diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/eventhandlers.go b/pkg/scheduler/eventhandlers.go
index 947ae68cb80..96ae9536af5 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/eventhandlers.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/eventhandlers.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (sched *Scheduler) addNodeToCache(obj interface{}) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	nodeInfo := sched.SchedulerCache.AddNode(node)
+	nodeInfo := sched.Cache.AddNode(node)
 	klog.V(3).InfoS("Add event for node", "node", klog.KObj(node))
 	sched.SchedulingQueue.MoveAllToActiveOrBackoffQueue(queue.NodeAdd, preCheckForNode(nodeInfo))
 }
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func (sched *Scheduler) updateNodeInCache(oldObj, newObj interface{}) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	nodeInfo := sched.SchedulerCache.UpdateNode(oldNode, newNode)
+	nodeInfo := sched.Cache.UpdateNode(oldNode, newNode)
 	// Only requeue unschedulable pods if the node became more schedulable.
 	if event := nodeSchedulingPropertiesChange(newNode, oldNode); event != nil {
 		sched.SchedulingQueue.MoveAllToActiveOrBackoffQueue(*event, preCheckForNode(nodeInfo))
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func (sched *Scheduler) deleteNodeFromCache(obj interface{}) {
 		return
 	}
 	klog.V(3).InfoS("Delete event for node", "node", klog.KObj(node))
-	if err := sched.SchedulerCache.RemoveNode(node); err != nil {
+	if err := sched.Cache.RemoveNode(node); err != nil {
 		klog.ErrorS(err, "Scheduler cache RemoveNode failed")
 	}
 }
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func (sched *Scheduler) updatePodInSchedulingQueue(oldObj, newObj interface{}) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	isAssumed, err := sched.SchedulerCache.IsAssumedPod(newPod)
+	isAssumed, err := sched.Cache.IsAssumedPod(newPod)
 	if err != nil {
 		utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("failed to check whether pod %s/%s is assumed: %v", newPod.Namespace, newPod.Name, err))
 	}
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func (sched *Scheduler) addPodToCache(obj interface{}) {
 	}
 	klog.V(3).InfoS("Add event for scheduled pod", "pod", klog.KObj(pod))
 
-	if err := sched.SchedulerCache.AddPod(pod); err != nil {
+	if err := sched.Cache.AddPod(pod); err != nil {
 		klog.ErrorS(err, "Scheduler cache AddPod failed", "pod", klog.KObj(pod))
 	}
 
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func (sched *Scheduler) updatePodInCache(oldObj, newObj interface{}) {
 	}
 	klog.V(4).InfoS("Update event for scheduled pod", "pod", klog.KObj(oldPod))
 
-	if err := sched.SchedulerCache.UpdatePod(oldPod, newPod); err != nil {
+	if err := sched.Cache.UpdatePod(oldPod, newPod); err != nil {
 		klog.ErrorS(err, "Scheduler cache UpdatePod failed", "pod", klog.KObj(oldPod))
 	}
 
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func (sched *Scheduler) deletePodFromCache(obj interface{}) {
 		return
 	}
 	klog.V(3).InfoS("Delete event for scheduled pod", "pod", klog.KObj(pod))
-	if err := sched.SchedulerCache.RemovePod(pod); err != nil {
+	if err := sched.Cache.RemovePod(pod); err != nil {
 		klog.ErrorS(err, "Scheduler cache RemovePod failed", "pod", klog.KObj(pod))
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/eventhandlers_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/eventhandlers_test.go
index b61b4866960..81522ca9892 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/eventhandlers_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/eventhandlers_test.go
@@ -225,21 +225,19 @@ func TestUpdatePodInCache(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 			defer cancel()
-			schedulerCache := cache.New(ttl, ctx.Done())
-			schedulerQueue := queue.NewTestQueue(ctx, nil)
 			sched := &Scheduler{
-				SchedulerCache:  schedulerCache,
-				SchedulingQueue: schedulerQueue,
+				Cache:           cache.New(ttl, ctx.Done()),
+				SchedulingQueue: queue.NewTestQueue(ctx, nil),
 			}
 			sched.addPodToCache(tt.oldObj)
 			sched.updatePodInCache(tt.oldObj, tt.newObj)
 
 			if tt.oldObj.(*v1.Pod).UID != tt.newObj.(*v1.Pod).UID {
-				if pod, err := sched.SchedulerCache.GetPod(tt.oldObj.(*v1.Pod)); err == nil {
-					t.Errorf("Get pod UID %v from SchedulerCache but it should not happen", pod.UID)
+				if pod, err := sched.Cache.GetPod(tt.oldObj.(*v1.Pod)); err == nil {
+					t.Errorf("Get pod UID %v from cache but it should not happen", pod.UID)
 				}
 			}
-			pod, err := sched.SchedulerCache.GetPod(tt.newObj.(*v1.Pod))
+			pod, err := sched.Cache.GetPod(tt.newObj.(*v1.Pod))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("Failed to get pod from scheduler: %v", err)
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/factory.go b/pkg/scheduler/factory.go
index 2e70f6a14c5..3643361b869 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/factory.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/factory.go
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func (c *Configurator) create() (*Scheduler, error) {
 	)
 
 	return &Scheduler{
-		SchedulerCache:  c.schedulerCache,
+		Cache:           c.schedulerCache,
 		Algorithm:       algo,
 		Extenders:       extenders,
 		Profiles:        profiles,
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/cache.go b/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/cache.go
index 4efc11d9e01..73fb6c367b5 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/cache.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/cache.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ var (
 // "ttl" is how long the assumed pod will get expired.
 // "stop" is the channel that would close the background goroutine.
 func New(ttl time.Duration, stop <-chan struct{}) Cache {
-	cache := newSchedulerCache(ttl, cleanAssumedPeriod, stop)
+	cache := newCache(ttl, cleanAssumedPeriod, stop)
 	cache.run()
 	return cache
 }
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ type nodeInfoListItem struct {
 	prev *nodeInfoListItem
 }
 
