diff --git a/test/e2e/testing-manifests/petset/mysql-galera/petset.yaml b/test/e2e/testing-manifests/petset/mysql-galera/petset.yaml
index 91673bcd5e8..c499837889d 100644
--- a/test/e2e/testing-manifests/petset/mysql-galera/petset.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/testing-manifests/petset/mysql-galera/petset.yaml
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ spec:
             }
         ]'
     spec:
-      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 0
       containers:
       - name: mysql
         image: gcr.io/google_containers/mysql-galera:e2e
diff --git a/test/e2e/testing-manifests/petset/redis/petset.yaml b/test/e2e/testing-manifests/petset/redis/petset.yaml
index f67d54e3141..73a4f925022 100644
--- a/test/e2e/testing-manifests/petset/redis/petset.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/testing-manifests/petset/redis/petset.yaml
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ spec:
             }
         ]'
     spec:
-      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 0
       containers:
       - name: redis
         image: debian:jessie
diff --git a/test/e2e/testing-manifests/petset/zookeeper/petset.yaml b/test/e2e/testing-manifests/petset/zookeeper/petset.yaml
index 9f2afc42013..aefd42e9d88 100644
--- a/test/e2e/testing-manifests/petset/zookeeper/petset.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/testing-manifests/petset/zookeeper/petset.yaml
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ spec:
             }
         ]'
     spec:
-      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 0
       containers:
       - name: zk
         image: java:openjdk-8-jre