diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/BUILD b/pkg/scheduler/BUILD
index 290c585c4ad..b58321c92e9 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/BUILD
@@ -27,16 +27,15 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/scheduler/internal/queue:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/scheduler/metrics:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/scheduler/profile:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/scheduler/util:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/storage/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/strategicpatch:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/informers:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/core/BUILD b/pkg/scheduler/core/BUILD
index b28de9d99b3..33ef43cf157 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/core/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/core/BUILD
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ go_test(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/informers:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/testing:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/events:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kube-scheduler/extender/v1:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler.go b/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler.go
index a3666b935d7..cceb836593c 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler.go
@@ -100,11 +100,10 @@ func (f *FitError) Error() string {
 // TODO: Rename this type.
 type ScheduleAlgorithm interface {
 	Schedule(context.Context, *profile.Profile, *framework.CycleState, *v1.Pod) (scheduleResult ScheduleResult, err error)
-	// Preempt receives scheduling errors for a pod and tries to create room for
+	// Preempt receives scheduling filter result (NodeToStatusMap) for a pod and tries to create room for
 	// the pod by preempting lower priority pods if possible.
-	// It returns the node where preemption happened, a list of preempted pods, a
-	// list of pods whose nominated node name should be removed, and error if any.
-	Preempt(context.Context, *profile.Profile, *framework.CycleState, *v1.Pod, error) (selectedNode string, preemptedPods []*v1.Pod, cleanupNominatedPods []*v1.Pod, err error)
+	// It returns the node where preemption happened, and error if any.
+	Preempt(context.Context, *profile.Profile, *framework.CycleState, *v1.Pod, framework.NodeToStatusMap) (selectedNode string, err error)
 	// Extenders returns a slice of extender config. This is exposed for
 	// testing.
 	Extenders() []framework.Extender
@@ -249,29 +248,35 @@ func (g *genericScheduler) selectHost(nodeScoreList framework.NodeScoreList) (st
 // other pods with the same priority. The nominated pod prevents other pods from
 // using the nominated resources and the nominated pod could take a long time
 // before it is retried after many other pending pods.
-func (g *genericScheduler) Preempt(ctx context.Context, prof *profile.Profile, state *framework.CycleState, pod *v1.Pod, scheduleErr error) (string, []*v1.Pod, []*v1.Pod, error) {
-	// Scheduler may return various types of errors. Consider preemption only if
-	// the error is of type FitError.
-	fitError, ok := scheduleErr.(*FitError)
-	if !ok || fitError == nil {
-		return "", nil, nil, nil
+func (g *genericScheduler) Preempt(ctx context.Context, prof *profile.Profile, state *framework.CycleState, pod *v1.Pod, m framework.NodeToStatusMap) (string, error) {
+	cs := prof.ClientSet()
+	// TODO(Huang-Wei): get pod from informer cache instead of API server.
+	pod, err := util.GetUpdatedPod(cs, pod)
+	if err != nil {
+		klog.Errorf("Error getting the updated preemptor pod object: %v", err)
+		return "", err
 	}
+
 	if !podEligibleToPreemptOthers(pod, g.nodeInfoSnapshot.NodeInfos()) {
 		klog.V(5).Infof("Pod %v/%v is not eligible for more preemption.", pod.Namespace, pod.Name)
-		return "", nil, nil, nil
+		return "", nil
 	}
 	allNodes, err := g.nodeInfoSnapshot.NodeInfos().List()
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", nil, nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 	if len(allNodes) == 0 {
-		return "", nil, nil, ErrNoNodesAvailable
+		return "", ErrNoNodesAvailable
 	}
-	potentialNodes := nodesWherePreemptionMightHelp(allNodes, fitError)
+	potentialNodes := nodesWherePreemptionMightHelp(allNodes, m)
 	if len(potentialNodes) == 0 {
 		klog.V(3).Infof("Preemption will not help schedule pod %v/%v on any node.", pod.Namespace, pod.Name)
 		// In this case, we should clean-up any existing nominated node name of the pod.
-		return "", nil, []*v1.Pod{pod}, nil
+		if err := util.ClearNominatedNodeName(cs, pod); err != nil {
+			klog.Errorf("Cannot clear 'NominatedNodeName' field of pod %v/%v: %v", pod.Namespace, pod.Name, err)
+			// We do not return as this error is not critical.
+		}
+		return "", nil
 	}
 	if klog.V(5).Enabled() {
 		var sample []string
@@ -284,12 +289,12 @@ func (g *genericScheduler) Preempt(ctx context.Context, prof *profile.Profile, s
 	if g.pdbLister != nil {
 		pdbs, err = g.pdbLister.List(labels.Everything())
 		if err != nil {
-			return "", nil, nil, err
+			return "", err
 		}
 	}
 	nodeNameToVictims, err := selectNodesForPreemption(ctx, prof, g.podNominator, state, pod, potentialNodes, pdbs)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", nil, nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 
 	// We will only check nodeNameToVictims with extenders that support preemption.
@@ -297,20 +302,39 @@ func (g *genericScheduler) Preempt(ctx context.Context, prof *profile.Profile, s
 	// node. In that case, scheduler will find a different host for the preemptor in subsequent scheduling cycles.
 	nodeNameToVictims, err = g.processPreemptionWithExtenders(pod, nodeNameToVictims)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", nil, nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 
 	candidateNode := pickOneNodeForPreemption(nodeNameToVictims)
 	if len(candidateNode) == 0 {
-		return "", nil, nil, nil
+		return "", nil
 	}
 
