diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/sysctl/allowlist_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/sysctl/allowlist_test.go
index cc1a1558317..bbdc30209b0 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/sysctl/allowlist_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/sysctl/allowlist_test.go
@@ -81,9 +81,7 @@ func TestAllowlist(t *testing.T) {
 		if err := w.validateSysctl(test.sysctl, test.hostNet, test.hostIPC); err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("expected to be allowlisted: %+v, got: %v", test, err)
 		}
-		pod.Spec.HostNetwork = test.hostNet
-		pod.Spec.HostIPC = test.hostIPC
-		pod.Spec.SecurityContext.Sysctls = []v1.Sysctl{v1.Sysctl{test.sysctl, test.sysctl}}
+		pod.Spec.SecurityContext.Sysctls = []v1.Sysctl{{test.sysctl, test.sysctl}}
 		status := w.Admit(attrs)
 		if !status.Admit {
 			t.Errorf("expected to be allowlisted: %+v, got: %+v", test, status)
@@ -96,7 +94,7 @@ func TestAllowlist(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		pod.Spec.HostNetwork = test.hostNet
 		pod.Spec.HostIPC = test.hostIPC
-		pod.Spec.SecurityContext.Sysctls = []v1.Sysctl{v1.Sysctl{test.sysctl, test.sysctl}}
+		pod.Spec.SecurityContext.Sysctls = []v1.Sysctl{{test.sysctl, test.sysctl}}
 		status := w.Admit(attrs)
 		if status.Admit {
 			t.Errorf("expected to be rejected: %+v", test)
@@ -104,7 +102,7 @@ func TestAllowlist(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// test for: len(pod.Spec.SecurityContext.Sysctls) == 0
-	pod.Spec.SecurityContext.Sysctls = nil
+	pod.Spec.SecurityContext.Sysctls = []v1.Sysctl{}
 	status := w.Admit(attrs)
 	if !status.Admit {
 		t.Errorf("expected to be allowlisted,got %+v", status)