diff --git a/hack/make/.integration-test-helpers b/hack/make/.integration-test-helpers
index 16bab622c1..f66bc898ea 100644
--- a/hack/make/.integration-test-helpers
+++ b/hack/make/.integration-test-helpers
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ test_env() {
 			DOCKER_INTEGRATION_DAEMON_DEST="$DOCKER_INTEGRATION_DAEMON_DEST" \
 			DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY="$DOCKER_TEST_TLS_VERIFY" \
 			DOCKER_CERT_PATH="$DOCKER_TEST_CERT_PATH" \
-			DOCKER_ENGINE_GOARCH="$DOCKER_ENGINE_GOARCH" \
 			DOCKER_GRAPHDRIVER="$DOCKER_GRAPHDRIVER" \
 			DOCKER_USERLANDPROXY="$DOCKER_USERLANDPROXY" \
 			DOCKER_HOST="$DOCKER_HOST" \
diff --git a/hack/test/e2e-run.sh b/hack/test/e2e-run.sh
index 5e4d8f2154..312d7e88ad 100755
--- a/hack/test/e2e-run.sh
+++ b/hack/test/e2e-run.sh
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ test_env() {
 			DOCKER_INTEGRATION_DAEMON_DEST="$DOCKER_INTEGRATION_DAEMON_DEST" \
 			DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY="$DOCKER_TEST_TLS_VERIFY" \
 			DOCKER_CERT_PATH="$DOCKER_TEST_CERT_PATH" \
-			DOCKER_ENGINE_GOARCH="$DOCKER_ENGINE_GOARCH" \
 			DOCKER_GRAPHDRIVER="$DOCKER_GRAPHDRIVER" \
 			DOCKER_USERLANDPROXY="$DOCKER_USERLANDPROXY" \
 			DOCKER_HOST="$DOCKER_HOST" \
diff --git a/integration-cli/requirements_test.go b/integration-cli/requirements_test.go
index 8bcf0919ed..2313272d77 100644
--- a/integration-cli/requirements_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/requirements_test.go
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/testutil/registry"
 )
 
-func ArchitectureIsNot(arch string) bool {
-	return os.Getenv("DOCKER_ENGINE_GOARCH") != arch
-}
-
 func DaemonIsWindows() bool {
 	return testEnv.OSType == "windows"
 }
@@ -50,15 +46,15 @@ func OnlyDefaultNetworks() bool {
 }
 
 func IsAmd64() bool {
-	return os.Getenv("DOCKER_ENGINE_GOARCH") == "amd64"
+	return testEnv.DaemonVersion.Arch == "amd64"
 }
 
 func NotArm64() bool {
-	return ArchitectureIsNot("arm64")
+	return testEnv.DaemonVersion.Arch != "arm64"
 }
 
 func NotPpc64le() bool {
-	return ArchitectureIsNot("ppc64le")
+	return testEnv.DaemonVersion.Arch != "ppc64le"
 }
 
 func UnixCli() bool {
diff --git a/integration/image/remove_unix_test.go b/integration/image/remove_unix_test.go
index 046fa8532e..c5f5177c53 100644
--- a/integration/image/remove_unix_test.go
+++ b/integration/image/remove_unix_test.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func TestRemoveImageGarbageCollector(t *testing.T) {
 	// This test uses very platform specific way to prevent
 	// daemon for remove image layer.
 	skip.If(t, testEnv.DaemonInfo.OSType != "linux")
-	skip.If(t, os.Getenv("DOCKER_ENGINE_GOARCH") != "amd64")
+	skip.If(t, testEnv.NotAmd64)
 	skip.If(t, testEnv.IsRootless, "rootless mode doesn't support overlay2 on most distros")
 
 	// Create daemon with overlay2 graphdriver because vfs uses disk differently
diff --git a/integration/plugin/authz/authz_plugin_v2_test.go b/integration/plugin/authz/authz_plugin_v2_test.go
index c01f2e7af7..fe24644905 100644
--- a/integration/plugin/authz/authz_plugin_v2_test.go
+++ b/integration/plugin/authz/authz_plugin_v2_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ func setupTestV2(t *testing.T) func() {
 }
 
 func TestAuthZPluginV2AllowNonVolumeRequest(t *testing.T) {
-	skip.If(t, os.Getenv("DOCKER_ENGINE_GOARCH") != "amd64")
+	skip.If(t, testEnv.NotAmd64)
 	defer setupTestV2(t)()
 
