diff --git a/rest/request_test.go b/rest/request_test.go
index 8575f570..dcdc0edb 100644
--- a/rest/request_test.go
+++ b/rest/request_test.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import (
 	restclientwatch "k8s.io/client-go/rest/watch"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/flowcontrol"
 	utiltesting "k8s.io/client-go/util/testing"
+	testingclock "k8s.io/utils/clock/testing"
 )
 
 func TestNewRequestSetsAccept(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1563,7 +1564,7 @@ func TestBackoffLifecycle(t *testing.T) {
 	// which are used in the server implementation returning StatusOK above.
 	seconds := []int{0, 1, 2, 4, 8, 0, 1, 2, 4, 0}
 	request := c.Verb("POST").Prefix("backofftest").Suffix("abc")
-	clock := clock.FakeClock{}
+	clock := testingclock.FakeClock{}
 	request.backoff = &URLBackoff{
 		// Use a fake backoff here to avoid flakes and speed the test up.
 		Backoff: flowcontrol.NewFakeBackOff(
diff --git a/util/flowcontrol/backoff.go b/util/flowcontrol/backoff.go
index c48ba03e..ca60e107 100644
--- a/util/flowcontrol/backoff.go
+++ b/util/flowcontrol/backoff.go
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
+	testingclock "k8s.io/utils/clock/testing"
 	"k8s.io/utils/integer"
 )
 
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ type Backoff struct {
 	perItemBackoff  map[string]*backoffEntry
 }
 
-func NewFakeBackOff(initial, max time.Duration, tc *clock.FakeClock) *Backoff {
+func NewFakeBackOff(initial, max time.Duration, tc *testingclock.FakeClock) *Backoff {
 	return &Backoff{
 		perItemBackoff:  map[string]*backoffEntry{},
 		Clock:           tc,
diff --git a/util/flowcontrol/backoff_test.go b/util/flowcontrol/backoff_test.go
index 4d061d54..08f60d0e 100644
--- a/util/flowcontrol/backoff_test.go
+++ b/util/flowcontrol/backoff_test.go
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
+	testingclock "k8s.io/utils/clock/testing"
 )
 
 func TestSlowBackoff(t *testing.T) {
 	id := "_idSlow"
-	tc := clock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
+	tc := testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
 	step := time.Second
 	maxDuration := 50 * step
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func TestSlowBackoff(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestBackoffReset(t *testing.T) {
 	id := "_idReset"
-	tc := clock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
+	tc := testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
 	step := time.Second
 	maxDuration := step * 5
 	b := NewFakeBackOff(step, maxDuration, tc)
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func TestBackoffReset(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestBackoffHighWaterMark(t *testing.T) {
 	id := "_idHiWaterMark"
-	tc := clock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
+	tc := testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
 	step := time.Second
 	maxDuration := 5 * step
 	b := NewFakeBackOff(step, maxDuration, tc)
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func TestBackoffHighWaterMark(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestBackoffGC(t *testing.T) {
 	id := "_idGC"
-	tc := clock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
+	tc := testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
 	step := time.Second
 	maxDuration := 5 * step
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func TestBackoffGC(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestIsInBackOffSinceUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	id := "_idIsInBackOffSinceUpdate"
-	tc := clock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
+	tc := testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
 	step := time.Second
 	maxDuration := 10 * step
 	b := NewFakeBackOff(step, maxDuration, tc)