diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/apis/config/v1beta2/defaults.go b/pkg/scheduler/apis/config/v1beta2/defaults.go
index c58c69ce2e3..60ef8f065a8 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/apis/config/v1beta2/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/apis/config/v1beta2/defaults.go
@@ -121,8 +121,7 @@ func SetDefaults_KubeSchedulerConfiguration(obj *v1beta2.KubeSchedulerConfigurat
 	}
 
 	if obj.PercentageOfNodesToScore == nil {
-		percentageOfNodesToScore := int32(config.DefaultPercentageOfNodesToScore)
-		obj.PercentageOfNodesToScore = &percentageOfNodesToScore
+		obj.PercentageOfNodesToScore = pointer.Int32Ptr(config.DefaultPercentageOfNodesToScore)
 	}
 
 	if len(obj.LeaderElection.ResourceLock) == 0 {
@@ -153,25 +152,21 @@ func SetDefaults_KubeSchedulerConfiguration(obj *v1beta2.KubeSchedulerConfigurat
 	componentbaseconfigv1alpha1.RecommendedDefaultLeaderElectionConfiguration(&obj.LeaderElection)
 
 	if obj.PodInitialBackoffSeconds == nil {
-		val := int64(1)
-		obj.PodInitialBackoffSeconds = &val
+		obj.PodInitialBackoffSeconds = pointer.Int64(1)
 	}
 
 	if obj.PodMaxBackoffSeconds == nil {
-		val := int64(10)
-		obj.PodMaxBackoffSeconds = &val
+		obj.PodMaxBackoffSeconds = pointer.Int64(10)
 	}
 
 	// Enable profiling by default in the scheduler
 	if obj.EnableProfiling == nil {
-		enableProfiling := true
-		obj.EnableProfiling = &enableProfiling
+		obj.EnableProfiling = pointer.BoolPtr(true)
 	}
 
 	// Enable contention profiling by default if profiling is enabled
 	if *obj.EnableProfiling && obj.EnableContentionProfiling == nil {
-		enableContentionProfiling := true
-		obj.EnableContentionProfiling = &enableContentionProfiling
+		obj.EnableContentionProfiling = pointer.BoolPtr(true)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/apis/config/v1beta3/defaults.go b/pkg/scheduler/apis/config/v1beta3/defaults.go
index 48819665e12..0ff3781a421 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/apis/config/v1beta3/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/apis/config/v1beta3/defaults.go
@@ -153,25 +153,21 @@ func SetDefaults_KubeSchedulerConfiguration(obj *v1beta3.KubeSchedulerConfigurat
 	componentbaseconfigv1alpha1.RecommendedDefaultLeaderElectionConfiguration(&obj.LeaderElection)
 
 	if obj.PodInitialBackoffSeconds == nil {
-		val := int64(1)
-		obj.PodInitialBackoffSeconds = &val
+		obj.PodInitialBackoffSeconds = pointer.Int64(1)
 	}
 
 	if obj.PodMaxBackoffSeconds == nil {
-		val := int64(10)
-		obj.PodMaxBackoffSeconds = &val
+		obj.PodMaxBackoffSeconds = pointer.Int64(10)
 	}
 
 	// Enable profiling by default in the scheduler
 	if obj.EnableProfiling == nil {
-		enableProfiling := true
-		obj.EnableProfiling = &enableProfiling
+		obj.EnableProfiling = pointer.BoolPtr(true)
 	}
 
 	// Enable contention profiling by default if profiling is enabled
 	if *obj.EnableProfiling && obj.EnableContentionProfiling == nil {
-		enableContentionProfiling := true
-		obj.EnableContentionProfiling = &enableContentionProfiling
+		obj.EnableContentionProfiling = pointer.BoolPtr(true)
 	}
 }