diff --git a/pkg/util/flowcontrol/apf_controller.go b/pkg/util/flowcontrol/apf_controller.go
index b921597a1..860636e16 100644
--- a/pkg/util/flowcontrol/apf_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/util/flowcontrol/apf_controller.go
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	apitypes "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	utilerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
@@ -51,6 +50,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 
 	flowcontrol "k8s.io/api/flowcontrol/v1beta2"
 	flowcontrolclient "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/flowcontrol/v1beta2"
diff --git a/pkg/util/flowcontrol/controller_test.go b/pkg/util/flowcontrol/controller_test.go
index 715b0093c..2550666a0 100644
--- a/pkg/util/flowcontrol/controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/flowcontrol/controller_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import (
 
 	flowcontrol "k8s.io/api/flowcontrol/v1beta2"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	fcboot "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/flowcontrol/bootstrap"
@@ -41,6 +40,7 @@ import (
 	clientsetfake "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
 	fcclient "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/flowcontrol/v1beta2"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 )
 
 // Some tests print a lot of debug logs which slows down tests considerably,
diff --git a/pkg/util/flowcontrol/fairqueuing/integrator.go b/pkg/util/flowcontrol/fairqueuing/integrator.go
index dcba6f2c2..8499f0a74 100644
--- a/pkg/util/flowcontrol/fairqueuing/integrator.go
+++ b/pkg/util/flowcontrol/fairqueuing/integrator.go
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flowcontrol/metrics"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 )
 
 // Integrator computes the moments of some variable X over time as
diff --git a/pkg/util/flowcontrol/fairqueuing/integrator_test.go b/pkg/util/flowcontrol/fairqueuing/integrator_test.go
index 3873ce574..e377ea2da 100644
--- a/pkg/util/flowcontrol/fairqueuing/integrator_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/flowcontrol/fairqueuing/integrator_test.go
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
+	testclock "k8s.io/utils/clock/testing"
 )
 
 func TestIntegrator(t *testing.T) {
 	now := time.Now()
-	clk := clock.NewFakeClock(now)
+	clk := testclock.NewFakeClock(now)
 	igr := NewIntegrator(clk)
 	igr.Add(3)
 	clk.Step(time.Second)
diff --git a/pkg/util/flowcontrol/metrics/metrics.go b/pkg/util/flowcontrol/metrics/metrics.go
index a0d228523..cbff54856 100644
--- a/pkg/util/flowcontrol/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/util/flowcontrol/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	compbasemetrics "k8s.io/component-base/metrics"
 	"k8s.io/component-base/metrics/legacyregistry"
 	basemetricstestutil "k8s.io/component-base/metrics/testutil"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/pkg/util/flowcontrol/metrics/sample_and_watermark.go b/pkg/util/flowcontrol/metrics/sample_and_watermark.go
index 43bd13adb..addf2fd4c 100644
--- a/pkg/util/flowcontrol/metrics/sample_and_watermark.go
+++ b/pkg/util/flowcontrol/metrics/sample_and_watermark.go
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	compbasemetrics "k8s.io/component-base/metrics"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/pkg/util/flowcontrol/metrics/sample_and_watermark_test.go b/pkg/util/flowcontrol/metrics/sample_and_watermark_test.go
index ef0795d46..cdbbfba6d 100644
--- a/pkg/util/flowcontrol/metrics/sample_and_watermark_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/flowcontrol/metrics/sample_and_watermark_test.go
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	compbasemetrics "k8s.io/component-base/metrics"
 	"k8s.io/component-base/metrics/legacyregistry"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+	testclock "k8s.io/utils/clock/testing"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const (
 */
 func TestSampler(t *testing.T) {
 	t0 := time.Now()
-	clk := clock.NewFakePassiveClock(t0)
+	clk := testclock.NewFakePassiveClock(t0)
 	buckets := []float64{0, 1}
 	gen := NewSampleAndWaterMarkHistogramsGenerator(clk, samplingPeriod,
 		&compbasemetrics.HistogramOpts{Name: samplesHistName, Buckets: buckets},
diff --git a/pkg/util/flowcontrol/request/object_count_tracker.go b/pkg/util/flowcontrol/request/object_count_tracker.go
index f068500f6..dd1d5e570 100644
--- a/pkg/util/flowcontrol/request/object_count_tracker.go
+++ b/pkg/util/flowcontrol/request/object_count_tracker.go
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/pkg/util/flowcontrol/request/object_count_tracker_test.go b/pkg/util/flowcontrol/request/object_count_tracker_test.go
index 0e86ce35b..06442e299 100644
--- a/pkg/util/flowcontrol/request/object_count_tracker_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/flowcontrol/request/object_count_tracker_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
+	testclock "k8s.io/utils/clock/testing"
 )
 
 func TestStorageObjectCountTracker(t *testing.T) {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func TestStorageObjectCountTracker(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			fakeClock := &clock.FakePassiveClock{}
+			fakeClock := &testclock.FakePassiveClock{}
 			tracker := &objectCountTracker{
 				clock:  fakeClock,
 				counts: map[string]*timestampedCount{},
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func TestStorageObjectCountTracker(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStorageObjectCountTrackerWithPrune(t *testing.T) {
-	fakeClock := &clock.FakePassiveClock{}
+	fakeClock := &testclock.FakePassiveClock{}
 	tracker := &objectCountTracker{
 		clock:  fakeClock,
 		counts: map[string]*timestampedCount{},