diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/tests/cacher_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_test.go
similarity index 91%
rename from staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/tests/cacher_test.go
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_test.go
index 2e10e762ae7..2d617b49731 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/tests/cacher_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package tests
+package cacher
 
 import (
 	"context"
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/apitesting"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -32,27 +31,18 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/example"
 	examplev1 "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/example/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage"
-	cacherstorage "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher"
-	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd3"
 	etcd3testing "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd3/testing"
 	storagetesting "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/testing"
-	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/value/encrypt/identity"
 	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 	testingclock "k8s.io/utils/clock/testing"
 )
 
-var (
-	scheme = runtime.NewScheme()
-	codecs = serializer.NewCodecFactory(scheme)
-)
-
 const (
 	// watchCacheDefaultCapacity syncs watch cache defaultLowerBoundCapacity.
 	watchCacheDefaultCapacity = 100
@@ -95,27 +85,10 @@ func AddObjectMetaFieldsSet(source fields.Set, objectMeta *metav1.ObjectMeta, ha
 	return source
 }
 
-func newPod() runtime.Object     { return &example.Pod{} }
-func newPodList() runtime.Object { return &example.PodList{} }
-
-func newEtcdTestStorage(t *testing.T, prefix string, pagingEnabled bool) (*etcd3testing.EtcdTestServer, storage.Interface) {
-	server, _ := etcd3testing.NewUnsecuredEtcd3TestClientServer(t)
-	storage := etcd3.New(
-		server.V3Client,
-		apitesting.TestCodec(codecs, examplev1.SchemeGroupVersion),
-		newPod,
-		prefix,
-		schema.GroupResource{Resource: "pods"},
-		identity.NewEncryptCheckTransformer(),
-		pagingEnabled,
-		etcd3.NewDefaultLeaseManagerConfig())
-	return server, storage
-}
-
-func newTestCacherWithClock(s storage.Interface, clock clock.Clock) (*cacherstorage.Cacher, storage.Versioner, error) {
+func newTestCacherWithClock(s storage.Interface, clock clock.Clock) (*Cacher, storage.Versioner, error) {
 	prefix := "pods"
 	v := storage.APIObjectVersioner{}
-	config := cacherstorage.Config{
+	config := Config{
 		Storage:        s,
 		Versioner:      v,
 		GroupResource:  schema.GroupResource{Resource: "pods"},
@@ -127,17 +100,10 @@ func newTestCacherWithClock(s storage.Interface, clock clock.Clock) (*cacherstor
 		Codec:          codecs.LegacyCodec(examplev1.SchemeGroupVersion),
 		Clock:          clock,
 	}
-	cacher, err := cacherstorage.NewCacherFromConfig(config)
+	cacher, err := NewCacherFromConfig(config)
 	return cacher, v, err
 }
 
-func makeTestPod(name string) *example.Pod {
-	return &example.Pod{
-		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Namespace: "ns", Name: name},
-		Spec:       storagetesting.DeepEqualSafePodSpec(),
-	}
-}
-
 func updatePod(t *testing.T, s storage.Interface, obj, old *example.Pod) *example.Pod {
 	updateFn := func(input runtime.Object, res storage.ResponseMeta) (runtime.Object, *uint64, error) {
 		return obj.DeepCopyObject(), nil, nil
@@ -410,16 +376,16 @@ func TestWatchDeprecated(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	defer cacher.Stop()
 
-	podFoo := makeTestPod("foo")
-	podBar := makeTestPod("bar")
+	podFoo := makeTestPodWithName("foo")
+	podBar := makeTestPodWithName("bar")
 
-	podFooPrime := makeTestPod("foo")
+	podFooPrime := makeTestPodWithName("foo")
 	podFooPrime.Spec.NodeName = "fakeNode"
 
-	podFooBis := makeTestPod("foo")
+	podFooBis := makeTestPodWithName("foo")
 	podFooBis.Spec.NodeName = "anotherFakeNode"
 
-	podFooNS2 := makeTestPod("foo")
+	podFooNS2 := makeTestPodWithName("foo")
 	podFooNS2.Namespace += "2"
 
