diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/defaultpreemption/default_preemption.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/defaultpreemption/default_preemption.go
index c45a4f86bc0..15efbf8ec6d 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/defaultpreemption/default_preemption.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/defaultpreemption/default_preemption.go
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ type DefaultPreemption struct {
 	Executor          fwk.PreemptionExecutor
 	Evaluator         *preemption.Evaluator
 	pgLister          fwk.PodGroupLister
-	pgSnapshotLister  fwk.PodGroupLister
-	cpgSnapshotLister fwk.CompositePodGroupLister
 	podGroupEvaluator podGroupEvaluator
 
 	// IsEligiblePod returns whether a victim (individual pod/pod group) is allowed to be preempted by a preemptor pod.
@@ -124,14 +122,9 @@ func New(_ context.Context, dpArgs runtime.Object, fh fwk.Handle, fts feature.Fe
 
 	if pl.fts.EnableGenericWorkload {
 		pl.pgLister = fh.PodGroupManager().PodGroups()
-		pl.pgSnapshotLister = fh.SnapshotSharedLister().PodGroups()
 		pl.podGroupEvaluator = preemption.NewPodGroupEvaluator(fh)
 	}
 
-	if pl.fts.EnableCompositePodGroup {
-		pl.cpgSnapshotLister = fh.SnapshotSharedLister().CompositePodGroups()
-	}
-
 	// Default behavior: No additional filtering, beyond the internal requirement that the victim
 	// has lower priority than the preemptor.
 	pl.IsEligiblePod = func(nodeInfo fwk.NodeInfo, victim preemption.Victim, preemptor *v1.Pod) bool {
@@ -447,7 +440,7 @@ func (pl *DefaultPreemption) PodEligibleToPreemptOthers(_ context.Context, pod *
 
 		if nodeInfo, _ := nodeInfos.Get(nomNodeName); nodeInfo != nil {
 			for _, p := range nodeInfo.GetPods() {
-				victim := preemption.NewPodVictim(p, pl.pgSnapshotLister, pl.cpgSnapshotLister)
+				victim := preemption.NewPodVictim(p)
 				if pl.isPreemptionAllowed(nodeInfo, victim, pod) && preemption.PodTerminatingByPreemption(p.GetPod()) {
 					// There is a terminating pod on the nominated node.
 					return false, "not eligible due to a terminating pod on the nominated node."
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/defaultpreemption/default_preemption_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/defaultpreemption/default_preemption_test.go
index 0a0e90a6b58..f030d4bb581 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/defaultpreemption/default_preemption_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/defaultpreemption/default_preemption_test.go
@@ -2479,6 +2479,22 @@ func TestPodEligibleToPreemptOthers(t *testing.T) {
 			nodes:    []string{"node1"},
 			expected: false,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "pod terminating by preemption on the nominated node with higher priority than the preemptor",
+			pod:  st.MakePod().Name("p_with_nominated_node").UID("p").Priority(highPriority).NominatedNodeName("node1").Obj(),
+			pods: []*v1.Pod{st.MakePod().Name("p1").UID("p1").Priority(veryHighPriority).Node("node1").Terminating().
+				Condition(v1.DisruptionTarget, v1.ConditionTrue, v1.PodReasonPreemptionByScheduler).Obj()},
+			nodes:    []string{"node1"},
+			expected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "pod terminating by preemption on the nominated node with the same priority as the preemptor",
+			pod:  st.MakePod().Name("p_with_nominated_node").UID("p").Priority(highPriority).NominatedNodeName("node1").Obj(),
+			pods: []*v1.Pod{st.MakePod().Name("p1").UID("p1").Priority(highPriority).Node("node1").Terminating().
+				Condition(v1.DisruptionTarget, v1.ConditionTrue, v1.PodReasonPreemptionByScheduler).Obj()},
+			nodes:    []string{"node1"},
+			expected: true,
+		},
 		{
 			name:     "non-victim Pods terminating",
 			pod:      st.MakePod().Name("p_with_nominated_node").UID("p").Priority(highPriority).NominatedNodeName("node1").Obj(),
@@ -2487,10 +2503,10 @@ func TestPodEligibleToPreemptOthers(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: true,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "Preemptor with SchedulingGroup, victim priority overridden by PodGroup in victim namespace",
+			name: "Preemptor with SchedulingGroup, terminating victim is judged by its own priority, which matches its PodGroup's",
 			pod:  st.MakePod().Name("p").UID("p").Namespace("ns1").Priority(highPriority).PodGroupName("pg1").NominatedNodeName("node1").Obj(),
 			pods: []*v1.Pod{
-				st.MakePod().Name("v1").UID("v1").Namespace("ns2").Node("node1").Priority(veryHighPriority).PodGroupName("pg1").Terminating().
