diff --git a/test/e2e/test/agent/builder.go b/test/e2e/test/agent/builder.go
index d363ea32da..9caa24e4d6 100644
--- a/test/e2e/test/agent/builder.go
+++ b/test/e2e/test/agent/builder.go
@@ -75,11 +75,6 @@ func (b Builder) SkipTest() bool {
 	ver := version.MustParse(b.Agent.Spec.Version)
 	supportedVersions := version.SupportedAgentVersions
 
-	// deactivation while waiting for image to be available, https://github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s/issues/8146
-	if ver.GTE(version.MinFor(8, 17, 0)) {
-		return true
-	}
-
 	if b.Agent.Spec.FleetModeEnabled() {
 		supportedVersions = version.SupportedFleetModeAgentVersions