diff --git a/Makefile.e2e b/Makefile.e2e
index 0ce08827a..78a617f84 100644
--- a/Makefile.e2e
+++ b/Makefile.e2e
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ bin/e2e/virtual-kubelet: bin/e2e
 e2e: KUBECONFIG ?= $(HOME)/.kube/config
 e2e: NAMESPACE := default
 e2e: NODE_NAME := vkubelet-mock-0
-e2e: TAINT_KEY := virtual-kubelet.io/provider
-e2e: TAINT_VALUE := mock
-e2e: TAINT_EFFECT := NoSchedule
 e2e: export VK_BUILD_TAGS += mock_provider
 e2e: e2e.clean bin/e2e/virtual-kubelet skaffold/run
 	@echo Running tests...
@@ -43,9 +40,6 @@ e2e: e2e.clean bin/e2e/virtual-kubelet skaffold/run
 		-kubeconfig=$(KUBECONFIG) \
 		-namespace=$(NAMESPACE) \
 		-node-name=$(NODE_NAME) \
-		-taint-key=$(TAINT_KEY) \
-		-taint-value=$(TAINT_VALUE) \
-		-taint-effect=$(TAINT_EFFECT)
 
 .PHONY: e2e.clean
 e2e.clean: NODE_NAME ?= vkubelet-mock-0
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/framework.go b/test/e2e/framework/framework.go
index 17f20213c..e63086d4c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/framework.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/framework.go
@@ -8,23 +8,17 @@ import (
 
 // Framework encapsulates the configuration for the current run, and provides helper methods to be used during testing.
 type Framework struct {
-	KubeClient  kubernetes.Interface
-	Namespace   string
-	NodeName    string
-	TaintKey    string
-	TaintValue  string
-	TaintEffect string
+	KubeClient kubernetes.Interface
+	Namespace  string
+	NodeName   string
 }
 
 // NewTestingFramework returns a new instance of the testing framework.
-func NewTestingFramework(kubeconfig, namespace, nodeName, taintKey, taintValue, taintEffect string) *Framework {
+func NewTestingFramework(kubeconfig, namespace, nodeName string) *Framework {
 	return &Framework{
-		KubeClient:  createKubeClient(kubeconfig),
-		Namespace:   namespace,
-		NodeName:    nodeName,
-		TaintKey:    taintKey,
-		TaintValue:  taintValue,
-		TaintEffect: taintEffect,
+		KubeClient: createKubeClient(kubeconfig),
+		Namespace:  namespace,
+		NodeName:   nodeName,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/pod.go b/test/e2e/framework/pod.go
index a10c4738a..59bdcc53c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/pod.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/pod.go
@@ -15,10 +15,7 @@ import (
 	podutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1/pod"
 )
 
-const (
-	defaultWatchTimeout       = 2 * time.Minute
-	hostnameNodeSelectorLabel = "kubernetes.io/hostname"
-)
+const defaultWatchTimeout = 2 * time.Minute
 
 // CreateDummyPodObjectWithPrefix creates a dujmmy pod object using the specified prefix as the value of .metadata.generateName.
 // A variable number of strings can be provided.
@@ -33,16 +30,7 @@ func (f *Framework) CreateDummyPodObjectWithPrefix(prefix string, images ...stri
 			Namespace:    f.Namespace,
 		},
 		Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
-			NodeSelector: map[string]string{
-				hostnameNodeSelectorLabel: f.NodeName,
-			},
-			Tolerations: []corev1.Toleration{
-				{
-					Key:    f.TaintKey,
-					Value:  f.TaintValue,
-					Effect: corev1.TaintEffect(f.TaintEffect),
-				},
-			},
+			NodeName:           f.NodeName,
 			EnableServiceLinks: &enableServiceLink,
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/test/e2e/main_test.go b/test/e2e/main_test.go
index f9403606e..b0b0d1e47 100644
--- a/test/e2e/main_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/main_test.go
@@ -13,11 +13,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	defaultNamespace   = v1.NamespaceDefault
-	defaultNodeName    = "vkubelet-mock-0"
-	defaultTaintKey    = "virtual-kubelet.io/provider"
-	defaultTaintValue  = "mock"
-	defaultTaintEffect = string(v1.TaintEffectNoSchedule)
+	defaultNamespace = v1.NamespaceDefault
+	defaultNodeName  = "vkubelet-mock-0"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -30,21 +27,12 @@ var (
 	namespace string
 	// nodeName is the name of the virtual-kubelet node to test.
 	nodeName string
-	// taintKey is the key of the taint that is expected to be associated with the virtual-kubelet node to test.
-	taintKey string
-	// taintValue is the value of the taint that is expected to be associated with the virtual-kubelet node to test.
-	taintValue string
-	// taintEffect is the effect of the taint that is expected to be associated with the virtual-kubelet node to test.
-	taintEffect string
 )
 
 func init() {
 	flag.StringVar(&kubeconfig, "kubeconfig", "", "path to the kubeconfig file to use when running the test suite outside a kubernetes cluster")
 	flag.StringVar(&namespace, "namespace", defaultNamespace, "the name of the kubernetes namespace to use for running the test suite (i.e. where to create pods)")
 	flag.StringVar(&nodeName, "node-name", defaultNodeName, "the name of the virtual-kubelet node to test")
-	flag.StringVar(&taintKey, "taint-key", defaultTaintKey, "the key of the taint that is expected to be associated with the virtual-kubelet node to test")
-	flag.StringVar(&taintValue, "taint-value", defaultTaintValue, "the value of the taint that is expected to be associated with the virtual-kubelet node to test")
-	flag.StringVar(&taintEffect, "taint-effect", defaultTaintEffect, "the effect of the taint that is expected to be associated with the virtual-kubelet node to test")
 	flag.Parse()
 }
 
@@ -52,7 +40,7 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	// Set sane defaults in case no values (or empty ones) have been provided.
 	setDefaults()
 	// Create a new instance of the test framework targeting the specified node.
-	f = framework.NewTestingFramework(kubeconfig, namespace, nodeName, taintKey, taintValue, taintEffect)
+	f = framework.NewTestingFramework(kubeconfig, namespace, nodeName)
 	// Wait for the virtual-kubelet pod to be ready.
 	if err := f.WaitUntilPodReady(namespace, nodeName); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
@@ -69,13 +57,4 @@ func setDefaults() {
 	if nodeName == "" {
 		nodeName = defaultNodeName
 	}
-	if taintKey == "" {
-		taintKey = defaultTaintKey
-	}
-	if taintValue == "" {
-		taintValue = defaultTaintValue
-	}
-	if taintEffect == "" {
-		taintEffect = defaultTaintEffect
-	}
 }