podSpec)
-
-			ginkgo.By("Waiting for the pod to complete")
-			err := e2epod.WaitForPodNoLongerRunningInNamespace(context.TODO(), f.ClientSet, podSpec.Name, podSpec.Namespace)
-			framework.ExpectNoError(err)
-
-			ginkgo.By("Parsing results")
-			podSpec, err = client.Get(context.TODO(), podSpec.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
-			framework.ExpectNoError(err)
-			results := parseOutput(context.TODO(), f, podSpec)
-
-			ginkgo.By("Analyzing results")
-			// FIXME ExpectNoError: this will be implemented in KEP 4438
-			// liveness probes are called for restartable init containers during pod termination
-			err = results.RunTogether(prefixedName(PreStopPrefix, regular1), prefixedName(LivenessPrefix, restartableInit1))
-			gomega.Expect(err).To(gomega.HaveOccurred())
-			// FIXME ExpectNoError: this will be implemented in KEP 4438
-			// restartable init containers are restarted during pod termination
-			err = results.RunTogether(prefixedName(PreStopPrefix, regular1), restartableInit1)
-			gomega.Expect(err).To(gomega.HaveOccurred())
-		})
-	})
 })
 
 var _ = SIGDescribe(framework.WithSerial(), "Containers Lifecycle", func() {