diff --git a/test/e2e/defaultbackend/custom_default_backend.go b/test/e2e/defaultbackend/custom_default_backend.go
index 4bdb9ed17..a6e4ab0bc 100644
--- a/test/e2e/defaultbackend/custom_default_backend.go
+++ b/test/e2e/defaultbackend/custom_default_backend.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/parnurzeal/gorequest"
 
-	appsv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1beta1"
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/test/e2e/framework"
 )
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ var _ = framework.IngressNginxDescribe("Custom Default Backend", func() {
 		f.NewEchoDeploymentWithReplicas(1)
 
 		framework.UpdateDeployment(f.KubeClientSet, f.Namespace, "nginx-ingress-controller", 1,
-			func(deployment *appsv1beta1.Deployment) error {
+			func(deployment *appsv1.Deployment) error {
 				args := deployment.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Args
 				args = append(args, "--default-backend-service=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/http-svc")
 				deployment.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Args = args
-				_, err := f.KubeClientSet.AppsV1beta1().Deployments(f.Namespace).Update(deployment)
+				_, err := f.KubeClientSet.AppsV1().Deployments(f.Namespace).Update(deployment)
 
 				return err
 			})
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/framework.go b/test/e2e/framework/framework.go
index 04fa62704..cc784497d 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/framework.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/framework.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	appsv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1beta1"
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	extensions "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 	apiextcs "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/client/clientset/clientset"
@@ -306,8 +306,8 @@ func (f *Framework) DeleteNGINXPod(grace int64) {
 }
 
 // UpdateDeployment runs the given updateFunc on the deployment and waits for it to be updated
-func UpdateDeployment(kubeClientSet kubernetes.Interface, namespace string, name string, replicas int, updateFunc func(d *appsv1beta1.Deployment) error) error {
-	deployment, err := kubeClientSet.AppsV1beta1().Deployments(namespace).Get(name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+func UpdateDeployment(kubeClientSet kubernetes.Interface, namespace string, name string, replicas int, updateFunc func(d *appsv1.Deployment) error) error {
+	deployment, err := kubeClientSet.AppsV1().Deployments(namespace).Get(name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -320,13 +320,13 @@ func UpdateDeployment(kubeClientSet kubernetes.Interface, namespace string, name
 
 	if *deployment.Spec.Replicas != int32(replicas) {
 		klog.Infof("updating replica count from %v to %v...", *deployment.Spec.Replicas, replicas)
-		deployment, err := kubeClientSet.AppsV1beta1().Deployments(namespace).Get(name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+		deployment, err := kubeClientSet.AppsV1().Deployments(namespace).Get(name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
 		deployment.Spec.Replicas = NewInt32(int32(replicas))
-		_, err = kubeClientSet.AppsV1beta1().Deployments(namespace).Update(deployment)
+		_, err = kubeClientSet.AppsV1().Deployments(namespace).Update(deployment)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "scaling the number of replicas to %v", replicas)
 		}
diff --git a/test/e2e/settings/default_ssl_certificate.go b/test/e2e/settings/default_ssl_certificate.go
index 26ddf2eb7..01e5b32f5 100644
--- a/test/e2e/settings/default_ssl_certificate.go
+++ b/test/e2e/settings/default_ssl_certificate.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 
-	appsv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1beta1"
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/test/e2e/framework"
 )
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ var _ = framework.IngressNginxDescribe("default-ssl-certificate", func() {
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 		framework.UpdateDeployment(f.KubeClientSet, f.Namespace, "nginx-ingress-controller", 1,
-			func(deployment *appsv1beta1.Deployment) error {
+			func(deployment *appsv1.Deployment) error {
 				args := deployment.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Args
 				args = append(args, "--default-ssl-certificate=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/"+secretName)
 				deployment.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Args = args
-				_, err := f.KubeClientSet.AppsV1beta1().Deployments(f.Namespace).Update(deployment)
+				_, err := f.KubeClientSet.AppsV1().Deployments(f.Namespace).Update(deployment)
 
 				return err
 			})
diff --git a/test/e2e/settings/disable_catch_all.go b/test/e2e/settings/disable_catch_all.go
index 32c3c4fbf..a24623142 100644
--- a/test/e2e/settings/disable_catch_all.go
+++ b/test/e2e/settings/disable_catch_all.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 
 	"github.com/parnurzeal/gorequest"
-	appsv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1beta1"
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	extensions "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ var _ = framework.IngressNginxDescribe("Disabled catch-all", func() {
 		f.NewEchoDeploymentWithReplicas(1)
 
