diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/core/extender_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/core/extender_test.go
index 5398b023607..43687da7935 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/core/extender_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/core/extender_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/algorithm"
 	schedulerapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/api"
 	schedulercache "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/cache"
+	internalqueue "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue"
 	schedulertesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/testing"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/util"
 )
@@ -501,7 +502,7 @@ func TestGenericSchedulerWithExtenders(t *testing.T) {
 			for _, name := range test.nodes {
 				cache.AddNode(createNode(name))
 			}
-			queue := NewSchedulingQueue()
+			queue := internalqueue.NewSchedulingQueue()
 			scheduler := NewGenericScheduler(
 				cache,
 				nil,
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler.go b/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler.go
index 21e093ca6af..57984abe267 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import (
 	schedulerapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/api"
 	schedulercache "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/cache"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/core/equivalence"
+	internalqueue "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/metrics"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/volumebinder"
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ func (f *FitError) Error() string {
 type genericScheduler struct {
 	cache                    schedulercache.Cache
 	equivalenceCache         *equivalence.Cache
-	schedulingQueue          SchedulingQueue
+	schedulingQueue          internalqueue.SchedulingQueue
 	predicates               map[string]algorithm.FitPredicate
 	priorityMetaProducer     algorithm.PriorityMetadataProducer
 	predicateMetaProducer    algorithm.PredicateMetadataProducer
@@ -493,7 +494,7 @@ func (g *genericScheduler) findNodesThatFit(pod *v1.Pod, nodes []*v1.Node) ([]*v
 // to run on the node given in nodeInfo to meta and nodeInfo. It returns 1) whether
 // any pod was found, 2) augmented meta data, 3) augmented nodeInfo.
 func addNominatedPods(podPriority int32, meta algorithm.PredicateMetadata,
-	nodeInfo *schedulercache.NodeInfo, queue SchedulingQueue) (bool, algorithm.PredicateMetadata,
+	nodeInfo *schedulercache.NodeInfo, queue internalqueue.SchedulingQueue) (bool, algorithm.PredicateMetadata,
 	*schedulercache.NodeInfo) {
 	if queue == nil || nodeInfo == nil || nodeInfo.Node() == nil {
 		// This may happen only in tests.
@@ -535,7 +536,7 @@ func podFitsOnNode(
 	info *schedulercache.NodeInfo,
 	predicateFuncs map[string]algorithm.FitPredicate,
 	nodeCache *equivalence.NodeCache,
-	queue SchedulingQueue,
+	queue internalqueue.SchedulingQueue,
 	alwaysCheckAllPredicates bool,
 	equivClass *equivalence.Class,
 ) (bool, []algorithm.PredicateFailureReason, error) {
@@ -887,7 +888,7 @@ func selectNodesForPreemption(pod *v1.Pod,
 	potentialNodes []*v1.Node,
 	predicates map[string]algorithm.FitPredicate,
 	metadataProducer algorithm.PredicateMetadataProducer,
-	queue SchedulingQueue,
+	queue internalqueue.SchedulingQueue,
 	pdbs []*policy.PodDisruptionBudget,
 ) (map[*v1.Node]*schedulerapi.Victims, error) {
 
@@ -976,7 +977,7 @@ func selectVictimsOnNode(
 	meta algorithm.PredicateMetadata,
 	nodeInfo *schedulercache.NodeInfo,
 	fitPredicates map[string]algorithm.FitPredicate,
-	queue SchedulingQueue,
+	queue internalqueue.SchedulingQueue,
 	pdbs []*policy.PodDisruptionBudget,
 ) ([]*v1.Pod, int, bool) {
 	potentialVictims := util.SortableList{CompFunc: util.HigherPriorityPod}
@@ -1140,7 +1141,7 @@ func podPassesBasicChecks(pod *v1.Pod, pvcLister corelisters.PersistentVolumeCla
 func NewGenericScheduler(
 	cache schedulercache.Cache,
 	eCache *equivalence.Cache,
-	podQueue SchedulingQueue,
+	podQueue internalqueue.SchedulingQueue,
 	predicates map[string]algorithm.FitPredicate,
 	predicateMetaProducer algorithm.PredicateMetadataProducer,
 	prioritizers []algorithm.PriorityConfig,
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler_test.go
index 670f2611fc8..7501b19ace9 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler_test.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import (
 	schedulerapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/api"
 	schedulercache "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/cache"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/core/equivalence"
+	internalqueue "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue"
 	schedulertesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/testing"
 )
 
