diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/node/resource.go b/test/e2e/framework/node/resource.go
index a3a50628840..e75e16bd1c4 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/node/resource.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/node/resource.go
@@ -294,19 +294,6 @@ func CollectAddresses(nodes *v1.NodeList, addressType v1.NodeAddressType) []stri
 	return ips
 }
 
-// PickIP picks one public node IP
-func PickIP(ctx context.Context, c clientset.Interface) (string, error) {
-	publicIps, err := GetPublicIps(ctx, c)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("get node public IPs error: %w", err)
-	}
-	if len(publicIps) == 0 {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("got unexpected number (%d) of public IPs", len(publicIps))
-	}
-	ip := publicIps[0]
-	return ip, nil
-}
-
 // GetPublicIps returns a public IP list of nodes.
 func GetPublicIps(ctx context.Context, c clientset.Interface) ([]string, error) {
 	nodes, err := GetReadySchedulableNodes(ctx, c)
diff --git a/test/e2e/windows/service.go b/test/e2e/windows/service.go
index 9cc0d349a89..a88f52b099d 100644
--- a/test/e2e/windows/service.go
+++ b/test/e2e/windows/service.go
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ var _ = sigDescribe("Services", skipUnlessWindows(func() {
 		ns := f.Namespace.Name
 
 		jig := e2eservice.NewTestJig(cs, ns, serviceName)
-		nodeIP, err := e2enode.PickIP(ctx, jig.Client)
-		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
 
 		ginkgo.By("creating service " + serviceName + " with type=NodePort in namespace " + ns)
 		svc, err := jig.CreateTCPService(ctx, func(svc *v1.Service) {
@@ -63,6 +61,11 @@ var _ = sigDescribe("Services", skipUnlessWindows(func() {
 		})
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
 
+		node, err := e2enode.GetRandomReadySchedulableNode(ctx, jig.Client)
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+		ips := e2enode.GetAddressesByTypeAndFamily(node, v1.NodeInternalIP, svc.Spec.IPFamilies[0])
+		gomega.Expect(ips).NotTo(gomega.BeEmpty())
+		nodeIP := ips[0]
 		nodePort := int(svc.Spec.Ports[0].NodePort)
 
 		ginkgo.By("creating Pod to be part of service " + serviceName)