-type schedulerCache struct {
+type cacheImpl struct {
 	stop   <-chan struct{}
 	ttl    time.Duration
 	period time.Duration
@@ -90,15 +90,15 @@ type imageState struct {
 }
 
 // createImageStateSummary returns a summarizing snapshot of the given image's state.
-func (cache *schedulerCache) createImageStateSummary(state *imageState) *framework.ImageStateSummary {
+func (cache *cacheImpl) createImageStateSummary(state *imageState) *framework.ImageStateSummary {
 	return &framework.ImageStateSummary{
 		Size:     state.size,
 		NumNodes: len(state.nodes),
 	}
 }
 
-func newSchedulerCache(ttl, period time.Duration, stop <-chan struct{}) *schedulerCache {
-	return &schedulerCache{
+func newCache(ttl, period time.Duration, stop <-chan struct{}) *cacheImpl {
+	return &cacheImpl{
 		ttl:    ttl,
 		period: period,
 		stop:   stop,
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func newNodeInfoListItem(ni *framework.NodeInfo) *nodeInfoListItem {
 // moveNodeInfoToHead moves a NodeInfo to the head of "cache.nodes" doubly
 // linked list. The head is the most recently updated NodeInfo.
 // We assume cache lock is already acquired.
-func (cache *schedulerCache) moveNodeInfoToHead(name string) {
+func (cache *cacheImpl) moveNodeInfoToHead(name string) {
 	ni, ok := cache.nodes[name]
 	if !ok {
 		klog.ErrorS(nil, "No node info with given name found in the cache", "node", klog.KRef("", name))
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) moveNodeInfoToHead(name string) {
 // removeNodeInfoFromList removes a NodeInfo from the "cache.nodes" doubly
 // linked list.
 // We assume cache lock is already acquired.
-func (cache *schedulerCache) removeNodeInfoFromList(name string) {
+func (cache *cacheImpl) removeNodeInfoFromList(name string) {
 	ni, ok := cache.nodes[name]
 	if !ok {
 		klog.ErrorS(nil, "No node info with given name found in the cache", "node", klog.KRef("", name))
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) removeNodeInfoFromList(name string) {
 // debugging purposes only and shouldn't be confused with UpdateSnapshot
 // function.
 // This method is expensive, and should be only used in non-critical path.
-func (cache *schedulerCache) Dump() *Dump {
+func (cache *cacheImpl) Dump() *Dump {
 	cache.mu.RLock()
 	defer cache.mu.RUnlock()
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) Dump() *Dump {
 // nodeinfo.Node() is guaranteed to be not nil for all the nodes in the snapshot.
 // This function tracks generation number of NodeInfo and updates only the
 // entries of an existing snapshot that have changed after the snapshot was taken.
-func (cache *schedulerCache) UpdateSnapshot(nodeSnapshot *Snapshot) error {
+func (cache *cacheImpl) UpdateSnapshot(nodeSnapshot *Snapshot) error {
 	cache.mu.Lock()
 	defer cache.mu.Unlock()
 
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) UpdateSnapshot(nodeSnapshot *Snapshot) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (cache *schedulerCache) updateNodeInfoSnapshotList(snapshot *Snapshot, updateAll bool) {
+func (cache *cacheImpl) updateNodeInfoSnapshotList(snapshot *Snapshot, updateAll bool) {
 	snapshot.havePodsWithAffinityNodeInfoList = make([]*framework.NodeInfo, 0, cache.nodeTree.numNodes)
 	snapshot.havePodsWithRequiredAntiAffinityNodeInfoList = make([]*framework.NodeInfo, 0, cache.nodeTree.numNodes)
 	if updateAll {
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) updateNodeInfoSnapshotList(snapshot *Snapshot, upda
 }
 
 // If certain nodes were deleted after the last snapshot was taken, we should remove them from the snapshot.
-func (cache *schedulerCache) removeDeletedNodesFromSnapshot(snapshot *Snapshot) {
+func (cache *cacheImpl) removeDeletedNodesFromSnapshot(snapshot *Snapshot) {
 	toDelete := len(snapshot.nodeInfoMap) - cache.nodeTree.numNodes
 	for name := range snapshot.nodeInfoMap {
 		if toDelete <= 0 {
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) removeDeletedNodesFromSnapshot(snapshot *Snapshot)
 