 		framework.UpdateDeployment(f.KubeClientSet, f.Namespace, "nginx-ingress-controller", 1,
-			func(deployment *appsv1beta1.Deployment) error {
+			func(deployment *appsv1.Deployment) error {
 				args := deployment.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Args
 				args = append(args, "--disable-catch-all=true")
 				deployment.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Args = args
-				_, err := f.KubeClientSet.AppsV1beta1().Deployments(f.Namespace).Update(deployment)
+				_, err := f.KubeClientSet.AppsV1().Deployments(f.Namespace).Update(deployment)
 
 				return err
 			})
diff --git a/test/e2e/settings/ingress_class.go b/test/e2e/settings/ingress_class.go
index 772429cd2..73e26c930 100644
--- a/test/e2e/settings/ingress_class.go
+++ b/test/e2e/settings/ingress_class.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	"github.com/parnurzeal/gorequest"
-	appsv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1beta1"
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/test/e2e/framework"
 )
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ var _ = framework.IngressNginxDescribe("Ingress class", func() {
 	Context("With a specific ingress-class", func() {
 		BeforeEach(func() {
 			framework.UpdateDeployment(f.KubeClientSet, f.Namespace, "nginx-ingress-controller", 1,
-				func(deployment *appsv1beta1.Deployment) error {
+				func(deployment *appsv1.Deployment) error {
 					args := deployment.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Args
 					args = append(args, "--ingress-class=testclass")
 					deployment.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Args = args
-					_, err := f.KubeClientSet.AppsV1beta1().Deployments(f.Namespace).Update(deployment)
+					_, err := f.KubeClientSet.AppsV1().Deployments(f.Namespace).Update(deployment)
 
 					return err
 				})
diff --git a/test/e2e/settings/pod_security_policy.go b/test/e2e/settings/pod_security_policy.go
index fbf833a34..4a4a127b5 100644
--- a/test/e2e/settings/pod_security_policy.go
+++ b/test/e2e/settings/pod_security_policy.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	"github.com/parnurzeal/gorequest"
 
-	appsv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1beta1"
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	extensions "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 	rbacv1 "k8s.io/api/rbac/v1"
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ var _ = framework.IngressNginxDescribe("[Serial] Pod Security Policies", func()
 
 		// update the deployment just to trigger a rolling update and the use of the security policy
 		err = framework.UpdateDeployment(f.KubeClientSet, f.Namespace, "nginx-ingress-controller", 1,
-			func(deployment *appsv1beta1.Deployment) error {
+			func(deployment *appsv1.Deployment) error {
 				args := deployment.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Args
 				args = append(args, "--v=2")
 				deployment.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Args = args
-				_, err := f.KubeClientSet.AppsV1beta1().Deployments(f.Namespace).Update(deployment)
+				_, err := f.KubeClientSet.AppsV1().Deployments(f.Namespace).Update(deployment)
 
 				return err
 			})
diff --git a/test/e2e/status/update.go b/test/e2e/status/update.go
index 6d9345d5a..a8dcb073e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/status/update.go
+++ b/test/e2e/status/update.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 
-	appsv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1beta1"
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	apiv1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ var _ = framework.IngressNginxDescribe("Status Update [Status]", func() {
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "unexpected error starting kubectl proxy")
 
 		err = framework.UpdateDeployment(f.KubeClientSet, f.Namespace, "nginx-ingress-controller", 1,
-			func(deployment *appsv1beta1.Deployment) error {
+			func(deployment *appsv1.Deployment) error {
 				args := deployment.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Args
 				args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--apiserver-host=http://%s:%d", address.String(), port))
 				args = append(args, "--publish-status-address=1.1.0.0")
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ var _ = framework.IngressNginxDescribe("Status Update [Status]", func() {
 				}
 
 				deployment.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Args = args
-				_, err := f.KubeClientSet.AppsV1beta1().Deployments(f.Namespace).Update(deployment)
+				_, err := f.KubeClientSet.AppsV1().Deployments(f.Namespace).Update(deployment)
 				return err
 			})
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "unexpected error updating ingress controller deployment flags")