diff --git a/pkg/framework/plugins/podlifetime/pod_lifetime_test.go b/pkg/framework/plugins/podlifetime/pod_lifetime_test.go
index def94dfdf..20dc6c1e3 100644
--- a/pkg/framework/plugins/podlifetime/pod_lifetime_test.go
+++ b/pkg/framework/plugins/podlifetime/pod_lifetime_test.go
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ func TestPodLifeTime(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Setup pods, zero should be evicted
-	p7 := buildTestPodForNode1("p7", newerPodCreationTime, nil)
 	p8 := buildTestPodForNode1("p8", metav1.NewTime(time.Now().Add(-time.Second*595)), nil)
 
 	// Setup two old pods with different status phases
@@ -156,7 +155,10 @@ func TestPodLifeTime(t *testing.T) {
 			args: &PodLifeTimeArgs{
 				MaxPodLifeTimeSeconds: &maxLifeTime,
 			},
-			pods:                    []*v1.Pod{p7, p8},
+			pods: []*v1.Pod{
+				buildTestPodForNode1("p7", newerPodCreationTime, nil),
+				p8,
+			},
 			nodes:                   []*v1.Node{buildTestNode1()},
 			expectedEvictedPodCount: 0,
 		},