diff --git a/test/conformance/testdata/conformance.txt b/test/conformance/testdata/conformance.txt
index a91cea67962..f08d4450b4e 100644
--- a/test/conformance/testdata/conformance.txt
+++ b/test/conformance/testdata/conformance.txt
@@ -261,7 +261,6 @@ test/e2e/network/service.go: "should be able to change the type from ClusterIP t
 test/e2e/network/service.go: "should be able to change the type from NodePort to ExternalName"
 test/e2e/network/service_latency.go: "should not be very high"
 test/e2e/node/events.go: "should be sent by kubelets and the scheduler about pods scheduling and running"
-test/e2e/node/pods.go: "should be submitted and removed"
 test/e2e/node/pods.go: "should be set on Pods with matching resource requests and limits for memory and cpu"
 test/e2e/node/pre_stop.go: "should call prestop when killing a pod"
 test/e2e/scheduling/predicates.go: "validates resource limits of pods that are allowed to run"
diff --git a/test/e2e/node/pods.go b/test/e2e/node/pods.go
index f63fb7885c8..432c20a3910 100644
--- a/test/e2e/node/pods.go
+++ b/test/e2e/node/pods.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Pods Extended", func() {
 			Testname: Pods, delete grace period
 			Description: Create a pod, make sure it is running. Using the http client send a ‘delete’ with gracePeriodSeconds=30. Pod SHOULD get deleted within 30 seconds.
 		*/
-		framework.ConformanceIt("should be submitted and removed", func() {
+		ginkgo.It("should be submitted and removed [Flaky]", func() {
 			ginkgo.By("creating the pod")
 			name := "pod-submit-remove-" + string(uuid.NewUUID())
 			value := strconv.Itoa(time.Now().Nanosecond())