diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/admission/admission_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/admission/admission_test.go
index 197923ad3cf..868950ce5ee 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/admission/admission_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/admission/admission_test.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/pod-security-admission/metrics"
 	"k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy"
 	"k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test"
-	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )
 
 func TestDefaultExtractPodSpec(t *testing.T) {
@@ -470,19 +470,19 @@ func TestValidateNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 			oldLabels:            map[string]string{api.EnforceLevelLabel: string(api.LevelBaseline)},
 			pods: []*corev1.Pod{
 				// ensure exempt pods don't use up the limit of evaluated pods
-				{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "exemptpod1", Annotations: map[string]string{"error": "message1"}}, Spec: corev1.PodSpec{RuntimeClassName: pointer.String("runtimeclass1")}},
-				{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "exemptpod2", Annotations: map[string]string{"error": "message1"}}, Spec: corev1.PodSpec{RuntimeClassName: pointer.String("runtimeclass1")}},
-				{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "exemptpod3", Annotations: map[string]string{"error": "message1"}}, Spec: corev1.PodSpec{RuntimeClassName: pointer.String("runtimeclass1")}},
-				{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "exemptpod4", Annotations: map[string]string{"error": "message1"}}, Spec: corev1.PodSpec{RuntimeClassName: pointer.String("runtimeclass1")}},
+				{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "exemptpod1", Annotations: map[string]string{"error": "message1"}}, Spec: corev1.PodSpec{RuntimeClassName: ptr.To("runtimeclass1")}},
+				{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "exemptpod2", Annotations: map[string]string{"error": "message1"}}, Spec: corev1.PodSpec{RuntimeClassName: ptr.To("runtimeclass1")}},
+				{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "exemptpod3", Annotations: map[string]string{"error": "message1"}}, Spec: corev1.PodSpec{RuntimeClassName: ptr.To("runtimeclass1")}},
+				{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "exemptpod4", Annotations: map[string]string{"error": "message1"}}, Spec: corev1.PodSpec{RuntimeClassName: ptr.To("runtimeclass1")}},
 				// ensure replicas from the same controller don't use up limit of evaluated pods
-				{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "replicaset1pod1", Annotations: map[string]string{"error": "replicaset1error"}, OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{{UID: types.UID("1"), Controller: pointer.Bool(true)}}}},
-				{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "replicaset1pod2", Annotations: map[string]string{"error": "replicaset1error"}, OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{{UID: types.UID("1"), Controller: pointer.Bool(true)}}}},
-				{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "replicaset1pod3", Annotations: map[string]string{"error": "replicaset1error"}, OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{{UID: types.UID("1"), Controller: pointer.Bool(true)}}}},
-				{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "replicaset1pod4", Annotations: map[string]string{"error": "replicaset1error"}, OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{{UID: types.UID("1"), Controller: pointer.Bool(true)}}}},
-				{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "replicaset2pod1", Annotations: map[string]string{"error": "replicaset2error"}, OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{{UID: types.UID("2"), Controller: pointer.Bool(true)}}}},
-				{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "replicaset2pod2", Annotations: map[string]string{"error": "replicaset2error"}, OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{{UID: types.UID("2"), Controller: pointer.Bool(true)}}}},
-				{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "replicaset2pod3", Annotations: map[string]string{"error": "replicaset2error"}, OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{{UID: types.UID("2"), Controller: pointer.Bool(true)}}}},
-				{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "replicaset2pod4", Annotations: map[string]string{"error": "replicaset2error"}, OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{{UID: types.UID("2"), Controller: pointer.Bool(true)}}}},
+				{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "replicaset1pod1", Annotations: map[string]string{"error": "replicaset1error"}, OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{{UID: types.UID("1"), Controller: ptr.To(true)}}}},
+				{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "replicaset1pod2", Annotations: map[string]string{"error": "replicaset1error"}, OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{{UID: types.UID("1"), Controller: ptr.To(true)}}}},
+				{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "replicaset1pod3", Annotations: map[string]string{"error": "replicaset1error"}, OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{{UID: types.UID("1"), Controller: ptr.To(true)}}}},
+				{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "replicaset1pod4", Annotations: map[string]string{"error": "replicaset1error"}, OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{{UID: types.UID("1"), Controller: ptr.To(true)}}}},
+				{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "replicaset2pod1", Annotations: map[string]string{"error": "replicaset2error"}, OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{{UID: types.UID("2"), Controller: ptr.To(true)}}}},
+				{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "replicaset2pod2", Annotations: map[string]string{"error": "replicaset2error"}, OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{{UID: types.UID("2"), Controller: ptr.To(true)}}}},
+				{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "replicaset2pod3", Annotations: map[string]string{"error": "replicaset2error"}, OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{{UID: types.UID("2"), Controller: ptr.To(true)}}}},
+				{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "replicaset2pod4", Annotations: map[string]string{"error": "replicaset2error"}, OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{{UID: types.UID("2"), Controller: ptr.To(true)}}}},
 				// ensure unique pods are prioritized before additional replicas
 				{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "uniquepod1", Annotations: map[string]string{"error": "uniquemessage1"}}},
 				{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "uniquepod2", Annotations: map[string]string{"error": "uniquemessage2"}}},
@@ -561,11 +561,11 @@ func TestValidateNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					{
 						ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "runtimeclass1pod", Annotations: map[string]string{"error": "message"}},
-						Spec:       corev1.PodSpec{RuntimeClassName: pointer.String("runtimeclass1")},
+						Spec:       corev1.PodSpec{RuntimeClassName: ptr.To("runtimeclass1")},
 					},
 					{
 						ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "runtimeclass2pod", Annotations: map[string]string{"error": "message"}},
-						Spec:       corev1.PodSpec{RuntimeClassName: pointer.String("runtimeclass2")},
+						Spec:       corev1.PodSpec{RuntimeClassName: ptr.To("runtimeclass2")},
 					},
 					{
 						ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "runtimeclass3pod", Annotations: map[string]string{"error": "message, message2"}},
@@ -646,11 +646,11 @@ func TestValidatePodAndController(t *testing.T) {
 
 	privilegedPod := *baselinePod.DeepCopy()
 	privilegedPod.Spec.Containers[0].SecurityContext = &corev1.SecurityContext{
-		Privileged: pointer.Bool(true),
+		Privileged: ptr.To(true),
 	}
 
 	exemptRCPod := *privilegedPod.DeepCopy()
-	exemptRCPod.Spec.RuntimeClassName = pointer.String(exemptRuntimeClass)
+	exemptRCPod.Spec.RuntimeClassName = ptr.To(exemptRuntimeClass)
 
 	tolerantPod := *privilegedPod.DeepCopy()
 	tolerantPod.Spec.Tolerations = []corev1.Toleration{{