diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flowcontrol/fairqueuing/queueset/queueset_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flowcontrol/fairqueuing/queueset/queueset_test.go
index e9c700efcc4..cc02f27a19f 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flowcontrol/fairqueuing/queueset/queueset_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flowcontrol/fairqueuing/queueset/queueset_test.go
@@ -195,9 +195,7 @@ func ClockWait(clk *clock.FakeEventClock, counter counter.GoRoutineCounter, dura
 		close(dunch)
 	}, duration)
 	counter.Add(-1)
-	select {
-	case <-dunch:
-	}
+	<-dunch
 }
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flowcontrol/fairqueuing/testing/clock/event_clock.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flowcontrol/fairqueuing/testing/clock/event_clock.go
index 376405433b9..d45a35e5257 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flowcontrol/fairqueuing/testing/clock/event_clock.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flowcontrol/fairqueuing/testing/clock/event_clock.go
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
-	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flowcontrol/counter"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flowcontrol/counter"
 )
 
 // EventFunc does some work that needs to be done at or after the
@@ -51,10 +52,8 @@ type RealEventClock struct {
 func (RealEventClock) EventAfterDuration(f EventFunc, d time.Duration) {
 	ch := time.After(d)
 	go func() {
-		select {
-		case t := <-ch:
-			f(t)
-		}
+		t := <-ch
+		f(t)
 	}()
 }