diff --git a/test/e2e/apimachinery/resource_quota.go b/test/e2e/apimachinery/resource_quota.go
index 0ceb48a34c0..f693a807b66 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apimachinery/resource_quota.go
+++ b/test/e2e/apimachinery/resource_quota.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/utils/crd"
 	imageutils "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/utils/image"
 	admissionapi "k8s.io/pod-security-admission/api"
+	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 
 	"github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 )
@@ -1992,7 +1993,7 @@ func newTestReplicationControllerForQuota(name, image string, replicas int32) *v
 			Name: name,
 		},
 		Spec: v1.ReplicationControllerSpec{
-			Replicas: func(i int32) *int32 { return &i }(replicas),
+			Replicas: pointer.Int32(replicas),
 			Selector: map[string]string{
 				"name": name,
 			},
diff --git a/test/e2e/apimachinery/webhook.go b/test/e2e/apimachinery/webhook.go
index f32a23bad34..f8cc7c12069 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apimachinery/webhook.go
+++ b/test/e2e/apimachinery/webhook.go
@@ -372,17 +372,17 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("AdmissionWebhook [Privileged:ClusterAdmin]", func() {
 		policyIgnore := admissionregistrationv1.Ignore
 
 		ginkgo.By("Setting timeout (1s) shorter than webhook latency (5s)")
-		slowWebhookCleanup := registerSlowWebhook(ctx, f, markersNamespaceName, f.UniqueName, certCtx, &policyFail, pointer.Int32Ptr(1), servicePort)
+		slowWebhookCleanup := registerSlowWebhook(ctx, f, markersNamespaceName, f.UniqueName, certCtx, &policyFail, pointer.Int32(1), servicePort)
 		testSlowWebhookTimeoutFailEarly(ctx, f)
 		slowWebhookCleanup(ctx)
 
 		ginkgo.By("Having no error when timeout is shorter than webhook latency and failure policy is ignore")
-		slowWebhookCleanup = registerSlowWebhook(ctx, f, markersNamespaceName, f.UniqueName, certCtx, &policyIgnore, pointer.Int32Ptr(1), servicePort)
+		slowWebhookCleanup = registerSlowWebhook(ctx, f, markersNamespaceName, f.UniqueName, certCtx, &policyIgnore, pointer.Int32(1), servicePort)
 		testSlowWebhookTimeoutNoError(ctx, f)
 		slowWebhookCleanup(ctx)
 
 		ginkgo.By("Having no error when timeout is longer than webhook latency")
-		slowWebhookCleanup = registerSlowWebhook(ctx, f, markersNamespaceName, f.UniqueName, certCtx, &policyFail, pointer.Int32Ptr(10), servicePort)
+		slowWebhookCleanup = registerSlowWebhook(ctx, f, markersNamespaceName, f.UniqueName, certCtx, &policyFail, pointer.Int32(10), servicePort)
 		testSlowWebhookTimeoutNoError(ctx, f)
 		slowWebhookCleanup(ctx)
 
