diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/priorities/balanced_resource_allocation_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/priorities/balanced_resource_allocation_test.go
index 4ee20680234..41f917bbf45 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/priorities/balanced_resource_allocation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/priorities/balanced_resource_allocation_test.go
@@ -402,19 +402,34 @@ func TestBalancedResourceAllocation(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			nodeNameToInfo := schedulernodeinfo.CreateNodeNameToInfoMap(test.pods, test.nodes)
-			if len(test.pod.Spec.Volumes) > 0 {
-				maxVolumes := 5
-				for _, info := range nodeNameToInfo {
-					info.TransientInfo.TransNodeInfo.AllocatableVolumesCount = getExistingVolumeCountForNode(info.Pods(), maxVolumes)
-					info.TransientInfo.TransNodeInfo.RequestedVolumes = len(test.pod.Spec.Volumes)
+			metadata := &priorityMetadata{
+				nonZeroRequest: getNonZeroRequests(test.pod),
+			}
+
+			for _, hasMeta := range []bool{true, false} {
+				if len(test.pod.Spec.Volumes) > 0 {
+					maxVolumes := 5
+					for _, info := range nodeNameToInfo {
+						info.TransientInfo.TransNodeInfo.AllocatableVolumesCount = getExistingVolumeCountForNode(info.Pods(), maxVolumes)
+						info.TransientInfo.TransNodeInfo.RequestedVolumes = len(test.pod.Spec.Volumes)
+					}
+				}
+
+				var function PriorityFunction
+				if hasMeta {
+					function = priorityFunction(BalancedResourceAllocationMap, nil, metadata)
+				} else {
+					function = priorityFunction(BalancedResourceAllocationMap, nil, nil)
+				}
+
+				list, err := function(test.pod, nodeNameToInfo, test.nodes)
+
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+				}
+				if !reflect.DeepEqual(test.expectedList, list) {
+					t.Errorf("hasMeta %#v expected %#v, got %#v", hasMeta, test.expectedList, list)
 				}
-			}
-			list, err := priorityFunction(BalancedResourceAllocationMap, nil, nil)(test.pod, nodeNameToInfo, test.nodes)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-			}
-			if !reflect.DeepEqual(test.expectedList, list) {
-				t.Errorf("expected %#v, got %#v", test.expectedList, list)
 			}
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/priorities/resource_limits.go b/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/priorities/resource_limits.go
index 8922007b1bb..994f4be0c2b 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/priorities/resource_limits.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/priorities/resource_limits.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func ResourceLimitsPriorityMap(pod *v1.Pod, meta interface{}, nodeInfo *schedule
 
 	// compute pod limits
 	var podLimits *schedulernodeinfo.Resource
-	if priorityMeta, ok := meta.(*priorityMetadata); ok && priorityMeta != nil {
+	if priorityMeta, ok := meta.(*priorityMetadata); ok {
 		// We were able to parse metadata, use podLimits from there.
 		podLimits = priorityMeta.podLimits
 	} else {
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/priorities/resource_limits_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/priorities/resource_limits_test.go
index 96bf356da32..9354ddd34c0 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/priorities/resource_limits_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/priorities/resource_limits_test.go
@@ -140,21 +140,25 @@ func TestResourceLimitsPriority(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			nodeNameToInfo := schedulernodeinfo.CreateNodeNameToInfoMap(nil, test.nodes)
+			metadata := &priorityMetadata{
+				podLimits: getResourceLimits(test.pod),
+			}
 
 			for _, hasMeta := range []bool{true, false} {
-				var metadata *priorityMetadata
+				var function PriorityFunction
 				if hasMeta {
-					metadata = &priorityMetadata{
-						podLimits: getResourceLimits(test.pod),
-					}
+					function = priorityFunction(ResourceLimitsPriorityMap, nil, metadata)
+				} else {
+					function = priorityFunction(ResourceLimitsPriorityMap, nil, nil)
 				}
 
-				list, err := priorityFunction(ResourceLimitsPriorityMap, nil, metadata)(test.pod, nodeNameToInfo, test.nodes)
+				list, err := function(test.pod, nodeNameToInfo, test.nodes)
+
 				if err != nil {
 					t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 				}
 				if !reflect.DeepEqual(test.expectedList, list) {
-					t.Errorf("expected %#v, got %#v", test.expectedList, list)
+					t.Errorf("hasMeta %#v expected %#v, got %#v", hasMeta, test.expectedList, list)
 				}
 			}
 		})