diff --git a/cluster-autoscaler/core/autoscaler.go b/cluster-autoscaler/core/autoscaler.go
index db052deced..b4140fd39e 100644
--- a/cluster-autoscaler/core/autoscaler.go
+++ b/cluster-autoscaler/core/autoscaler.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/autoscaler/cluster-autoscaler/simulator"
 	"k8s.io/autoscaler/cluster-autoscaler/utils/errors"
 	kube_util "k8s.io/autoscaler/cluster-autoscaler/utils/kubernetes"
-	"k8s.io/autoscaler/cluster-autoscaler/utils/pods"
+	"k8s.io/autoscaler/cluster-autoscaler/processors/pods"
 	kube_client "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	kube_record "k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 )
diff --git a/cluster-autoscaler/core/autoscaler_builder.go b/cluster-autoscaler/core/autoscaler_builder.go
index aa347db4d6..989210286d 100644
--- a/cluster-autoscaler/core/autoscaler_builder.go
+++ b/cluster-autoscaler/core/autoscaler_builder.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/autoscaler/cluster-autoscaler/simulator"
 	"k8s.io/autoscaler/cluster-autoscaler/utils/errors"
 	kube_util "k8s.io/autoscaler/cluster-autoscaler/utils/kubernetes"
-	"k8s.io/autoscaler/cluster-autoscaler/utils/pods"
+	"k8s.io/autoscaler/cluster-autoscaler/processors/pods"
 	kube_client "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	kube_record "k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 )
diff --git a/cluster-autoscaler/core/static_autoscaler.go b/cluster-autoscaler/core/static_autoscaler.go
index a551e57be2..7fbfc75df8 100644
--- a/cluster-autoscaler/core/static_autoscaler.go
+++ b/cluster-autoscaler/core/static_autoscaler.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/autoscaler/cluster-autoscaler/utils/errors"
 	"k8s.io/autoscaler/cluster-autoscaler/utils/gpu"
 	kube_util "k8s.io/autoscaler/cluster-autoscaler/utils/kubernetes"
-	"k8s.io/autoscaler/cluster-autoscaler/utils/pods"
+	"k8s.io/autoscaler/cluster-autoscaler/processors/pods"
 	"k8s.io/autoscaler/cluster-autoscaler/utils/tpu"
 
 	apiv1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
diff --git a/cluster-autoscaler/core/static_autoscaler_test.go b/cluster-autoscaler/core/static_autoscaler_test.go
index 015e6b7869..8b72c9dcde 100644
--- a/cluster-autoscaler/core/static_autoscaler_test.go
+++ b/cluster-autoscaler/core/static_autoscaler_test.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/autoscaler/cluster-autoscaler/expander/random"
 	"k8s.io/autoscaler/cluster-autoscaler/simulator"
 	kube_util "k8s.io/autoscaler/cluster-autoscaler/utils/kubernetes"
-	"k8s.io/autoscaler/cluster-autoscaler/utils/pods"
+	"k8s.io/autoscaler/cluster-autoscaler/processors/pods"
 	scheduler_util "k8s.io/autoscaler/cluster-autoscaler/utils/scheduler"
 	. "k8s.io/autoscaler/cluster-autoscaler/utils/test"
 
diff --git a/cluster-autoscaler/utils/pods/pod_list_processor.go b/cluster-autoscaler/processors/pods/pod_list_processor.go
similarity index 100%
rename from cluster-autoscaler/utils/pods/pod_list_processor.go
rename to cluster-autoscaler/processors/pods/pod_list_processor.go
diff --git a/cluster-autoscaler/utils/pods/pod_list_processor_test.go b/cluster-autoscaler/processors/pods/pod_list_processor_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from cluster-autoscaler/utils/pods/pod_list_processor_test.go
rename to cluster-autoscaler/processors/pods/pod_list_processor_test.go