diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/backend/cache/cache.go b/pkg/scheduler/backend/cache/cache.go
index 99736448115..f71cfc4461e 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/backend/cache/cache.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/backend/cache/cache.go
@@ -757,4 +757,12 @@ func (cache *cacheImpl) updateMetrics() {
 	metrics.CacheSize.WithLabelValues("assumed_pods").Set(float64(len(cache.assumedPods)))
 	metrics.CacheSize.WithLabelValues("pods").Set(float64(len(cache.podStates)))
 	metrics.CacheSize.WithLabelValues("nodes").Set(float64(len(cache.nodes)))
+
+	// we intentionally keep them with the deprecation and will remove at v1.33.
+	//nolint:staticcheck
+	metrics.SchedulerCacheSize.WithLabelValues("assumed_pods").Set(float64(len(cache.assumedPods)))
+	//nolint:staticcheck
+	metrics.SchedulerCacheSize.WithLabelValues("pods").Set(float64(len(cache.podStates)))
+	//nolint:staticcheck
+	metrics.SchedulerCacheSize.WithLabelValues("nodes").Set(float64(len(cache.nodes)))
 }
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/metrics/metrics.go b/pkg/scheduler/metrics/metrics.go
index 7fc649793b7..0f4bd0facc3 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -110,8 +110,11 @@ var (
 	FrameworkExtensionPointDuration *metrics.HistogramVec
 	PluginExecutionDuration         *metrics.HistogramVec
 
-	PermitWaitDuration    *metrics.HistogramVec
-	CacheSize             *metrics.GaugeVec
+	PermitWaitDuration *metrics.HistogramVec
+	CacheSize          *metrics.GaugeVec
+	// Deprecated: SchedulerCacheSize is deprecated,
+	// and will be removed at v1.33. Please use CacheSize instead.
+	SchedulerCacheSize    *metrics.GaugeVec
 	unschedulableReasons  *metrics.GaugeVec
 	PluginEvaluationTotal *metrics.CounterVec
 
@@ -308,10 +311,19 @@ func InitMetrics() {
 		},
 		[]string{"result"})
 
+	SchedulerCacheSize = metrics.NewGaugeVec(
+		&metrics.GaugeOpts{
+			Subsystem:         SchedulerSubsystem,
+			Name:              "scheduler_cache_size",
+			Help:              "Number of nodes, pods, and assumed (bound) pods in the scheduler cache.",
+			StabilityLevel:    metrics.ALPHA,
+			DeprecatedVersion: "1.33.0",
+		}, []string{"type"})
+
 	CacheSize = metrics.NewGaugeVec(
 		&metrics.GaugeOpts{
 			Subsystem:      SchedulerSubsystem,
-			Name:           "scheduler_cache_size",
+			Name:           "cache_size",
 			Help:           "Number of nodes, pods, and assumed (bound) pods in the scheduler cache.",
 			StabilityLevel: metrics.ALPHA,
 		}, []string{"type"})
@@ -368,6 +380,7 @@ func InitMetrics() {
 		Goroutines,
 		PermitWaitDuration,
 		CacheSize,
+		SchedulerCacheSize,
 		unschedulableReasons,
 		PluginEvaluationTotal,
 	}