diff --git a/pkg/framework/plugins/removepodsviolatingnodetaints/node_taint_test.go b/pkg/framework/plugins/removepodsviolatingnodetaints/node_taint_test.go
index 22797e4cf..ddc8d57a0 100644
--- a/pkg/framework/plugins/removepodsviolatingnodetaints/node_taint_test.go
+++ b/pkg/framework/plugins/removepodsviolatingnodetaints/node_taint_test.go
@@ -150,12 +150,13 @@ func TestDeletePodsViolatingNodeTaints(t *testing.T) {
 		priority := utils.SystemCriticalPriority
 		pod.Spec.Priority = &priority
 	})
-	p8 := buildTestPod("p8", nodeName2, nil)
+	p8 := buildTestPod("p8", nodeName2, func(pod *v1.Pod) {
+		pod.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = test.GetDaemonSetOwnerRefList()
+	})
 	p9 := buildTestPod("p9", nodeName2, nil)
 	p10 := buildTestPod("p10", nodeName2, nil)
 	p11 := buildTestPod("p11", nodeName2, nil)
 	p12 := buildTestPod("p11", nodeName2, nil)
-	p8.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = test.GetNormalPodOwnerRefList()
 	p9.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = test.GetNormalPodOwnerRefList()
 	p10.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = test.GetNormalPodOwnerRefList()
 	p11.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = test.GetNormalPodOwnerRefList()
@@ -164,7 +165,6 @@ func TestDeletePodsViolatingNodeTaints(t *testing.T) {
 	// The following 4 pods won't get evicted.
 	// A Critical Pod.
 	// A daemonset.
-	p8.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = test.GetDaemonSetOwnerRefList()
 	// A pod with local storage.
 	p9.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = test.GetNormalPodOwnerRefList()
 	p9.Spec.Volumes = []v1.Volume{