+	victims := nodeNameToVictims[candidateNode].Pods
+	for _, victim := range victims {
+		if err := util.DeletePod(cs, victim); err != nil {
+			klog.Errorf("Error preempting pod %v/%v: %v", victim.Namespace, victim.Name, err)
+			return "", err
+		}
+		// If the victim is a WaitingPod, send a reject message to the PermitPlugin
+		if waitingPod := prof.GetWaitingPod(victim.UID); waitingPod != nil {
+			waitingPod.Reject("preempted")
+		}
+		prof.Recorder.Eventf(victim, pod, v1.EventTypeNormal, "Preempted", "Preempting", "Preempted by %v/%v on node %v", pod.Namespace, pod.Name, candidateNode)
+	}
+	metrics.PreemptionVictims.Observe(float64(len(victims)))
+
 	// Lower priority pods nominated to run on this node, may no longer fit on
 	// this node. So, we should remove their nomination. Removing their
 	// nomination updates these pods and moves them to the active queue. It
 	// lets scheduler find another place for them.
 	nominatedPods := g.getLowerPriorityNominatedPods(pod, candidateNode)
-	return candidateNode, nodeNameToVictims[candidateNode].Pods, nominatedPods, nil
+	if err := util.ClearNominatedNodeName(cs, nominatedPods...); err != nil {
+		klog.Errorf("Cannot clear 'NominatedNodeName' field: %v", err)
+		// We do not return as this error is not critical.
+	}
+
+	return candidateNode, nil
 }
 
 // processPreemptionWithExtenders processes preemption with extenders
@@ -1041,13 +1065,13 @@ func selectVictimsOnNode(
 
 // nodesWherePreemptionMightHelp returns a list of nodes with failed predicates
 // that may be satisfied by removing pods from the node.
-func nodesWherePreemptionMightHelp(nodes []*framework.NodeInfo, fitErr *FitError) []*framework.NodeInfo {
+func nodesWherePreemptionMightHelp(nodes []*framework.NodeInfo, m framework.NodeToStatusMap) []*framework.NodeInfo {
 	var potentialNodes []*framework.NodeInfo
 	for _, node := range nodes {
 		name := node.Node().Name
 		// We reply on the status by each plugin - 'Unschedulable' or 'UnschedulableAndUnresolvable'
 		// to determine whether preemption may help or not on the node.
-		if fitErr.FilteredNodesStatuses[name].Code() == framework.UnschedulableAndUnresolvable {
+		if m[name].Code() == framework.UnschedulableAndUnresolvable {
 			continue
 		}
 		potentialNodes = append(potentialNodes, node)
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler_test.go
index ecd9950a7cb..1c159ef3031 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler_test.go
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/informers"
 	clientsetfake "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
+	clienttesting "k8s.io/client-go/testing"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/events"
 	extenderv1 "k8s.io/kube-scheduler/extender/v1"
 	volumescheduling "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/volume/scheduling"
 	schedulerapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/apis/config"
@@ -2021,16 +2023,13 @@ func TestNodesWherePreemptionMightHelp(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			fitErr := FitError{
-				FilteredNodesStatuses: test.nodesStatuses,
-			}
 			var nodeInfos []*framework.NodeInfo
 			for _, n := range makeNodeList(nodeNames) {
 				ni := framework.NewNodeInfo()
 				ni.SetNode(n)
 				nodeInfos = append(nodeInfos, ni)
 			}
-			nodes := nodesWherePreemptionMightHelp(nodeInfos, &fitErr)
+			nodes := nodesWherePreemptionMightHelp(nodeInfos, test.nodesStatuses)
 			if len(test.expected) != len(nodes) {
 				t.Errorf("number of nodes is not the same as expected. exptectd: %d, got: %d. Nodes: %v", len(test.expected), len(nodes), nodes)
 			}
@@ -2359,7 +2358,13 @@ func TestPreempt(t *testing.T) {
 	labelKeys := []string{"hostname", "zone", "region"}
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			client := clientsetfake.NewSimpleClientset()
+			apiObjs := mergeObjs(test.pod, test.pods)
+			client := clientsetfake.NewSimpleClientset(apiObjs...)
+			deletedPodNames := make(sets.String)
+			client.PrependReactor("delete", "pods", func(action clienttesting.Action) (bool, runtime.Object, error) {
+				deletedPodNames.Insert(action.(clienttesting.DeleteAction).GetName())
+				return true, nil, nil
+			})
 			informerFactory := informers.NewSharedInformerFactory(client, 0)
 
