diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state/checkpoint.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state/checkpoint.go
index f817de24a7e..e7df594efc5 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state/checkpoint.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state/checkpoint.go
@@ -28,11 +28,17 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/checkpointmanager/errors"
 )
 
-// CPUManagerCheckpoint struct is used to store cpu/pod assignments in a checkpoint
-type CPUManagerCheckpoint = CPUManagerCheckpointV2
-
 var _ checkpointmanager.Checkpoint = &CPUManagerCheckpointV1{}
 var _ checkpointmanager.Checkpoint = &CPUManagerCheckpointV2{}
+var _ checkpointmanager.Checkpoint = &CPUManagerCheckpoint{}
+
+// CPUManagerCheckpoint struct is used to store cpu/pod assignments in a checkpoint in v2 format
+type CPUManagerCheckpoint struct {
+	PolicyName    string                       `json:"policyName"`
+	DefaultCPUSet string                       `json:"defaultCpuSet"`
+	Entries       map[string]map[string]string `json:"entries,omitempty"`
+	Checksum      checksum.Checksum            `json:"checksum"`
+}
 
 // CPUManagerCheckpointV1 struct is used to store cpu/pod assignments in a checkpoint in v1 format
 type CPUManagerCheckpointV1 struct {
@@ -43,12 +49,7 @@ type CPUManagerCheckpointV1 struct {
 }
 
 // CPUManagerCheckpointV2 struct is used to store cpu/pod assignments in a checkpoint in v2 format
-type CPUManagerCheckpointV2 struct {
-	PolicyName    string                       `json:"policyName"`
-	DefaultCPUSet string                       `json:"defaultCpuSet"`
-	Entries       map[string]map[string]string `json:"entries,omitempty"`
-	Checksum      checksum.Checksum            `json:"checksum"`
-}
+type CPUManagerCheckpointV2 = CPUManagerCheckpoint
 
 // NewCPUManagerCheckpoint returns an instance of Checkpoint
 func NewCPUManagerCheckpoint() *CPUManagerCheckpoint {
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state/state_checkpoint_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state/state_checkpoint_test.go
index e81eaddd75a..fc96da2931e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state/state_checkpoint_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state/state_checkpoint_test.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func TestCheckpointStateRestore(t *testing.T) {
 				"policyName": "none",
 				"defaultCPUSet": "4-6",
 				"entries": {},
-				"checksum": 2655485041
+				"checksum": 354655845
 			}`,
 			"none",
 			containermap.ContainerMap{},
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func TestCheckpointStateRestore(t *testing.T) {
 						"container2": "1-3"
 					}
 				},
-				"checksum": 3415933391
+				"checksum": 3610638499
 			}`,
 			"none",
 			containermap.ContainerMap{},
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func TestCheckpointStateRestore(t *testing.T) {
 				"policyName": "other",
 				"defaultCPUSet": "1-3",
 				"entries": {},
-				"checksum": 698611581
+				"checksum": 1394507217
 			}`,
 			"none",
 			containermap.ContainerMap{},
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func TestCheckpointStateRestore(t *testing.T) {
 				"policyName": "none",
 				"defaultCPUSet": "1.3",
 				"entries": {},
-				"checksum": 1966990140
+				"checksum": 3021697696
 			}`,
 			"none",
 			containermap.ContainerMap{},
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func TestCheckpointStateRestore(t *testing.T) {
 						"container2": "asd"
 					}
 				},
-				"checksum": 3082925826
+				"checksum": 962272150
 			}`,
 			"none",
 			containermap.ContainerMap{},