diff --git a/test/e2e/util/test/hostname.go b/test/e2e/util/test/hostname.go
index d138d74..1a244f9 100644
--- a/test/e2e/util/test/hostname.go
+++ b/test/e2e/util/test/hostname.go
@@ -11,18 +11,13 @@ const (
 )
 
 func NewHostNamePrefix(envName string, deployId string, hostType string) string {
-	distro := getNormalizedDistro()
+	distro := envutil.GetDistro()
 	// only a prefix as helm chart appends hostId
 	return strings.Join([]string{envName, deployId, distro, hostType}, hostNameSegmentSeparator)
 }
 
 func NewNrQueryHostNamePattern(envName string, deployId string, hostType string) string {
-	distro := getNormalizedDistro()
+	distro := envutil.GetDistro()
 	hostId := Wildcard
 	return strings.Join([]string{envName, deployId, distro, hostType, hostId}, hostNameSegmentSeparator)
 }
-
-func getNormalizedDistro() string {
-	// solely to improve readability - no technical necessity
-	return strings.Replace(envutil.GetDistro(), hostNameSegmentSeparator, "_", -1)
-}