diff --git a/pkg/framework/plugins/nodeutilization/highnodeutilization_test.go b/pkg/framework/plugins/nodeutilization/highnodeutilization_test.go
index bfe55594e..dc5ab75cb 100644
--- a/pkg/framework/plugins/nodeutilization/highnodeutilization_test.go
+++ b/pkg/framework/plugins/nodeutilization/highnodeutilization_test.go
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ func TestHighNodeUtilization(t *testing.T) {
 				}),
 				test.BuildTestPod("p2", 400, 0, n1NodeName, func(pod *v1.Pod) {
 					// A Critical Pod.
+					test.SetNormalOwnerRef(pod)
 					pod.Namespace = "kube-system"
 					priority := utils.SystemCriticalPriority
 					pod.Spec.Priority = &priority
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ func TestHighNodeUtilization(t *testing.T) {
 				// These won't be evicted.
 				test.BuildTestPod("p2", 400, 0, n1NodeName, func(pod *v1.Pod) {
 					// A Critical Pod.
+					test.SetNormalOwnerRef(pod)
 					pod.Namespace = "kube-system"
 					priority := utils.SystemCriticalPriority
 					pod.Spec.Priority = &priority
diff --git a/pkg/framework/plugins/nodeutilization/lownodeutilization_test.go b/pkg/framework/plugins/nodeutilization/lownodeutilization_test.go
index 63ade79f0..664ba56fc 100644
--- a/pkg/framework/plugins/nodeutilization/lownodeutilization_test.go
+++ b/pkg/framework/plugins/nodeutilization/lownodeutilization_test.go
@@ -175,18 +175,23 @@ func TestLowNodeUtilization(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			pods: []*v1.Pod{
 				test.BuildTestPod("p1", 400, 0, n1NodeName, func(pod *v1.Pod) {
+					test.SetNormalOwnerRef(pod)
 					pod.Namespace = "namespace1"
 				}),
 				test.BuildTestPod("p2", 400, 0, n1NodeName, func(pod *v1.Pod) {
+					test.SetNormalOwnerRef(pod)
 					pod.Namespace = "namespace1"
 				}),
 				test.BuildTestPod("p3", 400, 0, n1NodeName, func(pod *v1.Pod) {
+					test.SetNormalOwnerRef(pod)
 					pod.Namespace = "namespace1"
 				}),
 				test.BuildTestPod("p4", 400, 0, n1NodeName, func(pod *v1.Pod) {
+					test.SetNormalOwnerRef(pod)
 					pod.Namespace = "namespace1"
 				}),
 				test.BuildTestPod("p5", 400, 0, n1NodeName, func(pod *v1.Pod) {
+					test.SetNormalOwnerRef(pod)
 					pod.Namespace = "namespace1"
 				}),
 				// These won't be evicted.
@@ -242,12 +247,15 @@ func TestLowNodeUtilization(t *testing.T) {
 				test.BuildTestPod("p1", 400, 0, n1NodeName, test.SetRSOwnerRef),
 				test.BuildTestPod("p2", 400, 0, n1NodeName, test.SetRSOwnerRef),
 				test.BuildTestPod("p3", 400, 0, n1NodeName, func(pod *v1.Pod) {
+					// TODO(zhifei92): add ownerRef for pod
 					pod.Namespace = "namespace3"
 				}),
 				test.BuildTestPod("p4", 400, 0, n1NodeName, func(pod *v1.Pod) {
+					// TODO(zhifei92): add ownerRef for pod
 					pod.Namespace = "namespace4"
 				}),
 				test.BuildTestPod("p5", 400, 0, n1NodeName, func(pod *v1.Pod) {
+					// TODO(zhifei92): add ownerRef for pod
 					pod.Namespace = "namespace5"
 				}),
 				// These won't be evicted.
@@ -271,6 +279,7 @@ func TestLowNodeUtilization(t *testing.T) {
 				}),
 				test.BuildTestPod("p8", 400, 0, n1NodeName, func(pod *v1.Pod) {
 					// A Critical Pod.
+					test.SetNormalOwnerRef(pod)
 					pod.Namespace = "kube-system"
 					priority := utils.SystemCriticalPriority
 					pod.Spec.Priority = &priority
@@ -326,6 +335,7 @@ func TestLowNodeUtilization(t *testing.T) {
 				}),
 				test.BuildTestPod("p8", 400, 300, n1NodeName, func(pod *v1.Pod) {
 					// A Critical Pod.
+					test.SetNormalOwnerRef(pod)
 					pod.Namespace = "kube-system"
 					priority := utils.SystemCriticalPriority
 					pod.Spec.Priority = &priority
@@ -396,6 +406,7 @@ func TestLowNodeUtilization(t *testing.T) {
 				}),
 				test.BuildTestPod("p8", 400, 0, n1NodeName, func(pod *v1.Pod) {
 					// A Critical Pod.
+					test.SetNormalOwnerRef(pod)
 					pod.Namespace = "kube-system"
 					priority := utils.SystemCriticalPriority
 					pod.Spec.Priority = &priority
@@ -463,6 +474,7 @@ func TestLowNodeUtilization(t *testing.T) {
 				}),
 				test.BuildTestPod("p8", 400, 0, n1NodeName, func(pod *v1.Pod) {
 					// A Critical Pod.
+					test.SetNormalOwnerRef(pod)
 					pod.Namespace = "kube-system"
 					priority := utils.SystemCriticalPriority
 					pod.Spec.Priority = &priority
@@ -538,6 +550,7 @@ func TestLowNodeUtilization(t *testing.T) {
 				}),
 				test.BuildTestPod("p8", 0, 0, n1NodeName, func(pod *v1.Pod) {
 					// A Critical Pod.
