diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue.go b/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue.go
index 9b4c5139743..a5a4b30ecad 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/internal/heap"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/metrics"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/util"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ type PriorityQueue struct {
 	framework.PodNominator
 
 	stop  chan struct{}
-	clock util.Clock
+	clock clock.Clock
 
 	// pod initial backoff duration.
 	podInitialBackoffDuration time.Duration
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ type PriorityQueue struct {
 }
 
 type priorityQueueOptions struct {
-	clock                             util.Clock
+	clock                             clock.Clock
 	podInitialBackoffDuration         time.Duration
 	podMaxBackoffDuration             time.Duration
 	podMaxInUnschedulablePodsDuration time.Duration
@@ -186,8 +187,8 @@ type priorityQueueOptions struct {
 // Option configures a PriorityQueue
 type Option func(*priorityQueueOptions)
 
-// WithClock sets clock for PriorityQueue, the default clock is util.RealClock.
-func WithClock(clock util.Clock) Option {
+// WithClock sets clock for PriorityQueue, the default clock is clock.RealClock.
+func WithClock(clock clock.Clock) Option {
 	return func(o *priorityQueueOptions) {
 		o.clock = clock
 	}
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ func WithPodMaxInUnschedulablePodsDuration(duration time.Duration) Option {
 }
 
 var defaultPriorityQueueOptions = priorityQueueOptions{
-	clock:                             util.RealClock{},
+	clock:                             clock.RealClock{},
 	podInitialBackoffDuration:         DefaultPodInitialBackoffDuration,
 	podMaxBackoffDuration:             DefaultPodMaxBackoffDuration,
 	podMaxInUnschedulablePodsDuration: DefaultPodMaxInUnschedulablePodsDuration,
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/util/clock.go b/pkg/scheduler/util/clock.go
deleted file mode 100644
index e17c759dbac..00000000000
--- a/pkg/scheduler/util/clock.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2018 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 util
-
-import (
-	"time"
-)
-
-// Clock provides an interface for getting the current time
-type Clock interface {
-	Now() time.Time
-}
-
-// RealClock implements a clock using time
-type RealClock struct{}
-
-// Now returns the current time with time.Now
-func (RealClock) Now() time.Time {
-	return time.Now()
-}