diff --git a/hack/jenkins/e2e-runner.sh b/hack/jenkins/e2e-runner.sh
index 1805ab8d960..88edb32610d 100755
--- a/hack/jenkins/e2e-runner.sh
+++ b/hack/jenkins/e2e-runner.sh
@@ -34,13 +34,12 @@ function fetch_output_tars() {
 }
 
 function fetch_server_version_tars() {
-    local -r build_version="$(gcloud ${CMD_GROUP:-} container get-server-config --project=${PROJECT} --zone=${ZONE}  --format='value(defaultClusterVersion)')"
+    local -r server_version="$(gcloud ${CMD_GROUP:-} container get-server-config --project=${PROJECT} --zone=${ZONE}  --format='value(defaultClusterVersion)')"
     # Use latest build of the server version's branch for test files.
-    fetch_published_version_tars "ci/latest-${build_version:0:3}"
+    fetch_published_version_tars "ci/latest-${server_version:0:3}"
     # Unset cluster api version; we want to use server default for the cluster
     # version.
     unset CLUSTER_API_VERSION
-    unpack_binaries
 }
 
 # Use a published version like "ci/latest" (default), "release/latest",