@@ -447,7 +448,7 @@ func TestGenericScheduler(t *testing.T) {
 			scheduler := NewGenericScheduler(
 				cache,
 				nil,
-				NewSchedulingQueue(),
+				internalqueue.NewSchedulingQueue(),
 				test.predicates,
 				algorithm.EmptyPredicateMetadataProducer,
 				test.prioritizers,
@@ -483,7 +484,7 @@ func makeScheduler(predicates map[string]algorithm.FitPredicate, nodes []*v1.Nod
 	s := NewGenericScheduler(
 		cache,
 		nil,
-		NewSchedulingQueue(),
+		internalqueue.NewSchedulingQueue(),
 		predicates,
 		algorithm.EmptyPredicateMetadataProducer,
 		prioritizers,
@@ -1404,7 +1405,7 @@ func TestPreempt(t *testing.T) {
 			scheduler := NewGenericScheduler(
 				cache,
 				nil,
-				NewSchedulingQueue(),
+				internalqueue.NewSchedulingQueue(),
 				map[string]algorithm.FitPredicate{"matches": algorithmpredicates.PodFitsResources},
 				algorithm.EmptyPredicateMetadataProducer,
 				[]algorithm.PriorityConfig{{Function: numericPriority, Weight: 1}},
@@ -1531,7 +1532,7 @@ func TestCacheInvalidationRace(t *testing.T) {
 	scheduler := NewGenericScheduler(
 		mockCache,
 		eCache,
-		NewSchedulingQueue(),
+		internalqueue.NewSchedulingQueue(),
 		ps,
 		algorithm.EmptyPredicateMetadataProducer,
 		prioritizers,
@@ -1614,7 +1615,7 @@ func TestCacheInvalidationRace2(t *testing.T) {
 	scheduler := NewGenericScheduler(
 		cache,
 		eCache,
-		NewSchedulingQueue(),
+		internalqueue.NewSchedulingQueue(),
 		ps,
 		algorithm.EmptyPredicateMetadataProducer,
 		prioritizers,
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/factory/cache_comparer.go b/pkg/scheduler/factory/cache_comparer.go
index 4768b79ef95..aee5c958bd2 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/factory/cache_comparer.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/factory/cache_comparer.go
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	corelisters "k8s.io/client-go/listers/core/v1"
 	schedulercache "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/cache"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/core"
+	internalqueue "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue"
 )
 
 type cacheComparer struct {
 	nodeLister corelisters.NodeLister
 	podLister  corelisters.PodLister
 	cache      schedulercache.Cache
-	podQueue   core.SchedulingQueue
+	podQueue   internalqueue.SchedulingQueue
 
