diff --git a/pkg/controller/testutil/test_utils.go b/pkg/controller/testutil/test_utils.go
index 2c1885b43cf..3ba8d25d4c0 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/testutil/test_utils.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/testutil/test_utils.go
@@ -91,9 +91,7 @@ func (m *FakeNodeHandler) GetUpdatedNodesCopy() []*v1.Node {
 	m.lock.Lock()
 	defer m.lock.Unlock()
 	updatedNodesCopy := make([]*v1.Node, len(m.UpdatedNodes), len(m.UpdatedNodes))
-	for i, ptr := range m.UpdatedNodes {
-		updatedNodesCopy[i] = ptr
-	}
+	copy(updatedNodesCopy, m.UpdatedNodes)
 	return updatedNodesCopy
 }