diff --git a/pkg/api/register.go b/pkg/api/register.go
index de1ff9613..5521b5384 100644
--- a/pkg/api/register.go
+++ b/pkg/api/register.go
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ package api
 import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
-
-	"sigs.k8s.io/descheduler/pkg/descheduler/scheme"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -35,12 +33,6 @@ const GroupName = "descheduler"
 // SchemeGroupVersion is group version used to register these objects
 var SchemeGroupVersion = schema.GroupVersion{Group: GroupName, Version: runtime.APIVersionInternal}
 
-func init() {
-	if err := addKnownTypes(scheme.Scheme); err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-}
-
 // Kind takes an unqualified kind and returns a Group qualified GroupKind
 func Kind(kind string) schema.GroupKind {
 	return SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind(kind).GroupKind()
diff --git a/pkg/apis/componentconfig/register.go b/pkg/apis/componentconfig/register.go
index 05d1a5903..b16d486b3 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/componentconfig/register.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/componentconfig/register.go
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ package componentconfig
 import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
-
-	"sigs.k8s.io/descheduler/pkg/descheduler/scheme"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -34,12 +32,6 @@ const GroupName = "deschedulercomponentconfig"
 // SchemeGroupVersion is group version used to register these objects
 var SchemeGroupVersion = schema.GroupVersion{Group: GroupName, Version: runtime.APIVersionInternal}
 
-func init() {
-	if err := addKnownTypes(scheme.Scheme); err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-}
-
 // Kind takes an unqualified kind and returns a Group qualified GroupKind
 func Kind(kind string) schema.GroupKind {
 	return SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind(kind).GroupKind()
diff --git a/pkg/descheduler/scheme/scheme.go b/pkg/descheduler/scheme/scheme.go
index bf9501d7f..2949193c1 100644
--- a/pkg/descheduler/scheme/scheme.go
+++ b/pkg/descheduler/scheme/scheme.go
@@ -19,9 +19,22 @@ package scheme
 import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer"
+	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/descheduler/pkg/api"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/descheduler/pkg/api/v1alpha1"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/descheduler/pkg/apis/componentconfig"
+	componentconfigv1alpha1 "sigs.k8s.io/descheduler/pkg/apis/componentconfig/v1alpha1"
 )
 
 var (
 	Scheme = runtime.NewScheme()
 	Codecs = serializer.NewCodecFactory(Scheme)
 )
+
+func init() {
+	utilruntime.Must(api.AddToScheme(Scheme))
+	utilruntime.Must(v1alpha1.AddToScheme(Scheme))
+
+	utilruntime.Must(componentconfig.AddToScheme(Scheme))
+	utilruntime.Must(componentconfigv1alpha1.AddToScheme(Scheme))
+}