diff --git a/test/e2e/util/nodepool.go b/test/e2e/util/nodepool.go
index 25a56c9464b..47b8bfe1a4d 100644
--- a/test/e2e/util/nodepool.go
+++ b/test/e2e/util/nodepool.go
@@ -29,16 +29,29 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openyurtio/openyurt/pkg/projectinfo"
 )
 
-func CleanupNodePool(ctx context.Context, k8sClient client.Client) error {
-	nps := &v1beta2.NodePoolList{}
-	if err := k8sClient.List(ctx, nps); err != nil {
-		return err
+// GetNodepool will get the nodepool with the given name
+func GetNodepool(ctx context.Context, k8sClient client.Client, name string) (*v1beta2.NodePool, error) {
+	pool := &v1beta2.NodePool{}
+	if err := k8sClient.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKey{Name: name}, pool); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	for _, tmp := range nps.Items {
-		if err := k8sClient.Delete(ctx, &tmp); err != nil {
-			return err
+	return pool, nil
+}
+
+// DeleteNodePool will delete the nodepool with the given name
+func DeleteNodePool(ctx context.Context, k8sClient client.Client, name string) error {
+	pool, err := GetNodepool(ctx, k8sClient, name)
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			return nil
 		}
+		return err
 	}
+
+	if err := k8sClient.Delete(ctx, pool); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -68,6 +81,7 @@ func CleanupNodePoolLabel(ctx context.Context, k8sClient client.Client) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// InitNodeAndNodePool will create nodepools and add labels to nodes according to the poolToNodesMap
 func InitNodeAndNodePool(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	k8sClient client.Client,
diff --git a/test/e2e/yurt/nodepool.go b/test/e2e/yurt/nodepool.go
index 109beec7483..5e84d4c79a1 100644
--- a/test/e2e/yurt/nodepool.go
+++ b/test/e2e/yurt/nodepool.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The OpenYurt Authors.
+Copyright 2025 The OpenYurt Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -16,104 +16,96 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package yurt
 
-//import (
-//	"context"
-//	"errors"
-//	"fmt"
-//	"time"
-//
-//	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-//	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-//	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/rand"
-//	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
-//	runtimeclient "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
-//
-//	"github.com/openyurtio/openyurt/pkg/apis/apps/v1beta2"
-//	"github.com/openyurtio/openyurt/test/e2e/util"
-//	ycfg "github.com/openyurtio/openyurt/test/e2e/yurtconfig"
-//)
-//
-//var _ = Describe("nodepool test", func() {
-//	ctx := context.Background()
-//	var k8sClient runtimeclient.Client
-//	poolToNodesMap := make(map[string]sets.String)
-//
-//	checkNodePoolStatus := func(poolToNodesMap map[string]sets.String) error {
-//		nps := &v1beta2.NodePoolList{}
-//		if err := k8sClient.List(ctx, nps); err != nil {
-//			return err
-//		}
-//		for _, tmp := range nps.Items {
-//			if int(tmp.Status.ReadyNodeNum) != poolToNodesMap[tmp.Name].Len() {
-//				return errors.New("nodepool size not match")
-//			}
-//		}
-//		return nil
-//	}
-//
-//	BeforeEach(func() {
-//		By("Start to run nodepool test, cleanup previous resources")
-//		k8sClient = ycfg.YurtE2eCfg.RuntimeClient
-//		poolToNodesMap = map[string]sets.String{}
-//
-//		util.CleanupNodePoolLabel(ctx, k8sClient)
-//		util.CleanupNodePool(ctx, k8sClient)
-//	})
-//
-//	AfterEach(func() {
-//		By("Cleanup resources after test")
-//		util.CleanupNodePoolLabel(ctx, k8sClient)
-//		util.CleanupNodePool(ctx, k8sClient)
-//	})
-//
-//	It("Test NodePool empty", func() {
-//		By("Run noolpool empty")
-//		Eventually(
-//			func() error {
-//				return util.InitNodeAndNodePool(ctx, k8sClient, poolToNodesMap)
-//			},
-//			time.Second*5, time.Millisecond*500).Should(SatisfyAny(BeNil()))
-//
-//		Eventually(
-//			func() error {