+				st.MakePod().Name("v1").UID("v1").Namespace("ns2").Node("node1").Priority(lowPriority).PodGroupName("pg1").Terminating().
 					Condition(v1.DisruptionTarget, v1.ConditionTrue, v1.PodReasonPreemptionByScheduler).Obj(),
 			},
 			podGroups: []*v1beta1.PodGroup{
@@ -2500,66 +2516,6 @@ func TestPodEligibleToPreemptOthers(t *testing.T) {
 			features: feature.Features{EnableGenericWorkload: true},
 			expected: false,
 		},
-		{
-			name: "Preemptor with SchedulingGroup, victim priority overridden by CompositePodGroup in victim namespace",
-			pod:  st.MakePod().Name("p").UID("p").Namespace("ns1").Priority(highPriority).PodGroupName("pg1").NominatedNodeName("node1").Obj(),
-			pods: []*v1.Pod{
-				st.MakePod().Name("v1").UID("v1").Namespace("ns2").Node("node1").Priority(veryHighPriority).PodGroupName("pg1").Terminating().
-					Condition(v1.DisruptionTarget, v1.ConditionTrue, v1.PodReasonPreemptionByScheduler).Obj(),
-			},
-			podGroups: []*v1beta1.PodGroup{
-				st.MakePodGroup().Name("pg1").UID("pg1").Namespace("ns2").ParentCompositePodGroup("cpg1").Priority(lowPriority).Obj(),
-			},
-			compositePodGroups: []*v1alpha3.CompositePodGroup{
-				st.MakeCompositePodGroup().Name("cpg1").UID("cpg1").Namespace("ns2").Priority(lowPriority).Obj(),
-			},
-			nodes:    []string{"node1"},
-			features: feature.Features{EnableGenericWorkload: true, EnableCompositePodGroup: true},
-			expected: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Preemptor with SchedulingGroup, CompositePodGroup not found in victim namespace, fallback to PodGroup priority",
-			pod:  st.MakePod().Name("p").UID("p").Namespace("ns1").Priority(highPriority).PodGroupName("pg1").NominatedNodeName("node1").Obj(),
-			pods: []*v1.Pod{
-				st.MakePod().Name("v1").UID("v1").Namespace("ns2").Node("node1").Priority(veryHighPriority).PodGroupName("pg1").Terminating().
-					Condition(v1.DisruptionTarget, v1.ConditionTrue, v1.PodReasonPreemptionByScheduler).Obj(),
-			},
-			podGroups: []*v1beta1.PodGroup{
-				st.MakePodGroup().Name("pg1").UID("pg1").Namespace("ns2").ParentCompositePodGroup("cpg1").Priority(lowPriority).Obj(),
-			},
-			nodes:    []string{"node1"},
-			features: feature.Features{EnableGenericWorkload: true, EnableCompositePodGroup: true},
-			expected: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Preemptor with SchedulingGroup, PodGroup not found in victim namespace, fallback to pod priority when CompositePodGroup is enabled",
-			pod:  st.MakePod().Name("p").UID("p").Namespace("ns1").Priority(highPriority).PodGroupName("pg1").NominatedNodeName("node1").Obj(),
-			pods: []*v1.Pod{
-				st.MakePod().Name("v1").UID("v1").Namespace("ns2").Node("node1").Priority(veryHighPriority).PodGroupName("pg1").Terminating().
-					Condition(v1.DisruptionTarget, v1.ConditionTrue, v1.PodReasonPreemptionByScheduler).Obj(),
-			},
-			nodes:    []string{"node1"},
-			features: feature.Features{EnableGenericWorkload: true, EnableCompositePodGroup: true},
-			expected: true,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Preemptor with SchedulingGroup, victim priority overridden by root CompositePodGroup in multi-level CPG hierarchy",
-			pod:  st.MakePod().Name("p").UID("p").Namespace("ns1").Priority(highPriority).PodGroupName("pg1").NominatedNodeName("node1").Obj(),
-			pods: []*v1.Pod{
-				st.MakePod().Name("v1").UID("v1").Namespace("ns2").Node("node1").Priority(veryHighPriority).PodGroupName("leaf-pg").Terminating().
