diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/index_test.go b/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/index_test.go
index 2d5bb791c20..a4b72acee36 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/index_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/index_test.go
@@ -447,6 +447,25 @@ func TestFindingVolumeWithDifferentAccessModes(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// createVolumeNodeAffinity returns a VolumeNodeAffinity for given key and value.
+func createNodeAffinity(key string, value string) *v1.VolumeNodeAffinity {
+	return &v1.VolumeNodeAffinity{
+		Required: &v1.NodeSelector{
+			NodeSelectorTerms: []v1.NodeSelectorTerm{
+				{
+					MatchExpressions: []v1.NodeSelectorRequirement{
+						{
+							Key:      key,
+							Operator: v1.NodeSelectorOpIn,
+							Values:   []string{value},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 func createTestVolumes() []*v1.PersistentVolume {
 	fs := v1.PersistentVolumeFilesystem
 	// these volumes are deliberately out-of-order to test indexing and sorting
@@ -770,7 +789,7 @@ func createTestVolumes() []*v1.PersistentVolume {
 					v1.ReadOnlyMany,
 				},
 				StorageClassName: classWait,
-				NodeAffinity:     volume.GetVolumeNodeAffinity("key1", "value1"),
+				NodeAffinity:     createNodeAffinity("key1", "value1"),
 				VolumeMode:       &fs,
 			},
 			Status: v1.PersistentVolumeStatus{
@@ -794,7 +813,7 @@ func createTestVolumes() []*v1.PersistentVolume {
 					v1.ReadOnlyMany,
 				},
 				StorageClassName: classWait,
-				NodeAffinity:     volume.GetVolumeNodeAffinity("key1", "value1"),
+				NodeAffinity:     createNodeAffinity("key1", "value1"),
 				VolumeMode:       &fs,
 			},
 			Status: v1.PersistentVolumeStatus{
@@ -819,7 +838,7 @@ func createTestVolumes() []*v1.PersistentVolume {
 				},
 				StorageClassName: classWait,
 				ClaimRef:         &v1.ObjectReference{Name: "claim02", Namespace: "myns"},
-				NodeAffinity:     volume.GetVolumeNodeAffinity("key1", "value1"),
+				NodeAffinity:     createNodeAffinity("key1", "value1"),
 				VolumeMode:       &fs,
 			},
 			Status: v1.PersistentVolumeStatus{
@@ -843,7 +862,7 @@ func createTestVolumes() []*v1.PersistentVolume {
 					v1.ReadOnlyMany,
 				},
 				StorageClassName: classWait,
-				NodeAffinity:     volume.GetVolumeNodeAffinity("key1", "value3"),
+				NodeAffinity:     createNodeAffinity("key1", "value3"),
 				VolumeMode:       &fs,
 			},
 			Status: v1.PersistentVolumeStatus{
@@ -867,7 +886,7 @@ func createTestVolumes() []*v1.PersistentVolume {
 					v1.ReadOnlyMany,
 				},
 				StorageClassName: classWait,
-				NodeAffinity:     volume.GetVolumeNodeAffinity("key1", "value4"),
+				NodeAffinity:     createNodeAffinity("key1", "value4"),
 				VolumeMode:       &fs,
 			},
 			Status: v1.PersistentVolumeStatus{
@@ -891,7 +910,7 @@ func createTestVolumes() []*v1.PersistentVolume {
 					v1.ReadOnlyMany,
 				},
 				StorageClassName: classWait,
-				NodeAffinity:     volume.GetVolumeNodeAffinity("key1", "value4"),
+				NodeAffinity:     createNodeAffinity("key1", "value4"),
 				VolumeMode:       &fs,
 			},
 			Status: v1.PersistentVolumeStatus{
@@ -915,7 +934,7 @@ func createTestVolumes() []*v1.PersistentVolume {
 					v1.ReadOnlyMany,
 				},
 				StorageClassName: classWait,
-				NodeAffinity:     volume.GetVolumeNodeAffinity("key1", "value4"),
+				NodeAffinity:     createNodeAffinity("key1", "value4"),
 				VolumeMode:       &fs,
 			},
 			Status: v1.PersistentVolumeStatus{
@@ -939,7 +958,7 @@ func createTestVolumes() []*v1.PersistentVolume {
 					v1.ReadOnlyMany,
 				},
 				StorageClassName: classWait,
-				NodeAffinity:     volume.GetVolumeNodeAffinity("key1", "value4"),
+				NodeAffinity:     createNodeAffinity("key1", "value4"),
 				VolumeMode:       &fs,
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumebinding/binder_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumebinding/binder_test.go
index 707f26ba06b..cedc27d6f31 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumebinding/binder_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumebinding/binder_test.go
@@ -666,7 +666,21 @@ func makeTestPV(name, node, capacity, version string, boundToPVC *v1.PersistentV
 		},
 	}
 	if node != "" {
-		pv.Spec.NodeAffinity = volume.GetVolumeNodeAffinity(nodeLabelKey, node)
+		pv.Spec.NodeAffinity = &v1.VolumeNodeAffinity{
+			Required: &v1.NodeSelector{
+				NodeSelectorTerms: []v1.NodeSelectorTerm{
+					{
+						MatchExpressions: []v1.NodeSelectorRequirement{
+							{
+								Key:      nodeLabelKey,
+								Operator: v1.NodeSelectorOpIn,
+								Values:   []string{node},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		}
 	}
 
 	if boundToPVC != nil {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/storage/volume/pv_helpers.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/storage/volume/pv_helpers.go
index cf18af43a37..f927b72314a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/storage/volume/pv_helpers.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/storage/volume/pv_helpers.go
@@ -340,22 +340,3 @@ func CheckAccessModes(claim *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, volume *v1.PersistentVolu
 func claimToClaimKey(claim *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", claim.Namespace, claim.Name)
 }
-
-// GetVolumeNodeAffinity returns a VolumeNodeAffinity for given key and value.