-//				return checkNodePoolStatus(poolToNodesMap)
-//			},
-//			time.Second*5, time.Millisecond*500).Should(SatisfyAny(BeNil()))
-//	})
-//
-//	It("Test NodePool create", func() {
-//		By("Run nodepool create")
-//
-//		npName := fmt.Sprintf("test-%s", rand.String(4))
-//		poolToNodesMap[npName] = sets.NewString("openyurt-e2e-test-worker", "openyurt-e2e-test-worker2")
-//		Eventually(
-//			func() error {
-//				return util.InitNodeAndNodePool(ctx, k8sClient, poolToNodesMap)
-//			},
-//			time.Second*5, time.Millisecond*500).Should(SatisfyAny(BeNil()))
-//
-//		Eventually(
-//			func() error {
-//				return checkNodePoolStatus(poolToNodesMap)
-//			},
-//			time.Second*5, time.Millisecond*500).Should(SatisfyAny(BeNil()))
-//	})
-//
-//	It(" Test Multiple NodePools With Nodes", func() {
-//		poolToNodesMap["beijing"] = sets.NewString("openyurt-e2e-test-worker")
-//		poolToNodesMap["hangzhou"] = sets.NewString("openyurt-e2e-test-worker2")
-//
-//		Eventually(
-//			func() error {
-//				return util.InitNodeAndNodePool(ctx, k8sClient, poolToNodesMap)
-//			},
-//			time.Second*5, time.Millisecond*500).Should(SatisfyAny(BeNil()))
-//
-//		Eventually(
-//			func() error {
-//				return checkNodePoolStatus(poolToNodesMap)
-//			},
-//			time.Second*5, time.Millisecond*500).Should(SatisfyAny(BeNil()))
-//	})
-//
-//})
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
+	runtimeclient "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+
+	"github.com/openyurtio/openyurt/test/e2e/util"
+	ycfg "github.com/openyurtio/openyurt/test/e2e/yurtconfig"
+)
+
+var _ = Describe("nodepool test", func() {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	var k8sClient runtimeclient.Client
+
+	// checkNodePoolStatus checks the status of the nodepool in poolToNodesMap
+	// The nodepool is fetched from the k8sClient and the ready node number is checked
+	// with the number of nodes expected in the pool
+	checkNodePoolStatus := func(poolToNodesMap map[string]sets.Set[string]) error {
+		for npName, nodes := range poolToNodesMap {
+			// Get the node pool
+			pool, err := util.GetNodepool(ctx, k8sClient, npName)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			// Compare length with the number of nodes in map
+			if int(pool.Status.ReadyNodeNum) != nodes.Len() {
+				return errors.New("nodepool size not match")
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	BeforeEach(func() {
+		By("Start to run nodepool test, cleanup previous resources")
+		k8sClient = ycfg.YurtE2eCfg.RuntimeClient
+	})
+
+	AfterEach(func() {})
+
+	It("Test Nodepool lifecycle", func() {
+		By("Run creating an empty nodepool and then deleting it")
+		// We can delete an empty nodepool
+		npName := fmt.Sprintf("test-%d", time.Now().Unix())
+		poolToNodesMap := map[string]sets.Set[string]{
+			npName: {},
+		}
+
+		Eventually(
+			func() error {
+				return util.InitNodeAndNodePool(ctx, k8sClient, poolToNodesMap)
+			},
+			time.Second*5, time.Millisecond*500).Should(BeNil())
+
+		Eventually(
+			func() error {
+				return checkNodePoolStatus(poolToNodesMap)
+			},
+			time.Second*5, time.Millisecond*500).Should(BeNil())
+
+		Eventually(
+			func() error {
+				return util.DeleteNodePool(ctx, k8sClient, npName)
+			},
+			time.Second*5, time.Millisecond*500).Should(BeNil())
+	})
+
+	It("Test NodePool create not empty", func() {
+		By("Run nodepool create with worker 2") // worker 1 is already mapped to a pool
+		npName := fmt.Sprintf("test-%d", time.Now().Unix())
+		poolToNodesMap := map[string]sets.Set[string]{
+			npName: sets.New("openyurt-e2e-test-worker2"), // we will use this worker in the nodepool
+		}
+
+		Eventually(
+			func() error {
+				return util.InitNodeAndNodePool(ctx, k8sClient, poolToNodesMap)
+			},
+			time.Second*5, time.Millisecond*500).Should(BeNil())
+
+		Eventually(
+			func() error {
+				return checkNodePoolStatus(poolToNodesMap)
+			},
+			time.Second*5, time.Millisecond*500).Should(BeNil())
+	})
+
+})