 			stop := make(chan struct{})
@@ -2399,11 +2404,18 @@ func TestPreempt(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			snapshot := internalcache.NewSnapshot(test.pods, nodes)
-			fwk, err := st.NewFramework(test.registerPlugins, framework.WithSnapshotSharedLister(snapshot))
+			fwk, err := st.NewFramework(
+				test.registerPlugins,
+				framework.WithClientSet(client),
+				framework.WithSnapshotSharedLister(snapshot),
+			)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
-			prof := &profile.Profile{Framework: fwk}
+			prof := &profile.Profile{
+				Framework: fwk,
+				Recorder:  &events.FakeRecorder{},
+			}
 
 			scheduler := NewGenericScheduler(
 				cache,
@@ -2425,7 +2437,7 @@ func TestPreempt(t *testing.T) {
 			if test.failedNodeToStatusMap != nil {
 				failedNodeToStatusMap = test.failedNodeToStatusMap
 			}
-			node, victims, _, err := scheduler.Preempt(context.Background(), prof, state, test.pod, error(&FitError{Pod: test.pod, FilteredNodesStatuses: failedNodeToStatusMap}))
+			node, err := scheduler.Preempt(context.Background(), prof, state, test.pod, failedNodeToStatusMap)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("unexpected error in preemption: %v", err)
 			}
@@ -2435,31 +2447,39 @@ func TestPreempt(t *testing.T) {
 			if len(node) == 0 && len(test.expectedNode) != 0 {
 				t.Errorf("expected node: %v, got: nothing", test.expectedNode)
 			}
-			if len(victims) != len(test.expectedPods) {
-				t.Errorf("expected %v pods, got %v.", len(test.expectedPods), len(victims))
+			if len(deletedPodNames) != len(test.expectedPods) {
+				t.Errorf("expected %v pods, got %v.", len(test.expectedPods), len(deletedPodNames))
 			}
-			for _, victim := range victims {
+			for victimName := range deletedPodNames {
 				found := false
 				for _, expPod := range test.expectedPods {
-					if expPod == victim.Name {
+					if expPod == victimName {
 						found = true
 						break
 					}
 				}
 				if !found {
-					t.Errorf("pod %v is not expected to be a victim.", victim.Name)
+					t.Fatalf("pod %v is not expected to be a victim.", victimName)
 				}
-				// Mark the victims for deletion and record the preemptor's nominated node name.
-				now := metav1.Now()
-				victim.DeletionTimestamp = &now
-				test.pod.Status.NominatedNodeName = node
 			}
+			test.pod.Status.NominatedNodeName = node
+			client.CoreV1().Pods(test.pod.Namespace).Update(context.TODO(), test.pod, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
+
+			// Manually set the deleted Pods' deletionTimestamp to non-nil.
+			for _, pod := range test.pods {
+				if deletedPodNames.Has(pod.Name) {
+					now := metav1.Now()
+					pod.DeletionTimestamp = &now
+					deletedPodNames.Delete(pod.Name)
+				}
+			}
+
 			// Call preempt again and make sure it doesn't preempt any more pods.
-			node, victims, _, err = scheduler.Preempt(context.Background(), prof, state, test.pod, error(&FitError{Pod: test.pod, FilteredNodesStatuses: failedNodeToStatusMap}))
+			node, err = scheduler.Preempt(context.Background(), prof, state, test.pod, failedNodeToStatusMap)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("unexpected error in preemption: %v", err)
 			}
-			if len(node) != 0 && len(victims) > 0 {
+			if len(node) != 0 && len(deletedPodNames) > 0 {
 				t.Errorf("didn't expect any more preemption. Node %v is selected for preemption.", node)
 			}
 			close(stop)
@@ -2576,3 +2596,14 @@ func nodesToNodeInfos(nodes []*v1.Node, snapshot *internalcache.Snapshot) ([]*fr
 	}
 	return nodeInfos, nil
 }
+
+func mergeObjs(pod *v1.Pod, pods []*v1.Pod) []runtime.Object {
+	var objs []runtime.Object
+	if pod != nil {
+		objs = append(objs, pod)
+	}
+	for i := range pods {
+		objs = append(objs, pods[i])
+	}
+	return objs
+}
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go b/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
index dfbd06a5d8c..c88555528a2 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package scheduler
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"math/rand"
@@ -28,8 +27,6 @@ import (
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/strategicpatch"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/informers"
 	coreinformers "k8s.io/client-go/informers/core/v1"
@@ -46,6 +43,7 @@ import (
 	internalqueue "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/metrics"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/profile"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/util"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -55,15 +53,6 @@ const (
 	pluginMetricsSamplePercent = 10
 )
 
