diff --git a/test/e2e_node/services/server.go b/test/e2e_node/services/server.go
index 2911a16210..999c11da65 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/services/server.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/services/server.go
@@ -94,51 +94,6 @@ func (s *server) String() string {
 		commandToString(s.startCommand), commandToString(s.killCommand), commandToString(s.restartCommand), s.healthCheckUrls, s.outFilename)
 }
 
-// readinessCheck checks whether services are ready via the supplied health
-// check URLs. Once there is an error in errCh, the function will stop waiting
-// and return the error.
-// TODO(random-liu): Move this to util
-func readinessCheck(name string, urls []string, errCh <-chan error) error {
-	glog.Infof("Running readiness check for service %q", name)
-	endTime := time.Now().Add(*serverStartTimeout)
-	blockCh := make(chan error)
-	defer close(blockCh)
-	for endTime.After(time.Now()) {
-		select {
-		// We *always* want to run the health check if there is no error on the channel.
-		// With systemd, reads from errCh report nil because cmd.Run() waits
-		// on systemd-run, rather than the service process. systemd-run quickly
-		// exits with status 0, causing the channel to be closed with no error. In
-		// this case, you want to wait for the health check to complete, rather
-		// than returning from readinessCheck as soon as the channel is closed.
-		case err, ok := <-errCh:
-			if ok { // The channel is not closed, this is a real error
-				if err != nil { // If there is an error, return it
-					return err
-				}
-				// If not, keep checking readiness.
-			} else { // The channel is closed, this is only a zero value.
-				// Replace the errCh with blockCh to avoid busy loop,
-				// and keep checking readiness.
-				errCh = blockCh
-			}
-		case <-time.After(time.Second):
-			ready := true
-			for _, url := range urls {
-				resp, err := http.Head(url)
-				if err != nil || resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-					ready = false
-					break
-				}
-			}
-			if ready {
-				return nil
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return fmt.Errorf("e2e service %q readiness check timeout %v", name, *serverStartTimeout)
-}
-
 // start starts the server by running its commands, monitors it with a health
 // check, and ensures that it is restarted if applicable.
 //
diff --git a/test/e2e_node/services/util.go b/test/e2e_node/services/util.go
index 558be7d52d..a21a483d5f 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/services/util.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/services/util.go
@@ -17,9 +17,13 @@ limitations under the License.
 package services
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/golang/glog"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"syscall"
+	"time"
 )
 
 // terminationSignals are signals that cause the program to exit in the
@@ -32,3 +36,47 @@ func waitForTerminationSignal() {
 	signal.Notify(sig, terminationSignals...)
 	<-sig
 }
+
+// readinessCheck checks whether services are ready via the supplied health
+// check URLs. Once there is an error in errCh, the function will stop waiting
+// and return the error.
+func readinessCheck(name string, urls []string, errCh <-chan error) error {
+	glog.Infof("Running readiness check for service %q", name)
+	endTime := time.Now().Add(*serverStartTimeout)
+	blockCh := make(chan error)
+	defer close(blockCh)
+	for endTime.After(time.Now()) {
+		select {
+		// We *always* want to run the health check if there is no error on the channel.
+		// With systemd, reads from errCh report nil because cmd.Run() waits
+		// on systemd-run, rather than the service process. systemd-run quickly
+		// exits with status 0, causing the channel to be closed with no error. In
+		// this case, you want to wait for the health check to complete, rather
+		// than returning from readinessCheck as soon as the channel is closed.
+		case err, ok := <-errCh:
+			if ok { // The channel is not closed, this is a real error
+				if err != nil { // If there is an error, return it
+					return err
+				}
+				// If not, keep checking readiness.
+			} else { // The channel is closed, this is only a zero value.
+				// Replace the errCh with blockCh to avoid busy loop,
+				// and keep checking readiness.
+				errCh = blockCh
+			}
+		case <-time.After(time.Second):
+			ready := true
+			for _, url := range urls {
+				resp, err := http.Head(url)
+				if err != nil || resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+					ready = false
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			if ready {
+				return nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("e2e service %q readiness check timeout %v", name, *serverStartTimeout)
+}