diff --git a/e2e/deploy/operator.go b/e2e/deploy/operator.go
index d4d82a542a..420600d625 100644
--- a/e2e/deploy/operator.go
+++ b/e2e/deploy/operator.go
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ func operatorPod(ctx context.Context, kubeClient client.Client, operatorNamespac
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	podList = kube.PodsReady(podList)
 	if len(podList) != 1 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected 1 pod, found %d", len(podList))
 	}
diff --git a/e2e/kube/debug.go b/e2e/kube/debug.go
index 1235b623a3..ea659f561a 100644
--- a/e2e/kube/debug.go
+++ b/e2e/kube/debug.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
@@ -138,3 +139,17 @@ func workloadPods(ctx context.Context, kubeClient client.Client, o client.Object
 		return nil, errors.New("invalid object type")
 	}
 }
+
+func podsFromSelector(ctx context.Context, kubeClient client.Client, ps *metav1.LabelSelector) ([]corev1.Pod, error) {
+	selector, err := metav1.LabelSelectorAsSelector(ps)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	podList := &corev1.PodList{}
+	if err := kubeClient.List(ctx, podList, &client.ListOptions{
+		LabelSelector: selector,
+	}); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return podList.Items, nil
+}
diff --git a/e2e/kube/pod.go b/e2e/kube/pod.go
index 8e5f41c9f8..1fd670afbd 100644
--- a/e2e/kube/pod.go
+++ b/e2e/kube/pod.go
@@ -48,29 +48,6 @@ func PodLogs(ctx context.Context, restConfig *rest.Config, namespace, name, cont
 	return builder.String(), nil
 }
 
-// PodsReady filters the given pod list, returning only ready pods.
-func PodsReady(pods []corev1.Pod) []corev1.Pod {
-	var podsFiltered []corev1.Pod
-	for _, pod := range pods {
-		if isPodReady(&pod) {
-			podsFiltered = append(podsFiltered, pod)
-		}
-	}
-	return podsFiltered
-}
-
-func isPodReady(pod *corev1.Pod) bool {
-	if len(pod.Spec.Containers) != len(pod.Status.ContainerStatuses) {
-		return false
-	}
-	for _, container := range pod.Status.ContainerStatuses {
-		if !container.Ready {
-			return false
-		}
-	}
-	return true
-}
-
 func waitForPodContainerReady(ctx context.Context, kubeClient client.Client, pod *corev1.Pod, container string) error {
 	return waitForResourceReady(ctx, kubeClient, pod, func(pod *corev1.Pod) error {
 		return isPodContainerReady(pod, container)
@@ -129,17 +106,3 @@ func podByAddr(ctx context.Context, kubeClient client.Client, addr *net.TCPAddr)
 	key := client.ObjectKeyFromObject(pod)
 	return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("unable to find port %d in pod %s", addr.Port, key)
 }
-
-func podsFromSelector(ctx context.Context, kubeClient client.Client, ps *metav1.LabelSelector) ([]corev1.Pod, error) {
-	selector, err := metav1.LabelSelectorAsSelector(ps)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	podList := &corev1.PodList{}
-	if err := kubeClient.List(ctx, podList, &client.ListOptions{
-		LabelSelector: selector,
-	}); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return podList.Items, nil
-}
diff --git a/e2e/ruler_test.go b/e2e/ruler_test.go
index a559c38f9f..d48e8912d5 100644
--- a/e2e/ruler_test.go
+++ b/e2e/ruler_test.go
@@ -719,7 +719,6 @@ func ruleEvaluatorPod(ctx context.Context, kubeClient client.Client, namespace s
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	podList = kube.PodsReady(podList)
 	if len(podList) != 1 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected 1 pod, found %d", len(podList))
 	}