 // NodeCount returns the number of nodes in the cache.
 // DO NOT use outside of tests.
-func (cache *schedulerCache) NodeCount() int {
+func (cache *cacheImpl) NodeCount() int {
 	cache.mu.RLock()
 	defer cache.mu.RUnlock()
 	return len(cache.nodes)
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) NodeCount() int {
 
 // PodCount returns the number of pods in the cache (including those from deleted nodes).
 // DO NOT use outside of tests.
-func (cache *schedulerCache) PodCount() (int, error) {
+func (cache *cacheImpl) PodCount() (int, error) {
 	cache.mu.RLock()
 	defer cache.mu.RUnlock()
 	// podFilter is expected to return true for most or all of the pods. We
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) PodCount() (int, error) {
 	return count, nil
 }
 
-func (cache *schedulerCache) AssumePod(pod *v1.Pod) error {
+func (cache *cacheImpl) AssumePod(pod *v1.Pod) error {
 	key, err := framework.GetPodKey(pod)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -362,12 +362,12 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) AssumePod(pod *v1.Pod) error {
 	return cache.addPod(pod, true)
 }
 
-func (cache *schedulerCache) FinishBinding(pod *v1.Pod) error {
+func (cache *cacheImpl) FinishBinding(pod *v1.Pod) error {
 	return cache.finishBinding(pod, time.Now())
 }
 
 // finishBinding exists to make tests determinitistic by injecting now as an argument
-func (cache *schedulerCache) finishBinding(pod *v1.Pod, now time.Time) error {
+func (cache *cacheImpl) finishBinding(pod *v1.Pod, now time.Time) error {
 	key, err := framework.GetPodKey(pod)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) finishBinding(pod *v1.Pod, now time.Time) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (cache *schedulerCache) ForgetPod(pod *v1.Pod) error {
+func (cache *cacheImpl) ForgetPod(pod *v1.Pod) error {
 	key, err := framework.GetPodKey(pod)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) ForgetPod(pod *v1.Pod) error {
 }
 
 // Assumes that lock is already acquired.
-func (cache *schedulerCache) addPod(pod *v1.Pod, assumePod bool) error {
+func (cache *cacheImpl) addPod(pod *v1.Pod, assumePod bool) error {
 	key, err := framework.GetPodKey(pod)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) addPod(pod *v1.Pod, assumePod bool) error {
 }
 
 // Assumes that lock is already acquired.
-func (cache *schedulerCache) updatePod(oldPod, newPod *v1.Pod) error {
+func (cache *cacheImpl) updatePod(oldPod, newPod *v1.Pod) error {
 	if err := cache.removePod(oldPod); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) updatePod(oldPod, newPod *v1.Pod) error {
 // Removes a pod from the cached node info. If the node information was already
 // removed and there are no more pods left in the node, cleans up the node from
 // the cache.
-func (cache *schedulerCache) removePod(pod *v1.Pod) error {
+func (cache *cacheImpl) removePod(pod *v1.Pod) error {
 	key, err := framework.GetPodKey(pod)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) removePod(pod *v1.Pod) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (cache *schedulerCache) AddPod(pod *v1.Pod) error {
+func (cache *cacheImpl) AddPod(pod *v1.Pod) error {
 	key, err := framework.GetPodKey(pod)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) AddPod(pod *v1.Pod) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (cache *schedulerCache) UpdatePod(oldPod, newPod *v1.Pod) error {
+func (cache *cacheImpl) UpdatePod(oldPod, newPod *v1.Pod) error {
 	key, err := framework.GetPodKey(oldPod)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) UpdatePod(oldPod, newPod *v1.Pod) error {
 	if ok && !cache.assumedPods.Has(key) {
 		if currState.pod.Spec.NodeName != newPod.Spec.NodeName {
 			klog.ErrorS(nil, "Pod updated on a different node than previously added to", "pod", klog.KObj(oldPod))
-			klog.ErrorS(nil, "SchedulerCache is corrupted and can badly affect scheduling decisions")
+			klog.ErrorS(nil, "scheduler cache is corrupted and can badly affect scheduling decisions")
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 		return cache.updatePod(oldPod, newPod)
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) UpdatePod(oldPod, newPod *v1.Pod) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("pod %v is not added to scheduler cache, so cannot be updated", key)
 }
 
-func (cache *schedulerCache) RemovePod(pod *v1.Pod) error {
+func (cache *cacheImpl) RemovePod(pod *v1.Pod) error {
 	key, err := framework.GetPodKey(pod)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -542,14 +542,14 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) RemovePod(pod *v1.Pod) error {
 		if pod.Spec.NodeName != "" {
 			// An empty NodeName is possible when the scheduler misses a Delete
 			// event and it gets the last known state from the informer cache.
-			klog.ErrorS(nil, "SchedulerCache is corrupted and can badly affect scheduling decisions")
+			klog.ErrorS(nil, "scheduler cache is corrupted and can badly affect scheduling decisions")
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 	}
 	return cache.removePod(currState.pod)
 }
 
-func (cache *schedulerCache) IsAssumedPod(pod *v1.Pod) (bool, error) {
+func (cache *cacheImpl) IsAssumedPod(pod *v1.Pod) (bool, error) {
 	key, err := framework.GetPodKey(pod)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) IsAssumedPod(pod *v1.Pod) (bool, error) {
 
