diff --git a/build/run-e2e-suite.sh b/build/run-e2e-suite.sh
index 3f14d34cd..b93be4c05 100755
--- a/build/run-e2e-suite.sh
+++ b/build/run-e2e-suite.sh
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ echo -e "Starting the e2e test pod"
 kubectl run --rm \
   --attach \
   --restart=Never \
-  --generator=run-pod/v1 \
   --env="E2E_NODES=${E2E_NODES}" \
   --env="FOCUS=${FOCUS}" \
   --env="E2E_CHECK_LEAKS=${E2E_CHECK_LEAKS}" \