diff --git a/test/conformance/ingress/util.go b/test/conformance/ingress/util.go
index b8226f22d..a00edd5d8 100644
--- a/test/conformance/ingress/util.go
+++ b/test/conformance/ingress/util.go
@@ -255,6 +255,9 @@ func CreateProxyService(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, clients *test.Clients
 				Env: []corev1.EnvVar{{
 					Name:  "TARGET_HOST",
 					Value: target,
+				}, {
+					Name:  "GATEWAY_HOST",
+					Value: gatewayDomain,
 				}, {
 					Name:  "PORT",
 					Value: strconv.Itoa(containerPort),
@@ -306,13 +309,7 @@ func CreateProxyService(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, clients *test.Clients
 		},
 	}
 	proxyServiceCancel := createPodAndService(ctx, t, clients, pod, svc)
-
-	externalNameServiceCancel := createExternalNameService(ctx, t, clients, target, gatewayDomain)
-
-	return name, port, func() {
-		externalNameServiceCancel()
-		proxyServiceCancel()
-	}
+	return name, port, proxyServiceCancel
 }
 
 // CreateTimeoutService creates a Kubernetes service that will respond to the protocol