-					Condition(v1.DisruptionTarget, v1.ConditionTrue, v1.PodReasonPreemptionByScheduler).Obj(),
-			},
-			podGroups: []*v1beta1.PodGroup{
-				st.MakePodGroup().Name("leaf-pg").UID("leaf-pg").Namespace("ns2").ParentCompositePodGroup("child-cpg").Priority(veryHighPriority).Obj(),
-			},
-			compositePodGroups: []*v1alpha3.CompositePodGroup{
-				st.MakeCompositePodGroup().Name("child-cpg").UID("child-cpg").Namespace("ns2").ParentCompositePodGroup("root-cpg").Priority(veryHighPriority).Obj(),
-				st.MakeCompositePodGroup().Name("root-cpg").UID("root-cpg").Namespace("ns2").Priority(lowPriority).Obj(),
-			},
-			nodes:    []string{"node1"},
-			features: feature.Features{EnableGenericWorkload: true, EnableCompositePodGroup: true},
-			expected: false,
-		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/executor.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/executor.go
index 84f44839ab8..c49dc34bd9c 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/executor.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/executor.go
@@ -385,18 +385,13 @@ func (e *Executor) IsPodGroupWaitingForVictims(pgInfo fwk.PodGroupInfo) bool {
 
 	preemptorPriority := pgInfo.GetPriority()
 	nodeLister := e.fh.SnapshotSharedLister().NodeInfos()
-	pgs := e.fh.SnapshotSharedLister().PodGroups()
-	var cpgs fwk.CompositePodGroupLister
-	if e.fts.EnableCompositePodGroup {
-		cpgs = e.fh.SnapshotSharedLister().CompositePodGroups()
-	}
 	for nomNodeName := range nominatedNodes {
 		nodeInfo, err := nodeLister.Get(nomNodeName)
 		if err != nil || nodeInfo == nil {
 			continue
 		}
 		for _, p := range nodeInfo.GetPods() {
-			if getPodPriority(p.GetPod(), pgs, cpgs) < preemptorPriority && PodTerminatingByPreemption(p.GetPod()) {
+			if corev1helpers.PodPriority(p.GetPod()) < preemptorPriority && PodTerminatingByPreemption(p.GetPod()) {
 				return true
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/executor_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/executor_test.go
index d9f6c88f99c..8f4e3e6a673 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/executor_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/executor_test.go
@@ -2263,13 +2263,11 @@ func TestIsPodGroupWaitingForVictims(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	tests := []struct {
-		name                    string
-		enableCompositePodGroup bool
-		initPods                []*v1.Pod
-		initPodGroups           []*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup
-		initCompositePodGroups  []*schedulingv1alpha3.CompositePodGroup
-		preemptor               fwk.PodGroupInfo
-		want                    bool
+		name          string
+		initPods      []*v1.Pod
+		initPodGroups []*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup
+		preemptor     fwk.PodGroupInfo
+		want          bool
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "returns true when member has nominated node with lower-priority pod terminating by preemption",
@@ -2340,9 +2338,9 @@ func TestIsPodGroupWaitingForVictims(t *testing.T) {
 			want:      false,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "returns true when terminating pod on nominated node belongs to lower-priority PodGroup with DisruptionModeAll",
+			name: "returns true when terminating pod on nominated node belongs to a lower-priority PodGroup with DisruptionModeAll",
 			initPods: []*v1.Pod{
-				makeTerminatingVictim("victim", "node1", highPriority).PodGroupName("victim-pg").Obj(),
+				makeTerminatingVictim("victim", "node1", lowPriority).PodGroupName("victim-pg").Obj(),
 			},
 			initPodGroups: []*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{
 				st.MakePodGroup().Name("victim-pg").Namespace("default").UID("victim-pg").Priority(lowPriority).DisruptionModeAll().Obj(),
@@ -2351,9 +2349,9 @@ func TestIsPodGroupWaitingForVictims(t *testing.T) {
 			want:      true,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "returns true when terminating pod on nominated node belongs to lower-priority PodGroup with DisruptionModeSingle",
+			name: "returns true when terminating pod on nominated node belongs to a lower-priority PodGroup with DisruptionModeSingle",
 			initPods: []*v1.Pod{
-				makeTerminatingVictim("victim", "node1", highPriority).PodGroupName("victim-pg").Obj(),