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ func registerWebhookForAttachingPod(ctx context.Context, f *framework.Framework,
 						Namespace: namespace,
 						Name:      serviceName,
 						Path:      strPtr("/pods/attach"),
-						Port:      pointer.Int32Ptr(servicePort),
+						Port:      pointer.Int32(servicePort),
 					},
 					CABundle: certCtx.signingCert,
 				},
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ func registerMutatingWebhookForPod(ctx context.Context, f *framework.Framework,
 						Namespace: namespace,
 						Name:      serviceName,
 						Path:      strPtr("/mutating-pods"),
-						Port:      pointer.Int32Ptr(servicePort),
+						Port:      pointer.Int32(servicePort),
 					},
 					CABundle: certCtx.signingCert,
 				},
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ func failingWebhook(namespace, name string, servicePort int32) admissionregistra
 				Namespace: namespace,
 				Name:      serviceName,
 				Path:      strPtr("/configmaps"),
-				Port:      pointer.Int32Ptr(servicePort),
+				Port:      pointer.Int32(servicePort),
 			},
 			// Without CA bundle, the call to webhook always fails
 			CABundle: nil,
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ func registerValidatingWebhookForWebhookConfigurations(ctx context.Context, f *f
 						Namespace: namespace,
 						Name:      serviceName,
 						Path:      strPtr("/always-deny"),
-						Port:      pointer.Int32Ptr(servicePort),
+						Port:      pointer.Int32(servicePort),
 					},
 					CABundle: certCtx.signingCert,
 				},
@@ -1351,7 +1351,7 @@ func registerMutatingWebhookForWebhookConfigurations(ctx context.Context, f *fra
 						Namespace: namespace,
 						Name:      serviceName,
 						Path:      strPtr("/add-label"),
-						Port:      pointer.Int32Ptr(servicePort),
+						Port:      pointer.Int32(servicePort),
 					},
 					CABundle: certCtx.signingCert,
 				},
@@ -1411,7 +1411,7 @@ func testWebhooksForWebhookConfigurations(ctx context.Context, f *framework.Fram
 						// but because the failure policy is ignore, it will
 						// have no effect on admission requests.
 						Path: strPtr(""),
-						Port: pointer.Int32Ptr(servicePort),
+						Port: pointer.Int32(servicePort),
 					},
 					CABundle: nil,
 				},
@@ -1467,7 +1467,7 @@ func testWebhooksForWebhookConfigurations(ctx context.Context, f *framework.Fram
 						// but because the failure policy is ignore, it will
 						// have no effect on admission requests.
 						Path: strPtr(""),
-						Port: pointer.Int32Ptr(servicePort),
+						Port: pointer.Int32(servicePort),
 					},
 					CABundle: nil,
 				},
@@ -1663,7 +1663,7 @@ func registerWebhookForCustomResource(ctx context.Context, f *framework.Framewor
 						Namespace: namespace,
 						Name:      serviceName,
 						Path:      strPtr("/custom-resource"),
-						Port:      pointer.Int32Ptr(servicePort),
+						Port:      pointer.Int32(servicePort),
 					},
 					CABundle: certCtx.signingCert,
 				},
@@ -1712,7 +1712,7 @@ func registerMutatingWebhookForCustomResource(ctx context.Context, f *framework.
 						Namespace: namespace,
 						Name:      serviceName,
 						Path:      strPtr("/mutating-custom-resource"),
-						Port:      pointer.Int32Ptr(servicePort),
+						Port:      pointer.Int32(servicePort),
 					},
 					CABundle: certCtx.signingCert,
 				},
@@ -1738,7 +1738,7 @@ func registerMutatingWebhookForCustomResource(ctx context.Context, f *framework.
 						Namespace: namespace,
 						Name:      serviceName,
 						Path:      strPtr("/mutating-custom-resource"),
-						Port:      pointer.Int32Ptr(servicePort),
+						Port:      pointer.Int32(servicePort),
 					},
 					CABundle: certCtx.signingCert,
 				},
@@ -1969,7 +1969,7 @@ func registerValidatingWebhookForCRD(ctx context.Context, f *framework.Framework
 						Namespace: namespace,
 						Name:      serviceName,
 						Path:      strPtr("/crd"),
-						Port:      pointer.Int32Ptr(servicePort),
+						Port:      pointer.Int32(servicePort),
 					},
 					CABundle: certCtx.signingCert,
 				},
@@ -2094,7 +2094,7 @@ func registerSlowWebhook(ctx context.Context, f *framework.Framework, markersNam
 						Namespace: namespace,
 						Name:      serviceName,
 						Path:      strPtr("/always-allow-delay-5s"),
-						Port:      pointer.Int32Ptr(servicePort),
+						Port:      pointer.Int32(servicePort),
 					},
 					CABundle: certCtx.signingCert,
 				},
@@ -2243,7 +2243,7 @@ func newDenyPodWebhookFixture(f *framework.Framework, certCtx *certContext, serv
 				Namespace: f.Namespace.Name,
 				Name:      serviceName,
 				Path:      strPtr("/pods"),
-				Port:      pointer.Int32Ptr(servicePort),
+				Port:      pointer.Int32(servicePort),
 			},
 			CABundle: certCtx.signingCert,
 		},
@@ -2284,7 +2284,7 @@ func newDenyConfigMapWebhookFixture(f *framework.Framework, certCtx *certContext
 				Namespace: f.Namespace.Name,
 				Name:      serviceName,
 				Path:      strPtr("/configmaps"),
-				Port:      pointer.Int32Ptr(servicePort),
+				Port:      pointer.Int32(servicePort),
 			},
 			CABundle: certCtx.signingCert,
 		},
@@ -2310,7 +2310,7 @@ func newMutateConfigMapWebhookFixture(f *framework.Framework, certCtx *certConte
 				Namespace: f.Namespace.Name,
 				Name:      serviceName,
 				Path:      strPtr("/mutating-configmaps"),
-				Port:      pointer.Int32Ptr(servicePort),
+				Port:      pointer.Int32(servicePort),
 			},
 			CABundle: certCtx.signingCert,
 		},
@@ -2384,7 +2384,7 @@ func newValidatingIsReadyWebhookFixture(f *framework.Framework, certCtx *certCon
 				Namespace: f.Namespace.Name,
 				Name:      serviceName,
 				Path:      strPtr("/always-deny"),
-				Port:      pointer.Int32Ptr(servicePort),
+				Port:      pointer.Int32(servicePort),
 			},
 			CABundle: certCtx.signingCert,
 		},
@@ -2423,7 +2423,7 @@ func newMutatingIsReadyWebhookFixture(f *framework.Framework, certCtx *certConte
 				Namespace: f.Namespace.Name,
 				Name:      serviceName,
 				Path:      strPtr("/always-deny"),
-				Port:      pointer.Int32Ptr(servicePort),
+				Port:      pointer.Int32(servicePort),
 			},
 			CABundle: certCtx.signingCert,
 		},
diff --git a/test/e2e/apps/deployment.go b/test/e2e/apps/deployment.go
index 1f32e296693..6657ddc1722 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apps/deployment.go
+++ b/test/e2e/apps/deployment.go
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ func testDeploymentCleanUpPolicy(ctx context.Context, f *framework.Framework) {
 	}
 	rsName := "test-cleanup-controller"
 	replicas := int32(1)
-	revisionHistoryLimit := utilpointer.Int32Ptr(0)
+	revisionHistoryLimit := utilpointer.Int32(0)
 	_, err := c.AppsV1().ReplicaSets(ns).Create(ctx, newRS(rsName, replicas, rsPodLabels, WebserverImageName, WebserverImage, nil), metav1.CreateOptions{})
 	framework.ExpectNoError(err)
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/apps/rc.go b/test/e2e/apps/rc.go
index d036cd53908..9147cd9070e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apps/rc.go
+++ b/test/e2e/apps/rc.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	"github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	"github.com/onsi/gomega/format"
+	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 )
 
