diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8fd2fece7..d549bd438 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/go-playground/webhooks.v3 v3.13.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.3.0
 	honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.5 // indirect
-	knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20221024013916-9d2ae47c16b2
+	knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20221104013908-8f3c7050408b
 )
 
 replace go.opencensus.io => go.opencensus.io v0.20.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 787e1174b..6f4165416 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -538,8 +538,8 @@ honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.3/go.mod h1:X/FiERA/W4tHapMX5mGpAtMSVEeEUOyHaw9
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.4/go.mod h1:X/FiERA/W4tHapMX5mGpAtMSVEeEUOyHaw9vFzvIQ3k=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.5 h1:nI5egYTGJakVyOryqLs1cQO5dO0ksin5XXs2pspk75k=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.5/go.mod h1:X/FiERA/W4tHapMX5mGpAtMSVEeEUOyHaw9vFzvIQ3k=
-knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20221024013916-9d2ae47c16b2 h1:DvWcy2c6wvjDo+rPRWe9Rn5QEH8fiq/j4QWOka0wMvQ=
-knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20221024013916-9d2ae47c16b2/go.mod h1:yk2OjGDsbEnQjfxdm0/HJKS2WqTLEFg/N6nUs6Rqx3Q=
+knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20221104013908-8f3c7050408b h1:EqqlOqjCy/hVexdmPpUjcplO2eZc12+jTdTpodfLaI4=
+knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20221104013908-8f3c7050408b/go.mod h1:yk2OjGDsbEnQjfxdm0/HJKS2WqTLEFg/N6nUs6Rqx3Q=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
diff --git a/vendor/knative.dev/hack/README.md b/vendor/knative.dev/hack/README.md
index 89cae268a..607bc897a 100644
--- a/vendor/knative.dev/hack/README.md
+++ b/vendor/knative.dev/hack/README.md
@@ -149,9 +149,6 @@ This is a helper script for Knative E2E test scripts. To use it:
 1. By default `knative_teardown()` and `test_teardown()` will be called after
    the tests finish, use `--skip-teardowns` if you don't want them to be called.
 
-1. By default Istio is installed on the cluster via Addon, use
-   `--skip-istio-addon` if you choose not to have it preinstalled.
-
 1. By default Google Kubernetes Engine telemetry to Cloud Logging and Monitoring is disabled.
    This can be enabled by setting `ENABLE_GKE_TELEMETRY` to `true`.
    
diff --git a/vendor/knative.dev/hack/e2e-tests.sh b/vendor/knative.dev/hack/e2e-tests.sh
index 12cb6d614..cb186a4e2 100644
--- a/vendor/knative.dev/hack/e2e-tests.sh
+++ b/vendor/knative.dev/hack/e2e-tests.sh
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ function setup_test_cluster() {
 
   header "Setting up test cluster"
   kubectl get nodes
+
   # Set the actual project the test cluster resides in
   # It will be a project assigned by Boskos if test is running on Prow,
   # otherwise will be ${E2E_GCP_PROJECT_ID} set up by user.
@@ -90,8 +91,6 @@ function setup_test_cluster() {
   echo "- Cluster is ${k8s_cluster}"
   echo "- Docker is ${KO_DOCKER_REPO}"
 
-  export KO_DATA_PATH="${REPO_ROOT_DIR}/.git"
-
   # Do not run teardowns if we explicitly want to skip them.
   (( ! SKIP_TEARDOWNS )) && add_trap teardown_test_resources EXIT
 
@@ -99,9 +98,6 @@ function setup_test_cluster() {
   set +o errexit
   set +o pipefail
 
-  # Wait for Istio installation to complete, if necessary, before calling knative_setup.
-  # TODO(chizhg): is it really needed?
-  (( ! SKIP_ISTIO_ADDON )) && (wait_until_batch_job_complete istio-system || return 1)
   if function_exists knative_setup; then
     knative_setup || fail_test "Knative setup failed"
   fi
@@ -131,7 +127,6 @@ function fail_test() {
 }
 
 SKIP_TEARDOWNS=0
-SKIP_ISTIO_ADDON=0
 E2E_SCRIPT=""
 CLOUD_PROVIDER="gke"
 
@@ -171,8 +166,8 @@ function initialize() {
     case ${parameter} in
       --run-tests) run_tests=1 ;;
       --skip-teardowns) SKIP_TEARDOWNS=1 ;;
-      # TODO(chizhg): remove this flag once the addons is defined as an env var.
-      --skip-istio-addon) SKIP_ISTIO_ADDON=1 ;;
+      --skip-istio-addon) echo "--skip-istio-addon is no longer supported"
+        ;; # This flag is a noop
       *)
         case ${parameter} in
           --cloud-provider) shift; CLOUD_PROVIDER="$1" ;;
@@ -185,11 +180,7 @@ function initialize() {
   (( IS_PROW )) && [[ -z "${GCP_PROJECT_ID:-}" ]] && IS_BOSKOS=1
 
   if [[ "${CLOUD_PROVIDER}" == "gke" ]]; then
-    if (( SKIP_ISTIO_ADDON )); then
       custom_flags+=("--addons=NodeLocalDNS")
-    else
-      custom_flags+=("--addons=Istio,NodeLocalDNS")
-    fi
   fi
 
   readonly IS_BOSKOS
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 6a5cae1cb..20da61f36 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ gopkg.in/go-playground/webhooks.v3/github
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2
 # honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.5
 ## explicit
-# knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20221024013916-9d2ae47c16b2
+# knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20221104013908-8f3c7050408b
 ## explicit
 knative.dev/hack
 # go.opencensus.io => go.opencensus.io v0.20.2