diff --git a/test/integration/cni/pod_networking_suite_test.go b/test/integration/cni/pod_networking_suite_test.go
index 8f09f3a606..f4f3f3d89a 100644
--- a/test/integration/cni/pod_networking_suite_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/cni/pod_networking_suite_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import (
 
 const InstanceTypeNodeLabelKey = "beta.kubernetes.io/instance-type"
 
-var f *framework.Framework
 var maxIPPerInterface int
 var primaryNode v1.Node
 var secondaryNode v1.Node
diff --git a/test/integration/cni/pod_traffic_test_PD_enabled.go b/test/integration/cni/pod_traffic_test_PD_enabled.go
index 4a716fd625..16f524912c 100644
--- a/test/integration/cni/pod_traffic_test_PD_enabled.go
+++ b/test/integration/cni/pod_traffic_test_PD_enabled.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 package cni
 
 import (
+	"github.com/aws/amazon-vpc-cni-k8s/test/framework"
 	"github.com/aws/amazon-vpc-cni-k8s/test/framework/resources/k8s/manifest"
 	k8sUtils "github.com/aws/amazon-vpc-cni-k8s/test/framework/resources/k8s/utils"
 	"github.com/aws/amazon-vpc-cni-k8s/test/framework/utils"
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 )
 
+var f *framework.Framework
+
 var _ = Describe("Test pod networking with prefix delegation enabled", func() {
 	var (
 		serverDeploymentBuilder *manifest.DeploymentBuilder