+					test.SetNormalOwnerRef(pod)
 					test.SetPodExtendedResourceRequest(pod, extendedResource, 1)
 					pod.Namespace = "kube-system"
 					priority := utils.SystemCriticalPriority
@@ -620,6 +633,7 @@ func TestLowNodeUtilization(t *testing.T) {
 				}),
 				test.BuildTestPod("p8", 400, 0, n1NodeName, func(pod *v1.Pod) {
 					// A Critical Pod.
+					test.SetNormalOwnerRef(pod)
 					pod.Namespace = "kube-system"
 					priority := utils.SystemCriticalPriority
 					pod.Spec.Priority = &priority
@@ -684,6 +698,7 @@ func TestLowNodeUtilization(t *testing.T) {
 				}),
 				test.BuildTestPod("p8", 400, 0, n1NodeName, func(pod *v1.Pod) {
 					// A Critical Pod.
+					test.SetNormalOwnerRef(pod)
 					pod.Namespace = "kube-system"
 					priority := utils.SystemCriticalPriority
 					pod.Spec.Priority = &priority
@@ -776,6 +791,7 @@ func TestLowNodeUtilization(t *testing.T) {
 				}),
 				test.BuildTestPod("p8", 400, 0, n1NodeName, func(pod *v1.Pod) {
 					// A Critical Pod.
+					test.SetNormalOwnerRef(pod)
 					pod.Namespace = "kube-system"
 					priority := utils.SystemCriticalPriority
 					pod.Spec.Priority = &priority
@@ -827,6 +843,7 @@ func TestLowNodeUtilization(t *testing.T) {
 				}),
 				test.BuildTestPod("p8", 400, 0, n1NodeName, func(pod *v1.Pod) {
 					// A Critical Pod.
+					test.SetNormalOwnerRef(pod)
 					pod.Namespace = "kube-system"
 					priority := utils.SystemCriticalPriority
 					pod.Spec.Priority = &priority
diff --git a/pkg/framework/plugins/removepodshavingtoomanyrestarts/toomanyrestarts_test.go b/pkg/framework/plugins/removepodshavingtoomanyrestarts/toomanyrestarts_test.go
index bf50e89ae..703ce507e 100644
--- a/pkg/framework/plugins/removepodshavingtoomanyrestarts/toomanyrestarts_test.go
+++ b/pkg/framework/plugins/removepodshavingtoomanyrestarts/toomanyrestarts_test.go
@@ -312,8 +312,8 @@ func TestRemovePodsHavingTooManyRestarts(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tc.description, func(t *testing.T) {
 			pods := append(
 				initPods(node1),
-				test.BuildTestPod("CPU-consumer-1", 150, 100, node4.Name, nil),
-				test.BuildTestPod("CPU-consumer-2", 150, 100, node5.Name, nil),
+				test.BuildTestPod("CPU-consumer-1", 150, 100, node4.Name, test.SetNormalOwnerRef),
+				test.BuildTestPod("CPU-consumer-2", 150, 100, node5.Name, test.SetNormalOwnerRef),
 			)
 			if tc.applyFunc != nil {
 				tc.applyFunc(pods)
diff --git a/pkg/framework/plugins/removepodsviolatingnodetaints/node_taint_test.go b/pkg/framework/plugins/removepodsviolatingnodetaints/node_taint_test.go
index 1cbfc3e54..6cb3abe8a 100644
--- a/pkg/framework/plugins/removepodsviolatingnodetaints/node_taint_test.go
+++ b/pkg/framework/plugins/removepodsviolatingnodetaints/node_taint_test.go
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ func TestDeletePodsViolatingNodeTaints(t *testing.T) {
 	p4 := test.BuildTestPod("p4", 100, 0, node1.Name, nil)
 	p5 := test.BuildTestPod("p5", 100, 0, node1.Name, nil)
 	p6 := test.BuildTestPod("p6", 100, 0, node1.Name, nil)
+	p7 := test.BuildTestPod("p7", 100, 0, node2.Name, nil)
+	p8 := test.BuildTestPod("p8", 100, 0, node2.Name, nil)
+	p9 := test.BuildTestPod("p9", 100, 0, node2.Name, nil)
+	p10 := test.BuildTestPod("p10", 100, 0, node2.Name, nil)
+	p11 := test.BuildTestPod("p11", 100, 0, node2.Name, nil)
+	p12 := test.BuildTestPod("p11", 100, 0, node2.Name, nil)
 
 	p1.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = test.GetNormalPodOwnerRefList()
 	p2.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = test.GetNormalPodOwnerRefList()
@@ -117,13 +123,11 @@ func TestDeletePodsViolatingNodeTaints(t *testing.T) {
 	p4.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = test.GetNormalPodOwnerRefList()
 	p5.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = test.GetNormalPodOwnerRefList()
 	p6.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = test.GetNormalPodOwnerRefList()
-	p7 := test.BuildTestPod("p7", 100, 0, node2.Name, nil)
-	p8 := test.BuildTestPod("p8", 100, 0, node2.Name, nil)
-	p9 := test.BuildTestPod("p9", 100, 0, node2.Name, nil)
-	p10 := test.BuildTestPod("p10", 100, 0, node2.Name, nil)
-	p11 := test.BuildTestPod("p11", 100, 0, node2.Name, nil)
+	p7.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = test.GetNormalPodOwnerRefList()
+	p8.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = test.GetNormalPodOwnerRefList()
+	p9.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = test.GetNormalPodOwnerRefList()
+	p10.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = test.GetNormalPodOwnerRefList()
 	p11.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = test.GetNormalPodOwnerRefList()
-	p12 := test.BuildTestPod("p11", 100, 0, node2.Name, nil)
 	p12.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = test.GetNormalPodOwnerRefList()
 
 	// The following 4 pods won't get evicted.