diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/defaultpreemption/BUILD b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/defaultpreemption/BUILD
index 2159a2e9bb8..02fed7a58a6 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/defaultpreemption/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/defaultpreemption/BUILD
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/informers:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/listers/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/listers/policy/v1beta1: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/framework/plugins/defaultpreemption/default_preemption.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/defaultpreemption/default_preemption.go
index a90193a5471..f79141fa351 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/defaultpreemption/default_preemption.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/defaultpreemption/default_preemption.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/informers"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+	corelisters "k8s.io/client-go/listers/core/v1"
 	policylisters "k8s.io/client-go/listers/policy/v1beta1"
 	extenderv1 "k8s.io/kube-scheduler/extender/v1"
 	podutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1/pod"
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ const (
 // DefaultPreemption is a PostFilter plugin implements the preemption logic.
 type DefaultPreemption struct {
 	fh        framework.FrameworkHandle
+	podLister corelisters.PodLister
 	pdbLister policylisters.PodDisruptionBudgetLister
 }
 
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ func (pl *DefaultPreemption) Name() string {
 func New(_ runtime.Object, fh framework.FrameworkHandle) (framework.Plugin, error) {
 	pl := DefaultPreemption{
 		fh:        fh,
+		podLister: fh.SharedInformerFactory().Core().V1().Pods().Lister(),
 		pdbLister: getPDBLister(fh.SharedInformerFactory()),
 	}
 	return &pl, nil
@@ -109,7 +112,7 @@ func (pl *DefaultPreemption) preempt(ctx context.Context, state *framework.Cycle
 	// It's safe to directly fetch pod here. Because the informer cache has already been
 	// initialized when creating the Scheduler obj, i.e., factory.go#MakeDefaultErrorFunc().
 	// However, tests may need to manually initialize the shared pod informer.
-	pod, err := pl.fh.SharedInformerFactory().Core().V1().Pods().Lister().Pods(pod.Namespace).Get(pod.Name)
+	pod, err := pl.podLister.Pods(pod.Namespace).Get(pod.Name)
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.Errorf("Error getting the updated preemptor pod object: %v", err)
 		return "", err
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/defaultpreemption/default_preemption_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/defaultpreemption/default_preemption_test.go
index cd1ea822f6f..4b2b165c1f8 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/defaultpreemption/default_preemption_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/defaultpreemption/default_preemption_test.go
@@ -218,6 +218,11 @@ func TestPostFilter(t *testing.T) {
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
+			p := DefaultPreemption{
+				fh:        f,
+				podLister: informerFactory.Core().V1().Pods().Lister(),
+				pdbLister: getPDBLister(informerFactory),
+			}
 
 			state := framework.NewCycleState()
 			// Ensure <state> is populated.
@@ -225,10 +230,6 @@ func TestPostFilter(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Errorf("Unexpected PreFilter Status: %v", status)
 			}
 
-			p := DefaultPreemption{
-				fh:        f,
-				pdbLister: getPDBLister(informerFactory),
-			}
 			gotResult, gotStatus := p.PostFilter(context.TODO(), state, tt.pod, tt.filteredNodesStatuses)
 			if !reflect.DeepEqual(gotStatus, tt.wantStatus) {
 				t.Errorf("Status does not match: %v, want: %v", gotStatus, tt.wantStatus)
@@ -1307,6 +1308,7 @@ func TestPreempt(t *testing.T) {
 			// Call preempt and check the expected results.
 			pl := DefaultPreemption{
 				fh:        fwk,
+				podLister: informerFactory.Core().V1().Pods().Lister(),
 				pdbLister: getPDBLister(informerFactory),
 			}
 			node, err := pl.preempt(context.Background(), state, test.pod, make(framework.NodeToStatusMap))