 // GetPod might return a pod for which its node has already been deleted from
 // the main cache. This is useful to properly process pod update events.
-func (cache *schedulerCache) GetPod(pod *v1.Pod) (*v1.Pod, error) {
+func (cache *cacheImpl) GetPod(pod *v1.Pod) (*v1.Pod, error) {
 	key, err := framework.GetPodKey(pod)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) GetPod(pod *v1.Pod) (*v1.Pod, error) {
 	return podState.pod, nil
 }
 
-func (cache *schedulerCache) AddNode(node *v1.Node) *framework.NodeInfo {
+func (cache *cacheImpl) AddNode(node *v1.Node) *framework.NodeInfo {
 	cache.mu.Lock()
 	defer cache.mu.Unlock()
 
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) AddNode(node *v1.Node) *framework.NodeInfo {
 	return n.info.Clone()
 }
 
-func (cache *schedulerCache) UpdateNode(oldNode, newNode *v1.Node) *framework.NodeInfo {
+func (cache *cacheImpl) UpdateNode(oldNode, newNode *v1.Node) *framework.NodeInfo {
 	cache.mu.Lock()
 	defer cache.mu.Unlock()
 
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) UpdateNode(oldNode, newNode *v1.Node) *framework.No
 // the source of truth.
 // However, we keep a ghost node with the list of pods until all pod deletion
 // events have arrived. A ghost node is skipped from snapshots.
-func (cache *schedulerCache) RemoveNode(node *v1.Node) error {
+func (cache *cacheImpl) RemoveNode(node *v1.Node) error {
 	cache.mu.Lock()
 	defer cache.mu.Unlock()
 
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) RemoveNode(node *v1.Node) error {
 
 // addNodeImageStates adds states of the images on given node to the given nodeInfo and update the imageStates in
 // scheduler cache. This function assumes the lock to scheduler cache has been acquired.
-func (cache *schedulerCache) addNodeImageStates(node *v1.Node, nodeInfo *framework.NodeInfo) {
+func (cache *cacheImpl) addNodeImageStates(node *v1.Node, nodeInfo *framework.NodeInfo) {
 	newSum := make(map[string]*framework.ImageStateSummary)
 
 	for _, image := range node.Status.Images {
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) addNodeImageStates(node *v1.Node, nodeInfo *framewo
 // removeNodeImageStates removes the given node record from image entries having the node
 // in imageStates cache. After the removal, if any image becomes free, i.e., the image
 // is no longer available on any node, the image entry will be removed from imageStates.
-func (cache *schedulerCache) removeNodeImageStates(node *v1.Node) {
+func (cache *cacheImpl) removeNodeImageStates(node *v1.Node) {
 	if node == nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -701,17 +701,17 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) removeNodeImageStates(node *v1.Node) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (cache *schedulerCache) run() {
+func (cache *cacheImpl) run() {
 	go wait.Until(cache.cleanupExpiredAssumedPods, cache.period, cache.stop)
 }
 
-func (cache *schedulerCache) cleanupExpiredAssumedPods() {
+func (cache *cacheImpl) cleanupExpiredAssumedPods() {
 	cache.cleanupAssumedPods(time.Now())
 }
 
 // cleanupAssumedPods exists for making test deterministic by taking time as input argument.
 // It also reports metrics on the cache size for nodes, pods, and assumed pods.
-func (cache *schedulerCache) cleanupAssumedPods(now time.Time) {
+func (cache *cacheImpl) cleanupAssumedPods(now time.Time) {
 	cache.mu.Lock()
 	defer cache.mu.Unlock()
 	defer cache.updateMetrics()
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) cleanupAssumedPods(now time.Time) {
 }
 
 // updateMetrics updates cache size metric values for pods, assumed pods, and nodes
-func (cache *schedulerCache) updateMetrics() {
+func (cache *cacheImpl) updateMetrics() {
 	metrics.CacheSize.WithLabelValues("assumed_pods").Set(float64(len(cache.assumedPods)))
 	metrics.CacheSize.WithLabelValues("pods").Set(float64(len(cache.podStates)))
 	metrics.CacheSize.WithLabelValues("nodes").Set(float64(len(cache.nodes)))
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/cache_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/cache_test.go
index 08002f0a36c..9e8c890f3b7 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/cache_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/cache_test.go
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func TestAssumePodScheduled(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for i, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("case_%d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
-			cache := newSchedulerCache(time.Second, time.Second, nil)
+			cache := newCache(time.Second, time.Second, nil)
 			for _, pod := range tt.pods {
 				if err := cache.AssumePod(pod); err != nil {
 					t.Fatalf("AssumePod failed: %v", err)
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ type testExpirePodStruct struct {
 	assumedTime time.Time
 }
 
