diff --git a/pkg/framework/plugins/removeduplicates/removeduplicates_test.go b/pkg/framework/plugins/removeduplicates/removeduplicates_test.go
index 9d17d320f..3da353e0c 100644
--- a/pkg/framework/plugins/removeduplicates/removeduplicates_test.go
+++ b/pkg/framework/plugins/removeduplicates/removeduplicates_test.go
@@ -160,8 +160,13 @@ func TestFindDuplicatePods(t *testing.T) {
 			"datacenter": "west",
 		}
 	})
-	p17 := test.BuildTestPod("NOT2", 100, 0, node1.Name, nil)
-	p17.Namespace = "node-fit"
+	p17 := test.BuildTestPod("NOT2", 100, 0, node1.Name, func(pod *v1.Pod) {
+		pod.Namespace = "node-fit"
+		pod.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = ownerRef3
+		pod.Spec.NodeSelector = map[string]string{
+			"datacenter": "west",
+		}
+	})
 	p18 := test.BuildTestPod("TARGET", 100, 0, node1.Name, nil)
 	p18.Namespace = "node-fit"
 
@@ -177,13 +182,8 @@ func TestFindDuplicatePods(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// ### Non-evictable Pods ###
 
-	p17.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = ownerRef3
 	p18.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = ownerRef3
 
-	p17.Spec.NodeSelector = map[string]string{
-		"datacenter": "west",
-	}
-
 	testCases := []struct {
 		description             string
 		pods                    []*v1.Pod