diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cgroup_manager_linux.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cgroup_manager_linux.go
index ad870baa278..fa36d6bc1d7 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cgroup_manager_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cgroup_manager_linux.go
@@ -28,9 +28,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	libcontainercgroups "github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/cgroups"
-	cgroupfs "github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/cgroups/fs"
-	cgroupfs2 "github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/cgroups/fs2"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/cgroups/fscommon"
+	"github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/cgroups/manager"
 	cgroupsystemd "github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd"
 	libcontainerconfigs "github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/configs"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
@@ -42,14 +41,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/metrics"
 )
 
-// libcontainerCgroupManagerType defines how to interface with libcontainer
-type libcontainerCgroupManagerType string
-
 const (
-	// libcontainerCgroupfs means use libcontainer with cgroupfs
-	libcontainerCgroupfs libcontainerCgroupManagerType = "cgroupfs"
-	// libcontainerSystemd means use libcontainer with systemd
-	libcontainerSystemd libcontainerCgroupManagerType = "systemd"
 	// systemdSuffix is the cgroup name suffix for systemd
 	systemdSuffix string = ".slice"
 	// MemoryMin is memory.min for cgroup v2
@@ -133,39 +125,6 @@ func IsSystemdStyleName(name string) bool {
 	return strings.HasSuffix(name, systemdSuffix)
 }
 
-// libcontainerAdapter provides a simplified interface to libcontainer based on libcontainer type.
-type libcontainerAdapter struct {
-	// cgroupManagerType defines how to interface with libcontainer
-	cgroupManagerType libcontainerCgroupManagerType
-}
-
-// newLibcontainerAdapter returns a configured libcontainerAdapter for specified manager.
-// it does any initialization required by that manager to function.
-func newLibcontainerAdapter(cgroupManagerType libcontainerCgroupManagerType) *libcontainerAdapter {
-	return &libcontainerAdapter{cgroupManagerType: cgroupManagerType}
-}
-
-// newManager returns an implementation of cgroups.Manager
-func (l *libcontainerAdapter) newManager(cgroups *libcontainerconfigs.Cgroup, paths map[string]string) (libcontainercgroups.Manager, error) {
-	switch l.cgroupManagerType {
-	case libcontainerCgroupfs:
-		if libcontainercgroups.IsCgroup2UnifiedMode() {
-			return cgroupfs2.NewManager(cgroups, paths["memory"], false)
-		}
-		return cgroupfs.NewManager(cgroups, paths, false), nil
-	case libcontainerSystemd:
-		// this means you asked systemd to manage cgroups, but systemd was not on the host, so all you can do is panic...
-		if !cgroupsystemd.IsRunningSystemd() {
-			panic("systemd cgroup manager not available")
-		}
-		if libcontainercgroups.IsCgroup2UnifiedMode() {
-			return cgroupsystemd.NewUnifiedManager(cgroups, paths["memory"], false), nil
-		}
-		return cgroupsystemd.NewLegacyManager(cgroups, paths), nil
-	}
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid cgroup manager configuration")
-}
-
 // CgroupSubsystems holds information about the mounted cgroup subsystems
 type CgroupSubsystems struct {
 	// Cgroup subsystem mounts.
@@ -180,13 +139,14 @@ type CgroupSubsystems struct {
 // cgroupManagerImpl implements the CgroupManager interface.
 // Its a stateless object which can be used to
 // update,create or delete any number of cgroups
-// It uses the Libcontainer raw fs cgroup manager for cgroup management.
+// It relies on runc/libcontainer cgroup managers.
 type cgroupManagerImpl struct {
 	// subsystems holds information about all the
 	// mounted cgroup subsystems on the node
 	subsystems *CgroupSubsystems
-	// simplifies interaction with libcontainer and its cgroup managers
-	adapter *libcontainerAdapter
+
+	// useSystemd tells if systemd cgroup manager should be used.
+	useSystemd bool
 }
 
 // Make sure that cgroupManagerImpl implements the CgroupManager interface
@@ -194,20 +154,16 @@ var _ CgroupManager = &cgroupManagerImpl{}
 
 // NewCgroupManager is a factory method that returns a CgroupManager
 func NewCgroupManager(cs *CgroupSubsystems, cgroupDriver string) CgroupManager {
-	managerType := libcontainerCgroupfs
-	if cgroupDriver == string(libcontainerSystemd) {
-		managerType = libcontainerSystemd
-	}
 	return &cgroupManagerImpl{
 		subsystems: cs,
-		adapter:    newLibcontainerAdapter(managerType),
+		useSystemd: cgroupDriver == "systemd",
 	}
 }
 
 // Name converts the cgroup to the driver specific value in cgroupfs form.
 // This always returns a valid cgroupfs path even when systemd driver is in use!
 func (m *cgroupManagerImpl) Name(name CgroupName) string {
-	if m.adapter.cgroupManagerType == libcontainerSystemd {
+	if m.useSystemd {
 		return name.ToSystemd()
 	}
 	return name.ToCgroupfs()
@@ -215,7 +171,7 @@ func (m *cgroupManagerImpl) Name(name CgroupName) string {
 