-func assumeAndFinishBinding(cache *schedulerCache, pod *v1.Pod, assumedTime time.Time) error {
+func assumeAndFinishBinding(cache *cacheImpl, pod *v1.Pod, assumedTime time.Time) error {
 	if err := cache.AssumePod(pod); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ func TestExpirePod(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for i, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("case_%d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
-			cache := newSchedulerCache(ttl, time.Second, nil)
+			cache := newCache(ttl, time.Second, nil)
 
 			for _, pod := range tt.pods {
 				if err := cache.AssumePod(pod.pod); err != nil {
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ func TestAddPodWillConfirm(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for i, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("case_%d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
-			cache := newSchedulerCache(ttl, time.Second, nil)
+			cache := newCache(ttl, time.Second, nil)
 			for _, podToAssume := range tt.podsToAssume {
 				if err := assumeAndFinishBinding(cache, podToAssume, now); err != nil {
 					t.Fatalf("assumePod failed: %v", err)
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ func TestDump(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for i, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("case_%d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
-			cache := newSchedulerCache(ttl, time.Second, nil)
+			cache := newCache(ttl, time.Second, nil)
 			for _, podToAssume := range tt.podsToAssume {
 				if err := assumeAndFinishBinding(cache, podToAssume, now); err != nil {
 					t.Errorf("assumePod failed: %v", err)
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ func TestAddPodWillReplaceAssumed(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for i, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("case_%d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
-			cache := newSchedulerCache(ttl, time.Second, nil)
+			cache := newCache(ttl, time.Second, nil)
 			for _, podToAssume := range tt.podsToAssume {
 				if err := assumeAndFinishBinding(cache, podToAssume, now); err != nil {
 					t.Fatalf("assumePod failed: %v", err)
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ func TestAddPodAfterExpiration(t *testing.T) {
 	for i, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("case_%d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
 			now := time.Now()
-			cache := newSchedulerCache(ttl, time.Second, nil)
+			cache := newCache(ttl, time.Second, nil)
 			if err := assumeAndFinishBinding(cache, tt.pod, now); err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("assumePod failed: %v", err)
 			}
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ func TestUpdatePod(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for i, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("case_%d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
-			cache := newSchedulerCache(ttl, time.Second, nil)
+			cache := newCache(ttl, time.Second, nil)
 			for _, podToAdd := range tt.podsToAdd {
 				if err := cache.AddPod(podToAdd); err != nil {
 					t.Fatalf("AddPod failed: %v", err)
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ func TestUpdatePodAndGet(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for i, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("case_%d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
-			cache := newSchedulerCache(ttl, time.Second, nil)
+			cache := newCache(ttl, time.Second, nil)
 
 			if err := tt.handler(cache, tt.pod); err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unexpected err: %v", err)
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ func TestExpireAddUpdatePod(t *testing.T) {
 	for i, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("case_%d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
 			now := time.Now()
-			cache := newSchedulerCache(ttl, time.Second, nil)
+			cache := newCache(ttl, time.Second, nil)
 			for _, podToAssume := range tt.podsToAssume {
 				if err := assumeAndFinishBinding(cache, podToAssume, now); err != nil {
 					t.Fatalf("assumePod failed: %v", err)
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ func TestEphemeralStorageResource(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for i, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("case_%d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
-			cache := newSchedulerCache(time.Second, time.Second, nil)
+			cache := newCache(time.Second, time.Second, nil)
 			if err := cache.AddPod(tt.pod); err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("AddPod failed: %v", err)
 			}
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ func TestRemovePod(t *testing.T) {
 	for name, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			nodeName := pod.Spec.NodeName
-			cache := newSchedulerCache(time.Second, time.Second, nil)
+			cache := newCache(time.Second, time.Second, nil)
 			// Add/Assume pod succeeds even before adding the nodes.
 			if tt.assume {
 				if err := cache.AddPod(pod); err != nil {
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ func TestForgetPod(t *testing.T) {
 	now := time.Now()
 	ttl := 10 * time.Second
 
-	cache := newSchedulerCache(ttl, time.Second, nil)
+	cache := newCache(ttl, time.Second, nil)
 	for _, pod := range pods {
 		if err := assumeAndFinishBinding(cache, pod, now); err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("assumePod failed: %v", err)
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ func TestNodeOperators(t *testing.T) {
 			expected := buildNodeInfo(test.node, test.pods)
 			node := test.node
 
-			cache := newSchedulerCache(time.Second, time.Second, nil)
+			cache := newCache(time.Second, time.Second, nil)
 			cache.AddNode(node)
 			for _, pod := range test.pods {
 				if err := cache.AddPod(pod); err != nil {
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ func TestNodeOperators(t *testing.T) {
 			// Generations are globally unique. We check in our unit tests that they are incremented correctly.
 			expected.Generation = got.info.Generation
 			if !reflect.DeepEqual(got.info, expected) {
-				t.Errorf("Failed to add node into schedulercache:\n got: %+v \nexpected: %+v", got, expected)
+				t.Errorf("Failed to add node into scheduler cache:\n got: %+v \nexpected: %+v", got, expected)
 			}
 
 			// Step 2: dump cached nodes successfully.
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ func TestSchedulerCache_UpdateSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 		podsWithAffinity = append(podsWithAffinity, pod)
 	}
 
-	var cache *schedulerCache
+	var cache *cacheImpl
 	var snapshot *Snapshot
 	type operation = func(t *testing.T)
 