 var _ = SIGDescribe("ReplicationController", func() {
@@ -458,7 +459,7 @@ func newRC(rsName string, replicas int32, rcPodLabels map[string]string, imageNa
 			Name: rsName,
 		},
 		Spec: v1.ReplicationControllerSpec{
-			Replicas: func(i int32) *int32 { return &i }(replicas),
+			Replicas: pointer.Int32(replicas),
 			Template: &v1.PodTemplateSpec{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Labels: rcPodLabels,
diff --git a/test/e2e/apps/statefulset.go b/test/e2e/apps/statefulset.go
index 55ca49af3ce..17769b7bcee 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apps/statefulset.go
+++ b/test/e2e/apps/statefulset.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import (
 	e2estatefulset "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/statefulset"
 	imageutils "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/utils/image"
 	admissionapi "k8s.io/pod-security-admission/api"
+	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -322,10 +323,8 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("StatefulSet", func() {
 				Type: appsv1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategyType,
 				RollingUpdate: func() *appsv1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategy {
 					return &appsv1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategy{
-						Partition: func() *int32 {
-							i := int32(3)
-							return &i
-						}()}
+						Partition: pointer.Int32(3),
+					}
 				}(),
 			}
 			ss, err := c.AppsV1().StatefulSets(ns).Create(ctx, ss, metav1.CreateOptions{})
@@ -377,10 +376,8 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("StatefulSet", func() {
 				Type: appsv1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategyType,
 				RollingUpdate: func() *appsv1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategy {
 					return &appsv1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategy{
-						Partition: func() *int32 {
-							i := int32(2)
-							return &i
-						}()}
+						Partition: pointer.Int32(2),
+					}
 				}(),
 			}
 			ss, err = updateStatefulSetWithRetries(ctx, c, ns, ss.Name, func(update *appsv1.StatefulSet) {
@@ -388,10 +385,8 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("StatefulSet", func() {
 					Type: appsv1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategyType,
 					RollingUpdate: func() *appsv1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategy {
 						return &appsv1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategy{
-							Partition: func() *int32 {
-								i := int32(2)
-								return &i
-							}()}
+							Partition: pointer.Int32(2),
+						}
 					}(),
 				}
 			})
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/rc/rc_utils.go b/test/e2e/framework/rc/rc_utils.go
index baf05979aea..51cf56fdfa3 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/rc/rc_utils.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/rc/rc_utils.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	e2ekubectl "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/kubectl"
 	e2eresource "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/resource"
 	testutils "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/utils"
+	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 )
 