-// PodPreemptor has methods needed to delete a pod and to update 'NominatedPod'
-// field of the preemptor pod.
-// TODO (ahmad-diaa): Remove type and replace it with scheduler methods
-type podPreemptor interface {
-	getUpdatedPod(pod *v1.Pod) (*v1.Pod, error)
-	deletePod(pod *v1.Pod) error
-	removeNominatedNodeName(pod *v1.Pod) error
-}
-
 // Scheduler watches for new unscheduled pods. It attempts to find
 // nodes that they fit on and writes bindings back to the api server.
 type Scheduler struct {
@@ -72,9 +61,6 @@ type Scheduler struct {
 	SchedulerCache internalcache.Cache
 
 	Algorithm core.ScheduleAlgorithm
-	// PodPreemptor is used to evict pods and update 'NominatedNode' field of
-	// the preemptor pod.
-	podPreemptor podPreemptor
 
 	// NextPod should be a function that blocks until the next pod
 	// is available. We don't use a channel for this, because scheduling
@@ -292,7 +278,6 @@ func New(client clientset.Interface,
 	sched.DisablePreemption = options.disablePreemption
 	sched.StopEverything = stopEverything
 	sched.client = client
-	sched.podPreemptor = &podPreemptorImpl{client}
 	sched.scheduledPodsHasSynced = podInformer.Informer().HasSynced
 
 	addAllEventHandlers(sched, informerFactory, podInformer)
@@ -382,52 +367,7 @@ func updatePod(client clientset.Interface, pod *v1.Pod, condition *v1.PodConditi
 	if nominatedNode != "" {
 		podCopy.Status.NominatedNodeName = nominatedNode
 	}
-	return patchPod(client, pod, podCopy)
-}
-
-// preempt tries to create room for a pod that has failed to schedule, by preempting lower priority pods if possible.
-// If it succeeds, it adds the name of the node where preemption has happened to the pod spec.
-// It returns the node name and an error if any.
-func (sched *Scheduler) preempt(ctx context.Context, prof *profile.Profile, state *framework.CycleState, preemptor *v1.Pod, scheduleErr error) (string, error) {
-	preemptor, err := sched.podPreemptor.getUpdatedPod(preemptor)
-	if err != nil {
-		klog.Errorf("Error getting the updated preemptor pod object: %v", err)
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	nodeName, victims, nominatedPodsToClear, err := sched.Algorithm.Preempt(ctx, prof, state, preemptor, scheduleErr)
-	if err != nil {
-		klog.Errorf("Error preempting victims to make room for %v/%v: %v", preemptor.Namespace, preemptor.Name, err)
-		return "", err
-	}
-	if len(nodeName) != 0 {
-		for _, victim := range victims {
-			if err := sched.podPreemptor.deletePod(victim); err != nil {
-				klog.Errorf("Error preempting pod %v/%v: %v", victim.Namespace, victim.Name, err)
-				return "", err
-			}
-			// If the victim is a WaitingPod, send a reject message to the PermitPlugin
-			if waitingPod := prof.GetWaitingPod(victim.UID); waitingPod != nil {
-				waitingPod.Reject("preempted")
-			}
-			prof.Recorder.Eventf(victim, preemptor, v1.EventTypeNormal, "Preempted", "Preempting", "Preempted by %v/%v on node %v", preemptor.Namespace, preemptor.Name, nodeName)
-
-		}
-		metrics.PreemptionVictims.Observe(float64(len(victims)))
-	}
-	// Clearing nominated pods should happen outside of "if node != nil". Node could
-	// be nil when a pod with nominated node name is eligible to preempt again,
-	// but preemption logic does not find any node for it. In that case Preempt()
-	// function of generic_scheduler.go returns the pod itself for removal of
-	// the 'NominatedNodeName' field.
-	for _, p := range nominatedPodsToClear {
-		rErr := sched.podPreemptor.removeNominatedNodeName(p)
-		if rErr != nil {
-			klog.Errorf("Cannot remove 'NominatedNodeName' field of pod: %v", rErr)
-			// We do not return as this error is not critical.
-		}
-	}
-	return nodeName, err
+	return util.PatchPod(client, pod, podCopy)
 }
 
