diff --git a/e2e/cluster/cluster.go b/e2e/cluster/cluster.go
index a6af67b60..ddb858638 100644
--- a/e2e/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/e2e/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -289,32 +289,32 @@ func CreateProxy(in *Input) string {
 func ConfigureProxy(in *Input) {
 	// starts by installing dependencies, setting up the second network interface ip
 	// address and configuring iptables to allow dns requests forwarding (nat).
-	proxyName := fmt.Sprintf("node-%s-proxy", in.id)
-	for _, cmd := range [][]string{
-		{"apt-get", "update", "-y"},
-		{"apt-get", "install", "-y", "iptables", "squid"},
-		{"ip", "addr", "add", "10.0.0.254/24", "dev", "eth1"},
-		{"ip", "link", "set", "eth1", "up"},
-		{"sysctl", "-w", "net.ipv4.ip_forward=1"},
-		{"iptables", "-t", "nat", "-o", "eth0", "-A", "POSTROUTING", "-p", "udp", "--dport", "53", "-j", "MASQUERADE"},
-	} {
-		RunCommandOnNode(in, cmd, proxyName)
-	}
-
-	// create a simple squid configuration that allows for localnet access. upload it
-	// to the proxy in the right location. restart squid to apply the configuration.
-	tmpfile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "squid-config-*.conf")
-	if err != nil {
-		in.T.Fatalf("Failed to create temp file: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer os.Remove(tmpfile.Name())
-	if _, err = tmpfile.WriteString("http_access allow localnet\n"); err != nil {
-		in.T.Fatalf("Failed to write to temp file: %v", err)
-	}
-	file := File{SourcePath: tmpfile.Name(), DestPath: "/etc/squid/conf.d/ec.conf", Mode: 0644}
-	tmpfile.Close()
-	CopyFileToNode(in, proxyName, file)
-	RunCommandOnNode(in, []string{"systemctl", "restart", "squid"}, proxyName)
+	//proxyName := fmt.Sprintf("node-%s-proxy", in.id)
+	//for _, cmd := range [][]string{
+	//	{"apt-get", "update", "-y"},
+	//	{"apt-get", "install", "-y", "iptables", "squid"},
+	//	{"ip", "addr", "add", "10.0.0.254/24", "dev", "eth1"},
+	//	{"ip", "link", "set", "eth1", "up"},
+	//	{"sysctl", "-w", "net.ipv4.ip_forward=1"},
+	//	{"iptables", "-t", "nat", "-o", "eth0", "-A", "POSTROUTING", "-p", "udp", "--dport", "53", "-j", "MASQUERADE"},
+	//} {
+	//	RunCommandOnNode(in, cmd, proxyName)
+	//}
+	//
+	//// create a simple squid configuration that allows for localnet access. upload it
+	//// to the proxy in the right location. restart squid to apply the configuration.
+	//tmpfile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "squid-config-*.conf")
+	//if err != nil {
+	//	in.T.Fatalf("Failed to create temp file: %v", err)
+	//}
+	//defer os.Remove(tmpfile.Name())
+	//if _, err = tmpfile.WriteString("http_access allow localnet\n"); err != nil {
+	//	in.T.Fatalf("Failed to write to temp file: %v", err)
+	//}
+	//file := File{SourcePath: tmpfile.Name(), DestPath: "/etc/squid/conf.d/ec.conf", Mode: 0644}
+	//tmpfile.Close()
+	//CopyFileToNode(in, proxyName, file)
+	//RunCommandOnNode(in, []string{"systemctl", "restart", "squid"}, proxyName)
 
 	// set the default route on all other nodes to point to the proxy we just created.
 	// this makes it easier to ensure no internet will work on them other than dns and