diff --git a/e2e_tests/tests/cluster/test_experiment_delete.py b/e2e_tests/tests/cluster/test_experiment_delete.py
index e64ec4bc86ca..e29d95e2132b 100644
--- a/e2e_tests/tests/cluster/test_experiment_delete.py
+++ b/e2e_tests/tests/cluster/test_experiment_delete.py
@@ -51,30 +51,26 @@ def test_delete_experiment_removes_tensorboard_files() -> None:
     pytest.fail(f"experiment failed to be deleted after {ticks} seconds")
 
 
-@pytest.mark.e2e_k8s
+@pytest.mark.e2e_single_k8s
 def test_cancel_experiment_remove_k8s_pod() -> None:
     # Start a random experiment.
     sess = api_utils.user_session()
-    config_obj = conf.load_config(conf.fixtures_path("no_op/single-medium-train-step.yaml"))
-    experiment_id = exp.run_basic_test_with_temp_config(
-        sess, config_obj, conf.fixtures_path("no_op"), 1
+
+    experiment_id = exp.create_experiment(
+        sess,
+        conf.fixtures_path("no_op/single-one-short-step.yaml"),
+        conf.fixtures_path("no_op"),
+    )
+    exp.wait_for_experiment_state(
+        sess,
+        experiment_id,
+        bindings.experimentv1State.RUNNING,
+        max_wait_secs=60,
     )
 
     # Find the trial, and kill the pod.
-    cmd = [
-        "kubectl",
-        "delete",
-        "$(",
-        "kubectl",
-        "get",
-        "pods" "name",
-        "|",
-        "grep",
-        "-i",
-        "exp-" + str(experiment_id),
-        ")",
-    ]
-    subprocess.check_call(cmd)
+    cmd = f'kubectl delete $(kubectl get pods -o name | grep -i "exp-{experiment_id}")'
+    subprocess.run(cmd, shell=True)
 
     # Cancel the experiment
     command = ["det", "-m", conf.make_master_url(), "e", "cancel", str(experiment_id)]