 // ByNameContainer returns a ReplicationController with specified name and container
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ func ByNameContainer(name string, replicas int32, labels map[string]string, c v1
 			Name: name,
 		},
 		Spec: v1.ReplicationControllerSpec{
-			Replicas: func(i int32) *int32 { return &i }(replicas),
+			Replicas: pointer.Int32(replicas),
 			Selector: map[string]string{
 				"name": name,
 			},
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/statefulset/fixtures.go b/test/e2e/framework/statefulset/fixtures.go
index ca184661a14..1ebac43ba79 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/statefulset/fixtures.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/statefulset/fixtures.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
 	e2epodoutput "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/pod/output"
 	imageutils "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/utils/image"
+	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 )
 
 // NewStatefulSet creates a new Webserver StatefulSet for testing. The StatefulSet is named name, is in namespace ns,
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ func NewStatefulSet(name, ns, governingSvcName string, replicas int32, statefulP
 			Selector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
 				MatchLabels: labels,
 			},
-			Replicas: func(i int32) *int32 { return &i }(replicas),
+			Replicas: pointer.Int32(replicas),
 			Template: v1.PodTemplateSpec{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Labels:      labels,
diff --git a/test/integration/client/client_test.go b/test/integration/client/client_test.go
index 821622e8a3d..80d981c6c45 100644
--- a/test/integration/client/client_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/client/client_test.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import (
 	corev1ac "k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/core/v1"
 	metav1ac "k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/meta/v1"
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 
 	"k8s.io/component-base/version"
 	kubeapiservertesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kube-apiserver/app/testing"
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ func TestAtomicPut(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		Spec: v1.ReplicationControllerSpec{
-			Replicas: func(i int32) *int32 { return &i }(0),
+			Replicas: pointer.Int32(0),
 			Selector: map[string]string{
 				"foo": "bar",
 			},
diff --git a/test/integration/controlplane/apiserver_identity_test.go b/test/integration/controlplane/apiserver_identity_test.go
index 981a979a655..8c3c32396d1 100644
--- a/test/integration/controlplane/apiserver_identity_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/controlplane/apiserver_identity_test.go
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ func newTestLeaseWithDeprecatedLabels(acquireTime time.Time, namespace string) *
 		},
 		Spec: coordinationv1.LeaseSpec{
 			HolderIdentity:       pointer.StringPtr(testLeaseName),
-			LeaseDurationSeconds: pointer.Int32Ptr(3600),
+			LeaseDurationSeconds: pointer.Int32(3600),
 			AcquireTime:          &metav1.MicroTime{Time: acquireTime},
 			RenewTime:            &metav1.MicroTime{Time: acquireTime},
 		},
diff --git a/test/integration/deployment/deployment_test.go b/test/integration/deployment/deployment_test.go
index 8e2ddd12a1e..f5873b4f5ae 100644
--- a/test/integration/deployment/deployment_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/deployment/deployment_test.go
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ func TestSpecReplicasChange(t *testing.T) {
 	var oldGeneration int64
 	tester.deployment, err = tester.updateDeployment(func(update *apps.Deployment) {
 		oldGeneration = update.Generation
-		update.Spec.RevisionHistoryLimit = pointer.Int32Ptr(4)
+		update.Spec.RevisionHistoryLimit = pointer.Int32(4)
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed updating deployment %q: %v", tester.deployment.Name, err)
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ func TestDeploymentAvailableCondition(t *testing.T) {
 	// Assign a high value to the deployment's minReadySeconds
 	tester.deployment.Spec.MinReadySeconds = 3600
 	// progressDeadlineSeconds must be greater than minReadySeconds
-	tester.deployment.Spec.ProgressDeadlineSeconds = pointer.Int32Ptr(7200)
+	tester.deployment.Spec.ProgressDeadlineSeconds = pointer.Int32(7200)
 	var err error
 	tester.deployment, err = c.AppsV1().Deployments(ns.Name).Create(context.TODO(), tester.deployment, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/test/integration/job/job_test.go b/test/integration/job/job_test.go
index 0e118c83efc..7f6975539f4 100644
--- a/test/integration/job/job_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/job/job_test.go
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ func TestParallelJob(t *testing.T) {
 