+				makeTerminatingVictim("victim", "node1", lowPriority).PodGroupName("victim-pg").Obj(),
 			},
 			initPodGroups: []*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{
 				st.MakePodGroup().Name("victim-pg").Namespace("default").UID("victim-pg").Priority(lowPriority).DisruptionModeSingle().Obj(),
@@ -2362,9 +2360,9 @@ func TestIsPodGroupWaitingForVictims(t *testing.T) {
 			want:      true,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "returns false when terminating pod on nominated node belongs to higher-priority PodGroup with DisruptionModeAll",
+			name: "returns false when terminating pod on nominated node belongs to a higher-priority PodGroup with DisruptionModeAll",
 			initPods: []*v1.Pod{
-				makeTerminatingVictim("victim", "node1", lowPriority).PodGroupName("victim-pg").Obj(),
+				makeTerminatingVictim("victim", "node1", highPriority).PodGroupName("victim-pg").Obj(),
 			},
 			initPodGroups: []*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{
 				st.MakePodGroup().Name("victim-pg").Namespace("default").UID("victim-pg").Priority(highPriority).DisruptionModeAll().Obj(),
@@ -2373,9 +2371,9 @@ func TestIsPodGroupWaitingForVictims(t *testing.T) {
 			want:      false,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "returns false when terminating pod on nominated node belongs to higher-priority PodGroup with DisruptionModeSingle",
+			name: "returns false when terminating pod on nominated node belongs to a higher-priority PodGroup with DisruptionModeSingle",
 			initPods: []*v1.Pod{
-				makeTerminatingVictim("victim", "node1", lowPriority).PodGroupName("victim-pg").Obj(),
+				makeTerminatingVictim("victim", "node1", highPriority).PodGroupName("victim-pg").Obj(),
 			},
 			initPodGroups: []*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{
 				st.MakePodGroup().Name("victim-pg").Namespace("default").UID("victim-pg").Priority(highPriority).DisruptionModeSingle().Obj(),
@@ -2383,63 +2381,16 @@ func TestIsPodGroupWaitingForVictims(t *testing.T) {
 			preemptor: makePreemptor(midPriority, "node1"),
 			want:      false,
 		},
-		{
-			name:                    "returns true when victim uses its hierarchy's lower priority (CompositePodGroup root overrides higher pod and child PodGroup priority)",
-			enableCompositePodGroup: true,
-			initPods: []*v1.Pod{
-				makeTerminatingVictim("victim", "node1", highPriority).PodGroupName("victim-pg").Obj(),
-			},
-			initPodGroups: []*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{
-				st.MakePodGroup().Name("victim-pg").Namespace("default").UID("victim-pg").Priority(highPriority).ParentCompositePodGroup("victim-cpg").Obj(),
-			},
-			initCompositePodGroups: []*schedulingv1alpha3.CompositePodGroup{
-				st.MakeCompositePodGroup().Name("victim-cpg").Namespace("default").UID("victim-cpg").Priority(lowPriority).Obj(),
-			},
-			preemptor: makePreemptor(midPriority, "node1"),
-			want:      true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:                    "returns false when victim uses its hierarchy's higher priority (CompositePodGroup root overrides lower pod and child PodGroup priority)",
-			enableCompositePodGroup: true,
-			initPods: []*v1.Pod{
-				makeTerminatingVictim("victim", "node1", lowPriority).PodGroupName("victim-pg").Obj(),
-			},
-			initPodGroups: []*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{
-				st.MakePodGroup().Name("victim-pg").Namespace("default").UID("victim-pg").Priority(lowPriority).ParentCompositePodGroup("victim-cpg").Obj(),
-			},
-			initCompositePodGroups: []*schedulingv1alpha3.CompositePodGroup{
-				st.MakeCompositePodGroup().Name("victim-cpg").Namespace("default").UID("victim-cpg").Priority(highPriority).Obj(),
-			},
-			preemptor: makePreemptor(midPriority, "node1"),
-			want:      false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:                    "returns false when CompositePodGroup is disabled and child PodGroup has higher priority than preemptor",
-			enableCompositePodGroup: false,
-			initPods: []*v1.Pod{
-				makeTerminatingVictim("victim", "node1", highPriority).PodGroupName("victim-pg").Obj(),
-			},
-			initPodGroups: []*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{
-				st.MakePodGroup().Name("victim-pg").Namespace("default").UID("victim-pg").Priority(highPriority).ParentCompositePodGroup("victim-cpg").Obj(),
-			},
