diff --git a/test/e2e/annotations/auth.go b/test/e2e/annotations/auth.go
index af6d3dae67..ddda1dce5f 100644
--- a/test/e2e/annotations/auth.go
+++ b/test/e2e/annotations/auth.go
@@ -289,26 +289,6 @@ var _ = framework.DescribeAnnotation("auth-*", func() {
 			})
 	})
 
-	ginkgo.It(`should set snippet "proxy_set_header My-Custom-Header 42;" when external auth is configured`, func() {
-		host := authHost
-
-		annotations := map[string]string{
-			"nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-url": "http://something.com/#;\nournewinjection",
-			"nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-snippet": `
-				proxy_set_header My-Custom-Header 42;`,
-		}
-		disableSnippet := f.AllowSnippetConfiguration()
-		defer disableSnippet()
-
-		ing := framework.NewSingleIngress(host, "/", host, f.Namespace, framework.EchoService, 80, annotations)
-		f.EnsureIngress(ing)
-
-		f.WaitForNginxServer(host,
-			func(server string) bool {
-				return strings.Contains(server, `proxy_set_header My-Custom-Header 42;`)
-			})
-	})
-
 	ginkgo.It(`should not set snippet "proxy_set_header My-Custom-Header 42;" when external auth is not configured`, func() {
 		host := authHost
 		disableSnippet := f.AllowSnippetConfiguration()