diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/predicates/predicates.go b/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/predicates/predicates.go
index 2f6cbe3e76f..c394e2b6310 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/predicates/predicates.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/predicates/predicates.go
@@ -1126,20 +1126,14 @@ func haveOverlap(a1, a2 []string) bool {
 // that only non-critical pods need and EssentialPredicates are the predicates that all pods, including critical pods, need
 func GeneralPredicates(pod *v1.Pod, meta PredicateMetadata, nodeInfo *schedulernodeinfo.NodeInfo) (bool, []PredicateFailureReason, error) {
 	var predicateFails []PredicateFailureReason
-	fit, reasons, err := noncriticalPredicates(pod, meta, nodeInfo)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, predicateFails, err
-	}
-	if !fit {
-		predicateFails = append(predicateFails, reasons...)
-	}
-
-	fit, reasons, err = EssentialPredicates(pod, meta, nodeInfo)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, predicateFails, err
-	}
-	if !fit {
-		predicateFails = append(predicateFails, reasons...)
+	for _, predicate := range []FitPredicate{noncriticalPredicates, EssentialPredicates} {
+		fit, reasons, err := predicate(pod, meta, nodeInfo)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, predicateFails, err
+		}
+		if !fit {
+			predicateFails = append(predicateFails, reasons...)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return len(predicateFails) == 0, predicateFails, nil
@@ -1162,31 +1156,18 @@ func noncriticalPredicates(pod *v1.Pod, meta PredicateMetadata, nodeInfo *schedu
 // EssentialPredicates are the predicates that all pods, including critical pods, need
 func EssentialPredicates(pod *v1.Pod, meta PredicateMetadata, nodeInfo *schedulernodeinfo.NodeInfo) (bool, []PredicateFailureReason, error) {
 	var predicateFails []PredicateFailureReason
-	fit, reasons, err := PodFitsHost(pod, meta, nodeInfo)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, predicateFails, err
-	}
-	if !fit {
-		predicateFails = append(predicateFails, reasons...)
-	}
-
 	// TODO: PodFitsHostPorts is essential for now, but kubelet should ideally
 	//       preempt pods to free up host ports too
-	fit, reasons, err = PodFitsHostPorts(pod, meta, nodeInfo)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, predicateFails, err
-	}
-	if !fit {
-		predicateFails = append(predicateFails, reasons...)
+	for _, predicate := range []FitPredicate{PodFitsHost, PodFitsHostPorts, PodMatchNodeSelector} {
+		fit, reasons, err := predicate(pod, meta, nodeInfo)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, predicateFails, err
+		}
+		if !fit {
+			predicateFails = append(predicateFails, reasons...)
+		}
 	}
 
-	fit, reasons, err = PodMatchNodeSelector(pod, meta, nodeInfo)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, predicateFails, err
-	}
-	if !fit {
-		predicateFails = append(predicateFails, reasons...)
-	}
 	return len(predicateFails) == 0, predicateFails, nil
 }