@@ -1448,7 +1448,7 @@ func TestSchedulerCache_UpdateSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			cache = newSchedulerCache(time.Second, time.Second, nil)
+			cache = newCache(time.Second, time.Second, nil)
 			snapshot = NewEmptySnapshot()
 
 			for _, op := range test.operations {
@@ -1487,7 +1487,7 @@ func TestSchedulerCache_UpdateSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func compareCacheWithNodeInfoSnapshot(t *testing.T, cache *schedulerCache, snapshot *Snapshot) error {
+func compareCacheWithNodeInfoSnapshot(t *testing.T, cache *cacheImpl, snapshot *Snapshot) error {
 	// Compare the map.
 	if len(snapshot.nodeInfoMap) != cache.nodeTree.numNodes {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected number of nodes in the snapshot. Expected: %v, got: %v", cache.nodeTree.numNodes, len(snapshot.nodeInfoMap))
@@ -1561,7 +1561,7 @@ func TestSchedulerCache_updateNodeInfoSnapshotList(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	var cache *schedulerCache
+	var cache *cacheImpl
 	var snapshot *Snapshot
 
 	addNode := func(t *testing.T, i int) {
@@ -1663,7 +1663,7 @@ func TestSchedulerCache_updateNodeInfoSnapshotList(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			cache = newSchedulerCache(time.Second, time.Second, nil)
+			cache = newCache(time.Second, time.Second, nil)
 			snapshot = NewEmptySnapshot()
 
 			test.operations(t)
@@ -1755,7 +1755,7 @@ func makeBasePod(t testingMode, nodeName, objName, cpu, mem, extended string, po
 }
 
 func setupCacheOf1kNodes30kPods(b *testing.B) Cache {
-	cache := newSchedulerCache(time.Second, time.Second, nil)
+	cache := newCache(time.Second, time.Second, nil)
 	for i := 0; i < 1000; i++ {
 		nodeName := fmt.Sprintf("node-%d", i)
 		for j := 0; j < 30; j++ {
@@ -1770,8 +1770,8 @@ func setupCacheOf1kNodes30kPods(b *testing.B) Cache {
 	return cache
 }
 
-func setupCacheWithAssumedPods(b *testing.B, podNum int, assumedTime time.Time) *schedulerCache {
-	cache := newSchedulerCache(time.Second, time.Second, nil)
+func setupCacheWithAssumedPods(b *testing.B, podNum int, assumedTime time.Time) *cacheImpl {
+	cache := newCache(time.Second, time.Second, nil)
 	for i := 0; i < podNum; i++ {
 		nodeName := fmt.Sprintf("node-%d", i/10)
 		objName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-pod-%d", nodeName, i%10)
@@ -1785,7 +1785,7 @@ func setupCacheWithAssumedPods(b *testing.B, podNum int, assumedTime time.Time)
 	return cache
 }
 
-func isForgottenFromCache(p *v1.Pod, c *schedulerCache) error {
+func isForgottenFromCache(p *v1.Pod, c *cacheImpl) error {
 	if assumed, err := c.IsAssumedPod(p); err != nil {
 		return err
 	} else if assumed {
@@ -1798,7 +1798,7 @@ func isForgottenFromCache(p *v1.Pod, c *schedulerCache) error {
 }
 
 // getNodeInfo returns cached data for the node name.
-func (cache *schedulerCache) getNodeInfo(nodeName string) (*v1.Node, error) {
+func (cache *cacheImpl) getNodeInfo(nodeName string) (*v1.Node, error) {
 	cache.mu.RLock()
 	defer cache.mu.RUnlock()
 
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go b/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
index dc78a5c804e..0d77793a896 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ const (
 // Scheduler watches for new unscheduled pods. It attempts to find
 // nodes that they fit on and writes bindings back to the api server.
 type Scheduler struct {
-	// It is expected that changes made via SchedulerCache will be observed
+	// It is expected that changes made via Cache will be observed
 	// by NodeLister and Algorithm.
-	SchedulerCache internalcache.Cache
+	Cache internalcache.Cache
 
 	Algorithm ScheduleAlgorithm
 
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ func (sched *Scheduler) assume(assumed *v1.Pod, host string) error {
 	// immediately.
 	assumed.Spec.NodeName = host
 
-	if err := sched.SchedulerCache.AssumePod(assumed); err != nil {
+	if err := sched.Cache.AssumePod(assumed); err != nil {
 		klog.ErrorS(err, "Scheduler cache AssumePod failed")
 		return err
 	}
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ func (sched *Scheduler) extendersBinding(pod *v1.Pod, node string) (bool, error)
 }
 
