diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/output_tests/tags/forbidden/doc_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/output_tests/tags/forbidden/doc_test.go
index 45ec71b5a56..59d8cbb8f23 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/output_tests/tags/forbidden/doc_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/output_tests/tags/forbidden/doc_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field"
-	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )
 
 func Test(t *testing.T) {
@@ -53,13 +52,13 @@ func Test(t *testing.T) {
 
 	st.Value(&Struct{
 		StringField:           "abc",
-		StringPtrField:        ptr.To("xyz"),
+		StringPtrField:        new("xyz"),
 		StringTypedefField:    StringType("abc"),
-		StringTypedefPtrField: ptr.To(StringType("xyz")),
+		StringTypedefPtrField: new(StringType("xyz")),
 		IntField:              123,
-		IntPtrField:           ptr.To(456),
+		IntPtrField:           new(456),
 		IntTypedefField:       IntType(123),
-		IntTypedefPtrField:    ptr.To(IntType(456)),
+		IntTypedefPtrField:    new(IntType(456)),
 		BoolField:             true,
 		FloatField:            1.23,
 		ByteField:             'a',
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ func TestPayload(t *testing.T) {
 
 	st.Value(&PayloadStruct{
 		StringField:    "abc",
-		StringPtrField: ptr.To("xyz"),
+		StringPtrField: new("xyz"),
 		SliceField:     []string{"a"},
 		MapField:       map[string]string{"a": "b"},
 	}).ExpectMatches(field.ErrorMatcher{}.ByType().ByField().ByDetailExact(), field.ErrorList{