diff --git a/test/e2e_node/e2e_service.go b/test/e2e_node/e2e_service.go
index c39897c413..80cb51ef18 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/e2e_service.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/e2e_service.go
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@ func (es *e2eService) startKubeletServer() (*killCmd, error) {
 		"--v", LOG_VERBOSITY_LEVEL, "--logtostderr",
 		"--network-plugin=kubenet",
 		"--pod-cidr=10.180.0.0/24", // Assign a fixed CIDR to the node because there is no node controller.
-		"--hairpin-mode=hairpin-veth",
 	)
 	cmd := exec.Command("sudo", cmdArgs...)
 	hcc := newHealthCheckCommand(