diff --git a/pkg/framework/plugins/removepodsviolatingnodetaints/node_taint_test.go b/pkg/framework/plugins/removepodsviolatingnodetaints/node_taint_test.go
index 43023358c..e518100c6 100644
--- a/pkg/framework/plugins/removepodsviolatingnodetaints/node_taint_test.go
+++ b/pkg/framework/plugins/removepodsviolatingnodetaints/node_taint_test.go
@@ -163,11 +163,6 @@ func TestDeletePodsViolatingNodeTaints(t *testing.T) {
 	// node5 has PreferNoSchedule:testTaint1=test1, so the p13 has to have
 	// PreferNoSchedule:testTaint0=test0 so the pod is not tolarated
 
-	p15 := buildTestPodWithNormalOwnerRef("p15", nodeName7, func(pod *v1.Pod) {
-		withTestTaintToleration1(pod)
-		addTolerationToPod(pod, "testingTaint", "testing", 1, v1.TaintEffectNoSchedule)
-	})
-
 	var uint1, uint2 uint = 1, 2
 
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -478,7 +473,10 @@ func TestDeletePodsViolatingNodeTaints(t *testing.T) {
 			description: "Pods not tolerating all taints are evicted when includedTaints is empty",
 			pods: []*v1.Pod{
 				buildTestPodWithNormalOwnerRef("p14", nodeName7, withTestTaintToleration1),
-				p15,
+				buildTestPodWithNormalOwnerRef("p15", nodeName7, func(pod *v1.Pod) {
+					withTestTaintToleration1(pod)
+					addTolerationToPod(pod, "testingTaint", "testing", 1, v1.TaintEffectNoSchedule)
+				}),
 			},
 			nodes: []*v1.Node{
 				buildTestNode(nodeName7, withBothTaints1),