diff --git a/pkg/api/testing/BUILD b/pkg/api/testing/BUILD
index cf7b178e2e1..edfc62144df 100644
--- a/pkg/api/testing/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/api/testing/BUILD
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ go_library(
         "doc.go",
         "fuzzer.go",
         "install.go",
-        "pod_specs.go",
     ],
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testing",
     deps = [
diff --git a/pkg/api/testing/pod_specs.go b/pkg/api/testing/pod_specs.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 688788dcefd..00000000000
--- a/pkg/api/testing/pod_specs.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2015 The Kubernetes Authors.
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-package testing
-
-import (
-	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	api "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core"
-)
-
-// DeepEqualSafePodSpec returns a PodSpec which is ready to be used with apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual
-func DeepEqualSafePodSpec() api.PodSpec {
-	grace := int64(30)
-	return api.PodSpec{
-		RestartPolicy:                 api.RestartPolicyAlways,
-		DNSPolicy:                     api.DNSClusterFirst,
-		TerminationGracePeriodSeconds: &grace,
-		SecurityContext:               &api.PodSecurityContext{},
-		SchedulerName:                 api.DefaultSchedulerName,
-	}
-}
-
-// V1DeepEqualSafePodSpec returns a PodSpec which is ready to be used with apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual
-func V1DeepEqualSafePodSpec() v1.PodSpec {
-	grace := int64(30)
-	return v1.PodSpec{
-		RestartPolicy:                 v1.RestartPolicyAlways,
-		DNSPolicy:                     v1.DNSClusterFirst,
-		TerminationGracePeriodSeconds: &grace,
-		SecurityContext:               &v1.PodSecurityContext{},
-	}
-}
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/BUILD b/pkg/scheduler/BUILD
index baf11c614e8..c4b927fb580 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/BUILD
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ go_test(
     ],
     embed = [":go_default_library"],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/api/testing:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/apis/core:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/controller/volume/scheduling:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/features:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/factory_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/factory_test.go
index cd1eb70c0f0..2354ffdd43d 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/factory_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/factory_test.go
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
-	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
-	apicore "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -29,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/events"
 	extenderv1 "k8s.io/kube-scheduler/extender/v1"
-	apitesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testing"
+	apicore "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core"
 	kubefeatures "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
 	schedulerapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/apis/config"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/apis/config/scheme"
@@ -314,9 +313,15 @@ func TestCreateFromConfigWithUnspecifiedPredicatesOrPriorities(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDefaultErrorFunc(t *testing.T) {
+	grace := int64(30)
 	testPod := &v1.Pod{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo", Namespace: "bar"},
-		Spec:       apitesting.V1DeepEqualSafePodSpec(),
+		Spec: v1.PodSpec{
+			RestartPolicy:                 v1.RestartPolicyAlways,
+			DNSPolicy:                     v1.DNSClusterFirst,
+			TerminationGracePeriodSeconds: &grace,
+			SecurityContext:               &v1.PodSecurityContext{},
+		},
 	}
 
 	nodeBar, nodeFoo :=