diff --git a/util/consistencydetector/data_consistency_detector.go b/util/consistencydetector/data_consistency_detector.go
index 32ee2c76..06f172d8 100644
--- a/util/consistencydetector/data_consistency_detector.go
+++ b/util/consistencydetector/data_consistency_detector.go
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ package consistencydetector
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"sort"
+	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
@@ -31,6 +33,18 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
 
+var dataConsistencyDetectionForWatchListEnabled = false
+
+func init() {
+	dataConsistencyDetectionForWatchListEnabled, _ = strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv("KUBE_WATCHLIST_INCONSISTENCY_DETECTOR"))
+}
+
+// IsDataConsistencyDetectionForWatchListEnabled returns true when
+// the KUBE_WATCHLIST_INCONSISTENCY_DETECTOR environment variable was set during a binary startup.
+func IsDataConsistencyDetectionForWatchListEnabled() bool {
+	return dataConsistencyDetectionForWatchListEnabled
+}
+
 type RetrieveItemsFunc[U any] func() []U
 
 type ListFunc[T runtime.Object] func(ctx context.Context, options metav1.ListOptions) (T, error)
diff --git a/util/consistencydetector/watch_list_data_consistency_detector.go b/util/consistencydetector/watch_list_data_consistency_detector.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 67b5a511..00000000
--- a/util/consistencydetector/watch_list_data_consistency_detector.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-package consistencydetector
-
-import (
-	"os"
-	"strconv"
-)
-
-var dataConsistencyDetectionForWatchListEnabled = false
-
-func init() {
-	dataConsistencyDetectionForWatchListEnabled, _ = strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv("KUBE_WATCHLIST_INCONSISTENCY_DETECTOR"))
-}
-
-// IsDataConsistencyDetectionForWatchListEnabled returns true when
-// the KUBE_WATCHLIST_INCONSISTENCY_DETECTOR environment variable was set during a binary startup.
-func IsDataConsistencyDetectionForWatchListEnabled() bool {
-	return dataConsistencyDetectionForWatchListEnabled
-}