diff --git a/test/conformance/experimental_conformance_test.go b/test/conformance/experimental_conformance_test.go
index ad7bfce706a..b6d6b19e953 100644
--- a/test/conformance/experimental_conformance_test.go
+++ b/test/conformance/experimental_conformance_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"