diff --git a/pkg/framework/plugins/removepodsviolatingnodetaints/node_taint_test.go b/pkg/framework/plugins/removepodsviolatingnodetaints/node_taint_test.go
index 8d04d56c8..a4ed2dbf7 100644
--- a/pkg/framework/plugins/removepodsviolatingnodetaints/node_taint_test.go
+++ b/pkg/framework/plugins/removepodsviolatingnodetaints/node_taint_test.go
@@ -123,7 +123,10 @@ func TestDeletePodsViolatingNodeTaints(t *testing.T) {
 		addTaintsToNode(node, "testingTaint", "testing", []int{1})
 	})
 
-	p1 := buildTestPod("p1", nodeName1, nil)
+	p1 := buildTestPod("p1", nodeName1, func(pod *v1.Pod) {
+		pod.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = test.GetNormalPodOwnerRefList()
+		addTolerationToPod(pod, "testTaint", "test", 1, v1.TaintEffectNoSchedule)
+	})
 	p2 := buildTestPod("p2", nodeName1, nil)
 	p3 := buildTestPod("p3", nodeName1, nil)
 	p4 := buildTestPod("p4", nodeName1, nil)
@@ -135,8 +138,6 @@ func TestDeletePodsViolatingNodeTaints(t *testing.T) {
 	p10 := buildTestPod("p10", nodeName2, nil)
 	p11 := buildTestPod("p11", nodeName2, nil)
 	p12 := buildTestPod("p11", nodeName2, nil)
-
-	p1.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = test.GetNormalPodOwnerRefList()
 	p2.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = test.GetNormalPodOwnerRefList()
 	p3.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = test.GetNormalPodOwnerRefList()
 	p4.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = test.GetNormalPodOwnerRefList()
@@ -174,7 +175,6 @@ func TestDeletePodsViolatingNodeTaints(t *testing.T) {
 	// A Mirror Pod.
 	p10.Annotations = test.GetMirrorPodAnnotation()
 
-	p1 = addTolerationToPod(p1, "testTaint", "test", 1, v1.TaintEffectNoSchedule)
 	p3 = addTolerationToPod(p3, "testTaint", "test", 1, v1.TaintEffectNoSchedule)
 	p4 = addTolerationToPod(p4, "testTaintX", "testX", 1, v1.TaintEffectNoSchedule)