diff --git a/test/integration/k8s_test.go b/test/integration/k8s_test.go
index a843eca86e..7c5d30ac5b 100644
--- a/test/integration/k8s_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/k8s_test.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ var (
 	kubeconfig          = flag.String("test-kubeconfig", filepath.Join(homedir.HomeDir(), ".kube", "config"), "(optional) absolute path to the kubeconfig file")
 	delegatedSubnetID   = flag.String("delegated-subnet-id", "", "delegated subnet id for node labeling")
 	delegatedSubnetName = flag.String("subnet-name", "", "subnet name for node labeling")
-	gpPodScaleCounts    = []int{3, 15, 150, 3}
+	gpPodScaleCounts    = []int{2, 10, 100, 2}
 )
 
 func shouldLabelNodes() bool {
diff --git a/test/integration/manifests/goldpinger/daemonset.yaml b/test/integration/manifests/goldpinger/daemonset.yaml
index 198259b5a7..4ee599c4eb 100644
--- a/test/integration/manifests/goldpinger/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/manifests/goldpinger/daemonset.yaml
@@ -57,12 +57,6 @@ spec:
           securityContext:
             allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
             readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
-          resources:
-            limits:
-              memory: 80Mi
-            requests:
-              cpu: 1m
-              memory: 40Mi
           ports:
             - containerPort: 8080
               name: http
diff --git a/test/integration/manifests/goldpinger/deployment.yaml b/test/integration/manifests/goldpinger/deployment.yaml
index cb63bea1ea..c509875ebb 100644
--- a/test/integration/manifests/goldpinger/deployment.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/manifests/goldpinger/deployment.yaml
@@ -53,12 +53,6 @@ spec:
           securityContext:
             allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
             readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
-          resources:
-            limits:
-              memory: 80Mi
-            requests:
-              cpu: 1m
-              memory: 40Mi
           ports:
             - containerPort: 8080
               name: http