 // assume signals to the cache that a pod is already in the cache, so that binding can be asynchronous.
@@ -546,7 +486,7 @@ func (sched *Scheduler) scheduleOne(ctx context.Context) {
 			} else {
 				preemptionStartTime := time.Now()
 				// TODO(Huang-Wei): implement the preemption logic as a PostFilter plugin.
-				nominatedNode, _ = sched.preempt(schedulingCycleCtx, prof, state, pod, fitError)
+				nominatedNode, _ = sched.Algorithm.Preempt(schedulingCycleCtx, prof, state, pod, fitError.FilteredNodesStatuses)
 				metrics.PreemptionAttempts.Inc()
 				metrics.SchedulingAlgorithmPreemptionEvaluationDuration.Observe(metrics.SinceInSeconds(preemptionStartTime))
 				metrics.DeprecatedSchedulingDuration.WithLabelValues(metrics.PreemptionEvaluation).Observe(metrics.SinceInSeconds(preemptionStartTime))
@@ -715,45 +655,6 @@ func (sched *Scheduler) skipPodSchedule(prof *profile.Profile, pod *v1.Pod) bool
 	return false
 }
 
-type podPreemptorImpl struct {
-	Client clientset.Interface
-}
-
-func (p *podPreemptorImpl) getUpdatedPod(pod *v1.Pod) (*v1.Pod, error) {
-	return p.Client.CoreV1().Pods(pod.Namespace).Get(context.TODO(), pod.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
-}
-
-func (p *podPreemptorImpl) deletePod(pod *v1.Pod) error {
-	return p.Client.CoreV1().Pods(pod.Namespace).Delete(context.TODO(), pod.Name, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
-}
-
-func (p *podPreemptorImpl) removeNominatedNodeName(pod *v1.Pod) error {
-	if len(pod.Status.NominatedNodeName) == 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
-	podCopy := pod.DeepCopy()
-	podCopy.Status.NominatedNodeName = ""
-	return patchPod(p.Client, pod, podCopy)
-}
-
-func patchPod(client clientset.Interface, old *v1.Pod, new *v1.Pod) error {
-	oldData, err := json.Marshal(old)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	newData, err := json.Marshal(new)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	patchBytes, err := strategicpatch.CreateTwoWayMergePatch(oldData, newData, &v1.Pod{})
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create merge patch for pod %q/%q: %v", old.Namespace, old.Name, err)
-	}
-	_, err = client.CoreV1().Pods(old.Namespace).Patch(context.TODO(), old.Name, types.StrategicMergePatchType, patchBytes, metav1.PatchOptions{}, "status")
-	return err
-}
-
 func defaultAlgorithmSourceProviderName() *string {
 	provider := schedulerapi.SchedulerDefaultProviderName
 	return &provider
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/scheduler_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/scheduler_test.go
index 4152bf7d313..48de4840167 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/scheduler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/scheduler_test.go
@@ -63,20 +63,6 @@ import (
 	st "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/testing"
 )
 