 func (sched *Scheduler) finishBinding(fwk framework.Framework, assumed *v1.Pod, targetNode string, err error) {
-	if finErr := sched.SchedulerCache.FinishBinding(assumed); finErr != nil {
+	if finErr := sched.Cache.FinishBinding(assumed); finErr != nil {
 		klog.ErrorS(finErr, "Scheduler cache FinishBinding failed")
 	}
 	if err != nil {
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ func (sched *Scheduler) scheduleOne(ctx context.Context) {
 		metrics.PodScheduleError(fwk.ProfileName(), metrics.SinceInSeconds(start))
 		// trigger un-reserve to clean up state associated with the reserved Pod
 		fwk.RunReservePluginsUnreserve(schedulingCycleCtx, state, assumedPod, scheduleResult.SuggestedHost)
-		if forgetErr := sched.SchedulerCache.ForgetPod(assumedPod); forgetErr != nil {
+		if forgetErr := sched.Cache.ForgetPod(assumedPod); forgetErr != nil {
 			klog.ErrorS(forgetErr, "Scheduler cache ForgetPod failed")
 		}
 		sched.handleSchedulingFailure(fwk, assumedPodInfo, sts.AsError(), SchedulerError, clearNominatedNode)
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ func (sched *Scheduler) scheduleOne(ctx context.Context) {
 		}
 		// One of the plugins returned status different than success or wait.
 		fwk.RunReservePluginsUnreserve(schedulingCycleCtx, state, assumedPod, scheduleResult.SuggestedHost)
-		if forgetErr := sched.SchedulerCache.ForgetPod(assumedPod); forgetErr != nil {
+		if forgetErr := sched.Cache.ForgetPod(assumedPod); forgetErr != nil {
 			klog.ErrorS(forgetErr, "Scheduler cache ForgetPod failed")
 		}
 		sched.handleSchedulingFailure(fwk, assumedPodInfo, runPermitStatus.AsError(), reason, clearNominatedNode)
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ func (sched *Scheduler) scheduleOne(ctx context.Context) {
 			}
 			// trigger un-reserve plugins to clean up state associated with the reserved Pod
 			fwk.RunReservePluginsUnreserve(bindingCycleCtx, state, assumedPod, scheduleResult.SuggestedHost)
-			if forgetErr := sched.SchedulerCache.ForgetPod(assumedPod); forgetErr != nil {
+			if forgetErr := sched.Cache.ForgetPod(assumedPod); forgetErr != nil {
 				klog.ErrorS(forgetErr, "scheduler cache ForgetPod failed")
 			} else {
 				// "Forget"ing an assumed Pod in binding cycle should be treated as a PodDelete event,
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ func (sched *Scheduler) scheduleOne(ctx context.Context) {
 			metrics.PodScheduleError(fwk.ProfileName(), metrics.SinceInSeconds(start))
 			// trigger un-reserve plugins to clean up state associated with the reserved Pod
 			fwk.RunReservePluginsUnreserve(bindingCycleCtx, state, assumedPod, scheduleResult.SuggestedHost)
-			if forgetErr := sched.SchedulerCache.ForgetPod(assumedPod); forgetErr != nil {
+			if forgetErr := sched.Cache.ForgetPod(assumedPod); forgetErr != nil {
 				klog.ErrorS(forgetErr, "scheduler cache ForgetPod failed")
 			} else {
 				// "Forget"ing an assumed Pod in binding cycle should be treated as a PodDelete event,
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ func (sched *Scheduler) scheduleOne(ctx context.Context) {
 			metrics.PodScheduleError(fwk.ProfileName(), metrics.SinceInSeconds(start))
 			// trigger un-reserve plugins to clean up state associated with the reserved Pod
 			fwk.RunReservePluginsUnreserve(bindingCycleCtx, state, assumedPod, scheduleResult.SuggestedHost)
-			if err := sched.SchedulerCache.ForgetPod(assumedPod); err != nil {
+			if err := sched.Cache.ForgetPod(assumedPod); err != nil {
 				klog.ErrorS(err, "scheduler cache ForgetPod failed")
 			} else {
 				// "Forget"ing an assumed Pod in binding cycle should be treated as a PodDelete event,
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ func (sched *Scheduler) skipPodSchedule(fwk framework.Framework, pod *v1.Pod) bo
 	// Case 2: pod that has been assumed could be skipped.
 	// An assumed pod can be added again to the scheduling queue if it got an update event
 	// during its previous scheduling cycle but before getting assumed.
-	isAssumed, err := sched.SchedulerCache.IsAssumedPod(pod)
+	isAssumed, err := sched.Cache.IsAssumedPod(pod)
 	if err != nil {
 		utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("failed to check whether pod %s/%s is assumed: %v", pod.Namespace, pod.Name, err))
 		return false
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/scheduler_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/scheduler_test.go
index cf9efc2bffd..b146dd1cf25 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/scheduler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/scheduler_test.go
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ func TestSchedulerScheduleOne(t *testing.T) {
 			var gotForgetPod *v1.Pod
 			var gotAssumedPod *v1.Pod
 			var gotBinding *v1.Binding
-			sCache := &fakecache.Cache{
+			cache := &fakecache.Cache{
 				ForgetFunc: func(pod *v1.Pod) {
 					gotForgetPod = pod
 				},
@@ -436,9 +436,9 @@ func TestSchedulerScheduleOne(t *testing.T) {
 			defer cancel()
 
 			s := &Scheduler{
-				SchedulerCache: sCache,
-				Algorithm:      item.algo,
-				client:         client,
+				Cache:     cache,
+				Algorithm: item.algo,
+				client:    client,
 				Error: func(p *framework.QueuedPodInfo, err error) {
 					gotPod = p.Pod
 					gotError = err
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ func TestSchedulerFailedSchedulingReasons(t *testing.T) {
 