 	// initialVersion is used to initate the watcher at the beginning of the world,
@@ -472,7 +438,7 @@ func TestWatchDeprecated(t *testing.T) {
 	// Make start and last event duration exceed eventFreshDuration(current 75s) to ensure watch cache won't expand.
 	for i := 0; i < watchCacheDefaultCapacity; i++ {
 		fakeClock.SetTime(time.Now().Add(time.Duration(i) * time.Minute))
-		podFoo := makeTestPod(fmt.Sprintf("foo-%d", i))
+		podFoo := makeTestPodWithName(fmt.Sprintf("foo-%d", i))
 		updatePod(t, etcdStorage, podFoo, nil)
 	}
 
@@ -553,7 +519,7 @@ func withoutPaging(options *setupOptions) {
 	options.pagingEnabled = false
 }
 
-func testSetup(t *testing.T, opts ...setupOption) (context.Context, *cacherstorage.Cacher, tearDownFunc) {
+func testSetup(t *testing.T, opts ...setupOption) (context.Context, *Cacher, tearDownFunc) {
 	setupOpts := setupOptions{}
 	opts = append([]setupOption{withDefaults}, opts...)
 	for _, opt := range opts {
@@ -567,7 +533,7 @@ func testSetup(t *testing.T, opts ...setupOption) (context.Context, *cacherstora
 		Errors:    1,
 	}
 
-	config := cacherstorage.Config{
+	config := Config{
 		Storage:        wrappedStorage,
 		Versioner:      storage.APIObjectVersioner{},
 		GroupResource:  schema.GroupResource{Resource: "pods"},
@@ -580,7 +546,7 @@ func testSetup(t *testing.T, opts ...setupOption) (context.Context, *cacherstora
 		Codec:          codecs.LegacyCodec(examplev1.SchemeGroupVersion),
 		Clock:          setupOpts.clock,
 	}
-	cacher, err := cacherstorage.NewCacherFromConfig(config)
+	cacher, err := NewCacherFromConfig(config)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to initialize cacher: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_testing_utils_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_testing_utils_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..34653a891bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_testing_utils_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package cacher
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/apitesting"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer"
+	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/example"
+	examplev1 "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/example/v1"
+	example2v1 "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/example2/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage"
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd3"
+	etcd3testing "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd3/testing"
+	storagetesting "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/testing"
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/value/encrypt/identity"
+)
+
+var (
+	scheme   = runtime.NewScheme()
+	codecs   = serializer.NewCodecFactory(scheme)
+	errDummy = fmt.Errorf("dummy error")
+)
+
+func init() {
+	metav1.AddToGroupVersion(scheme, metav1.SchemeGroupVersion)
+	utilruntime.Must(example.AddToScheme(scheme))
+	utilruntime.Must(examplev1.AddToScheme(scheme))
+	utilruntime.Must(example2v1.AddToScheme(scheme))
+}
+
+func newPod() runtime.Object     { return &example.Pod{} }
+func newPodList() runtime.Object { return &example.PodList{} }
+
+func newEtcdTestStorage(t *testing.T, prefix string, pagingEnabled bool) (*etcd3testing.EtcdTestServer, storage.Interface) {
+	server, _ := etcd3testing.NewUnsecuredEtcd3TestClientServer(t)
+	storage := etcd3.New(
+		server.V3Client,
+		apitesting.TestCodec(codecs, examplev1.SchemeGroupVersion),
+		newPod,
+		prefix,
+		schema.GroupResource{Resource: "pods"},
+		identity.NewEncryptCheckTransformer(),
+		pagingEnabled,
+		etcd3.NewDefaultLeaseManagerConfig())
+	return server, storage
+}
+
+func makeTestPodWithName(name string) *example.Pod {
+	return &example.Pod{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Namespace: "ns", Name: name},
+		Spec:       storagetesting.DeepEqualSafePodSpec(),
+	}
+}
+
+func computePodKey(obj *example.Pod) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("/pods/%s/%s", obj.Namespace, obj.Name)
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_whitebox_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_whitebox_test.go
index be3edd6fcbf..d3cbfecc787 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_whitebox_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_whitebox_test.go
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer"
-	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/example"
@@ -51,25 +49,11 @@ import (
 	etcd3testing "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd3/testing"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/value/encrypt/identity"
 	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
-	utilflowcontrol "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flowcontrol"
 	featuregatetesting "k8s.io/component-base/featuregate/testing"
 	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 )
 