 // CgroupName converts the literal cgroupfs name on the host to an internal identifier.
 func (m *cgroupManagerImpl) CgroupName(name string) CgroupName {
-	if m.adapter.cgroupManagerType == libcontainerSystemd {
+	if m.useSystemd {
 		return ParseSystemdToCgroupName(name)
 	}
 	return ParseCgroupfsToCgroupName(name)
@@ -239,14 +195,16 @@ func (m *cgroupManagerImpl) buildCgroupUnifiedPath(name CgroupName) string {
 
 // libctCgroupConfig converts CgroupConfig to libcontainer's Cgroup config.
 func (m *cgroupManagerImpl) libctCgroupConfig(in *CgroupConfig, needResources bool) *libcontainerconfigs.Cgroup {
-	config := &libcontainerconfigs.Cgroup{}
+	config := &libcontainerconfigs.Cgroup{
+		Systemd: m.useSystemd,
+	}
 	if needResources {
 		config.Resources = m.toResources(in.ResourceParameters)
 	} else {
 		config.Resources = &libcontainerconfigs.Resources{}
 	}
 
-	if m.adapter.cgroupManagerType == libcontainerCgroupfs {
+	if !config.Systemd {
 		// For fs cgroup manager, we can either set Path or Name and Parent.
 		// Setting Path is easier.
 		config.Path = in.Name.ToCgroupfs()
@@ -335,11 +293,8 @@ func (m *cgroupManagerImpl) Destroy(cgroupConfig *CgroupConfig) error {
 		metrics.CgroupManagerDuration.WithLabelValues("destroy").Observe(metrics.SinceInSeconds(start))
 	}()
 
-	cgroupPaths := m.buildCgroupPaths(cgroupConfig.Name)
-
 	libcontainerCgroupConfig := m.libctCgroupConfig(cgroupConfig, false)
-
-	manager, err := m.adapter.newManager(libcontainerCgroupConfig, cgroupPaths)
+	manager, err := manager.New(libcontainerCgroupConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -463,7 +418,7 @@ func (m *cgroupManagerImpl) maybeSetHugetlb(resourceConfig *ResourceConfig, reso
 		pageSizes.Insert(sizeString)
 	}
 	// for each page size omitted, limit to 0
-	for _, pageSize := range cgroupfs.HugePageSizes {
+	for _, pageSize := range libcontainercgroups.HugePageSizes() {
 		if pageSizes.Has(pageSize) {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -482,16 +437,7 @@ func (m *cgroupManagerImpl) Update(cgroupConfig *CgroupConfig) error {
 	}()
 
 	libcontainerCgroupConfig := m.libctCgroupConfig(cgroupConfig, true)
-
-	unified := libcontainercgroups.IsCgroup2UnifiedMode()
-	var paths map[string]string
-	if unified {
-		libcontainerCgroupConfig.Path = m.Name(cgroupConfig.Name)
-	} else {
-		paths = m.buildCgroupPaths(cgroupConfig.Name)
-	}
-
-	manager, err := m.adapter.newManager(libcontainerCgroupConfig, paths)
+	manager, err := manager.New(libcontainerCgroupConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create cgroup manager: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -506,9 +452,7 @@ func (m *cgroupManagerImpl) Create(cgroupConfig *CgroupConfig) error {
 	}()
 
 	libcontainerCgroupConfig := m.libctCgroupConfig(cgroupConfig, true)
-
-	// get the manager with the specified cgroup configuration
-	manager, err := m.adapter.newManager(libcontainerCgroupConfig, nil)
+	manager, err := manager.New(libcontainerCgroupConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_linux.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_linux.go
index 6ef9721a4ae..0f09f3eb331 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_linux.go
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/cgroups"
-	cgroupfs "github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/cgroups/fs"
-	cgroupfs2 "github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/cgroups/fs2"
+	"github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/cgroups/manager"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/configs"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"k8s.io/mount-utils"
@@ -380,13 +379,10 @@ func createManager(containerName string) (cgroups.Manager, error) {
 		Resources: &configs.Resources{
 			SkipDevices: true,
 		},
+		Systemd: false,
 	}
 
-	if cgroups.IsCgroup2UnifiedMode() {
-		return cgroupfs2.NewManager(cg, "", false)
-
-	}
-	return cgroupfs.NewManager(cg, nil, false), nil
+	return manager.New(cg)
 }
 
 type KernelTunableBehavior string
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/helpers_linux.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/helpers_linux.go
index 25d63fd0342..25ff3f13b82 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/helpers_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/helpers_linux.go
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ func NodeAllocatableRoot(cgroupRoot string, cgroupsPerQOS bool, cgroupDriver str
 	if cgroupsPerQOS {
 		nodeAllocatableRoot = NewCgroupName(nodeAllocatableRoot, defaultNodeAllocatableCgroupName)
 	}
-	if libcontainerCgroupManagerType(cgroupDriver) == libcontainerSystemd {
+	if cgroupDriver == "systemd" {
 		return nodeAllocatableRoot.ToSystemd()
 	}
 	return nodeAllocatableRoot.ToCgroupfs()
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/pod_container_manager_linux_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/pod_container_manager_linux_test.go
index 6e505c0f216..36a4c1bf581 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/pod_container_manager_linux_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/pod_container_manager_linux_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 )
 