 	compareStrategy
 }
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go b/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go
index a3d62dbfada..e0cf384cf21 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ import (
 	schedulercache "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/cache"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/core"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/core/equivalence"
+	internalqueue "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/volumebinder"
 )
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ var (
 type configFactory struct {
 	client clientset.Interface
 	// queue for pods that need scheduling
-	podQueue core.SchedulingQueue
+	podQueue internalqueue.SchedulingQueue
 	// a means to list all known scheduled pods.
 	scheduledPodLister corelisters.PodLister
 	// a means to list all known scheduled pods and pods assumed to have been scheduled.
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ func NewConfigFactory(args *ConfigFactoryArgs) scheduler.Configurator {
 	c := &configFactory{
 		client:                         args.Client,
 		podLister:                      schedulerCache,
-		podQueue:                       core.NewSchedulingQueue(),
+		podQueue:                       internalqueue.NewSchedulingQueue(),
 		nodeLister:                     args.NodeInformer.Lister(),
 		pVLister:                       args.PvInformer.Lister(),
 		pVCLister:                      args.PvcInformer.Lister(),
@@ -1348,7 +1349,7 @@ func NewPodInformer(client clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod time.Duration) core
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *configFactory) MakeDefaultErrorFunc(backoff *util.PodBackoff, podQueue core.SchedulingQueue) func(pod *v1.Pod, err error) {
+func (c *configFactory) MakeDefaultErrorFunc(backoff *util.PodBackoff, podQueue internalqueue.SchedulingQueue) func(pod *v1.Pod, err error) {
 	return func(pod *v1.Pod, err error) {
 		if err == core.ErrNoNodesAvailable {
 			glog.V(4).Infof("Unable to schedule %v/%v: no nodes are registered to the cluster; waiting", pod.Namespace, pod.Name)
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory_test.go
index 7ed14ebeb75..d45a8d1d356 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory_test.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import (
 	schedulerapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/api"
 	latestschedulerapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/api/latest"
 	schedulercache "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/cache"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/core"
+	internalqueue "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue"
 	schedulertesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/testing"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/util"
 )
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ func TestDefaultErrorFunc(t *testing.T) {
 	defer server.Close()
 	client := clientset.NewForConfigOrDie(&restclient.Config{Host: server.URL, ContentConfig: restclient.ContentConfig{GroupVersion: &schema.GroupVersion{Group: "", Version: "v1"}}})
 	factory := newConfigFactory(client, v1.DefaultHardPodAffinitySymmetricWeight)
-	queue := &core.FIFO{FIFO: cache.NewFIFO(cache.MetaNamespaceKeyFunc)}
+	queue := &internalqueue.FIFO{FIFO: cache.NewFIFO(cache.MetaNamespaceKeyFunc)}
 	podBackoff := util.CreatePodBackoff(1*time.Millisecond, 1*time.Second)
 	errFunc := factory.MakeDefaultErrorFunc(podBackoff, queue)
 
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/core/scheduling_queue.go b/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/scheduler/core/scheduling_queue.go
rename to pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue.go
index bd91a5381b9..271264e0653 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/core/scheduling_queue.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 // FIFO is here for flag-gating purposes and allows us to use the traditional
 // scheduling queue when util.PodPriorityEnabled() returns false.
 
-package core
+package queue
 
 import (
 	"container/heap"
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/core/scheduling_queue_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/scheduler/core/scheduling_queue_test.go
rename to pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue_test.go
index 9233c9969e7..cdce43adc6a 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/core/scheduling_queue_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package core
+package queue
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/util"
 )
 
+var negPriority, lowPriority, midPriority, highPriority, veryHighPriority = int32(-100), int32(0), int32(100), int32(1000), int32(10000)
 var mediumPriority = (lowPriority + highPriority) / 2
 var highPriorityPod, highPriNominatedPod, medPriorityPod, unschedulablePod = v1.Pod{
 	ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go b/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
index be4b49f266d..b1e8dfd50a4 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	schedulercache "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/cache"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/core"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/core/equivalence"
+	internalqueue "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/metrics"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/volumebinder"
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ type Configurator interface {
 	// Exposed for testing
 	GetHardPodAffinitySymmetricWeight() int32
 	// Exposed for testing
-	MakeDefaultErrorFunc(backoff *util.PodBackoff, podQueue core.SchedulingQueue) func(pod *v1.Pod, err error)
+	MakeDefaultErrorFunc(backoff *util.PodBackoff, podQueue internalqueue.SchedulingQueue) func(pod *v1.Pod, err error)
 
 	// Predicate related accessors to be exposed for use by k8s.io/autoscaler/cluster-autoscaler
 	GetPredicateMetadataProducer() (algorithm.PredicateMetadataProducer, error)
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/testutil.go b/pkg/scheduler/testutil.go
index ded22c0efdd..5469263b321 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/testutil.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/testutil.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	corelisters "k8s.io/client-go/listers/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/algorithm"
 	schedulerapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/api"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/core"
+	internalqueue "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/util"
 )
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (fc *FakeConfigurator) GetHardPodAffinitySymmetricWeight() int32 {
 }
 
 // MakeDefaultErrorFunc is not implemented yet.
-func (fc *FakeConfigurator) MakeDefaultErrorFunc(backoff *util.PodBackoff, podQueue core.SchedulingQueue) func(pod *v1.Pod, err error) {
+func (fc *FakeConfigurator) MakeDefaultErrorFunc(backoff *util.PodBackoff, podQueue internalqueue.SchedulingQueue) func(pod *v1.Pod, err error) {
 	return nil
 }