 // queuedPodStore: pods queued before processing.
 // scache: scheduler cache that might contain assumed pods.
-func setupTestScheduler(ctx context.Context, queuedPodStore *clientcache.FIFO, scache internalcache.Cache, informerFactory informers.SharedInformerFactory, broadcaster events.EventBroadcaster, fns ...st.RegisterPluginFunc) (*Scheduler, chan *v1.Binding, chan error) {
+func setupTestScheduler(ctx context.Context, queuedPodStore *clientcache.FIFO, cache internalcache.Cache, informerFactory informers.SharedInformerFactory, broadcaster events.EventBroadcaster, fns ...st.RegisterPluginFunc) (*Scheduler, chan *v1.Binding, chan error) {
 	bindingChan := make(chan *v1.Binding, 1)
 	client := clientsetfake.NewSimpleClientset()
 	client.PrependReactor("create", "pods", func(action clienttesting.Action) (bool, runtime.Object, error) {
@@ -915,15 +915,15 @@ func setupTestScheduler(ctx context.Context, queuedPodStore *clientcache.FIFO, s
 	)
 
 	algo := NewGenericScheduler(
-		scache,
+		cache,
 		internalcache.NewEmptySnapshot(),
 		schedulerapi.DefaultPercentageOfNodesToScore,
 	)
 
 	errChan := make(chan error, 1)
 	sched := &Scheduler{
-		SchedulerCache: scache,
-		Algorithm:      algo,
+		Cache:     cache,
+		Algorithm: algo,
 		NextPod: func() *framework.QueuedPodInfo {
 			return &framework.QueuedPodInfo{PodInfo: framework.NewPodInfo(clientcache.Pop(queuedPodStore).(*v1.Pod))}
 		},
@@ -1180,16 +1180,16 @@ func TestSchedulerBinding(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			stop := make(chan struct{})
 			defer close(stop)
-			scache := internalcache.New(100*time.Millisecond, stop)
+			cache := internalcache.New(100*time.Millisecond, stop)
 			algo := NewGenericScheduler(
-				scache,
+				cache,
 				nil,
 				0,
 			)
 			sched := Scheduler{
-				Algorithm:      algo,
-				Extenders:      test.extenders,
-				SchedulerCache: scache,
+				Algorithm: algo,
+				Extenders: test.extenders,
+				Cache:     cache,
 			}
 			err = sched.bind(context.Background(), fwk, pod, "node", nil)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/test/integration/scheduler/util.go b/test/integration/scheduler/util.go
index 61c793d8933..45b4d3f5469 100644
--- a/test/integration/scheduler/util.go
+++ b/test/integration/scheduler/util.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func createNodes(cs clientset.Interface, prefix string, wrapper *st.NodeWrapper,
 // createAndWaitForNodesInCache calls createNodes(), and wait for the created
 // nodes to be present in scheduler cache.
 func createAndWaitForNodesInCache(testCtx *testutils.TestContext, prefix string, wrapper *st.NodeWrapper, numNodes int) ([]*v1.Node, error) {
-	existingNodes := testCtx.Scheduler.SchedulerCache.NodeCount()
+	existingNodes := testCtx.Scheduler.Cache.NodeCount()
 	nodes, err := createNodes(testCtx.ClientSet, prefix, wrapper, numNodes)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nodes, fmt.Errorf("cannot create nodes: %v", err)
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func createAndWaitForNodesInCache(testCtx *testutils.TestContext, prefix string,
 // within 30 seconds; otherwise returns false.
 func waitForNodesInCache(sched *scheduler.Scheduler, nodeCount int) error {
 	err := wait.Poll(100*time.Millisecond, wait.ForeverTestTimeout, func() (bool, error) {
-		return sched.SchedulerCache.NodeCount() >= nodeCount, nil
+		return sched.Cache.NodeCount() >= nodeCount, nil
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot obtain available nodes in scheduler cache: %v", err)
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ func waitForPDBsStable(testCtx *testutils.TestContext, pdbs []*policy.PodDisrupt
 // waitCachedPodsStable waits until scheduler cache has the given pods.
 func waitCachedPodsStable(testCtx *testutils.TestContext, pods []*v1.Pod) error {
 	return wait.Poll(time.Second, 30*time.Second, func() (bool, error) {
-		cachedPods, err := testCtx.Scheduler.SchedulerCache.PodCount()
+		cachedPods, err := testCtx.Scheduler.Cache.PodCount()
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, err
 		}
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ func waitCachedPodsStable(testCtx *testutils.TestContext, pods []*v1.Pod) error
 			if err1 != nil {
 				return false, err1
 			}
-			cachedPod, err2 := testCtx.Scheduler.SchedulerCache.GetPod(actualPod)
+			cachedPod, err2 := testCtx.Scheduler.Cache.GetPod(actualPod)
 			if err2 != nil || cachedPod == nil {
 				return false, err2
 			}
diff --git a/test/integration/util/util.go b/test/integration/util/util.go
index fc3b30fbede..931d2d87de3 100644
--- a/test/integration/util/util.go
+++ b/test/integration/util/util.go
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ func InitTestAPIServer(t *testing.T, nsPrefix string, admission admission.Interf
 // WaitForSchedulerCacheCleanup waits for cleanup of scheduler's cache to complete
 func WaitForSchedulerCacheCleanup(sched *scheduler.Scheduler, t *testing.T) {
 	schedulerCacheIsEmpty := func() (bool, error) {
-		dump := sched.SchedulerCache.Dump()
+		dump := sched.Cache.Dump()
 
 		return len(dump.Nodes) == 0 && len(dump.AssumedPods) == 0, nil
 	}