-type fakePodPreemptor struct{}
-
-func (fp fakePodPreemptor) getUpdatedPod(pod *v1.Pod) (*v1.Pod, error) {
-	return pod, nil
-}
-
-func (fp fakePodPreemptor) deletePod(pod *v1.Pod) error {
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (fp fakePodPreemptor) removeNominatedNodeName(pod *v1.Pod) error {
-	return nil
-}
-
 func podWithID(id, desiredHost string) *v1.Pod {
 	return &v1.Pod{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
@@ -134,8 +120,8 @@ func (es mockScheduler) Extenders() []framework.Extender {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (es mockScheduler) Preempt(ctx context.Context, profile *profile.Profile, state *framework.CycleState, pod *v1.Pod, scheduleErr error) (string, []*v1.Pod, []*v1.Pod, error) {
-	return "", nil, nil, nil
+func (es mockScheduler) Preempt(ctx context.Context, profile *profile.Profile, state *framework.CycleState, pod *v1.Pod, m framework.NodeToStatusMap) (string, error) {
+	return "", nil
 }
 
 func TestSchedulerCreation(t *testing.T) {
@@ -816,9 +802,8 @@ func setupTestScheduler(queuedPodStore *clientcache.FIFO, scache internalcache.C
 		Error: func(p *framework.QueuedPodInfo, err error) {
 			errChan <- err
 		},
-		Profiles:     profiles,
-		client:       client,
-		podPreemptor: fakePodPreemptor{},
+		Profiles: profiles,
+		client:   client,
 	}
 
 	return sched, bindingChan, errChan
@@ -1185,61 +1170,6 @@ func TestSchedulerBinding(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestRemoveNominatedNodeName(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name                     string
-		currentNominatedNodeName string
-		newNominatedNodeName     string
-		expectedPatchRequests    int
-		expectedPatchData        string
-	}{
-		{
-			name:                     "Should make patch request to clear node name",
-			currentNominatedNodeName: "node1",
-			expectedPatchRequests:    1,
-			expectedPatchData:        `{"status":{"nominatedNodeName":null}}`,
-		},
-		{
-			name:                     "Should not make patch request if nominated node is already cleared",
-			currentNominatedNodeName: "",
-			expectedPatchRequests:    0,
-		},
-	}
-	for _, test := range tests {
-		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			actualPatchRequests := 0
-			var actualPatchData string
-			cs := &clientsetfake.Clientset{}
-			cs.AddReactor("patch", "pods", func(action clienttesting.Action) (bool, runtime.Object, error) {
-				actualPatchRequests++
-				patch := action.(clienttesting.PatchAction)
-				actualPatchData = string(patch.GetPatch())
-				// For this test, we don't care about the result of the patched pod, just that we got the expected
-				// patch request, so just returning &v1.Pod{} here is OK because scheduler doesn't use the response.
-				return true, &v1.Pod{}, nil
-			})
-
-			pod := &v1.Pod{
-				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"},
-				Status:     v1.PodStatus{NominatedNodeName: test.currentNominatedNodeName},
-			}
-
-			preemptor := &podPreemptorImpl{Client: cs}
-			if err := preemptor.removeNominatedNodeName(pod); err != nil {
-				t.Fatalf("Error calling removeNominatedNodeName: %v", err)
-			}
-
-			if actualPatchRequests != test.expectedPatchRequests {
-				t.Fatalf("Actual patch requests (%d) dos not equal expected patch requests (%d)", actualPatchRequests, test.expectedPatchRequests)
-			}
-
-			if test.expectedPatchRequests > 0 && actualPatchData != test.expectedPatchData {
-				t.Fatalf("Patch data mismatch: Actual was %v, but expected %v", actualPatchData, test.expectedPatchData)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 func TestUpdatePod(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name                     string
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/util/BUILD b/pkg/scheduler/util/BUILD
index 028ff08a1e2..0b292065e0e 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/util/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/util/BUILD
@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@ go_test(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/selection:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/testing:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kube-scheduler/extender/v1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert:go_default_library",
     ],
@@ -42,8 +45,12 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/strategicpatch:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kube-scheduler/extender/v1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2:go_default_library",
     ],
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/util/utils.go b/pkg/scheduler/util/utils.go
index 76d27520b19..05e822e67d9 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/util/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/util/utils.go
@@ -17,10 +17,17 @@ limitations under the License.
 package util
 