-func GetVolumeNodeAffinity(key string, value string) *v1.VolumeNodeAffinity {
-	return &v1.VolumeNodeAffinity{
-		Required: &v1.NodeSelector{
-			NodeSelectorTerms: []v1.NodeSelectorTerm{
-				{
-					MatchExpressions: []v1.NodeSelectorRequirement{
-						{
-							Key:      key,
-							Operator: v1.NodeSelectorOpIn,
-							Values:   []string{value},
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-	}
-}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/storage/volume/pv_helpers_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/storage/volume/pv_helpers_test.go
index 74badfd01ab..6482ecfa6fc 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/storage/volume/pv_helpers_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/storage/volume/pv_helpers_test.go
@@ -119,6 +119,25 @@ func TestDelayBindingMode(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// makeVolumeNodeAffinity returns a VolumeNodeAffinity for given key and value.
+func makeNodeAffinity(key string, value string) *v1.VolumeNodeAffinity {
+	return &v1.VolumeNodeAffinity{
+		Required: &v1.NodeSelector{
+			NodeSelectorTerms: []v1.NodeSelectorTerm{
+				{
+					MatchExpressions: []v1.NodeSelectorRequirement{
+						{
+							Key:      key,
+							Operator: v1.NodeSelectorOpIn,
+							Values:   []string{value},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 func TestFindMatchVolumeWithNode(t *testing.T) {
 	volumes := []*v1.PersistentVolume{
 		makeTestVolume("local-small", "local001", "5G", true, nil),
@@ -127,24 +146,24 @@ func TestFindMatchVolumeWithNode(t *testing.T) {
 		}),
 		makeTestVolume("affinity-pv", "affinity001", "100G", true, func(pv *v1.PersistentVolume) {
 			pv.Spec.StorageClassName = "wait"
-			pv.Spec.NodeAffinity = GetVolumeNodeAffinity("key1", "value1")
+			pv.Spec.NodeAffinity = makeNodeAffinity("key1", "value1")
 		}),
 		makeTestVolume("affinity-pv2", "affinity002", "150G", true, func(pv *v1.PersistentVolume) {
 			pv.Spec.StorageClassName = "wait"
-			pv.Spec.NodeAffinity = GetVolumeNodeAffinity("key1", "value1")
+			pv.Spec.NodeAffinity = makeNodeAffinity("key1", "value1")
 		}),
 		makeTestVolume("affinity-prebound", "affinity003", "100G", true, func(pv *v1.PersistentVolume) {
 			pv.Spec.StorageClassName = "wait"
 			pv.Spec.ClaimRef = &v1.ObjectReference{Name: "claim02", Namespace: "myns"}
-			pv.Spec.NodeAffinity = GetVolumeNodeAffinity("key1", "value1")
+			pv.Spec.NodeAffinity = makeNodeAffinity("key1", "value1")
 		}),
 		makeTestVolume("affinity-pv3", "affinity003", "200G", true, func(pv *v1.PersistentVolume) {
 			pv.Spec.StorageClassName = "wait"
-			pv.Spec.NodeAffinity = GetVolumeNodeAffinity("key1", "value3")
+			pv.Spec.NodeAffinity = makeNodeAffinity("key1", "value3")
 		}),
 		makeTestVolume("affinity-pv4", "affinity004", "200G", false, func(pv *v1.PersistentVolume) {
 			pv.Spec.StorageClassName = "wait"
-			pv.Spec.NodeAffinity = GetVolumeNodeAffinity("key1", "value4")
+			pv.Spec.NodeAffinity = makeNodeAffinity("key1", "value4")
 		}),
 	}