diff --git a/contrib/post_test_hook.sh b/contrib/post_test_hook.sh
index 3757bc2..4878a5c 100755
--- a/contrib/post_test_hook.sh
+++ b/contrib/post_test_hook.sh
@@ -138,9 +138,6 @@ pushd $GOPATH/src/k8s.io/kubernetes >/dev/null
 sudo -E PATH=$GOPATH/bin:$PATH make all WHAT=cmd/kubectl
 sudo -E PATH=$GOPATH/bin:$PATH make all WHAT=vendor/github.com/onsi/ginkgo/ginkgo
 
-# e2e test does not work with 1.8, so fall back to 1.7
-source $DEST/.gimme/envs/go1.7.5.env
-
 # open up access for containers
 sudo iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o ens3 -s 10.0.0.0/24 -j MASQUERADE
 sudo iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o ens3 -s 172.17.0.0/24 -j MASQUERADE
diff --git a/devstack/plugin.sh b/devstack/plugin.sh
index 2f741e2..e6f2a00 100755
--- a/devstack/plugin.sh
+++ b/devstack/plugin.sh
@@ -62,13 +62,6 @@ function install_docker {
 function install_k8s_cloud_provider {
     echo_summary "Installing Devstack Plugin for k8s-cloud-provider"
 
-    # upstream kubernetes has not moved to 1.8 yet, so use 1.7.5
-    sudo curl -sL -o ./gimme https://raw.githubusercontent.com/travis-ci/gimme/master/gimme
-    sudo chmod +x ./gimme
-    sudo ./gimme 1.7.5
-    env | grep HOME
-    source $HOME/.gimme/envs/go1.7.5.env
-
     # golang env details
     go env
     go version