diff --git a/hack/make/.integration-test-helpers b/hack/make/.integration-test-helpers
index 380fea1506..4dd069c7df 100644
--- a/hack/make/.integration-test-helpers
+++ b/hack/make/.integration-test-helpers
@@ -188,6 +188,13 @@ test_env() {
 	(
 		set -e
 		[ -n "$TESTDEBUG" ] && set -x
+
+		# Disable collecting local telemetry, as collected by Go and Delve;
+		#
+		# - https://github.com/go-delve/delve/blob/v1.24.1/CHANGELOG.md#1231-2024-09-23
+		# - https://go.dev/doc/telemetry#background
+		HOME="$ABS_DEST/fake-HOME" go telemetry off
+
 		env -i \
 			DEST="$ABS_DEST" \
 			DOCKER_API_VERSION="$DOCKER_API_VERSION" \
diff --git a/hack/test/e2e-run.sh b/hack/test/e2e-run.sh
index ec0a9c13c9..be90dded3d 100755
--- a/hack/test/e2e-run.sh
+++ b/hack/test/e2e-run.sh
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ test_env() {
 	(
 		set -e +u
 		[ -n "$TESTDEBUG" ] && set -x
+
+		# Disable collecting local telemetry, as collected by Go and Delve;
+		#
+		# - https://github.com/go-delve/delve/blob/v1.24.1/CHANGELOG.md#1231-2024-09-23
+		# - https://go.dev/doc/telemetry#background
+		HOME="$ABS_DEST/fake-HOME" go telemetry off
+
 		env -i \
 			DOCKER_API_VERSION="$DOCKER_API_VERSION" \
 			DOCKER_INTEGRATION_DAEMON_DEST="$DOCKER_INTEGRATION_DAEMON_DEST" \