diff --git a/test/e2e_node/container_restart_test.go b/test/e2e_node/container_restart_test.go
index 5a2d530f3f224..48404b5e110b9 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/container_restart_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/container_restart_test.go
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func newFailAlwaysPod() *v1.Pod {
 			Containers: []v1.Container{
 				{
 					Name:            containerName,
-					Image:           imageutils.GetBusyBoxImageName(),
+					Image:           imageutils.GetE2EImage(imageutils.BusyBox),
 					ImagePullPolicy: v1.PullIfNotPresent,
 				},
 			},
diff --git a/test/utils/image/manifest.go b/test/utils/image/manifest.go
index a027e7892d8f9..2bc34b09292b4 100644
--- a/test/utils/image/manifest.go
+++ b/test/utils/image/manifest.go
@@ -355,11 +355,6 @@ func GetPauseImageName() string {
 	return GetE2EImage(Pause)
 }
 
-// GetBusyBoxImageName returns the busybox image name with proper version
-func GetBusyBoxImageName() string {
-	return GetE2EImage(BusyBox)
-}
-
 // ReplaceRegistryInImageURL replaces the registry in the image URL with a custom one based
 // on the configured registries.
 func ReplaceRegistryInImageURL(imageURL string) (string, error) {