diff --git a/e2e/node.go b/e2e/node.go
index 180eaa59632b..7a1cf074dba1 100644
--- a/e2e/node.go
+++ b/e2e/node.go
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
 	e2enode "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/node"
+	testutils "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/utils"
 )
 
-func createNodeLabel(f *framework.Framework, labelKey, labelValue string) error {
+func addLabelsToNodes(f *framework.Framework, labels map[string]string) error {
 	// NOTE: This makes all nodes (in a multi-node setup) in the test take
 	//       the same label values, which is fine for the test
 	nodes, err := f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Nodes().List(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{})
@@ -36,7 +37,9 @@ func createNodeLabel(f *framework.Framework, labelKey, labelValue string) error
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to list node: %w", err)
 	}
 	for i := range nodes.Items {
-		e2enode.AddOrUpdateLabelOnNode(f.ClientSet, nodes.Items[i].Name, labelKey, labelValue)
+		if err := testutils.AddLabelsToNode(f.ClientSet, nodes.Items[i].Name, labels); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to add label to node: %w", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/e2e/rbd.go b/e2e/rbd.go
index 2da732bd1487..ed5899389708 100644
--- a/e2e/rbd.go
+++ b/e2e/rbd.go
@@ -275,19 +275,12 @@ var _ = Describe("RBD", func() {
 		}
 		c = f.ClientSet
 		if deployRBD {
-			err := createNodeLabel(f, nodeRegionLabel, regionValue)
-			if err != nil {
-				framework.Failf("failed to create node label: %v", err)
-			}
-			err = createNodeLabel(f, nodeZoneLabel, zoneValue)
-			if err != nil {
-				framework.Failf("failed to create node label: %v", err)
-			}
-			err = createNodeLabel(f, crushLocationRegionLabel, crushLocationRegionValue)
-			if err != nil {
-				framework.Failf("failed to create node label: %v", err)
-			}
-			err = createNodeLabel(f, crushLocationZoneLabel, crushLocationZoneValue)
+			err := addLabelsToNodes(f, map[string]string{
+				nodeRegionLabel:          regionValue,
+				nodeZoneLabel:            zoneValue,
+				crushLocationRegionLabel: crushLocationRegionValue,
+				crushLocationZoneLabel:   crushLocationZoneValue,
+			})
 			if err != nil {
 				framework.Failf("failed to create node label: %v", err)
 			}
diff --git a/e2e/upgrade-rbd.go b/e2e/upgrade-rbd.go
index 0ed21e5441f4..21cdf841e6bd 100644
--- a/e2e/upgrade-rbd.go
+++ b/e2e/upgrade-rbd.go
@@ -107,12 +107,10 @@ var _ = Describe("RBD Upgrade Testing", func() {
 		if err != nil {
 			framework.Failf("failed to create snapshotclass: %v", err)
 		}
-
-		err = createNodeLabel(f, nodeRegionLabel, regionValue)
-		if err != nil {
-			framework.Failf("failed to create node label: %v", err)
-		}
-		err = createNodeLabel(f, nodeZoneLabel, zoneValue)
+		err = addLabelsToNodes(f, map[string]string{
+			nodeRegionLabel: regionValue,
+			nodeZoneLabel:   zoneValue,
+		})
 		if err != nil {
 			framework.Failf("failed to create node label: %v", err)
 		}