diff --git a/e2e/cypress/src/cypress.test.ts b/e2e/cypress/src/cypress.test.ts
index 9528ea34f777b..8d320461136a9 100644
--- a/e2e/cypress/src/cypress.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/cypress/src/cypress.test.ts
@@ -158,10 +158,6 @@ describe('env vars', () => {
   it(
     'should run e2e in parallel',
     async () => {
-      // ensure ports are free before running tests
-      await killPort(4200);
-      await killPort(4201);
-
       const ngAppName = uniq('ng-app');
       runCLI(
         `generate @nx/angular:app ${ngAppName} --e2eTestRunner=cypress --linter=eslint --no-interactive`
@@ -171,13 +167,7 @@ describe('env vars', () => {
         const results = runCLI(
           `run-many --target=e2e --parallel=2 --port=cypress-auto --output-style=stream`
         );
-        expect(results).toContain('Using port 4200');
-        expect(results).toContain('Using port 4201');
         expect(results).toContain('Successfully ran target e2e for 2 projects');
-        checkFilesDoNotExist(
-          `node_modules/@nx/cypress/src/executors/cypress/4200.txt`,
-          `node_modules/@nx/cypress/src/executors/cypress/4201.txt`
-        );
       }
     },
     TEN_MINS_MS