@@ -107,13 +107,15 @@ func TestIsCgroupPod(t *testing.T) {
 			qosContainersInfo: qosContainersInfo,
 		}
 		for _, testCase := range testCases {
-			// give the right cgroup structure based on driver
-			cgroupfs := testCase.input.ToCgroupfs()
+			// Give the right cgroup structure based on whether systemd is enabled.
+			var name string
 			if cgroupDriver == "systemd" {
-				cgroupfs = testCase.input.ToSystemd()
+				name = testCase.input.ToSystemd()
+			} else {
+				name = testCase.input.ToCgroupfs()
 			}
 			// check if this is a pod or not with the literal cgroupfs input
-			result, resultUID := pcm.IsPodCgroup(cgroupfs)
+			result, resultUID := pcm.IsPodCgroup(name)
 			if result != testCase.expectedResult {
 				t.Errorf("Unexpected result for driver: %v, input: %v, expected: %v, actual: %v", cgroupDriver, testCase.input, testCase.expectedResult, result)
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/qos_container_manager_linux.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/qos_container_manager_linux.go
index bb79109b141..0ddd44ac234 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/qos_container_manager_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/qos_container_manager_linux.go
@@ -23,14 +23,13 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 
 	units "github.com/docker/go-units"
 	libcontainercgroups "github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/cgroups"
-	cgroupfs "github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/cgroups/fs"
-	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1/resource"
 	v1qos "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core/v1/helper/qos"
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@ func (m *qosContainerManagerImpl) Start(getNodeAllocatable func() v1.ResourceLis
 // setHugePagesUnbounded ensures hugetlb is effectively unbounded
 func (m *qosContainerManagerImpl) setHugePagesUnbounded(cgroupConfig *CgroupConfig) error {
 	hugePageLimit := map[int64]int64{}
-	for _, pageSize := range cgroupfs.HugePageSizes {
+	for _, pageSize := range libcontainercgroups.HugePageSizes() {
 		pageSizeBytes, err := units.RAMInBytes(pageSize)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_container_linux.go b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_container_linux.go
index d12e1d4a681..25917803b1c 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_container_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_container_linux.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	libcontainercgroups "github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/cgroups"
-	cgroupfs "github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/cgroups/fs"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
@@ -170,7 +169,7 @@ func GetHugepageLimitsFromResources(resources v1.ResourceRequirements) []*runtim
 	var hugepageLimits []*runtimeapi.HugepageLimit
 
 	// For each page size, limit to 0.
-	for _, pageSize := range cgroupfs.HugePageSizes {
+	for _, pageSize := range libcontainercgroups.HugePageSizes() {
 		hugepageLimits = append(hugepageLimits, &runtimeapi.HugepageLimit{
 			PageSize: pageSize,
 			Limit:    uint64(0),
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_container_linux_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_container_linux_test.go
index 6a494b20e50..29d0bbfc9b4 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_container_linux_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_container_linux_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
-	cgroupfs "github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/cgroups/fs"
+	libcontainercgroups "github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/cgroups"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ func TestGetHugepageLimitsFromResources(t *testing.T) {
 	var baseHugepage []*runtimeapi.HugepageLimit
 
 	// For each page size, limit to 0.
-	for _, pageSize := range cgroupfs.HugePageSizes {
+	for _, pageSize := range libcontainercgroups.HugePageSizes() {
 		baseHugepage = append(baseHugepage, &runtimeapi.HugepageLimit{
 			PageSize: pageSize,
 			Limit:    uint64(0),
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ func TestGetHugepageLimitsFromResources(t *testing.T) {
 		machineHugepageSupport := true
 		for _, hugepageLimit := range test.expected {
 			hugepageSupport := false
-			for _, pageSize := range cgroupfs.HugePageSizes {
+			for _, pageSize := range libcontainercgroups.HugePageSizes() {
 				if pageSize == hugepageLimit.PageSize {
 					hugepageSupport = true
 					break
diff --git a/test/e2e_node/node_container_manager_test.go b/test/e2e_node/node_container_manager_test.go
index 332892fb5b6..ca2c59a1ef5 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/node_container_manager_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/node_container_manager_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	kubeletconfig "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/apis/config"
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Node Container Manager [Serial]", func() {
 			framework.ExpectNoError(runTest(f))
 		})
 	})
-
 })
 
 func expectFileValToEqual(filePath string, expectedValue, delta int64) error {