diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/aws/suite_test.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/aws/suite_test.go
index 797a800bd0d1..507cd09f7beb 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/aws/suite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/aws/suite_test.go
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/patrickmn/go-cache"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1"
+	clock "k8s.io/utils/clock/testing"
 	"knative.dev/pkg/ptr"
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/consolidation/controller.go b/pkg/controllers/consolidation/controller.go
index dba758e735e3..a427a991d378 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/consolidation/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/consolidation/controller.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 	"knative.dev/pkg/logging"
 	"knative.dev/pkg/ptr"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/consolidation/suite_test.go b/pkg/controllers/consolidation/suite_test.go
index e728be48d188..439b68f0a239 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/consolidation/suite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/consolidation/suite_test.go
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ import (
 	policyv1 "k8s.io/api/policy/v1beta1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+	clock "k8s.io/utils/clock/testing"
 	. "knative.dev/pkg/logging/testing"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/metrics/state/suite_test.go b/pkg/controllers/metrics/state/suite_test.go
index 92a7c5b9bdb9..b776e5a941c9 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/metrics/state/suite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/metrics/state/suite_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
+	clock "k8s.io/utils/clock/testing"
 
 	io_prometheus_client "github.com/prometheus/client_model/go"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/node/controller.go b/pkg/controllers/node/controller.go
index 52dd90acd540..6260acbc23c6 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/node/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/node/controller.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 	"knative.dev/pkg/logging"
 	controllerruntime "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/node/emptiness.go b/pkg/controllers/node/emptiness.go
index 9c8ff9cb2374..160502035352 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/node/emptiness.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/node/emptiness.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"knative.dev/pkg/logging"
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/node/expiration.go b/pkg/controllers/node/expiration.go
index 2f98acfb7779..9f33bf0abac1 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/node/expiration.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/node/expiration.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"knative.dev/pkg/logging"
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/node/suite_test.go b/pkg/controllers/node/suite_test.go
index 18feefe42981..ab9e65c9fd62 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/node/suite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/node/suite_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
+	clock "k8s.io/utils/clock/testing"
 	"knative.dev/pkg/ptr"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/reconcile"
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/provisioning/scheduling/suite_test.go b/pkg/controllers/provisioning/scheduling/suite_test.go
index 1fb85d369f27..2eb913a92566 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/provisioning/scheduling/suite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/provisioning/scheduling/suite_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
+	clock "k8s.io/utils/clock/testing"
 
 	"github.com/aws/karpenter/pkg/controllers/state"
 
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/provisioning/suite_test.go b/pkg/controllers/provisioning/suite_test.go
index 5c48467fa737..90081fd7006b 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/provisioning/suite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/provisioning/suite_test.go
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ import (
 	storagev1 "k8s.io/api/storage/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1"
+	clock "k8s.io/utils/clock/testing"
 
 	"github.com/aws/karpenter/pkg/controllers/state"
 
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/state/cluster.go b/pkg/controllers/state/cluster.go
index 5aefc3d72c7a..0ffd541fbbad 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/state/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/state/cluster.go
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ import (
 	storagev1 "k8s.io/api/storage/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 	"knative.dev/pkg/ptr"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/state/suite_test.go b/pkg/controllers/state/suite_test.go
index cf16f00300ef..d4940497a5d7 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/state/suite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/state/suite_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
+	clock "k8s.io/utils/clock/testing"
 	"knative.dev/pkg/ptr"
 
 	"github.com/aws/karpenter/pkg/apis/provisioning/v1alpha5"
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/termination/controller.go b/pkg/controllers/termination/controller.go
index fa96c45d8cd7..f9f6d357cc04 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/termination/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/termination/controller.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 
 	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
 	"knative.dev/pkg/logging"
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/termination/suite_test.go b/pkg/controllers/termination/suite_test.go
index 4616f2b6eb93..beec62c8a280 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/termination/suite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/termination/suite_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
+	clock "k8s.io/utils/clock/testing"
 
 	"github.com/samber/lo"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/termination/terminate.go b/pkg/controllers/termination/terminate.go
index 6c9666e365fc..43ec6bcb9ac0 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/termination/terminate.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/termination/terminate.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"