diff --git a/pkg/controller/daemon/daemon_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/daemon/daemon_controller_test.go
index 83b7d1062a0..8d7c7b0a791 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/daemon/daemon_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/daemon/daemon_controller_test.go
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func newNode(name string, label map[string]string) *v1.Node {
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:      name,
 			Labels:    label,
-			Namespace: metav1.NamespaceDefault,
+			Namespace: metav1.NamespaceNone,
 		},
 		Status: v1.NodeStatus{
 			Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
diff --git a/test/integration/daemonset/daemonset_test.go b/test/integration/daemonset/daemonset_test.go
index b5fa9cea5ba..45a535a3621 100644
--- a/test/integration/daemonset/daemonset_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/daemonset/daemonset_test.go
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ func newNode(name string, label map[string]string) *v1.Node {
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:      name,
 			Labels:    label,
-			Namespace: metav1.NamespaceDefault,
+			Namespace: metav1.NamespaceNone,
 		},
 		Status: v1.NodeStatus{
 			Conditions:  []v1.NodeCondition{{Type: v1.NodeReady, Status: v1.ConditionTrue}},