diff --git a/tests/e2e/pkg/tester/skip_regex.go b/tests/e2e/pkg/tester/skip_regex.go
index 26f85bdb39..7850af510e 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/pkg/tester/skip_regex.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/pkg/tester/skip_regex.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (t *Tester) setSkipRegexFlag() error {
 			skipRegex += "|should.create.a.Pod.with.SCTP.HostPort"
 		}
 	} else if networking.KubeRouter != nil {
-		skipRegex += "|load-balancer|hairpin|affinity\\stimeout|service\\.kubernetes\\.io|CLOSE_WAIT"
+		skipRegex += "|load-balancer|hairpin|service\\.kubernetes\\.io|CLOSE_WAIT"
 		skipRegex += "|EndpointSlice.should.support.a.Service.with.multiple"
 		skipRegex += "|internalTrafficPolicy|externallTrafficPolicy|only.terminating.endpoints"
 	} else if networking.Kubenet != nil {