-var (
-	scheme   = runtime.NewScheme()
-	codecs   = serializer.NewCodecFactory(scheme)
-	errDummy = fmt.Errorf("dummy error")
-)
-
-func init() {
-	metav1.AddToGroupVersion(scheme, metav1.SchemeGroupVersion)
-	utilruntime.Must(example.AddToScheme(scheme))
-	utilruntime.Must(examplev1.AddToScheme(scheme))
-	utilruntime.Must(example2v1.AddToScheme(scheme))
-}
-
 func newTestCacher(s storage.Interface) (*Cacher, storage.Versioner, error) {
 	prefix := "pods"
 	config := Config{
@@ -312,7 +296,7 @@ func TestWatchCacheBypass(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestEmptyWatchEventCache(t *testing.T) {
-	server, etcdStorage := newEtcdTestStorage(t, etcd3testing.PathPrefix())
+	server, etcdStorage := newEtcdTestStorage(t, etcd3testing.PathPrefix(), true)
 	defer server.Terminate(t)
 
 	// add a few objects
@@ -762,27 +746,6 @@ func TestCacherNoLeakWithMultipleWatchers(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestWatchInitializationSignal(t *testing.T) {
-	backingStorage := &dummyStorage{}
-	cacher, _, err := newTestCacher(backingStorage)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Couldn't create cacher: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer cacher.Stop()
-
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
-	defer cancel()
-	initSignal := utilflowcontrol.NewInitializationSignal()
-	ctx = utilflowcontrol.WithInitializationSignal(ctx, initSignal)
-
-	_, err = cacher.Watch(ctx, "pods/ns", storage.ListOptions{ResourceVersion: "0", Predicate: storage.Everything})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to create watch: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	initSignal.Wait()
-}
-
 func testCacherSendBookmarkEvents(t *testing.T, allowWatchBookmarks, expectedBookmarks bool) {
 	backingStorage := &dummyStorage{}
 	cacher, _, err := newTestCacher(backingStorage)
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/lister_watcher_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/lister_watcher_test.go
index 8a2a8ab37e1..6506f1ff6aa 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/lister_watcher_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/lister_watcher_test.go
@@ -18,44 +18,17 @@ package cacher
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/apitesting"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/example"
-	examplev1 "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/example/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage"
-	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd3"
-	etcd3testing "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd3/testing"
-	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/value/encrypt/identity"
 )
 
-func newPod() runtime.Object { return &example.Pod{} }
-
-func computePodKey(obj *example.Pod) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("/pods/%s/%s", obj.Namespace, obj.Name)
-}
-
-func newEtcdTestStorage(t *testing.T, prefix string) (*etcd3testing.EtcdTestServer, storage.Interface) {
-	server, _ := etcd3testing.NewUnsecuredEtcd3TestClientServer(t)
-	storage := etcd3.New(
-		server.V3Client,
-		apitesting.TestCodec(codecs, examplev1.SchemeGroupVersion),
-		newPod, prefix,
-		schema.GroupResource{Resource: "pods"},
-		identity.NewEncryptCheckTransformer(),
-		true,
-		etcd3.NewDefaultLeaseManagerConfig())
-	return server, storage
-}
-
 func TestCacherListerWatcher(t *testing.T) {
 	prefix := "pods"
 	fn := func() runtime.Object { return &example.PodList{} }
-	server, store := newEtcdTestStorage(t, prefix)
+	server, store := newEtcdTestStorage(t, prefix, true)
 	defer server.Terminate(t)
 
 	objects := []*example.Pod{
@@ -89,7 +62,7 @@ func TestCacherListerWatcher(t *testing.T) {
 func TestCacherListerWatcherPagination(t *testing.T) {
 	prefix := "pods"
 	fn := func() runtime.Object { return &example.PodList{} }
-	server, store := newEtcdTestStorage(t, prefix)
+	server, store := newEtcdTestStorage(t, prefix, true)
 	defer server.Terminate(t)
 
 	// We need the list to be sorted by name to later check the alphabetical order of