diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1730a5f58ae..7b80b91ce25 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -197,7 +197,3 @@ endif
 .PHONY: create-metrics-svc
 create-metrics-svc:
 	kubectl create -f deploy/example/metrics/csi-smb-controller-svc.yaml
-
-.PHONY: create-example-deployment
-create-example-deployment:
-	./hack/verify-examples.sh
diff --git a/test/e2e/suite_test.go b/test/e2e/suite_test.go
index 689a0dd95c4..885d0f5a6a0 100644
--- a/test/e2e/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/suite_test.go
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ var _ = ginkgo.AfterSuite(func() {
 	if testutil.IsRunningInProw() {
 		if !isWindowsCluster {
 			createExampleDeployment := testCmd{
-				command:  "make",
-				args:     []string{"create-example-deployment"},
+				command:  "bash",
+				args:     []string{"hack/verify-examples.sh"},
 				startLog: "create example deployments",
 				endLog:   "example deployments created",
 			}