diff --git a/hack/jenkins/e2e.sh b/hack/jenkins/e2e.sh
index fb767bea7d..97d6529c01 100755
--- a/hack/jenkins/e2e.sh
+++ b/hack/jenkins/e2e.sh
@@ -135,13 +135,15 @@ GKE_REQUIRED_SKIP_TESTS=(
     "experimental\sresource\susage\stracking" # Expect --max-pods=100
     "ServiceLoadBalancer" # issue: #16602
     "Shell"
+    # Alpha features, remove from skip when these move to beta
+    "Daemon\sset"
+    "Deployment"
     )
 
 # Specialized tests which should be skipped by default for GKE.
 GKE_DEFAULT_SKIP_TESTS=(
-    "Daemon\sset"
-    "Deployment"
-    "Jobs"
+    # Perf test, slow by design
+    "resource\susage\stracking"
     "${GKE_REQUIRED_SKIP_TESTS[@]}"
     )
 
@@ -657,7 +659,7 @@ case ${JOB_NAME} in
     : ${PROJECT:="k8s-jkns-e2e-gke-subnet"}
     : ${FAIL_ON_GCP_RESOURCE_LEAK:="true"}
     : ${GINKGO_TEST_ARGS:="--ginkgo.skip=$(join_regex_allow_empty \
-          ${GKE_REQUIRED_SKIP_TESTS[@]:+${GKE_REQUIRED_SKIP_TESTS[@]}} \
+          ${GKE_DEFAULT_SKIP_TESTS[@]:+${GKE_DEFAULT_SKIP_TESTS[@]}} \
           ${GCE_DEFAULT_SKIP_TESTS[@]:+${GCE_DEFAULT_SKIP_TESTS[@]}} \
           ${GCE_FLAKY_TESTS[@]:+${GCE_FLAKY_TESTS[@]}} \
           )"}
@@ -724,7 +726,6 @@ case ${JOB_NAME} in
           ${GKE_DEFAULT_SKIP_TESTS[@]:+${GKE_DEFAULT_SKIP_TESTS[@]}} \
           ${GCE_DEFAULT_SKIP_TESTS[@]:+${GCE_DEFAULT_SKIP_TESTS[@]}} \
           ${GCE_FLAKY_TESTS[@]:+${GCE_FLAKY_TESTS[@]}} \
-          ${GCE_SLOW_TESTS[@]:+${GCE_SLOW_TESTS[@]}} \
           )"}
     ;;
 
@@ -741,7 +742,6 @@ case ${JOB_NAME} in
           ${GKE_DEFAULT_SKIP_TESTS[@]:+${GKE_DEFAULT_SKIP_TESTS[@]}} \
           ${REBOOT_SKIP_TESTS[@]:+${REBOOT_SKIP_TESTS[@]}} \
           ${GCE_FLAKY_TESTS[@]:+${GCE_FLAKY_TESTS[@]}} \
-          ${GCE_SLOW_TESTS[@]:+${GCE_SLOW_TESTS[@]}} \
           )"}
     ;;
 
@@ -757,11 +757,9 @@ case ${JOB_NAME} in
     # Note Daemon sets and Deployments are experimental features in 1.1,
     # and are turned off in GKE.
     : ${GINKGO_TEST_ARGS:="--ginkgo.skip=$(join_regex_allow_empty \
-          ${GKE_REQUIRED_SKIP_TESTS[@]:+${GKE_REQUIRED_SKIP_TESTS[@]}} \
-          "Daemon\sset|Deployment" \
+          ${GKE_DEFAULT_SKIP_TESTS[@]:+${GKE_DEFAULT_SKIP_TESTS[@]}} \
           ${GCE_DEFAULT_SKIP_TESTS[@]:+${GCE_DEFAULT_SKIP_TESTS[@]}} \
           ${GCE_FLAKY_TESTS[@]:+${GCE_FLAKY_TESTS[@]}} \
-          ${GCE_SLOW_TESTS[@]:+${GCE_SLOW_TESTS[@]}} \
           )"}
     ;;
 
@@ -805,7 +803,7 @@ case ${JOB_NAME} in
     : ${PROJECT:="kubernetes-jenkins"}
     : ${E2E_OPT:="--check_version_skew=false"}
     : ${GINKGO_TEST_ARGS:="--ginkgo.skip=$(join_regex_allow_empty \
-          ${GKE_DEFAULT_SKIP_TESTS[@]:+${GKE_DEFAULT_SKIP_TESTS[@]}} \
+          ${GKE_REQUIRED_SKIP_TESTS[@]:+${GKE_REQUIRED_SKIP_TESTS[@]}} \
           ${GCE_DEFAULT_SKIP_TESTS[@]:+${GCE_DEFAULT_SKIP_TESTS[@]}} \
           ${GCE_FLAKY_TESTS[@]:+${GCE_FLAKY_TESTS[@]}} \
           ${GCE_SOAK_CONTINUOUS_SKIP_TESTS[@]:+${GCE_SOAK_CONTINUOUS_SKIP_TESTS[@]}} \