 			jobObj, err := createJobWithDefaults(ctx, clientSet, ns.Name, &batchv1.Job{
 				Spec: batchv1.JobSpec{
-					Parallelism: pointer.Int32Ptr(5),
+					Parallelism: pointer.Int32(5),
 				},
 			})
 			if err != nil {
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ func TestParallelJob(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			want := podsByStatus{Active: 5}
 			if tc.enableReadyPods {
-				want.Ready = pointer.Int32Ptr(0)
+				want.Ready = pointer.Int32(0)
 			}
 			validateJobPodsStatus(ctx, t, clientSet, jobObj, want)
 
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ func TestParallelJobParallelism(t *testing.T) {
 	jobObj, err := createJobWithDefaults(ctx, clientSet, ns.Name, &batchv1.Job{
 		Spec: batchv1.JobSpec{
 			BackoffLimit: pointer.Int32(2),
-			Parallelism:  pointer.Int32Ptr(5),
+			Parallelism:  pointer.Int32(5),
 		},
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -901,8 +901,8 @@ func TestParallelJobWithCompletions(t *testing.T) {
 
 			jobObj, err := createJobWithDefaults(ctx, clientSet, ns.Name, &batchv1.Job{
 				Spec: batchv1.JobSpec{
-					Parallelism: pointer.Int32Ptr(54),
-					Completions: pointer.Int32Ptr(56),
+					Parallelism: pointer.Int32(54),
+					Completions: pointer.Int32(56),
 				},
 			})
 			if err != nil {
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ func TestParallelJobWithCompletions(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			want := podsByStatus{Active: 54}
 			if tc.enableReadyPods {
-				want.Ready = pointer.Int32Ptr(0)
+				want.Ready = pointer.Int32(0)
 			}
 			validateJobPodsStatus(ctx, t, clientSet, jobObj, want)
 
@@ -976,8 +976,8 @@ func TestIndexedJob(t *testing.T) {
 	mode := batchv1.IndexedCompletion
 	jobObj, err := createJobWithDefaults(ctx, clientSet, ns.Name, &batchv1.Job{
 		Spec: batchv1.JobSpec{
-			Parallelism:    pointer.Int32Ptr(3),
-			Completions:    pointer.Int32Ptr(4),
+			Parallelism:    pointer.Int32(3),
+			Completions:    pointer.Int32(4),
 			CompletionMode: &mode,
 		},
 	})
@@ -1231,8 +1231,8 @@ func BenchmarkLargeIndexedJob(b *testing.B) {
 						Name: fmt.Sprintf("npods-%d-%d", nPods, n),
 					},
 					Spec: batchv1.JobSpec{
-						Parallelism:    pointer.Int32Ptr(nPods),
-						Completions:    pointer.Int32Ptr(nPods),
+						Parallelism:    pointer.Int32(nPods),
+						Completions:    pointer.Int32(nPods),
 						CompletionMode: &mode,
 					},
 				})
@@ -1304,7 +1304,7 @@ func TestOrphanPodsFinalizersClearedWithGC(t *testing.T) {
 
 			jobObj, err := createJobWithDefaults(ctx, clientSet, ns.Name, &batchv1.Job{
 				Spec: batchv1.JobSpec{
-					Parallelism: pointer.Int32Ptr(2),
+					Parallelism: pointer.Int32(2),
 				},
 			})
 			if err != nil {
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@ func TestOrphanPodsFinalizersClearedOnRestart(t *testing.T) {
 
 	jobObj, err := createJobWithDefaults(ctx, clientSet, ns.Name, &batchv1.Job{
 		Spec: batchv1.JobSpec{
-			Parallelism: pointer.Int32Ptr(1),
+			Parallelism: pointer.Int32(1),
 		},
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1514,8 +1514,8 @@ func TestSuspendJob(t *testing.T) {
 			parallelism := int32(2)
 			job, err := createJobWithDefaults(ctx, clientSet, ns.Name, &batchv1.Job{
 				Spec: batchv1.JobSpec{
-					Parallelism: pointer.Int32Ptr(parallelism),
-					Completions: pointer.Int32Ptr(4),
+					Parallelism: pointer.Int32(parallelism),
+					Completions: pointer.Int32(4),
 					Suspend:     pointer.BoolPtr(tc.create.flag),
 				},
 			})
@@ -1559,8 +1559,8 @@ func TestSuspendJobControllerRestart(t *testing.T) {
 