 import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	utilerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/strategicpatch"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	extenderv1 "k8s.io/kube-scheduler/extender/v1"
 	podutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1/pod"
@@ -109,3 +116,50 @@ func GetPodAntiAffinityTerms(affinity *v1.Affinity) (terms []v1.PodAffinityTerm)
 	}
 	return terms
 }
+
+// PatchPod calculates the delta bytes change from <old> to <new>,
+// and then submit a request to API server to patch the pod changes.
+func PatchPod(cs kubernetes.Interface, old *v1.Pod, new *v1.Pod) error {
+	oldData, err := json.Marshal(old)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	newData, err := json.Marshal(new)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	patchBytes, err := strategicpatch.CreateTwoWayMergePatch(oldData, newData, &v1.Pod{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create merge patch for pod %q/%q: %v", old.Namespace, old.Name, err)
+	}
+	_, err = cs.CoreV1().Pods(old.Namespace).Patch(context.TODO(), old.Name, types.StrategicMergePatchType, patchBytes, metav1.PatchOptions{}, "status")
+	return err
+}
+
+// GetUpdatedPod returns the latest version of <pod> from API server.
+func GetUpdatedPod(cs kubernetes.Interface, pod *v1.Pod) (*v1.Pod, error) {
+	return cs.CoreV1().Pods(pod.Namespace).Get(context.TODO(), pod.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+}
+
+// DeletePod deletes the given <pod> from API server
+func DeletePod(cs kubernetes.Interface, pod *v1.Pod) error {
+	return cs.CoreV1().Pods(pod.Namespace).Delete(context.TODO(), pod.Name, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
+}
+
+// ClearNominatedNodeName internally submit a patch request to API server
+// to set each pods[*].Status.NominatedNodeName> to "".
+func ClearNominatedNodeName(cs kubernetes.Interface, pods ...*v1.Pod) utilerrors.Aggregate {
+	var errs []error
+	for _, p := range pods {
+		if len(p.Status.NominatedNodeName) == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		podCopy := p.DeepCopy()
+		podCopy.Status.NominatedNodeName = ""
+		if err := PatchPod(cs, p, podCopy); err != nil {
+			errs = append(errs, err)
+		}
+	}
+	return utilerrors.NewAggregate(errs)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/util/utils_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/util/utils_test.go
index 4c1467da558..0a7e6f5967a 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/util/utils_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/util/utils_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ import (
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	clientsetfake "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
+	clienttesting "k8s.io/client-go/testing"
 	extenderv1 "k8s.io/kube-scheduler/extender/v1"
 )
 
@@ -114,3 +117,57 @@ func TestMoreImportantPod(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRemoveNominatedNodeName(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name                     string
+		currentNominatedNodeName string
+		newNominatedNodeName     string
+		expectedPatchRequests    int
+		expectedPatchData        string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:                     "Should make patch request to clear node name",
+			currentNominatedNodeName: "node1",
+			expectedPatchRequests:    1,
+			expectedPatchData:        `{"status":{"nominatedNodeName":null}}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:                     "Should not make patch request if nominated node is already cleared",
+			currentNominatedNodeName: "",
+			expectedPatchRequests:    0,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			actualPatchRequests := 0
+			var actualPatchData string
+			cs := &clientsetfake.Clientset{}
+			cs.AddReactor("patch", "pods", func(action clienttesting.Action) (bool, runtime.Object, error) {
+				actualPatchRequests++
+				patch := action.(clienttesting.PatchAction)
+				actualPatchData = string(patch.GetPatch())
+				// For this test, we don't care about the result of the patched pod, just that we got the expected
+				// patch request, so just returning &v1.Pod{} here is OK because scheduler doesn't use the response.
+				return true, &v1.Pod{}, nil
+			})
+
+			pod := &v1.Pod{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"},
+				Status:     v1.PodStatus{NominatedNodeName: test.currentNominatedNodeName},
+			}
+
+			if err := ClearNominatedNodeName(cs, pod); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Error calling removeNominatedNodeName: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			if actualPatchRequests != test.expectedPatchRequests {
+				t.Fatalf("Actual patch requests (%d) dos not equal expected patch requests (%d)", actualPatchRequests, test.expectedPatchRequests)
+			}
+
+			if test.expectedPatchRequests > 0 && actualPatchData != test.expectedPatchData {
+				t.Fatalf("Patch data mismatch: Actual was %v, but expected %v", actualPatchData, test.expectedPatchData)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}