diff --git a/test/conformance/testdata/conformance.txt b/test/conformance/testdata/conformance.txt
index 4b72cee5fc6..63669ecec5e 100755
--- a/test/conformance/testdata/conformance.txt
+++ b/test/conformance/testdata/conformance.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ test/e2e/apimachinery/garbage_collector.go: "should orphan RS created by deploym
 test/e2e/apimachinery/garbage_collector.go: "should keep the rc around until all its pods are deleted if the deleteOptions says so"
 test/e2e/apimachinery/garbage_collector.go: "should not delete dependents that have both valid owner and owner that's waiting for dependents to be deleted"
 test/e2e/apimachinery/garbage_collector.go: "should not be blocked by dependency circle"
+test/e2e/apimachinery/namespace.go: "should ensure that all pods are removed when a namespace is deleted"
+test/e2e/apimachinery/namespace.go: "should ensure that all services are removed when a namespace is deleted"
 test/e2e/apimachinery/watch.go: "should observe add, update, and delete watch notifications on configmaps"
 test/e2e/apimachinery/watch.go: "should be able to start watching from a specific resource version"
 test/e2e/apimachinery/watch.go: "should be able to restart watching from the last resource version observed by the previous watch"
diff --git a/test/e2e/apimachinery/namespace.go b/test/e2e/apimachinery/namespace.go
index b7aa78b919b..7f090baae69 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apimachinery/namespace.go
+++ b/test/e2e/apimachinery/namespace.go
@@ -262,10 +262,18 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Namespaces [Serial]", func() {
 
 	f := framework.NewDefaultFramework("namespaces")
 
-	It("should ensure that all pods are removed when a namespace is deleted.",
+	/*
+		Testname: namespace-deletion-removes-pods
+		Description: Ensure that if a namespace is deleted then all pods are removed from that namespace.
+	*/
+	framework.ConformanceIt("should ensure that all pods are removed when a namespace is deleted",
 		func() { ensurePodsAreRemovedWhenNamespaceIsDeleted(f) })
 
-	It("should ensure that all services are removed when a namespace is deleted.",
+	/*
+		Testname: namespace-deletion-removes-services
+		Description: Ensure that if a namespace is deleted then all services are removed from that namespace.
+	*/
+	framework.ConformanceIt("should ensure that all services are removed when a namespace is deleted",
 		func() { ensureServicesAreRemovedWhenNamespaceIsDeleted(f) })
 
 	It("should delete fast enough (90 percent of 100 namespaces in 150 seconds)",