 	job, err := createJobWithDefaults(ctx, clientSet, ns.Name, &batchv1.Job{
 		Spec: batchv1.JobSpec{
-			Parallelism: pointer.Int32Ptr(2),
-			Completions: pointer.Int32Ptr(4),
+			Parallelism: pointer.Int32(2),
+			Completions: pointer.Int32(4),
 			Suspend:     pointer.BoolPtr(true),
 		},
 	})
@@ -1587,7 +1587,7 @@ func TestNodeSelectorUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 			defer cancel()
 
 			job, err := createJobWithDefaults(ctx, clientSet, ns.Name, &batchv1.Job{Spec: batchv1.JobSpec{
-				Parallelism: pointer.Int32Ptr(1),
+				Parallelism: pointer.Int32(1),
 				Suspend:     pointer.BoolPtr(true),
 			}})
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/test/integration/replicaset/replicaset_test.go b/test/integration/replicaset/replicaset_test.go
index ab0efa6b7ca..e5b37300f03 100644
--- a/test/integration/replicaset/replicaset_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/replicaset/replicaset_test.go
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ func TestPodDeletionCost(t *testing.T) {
 			// Change RS's number of replics to 1
 			rsClient := c.AppsV1().ReplicaSets(ns.Name)
 			updateRS(t, rsClient, rs.Name, func(rs *apps.ReplicaSet) {
-				rs.Spec.Replicas = pointer.Int32Ptr(1)
+				rs.Spec.Replicas = pointer.Int32(1)
 			})
 
 			// Poll until ReplicaSet is downscaled to 1.
diff --git a/test/utils/runners.go b/test/utils/runners.go
index 4abbe4fd4f3..6e18e8b9cd2 100644
--- a/test/utils/runners.go
+++ b/test/utils/runners.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import (
 	batchinternal "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/batch"
 	api "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core"
 	extensionsinternal "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/extensions"
+	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
@@ -318,7 +319,7 @@ func (config *DeploymentConfig) create() error {
 			Name: config.Name,
 		},
 		Spec: apps.DeploymentSpec{
-			Replicas: func(i int) *int32 { x := int32(i); return &x }(config.Replicas),
+			Replicas: pointer.Int32(int32(config.Replicas)),
 			Selector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
 				MatchLabels: map[string]string{
 					"name": config.Name,
@@ -404,7 +405,7 @@ func (config *ReplicaSetConfig) create() error {
 			Name: config.Name,
 		},
 		Spec: apps.ReplicaSetSpec{
-			Replicas: func(i int) *int32 { x := int32(i); return &x }(config.Replicas),
+			Replicas: pointer.Int32(int32(config.Replicas)),
 			Selector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
 				MatchLabels: map[string]string{
 					"name": config.Name,
@@ -486,8 +487,8 @@ func (config *JobConfig) create() error {
 			Name: config.Name,
 		},
 		Spec: batch.JobSpec{
-			Parallelism: func(i int) *int32 { x := int32(i); return &x }(config.Replicas),
-			Completions: func(i int) *int32 { x := int32(i); return &x }(config.Replicas),
+			Parallelism: pointer.Int32(int32(config.Replicas)),
+			Completions: pointer.Int32(int32(config.Replicas)),
 			Template: v1.PodTemplateSpec{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Labels:      map[string]string{"name": config.Name},
@@ -598,7 +599,7 @@ func (config *RCConfig) create() error {
 			Name: config.Name,
 		},
 		Spec: v1.ReplicationControllerSpec{
-			Replicas: func(i int) *int32 { x := int32(i); return &x }(config.Replicas),
+			Replicas: pointer.Int32(int32(config.Replicas)),
 			Selector: map[string]string{
 				"name": config.Name,
 			},
@@ -1458,7 +1459,7 @@ func createController(client clientset.Interface, controllerName, namespace stri
 			Name: controllerName,
 		},
 		Spec: v1.ReplicationControllerSpec{
-			Replicas: func(i int) *int32 { x := int32(i); return &x }(podCount),
+			Replicas: pointer.Int32(int32(podCount)),
 			Selector: map[string]string{"name": controllerName},
 			Template: &v1.PodTemplateSpec{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{