diff --git a/test/new-e2e/tests/orchestrator/suite_test.go b/test/new-e2e/tests/orchestrator/suite_test.go
index 448561b8c1954c..676f02c7ee2366 100644
--- a/test/new-e2e/tests/orchestrator/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/new-e2e/tests/orchestrator/suite_test.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (suite *k8sSuite) SetupSuite() {
 		"ddagent:deploy":        auto.ConfigValue{Value: "true"},
 		"ddagent:fakeintake":    auto.ConfigValue{Value: "true"},
 		"ddtestworkload:deploy": auto.ConfigValue{Value: "true"},
-		"dddogstatsd:deploy":    auto.ConfigValue{Value: "true"},
+		"dddogstatsd:deploy":    auto.ConfigValue{Value: "false"},
 	}
 
 	if runner.GetProfile().AllowDevMode() && *replaceStacks {