 	c := d.NewClientT(t)
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ func TestAuthZPluginV2AllowNonVolumeRequest(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestAuthZPluginV2Disable(t *testing.T) {
-	skip.If(t, os.Getenv("DOCKER_ENGINE_GOARCH") != "amd64")
+	skip.If(t, testEnv.NotAmd64)
 	defer setupTestV2(t)()
 
 	c := d.NewClientT(t)
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ func TestAuthZPluginV2Disable(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestAuthZPluginV2RejectVolumeRequests(t *testing.T) {
-	skip.If(t, os.Getenv("DOCKER_ENGINE_GOARCH") != "amd64")
+	skip.If(t, testEnv.NotAmd64)
 	defer setupTestV2(t)()
 
 	c := d.NewClientT(t)
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ func TestAuthZPluginV2RejectVolumeRequests(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestAuthZPluginV2BadManifestFailsDaemonStart(t *testing.T) {
-	skip.If(t, os.Getenv("DOCKER_ENGINE_GOARCH") != "amd64")
+	skip.If(t, testEnv.NotAmd64)
 	defer setupTestV2(t)()
 
 	c := d.NewClientT(t)
diff --git a/integration/plugin/graphdriver/external_test.go b/integration/plugin/graphdriver/external_test.go
index 5e9d9b851e..9452ce3b54 100644
--- a/integration/plugin/graphdriver/external_test.go
+++ b/integration/plugin/graphdriver/external_test.go
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ func TestGraphdriverPluginV2(t *testing.T) {
 	skip.If(t, runtime.GOOS == "windows")
 	skip.If(t, testEnv.IsRemoteDaemon, "cannot run daemon when remote daemon")
 	skip.If(t, !requirement.HasHubConnectivity(t))
-	skip.If(t, os.Getenv("DOCKER_ENGINE_GOARCH") != "amd64")
+	skip.If(t, testEnv.NotAmd64)
 	skip.If(t, !requirement.Overlay2Supported(testEnv.DaemonInfo.KernelVersion))
 
 	d := daemon.New(t, daemon.WithExperimental())
diff --git a/integration/service/plugin_test.go b/integration/service/plugin_test.go
index 33505990ca..696cd1d5d5 100644
--- a/integration/service/plugin_test.go
+++ b/integration/service/plugin_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package service
 import (
 	"context"
 	"io"
-	"os"
 	"path"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 func TestServicePlugin(t *testing.T) {
 	skip.If(t, testEnv.IsRemoteDaemon, "cannot run daemon when remote daemon")
 	skip.If(t, testEnv.DaemonInfo.OSType == "windows")
-	skip.If(t, os.Getenv("DOCKER_ENGINE_GOARCH") != "amd64")
+	skip.If(t, testEnv.NotAmd64)
 	defer setupTest(t)()
 
 	reg := registry.NewV2(t)
diff --git a/testutil/environment/environment.go b/testutil/environment/environment.go
index fda7cf1265..ce101e1c00 100644
--- a/testutil/environment/environment.go
+++ b/testutil/environment/environment.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 type Execution struct {
 	client            client.APIClient
 	DaemonInfo        types.Info
+	DaemonVersion     types.Version
 	OSType            string
 	PlatformDefaults  PlatformDefaults
 	protectedElements protectedElements
@@ -49,12 +50,17 @@ func FromClient(c *client.Client) (*Execution, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to get info from daemon")
 	}
+	v, err := c.ServerVersion(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to get version info from daemon")
+	}
 
 	osType := getOSType(info)
 
 	return &Execution{
 		client:            c,
 		DaemonInfo:        info,
+		DaemonVersion:     v,
 		OSType:            osType,
 		PlatformDefaults:  getPlatformDefaults(info, osType),
 		protectedElements: newProtectedElements(),
@@ -232,3 +238,8 @@ func EnsureFrozenImagesLinux(testEnv *Execution) error {
 func (e *Execution) GitHubActions() bool {
 	return os.Getenv("GITHUB_ACTIONS") != ""
 }
+
+// NotAmd64 returns true if the daemon's architecture is not amd64
+func (e *Execution) NotAmd64() bool {
+	return e.DaemonVersion.Arch != "amd64"
+}
diff --git a/testutil/fakestorage/fixtures.go b/testutil/fakestorage/fixtures.go
index e11bee3b28..6d109bd0fa 100644
--- a/testutil/fakestorage/fixtures.go
+++ b/testutil/fakestorage/fixtures.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func ensureHTTPServerImage(t testing.TB) {
 	if goos == "" {
 		goos = "linux"
 	}
-	goarch := os.Getenv("DOCKER_ENGINE_GOARCH")
+	goarch := testEnv.DaemonVersion.Arch
 	if goarch == "" {
 		goarch = "amd64"
 	}