diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_single_numa_node.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_single_numa_node.go
index 1d672a99cb2..e17e5ca949c 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_single_numa_node.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_single_numa_node.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func (p *singleNumaNodePolicy) Name() string {
 }
 
 func (p *singleNumaNodePolicy) CanAdmitPodResult(hint *TopologyHint) lifecycle.PodAdmitResult {
-	if !hint.Preferred || hint.NUMANodeAffinity.Count() > 1 {
+	if !hint.Preferred {
 		return lifecycle.PodAdmitResult{
 			Admit:   false,
 			Reason:  "Topology Affinity Error",
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_single_numa_node_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_single_numa_node_test.go
index 7525b99949c..44ea8370edd 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_single_numa_node_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_single_numa_node_test.go
@@ -31,16 +31,6 @@ func TestPolicySingleNumaNodeCanAdmitPodResult(t *testing.T) {
 			hint:     TopologyHint{nil, false},
 			expected: false,
 		},
-		{
-			name:     "NUMANodeAffinity has multiple NUMA Nodes masked in topology hints",
-			hint:     TopologyHint{NewTestBitMask(0, 1), true},
-			expected: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:     "NUMANodeAffinity has one NUMA Node masked in topology hints",
-			hint:     TopologyHint{NewTestBitMask(0), true},
-			expected: true,
-		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range tcases {
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/topology_manager_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/topology_manager_test.go
index 4d6e7d85e0e..50c122cf460 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/topology_manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/topology_manager_test.go
@@ -857,6 +857,24 @@ func TestAdmit(t *testing.T) {
 			hp:       []HintProvider{},
 			expected: true,
 		},
+		{
+			name:     "QOSClass set as BestEffort. single-numa-node Policy. No Hints.",
+			qosClass: v1.PodQOSBestEffort,
+			policy:   NewRestrictedPolicy(),
+			hp: []HintProvider{
+				&mockHintProvider{},
+			},
+			expected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "QOSClass set as BestEffort. Restricted Policy. No Hints.",
+			qosClass: v1.PodQOSBestEffort,
+			policy:   NewRestrictedPolicy(),
+			hp: []HintProvider{
+				&mockHintProvider{},
+			},
+			expected: true,
+		},
 		{
 			name:     "QOSClass set as Guaranteed. BestEffort Policy. Preferred Affinity.",
 			qosClass: v1.PodQOSGuaranteed,