diff --git a/test/e2e_node/system/specs/gke.yaml b/test/e2e_node/system/specs/gke.yaml
index a4e4ce97d0..0b77359561 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/system/specs/gke.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e_node/system/specs/gke.yaml
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ packageSpecs:
   versionRange: '>=4.2.0'
 - name: less
   versionRange: '>=481'
-- name: linux-headers-${KERNEL_RELEASE}
 - name: netcat-openbsd
   versionRange: '>=1.10'
 - name: python