-			initCompositePodGroups: []*schedulingv1alpha3.CompositePodGroup{
-				st.MakeCompositePodGroup().Name("victim-cpg").Namespace("default").UID("victim-cpg").Priority(lowPriority).Obj(),
-			},
-			preemptor: makePreemptor(midPriority, "node1"),
-			want:      false,
-		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGatesDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, featuregatetesting.FeatureOverrides{
-				features.GenericWorkload:                 true,
-				features.TopologyAwareWorkloadScheduling: true,
-				features.CompositePodGroup:               tt.enableCompositePodGroup,
+				features.GenericWorkload: true,
 			})
 			client := clientsetfake.NewSimpleClientset()
 			informerFactory := informers.NewSharedInformerFactory(client, 0)
-			snapshot := internalcache.NewTestSnapshotWithPodGroups(tt.initPods, nodes, tt.initPodGroups, tt.initCompositePodGroups)
+			snapshot := internalcache.NewTestSnapshotWithPodGroups(tt.initPods, nodes, tt.initPodGroups, nil)
 			fh := &fakeHandleForLister{
 				informerFactory: informerFactory,
 				snapshot:        snapshot,
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/manager.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/manager.go
index 5ba60c9db37..d92b527b319 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/manager.go
@@ -61,12 +61,7 @@ func (m *defaultPreemptionManager) GenerateVictims(ctx context.Context, pgInfo f
 		return nil, fwk.NewStatus(fwk.Unschedulable, msg)
 	}
 
-	podGroupSnapshot := m.snapshot.PodGroups()
-	var compositePodGroupSnapshot fwk.CompositePodGroupLister
-	if m.fts.EnableCompositePodGroup {
-		compositePodGroupSnapshot = m.snapshot.CompositePodGroups()
-	}
-	victims, err := getWorkloadPreemptionVictims(logger, m.snapshot, podGroupSnapshot, compositePodGroupSnapshot)
+	victims, err := getWorkloadPreemptionVictims(logger, m.snapshot)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fwk.AsStatus(fmt.Errorf("failed to get victims: %w", err))
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/manager_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/manager_test.go
index 18078a012c0..456fabdb8e4 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/manager_test.go
@@ -264,9 +264,9 @@ func TestDefaultPreemptionManager_GenerateVictims(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "ordering by priority: group hierarchy root priority overrides individual pod priority",
+			name: "ordering by priority: pod group members are ordered by their own priority, which matches their group's",
 			initPods: []*v1.Pod{
-				makeGroupPod("low-pod-in-mid-pg", lowPriority, "pg-mid"),
+				makeGroupPod("mid-pod-in-mid-pg", midPriority, "pg-mid"),
 				makePod("standalone-low", lowPriority),
 			},
 			initPodGroups: []*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{
@@ -275,25 +275,7 @@ func TestDefaultPreemptionManager_GenerateVictims(t *testing.T) {
 			preemptor: makePreemptor(highPriority),
 			wantVictims: []wantVictim{
 				wantVic("standalone-low"),
-				wantVic("low-pod-in-mid-pg"),
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "ordering by priority: CompositePodGroup root priority overrides child PodGroup and pod priority",
-			initPods: []*v1.Pod{
-				makeGroupPod("pod-in-cpg", lowPriority, "pg-low"),
-				makePod("standalone-low", lowPriority),
-			},
-			initPodGroups: []*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{
-				makePG("pg-low", lowPriority, false, "cpg-mid"),
-			},
-			initCompositePodGroups: []*schedulingv1alpha3.CompositePodGroup{
-				makeCPG("cpg-mid", midPriority, false),
-			},
-			preemptor: makePreemptor(highPriority),
-			wantVictims: []wantVictim{
-				wantVic("standalone-low"),
-				wantVic("pod-in-cpg"),
+				wantVic("mid-pod-in-mid-pg"),
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -346,7 +328,7 @@ func TestDefaultPreemptionManager_GenerateVictims(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "feature gates: CompositePodGroup disabled ignores parent CompositePodGroup disruption mode and priority",
+			name: "feature gates: CompositePodGroup disabled ignores parent CompositePodGroup disruption mode",
 			featureGates: featuregatetesting.FeatureOverrides{
 				features.CompositePodGroup: false,
 			},
@@ -355,13 +337,12 @@ func TestDefaultPreemptionManager_GenerateVictims(t *testing.T) {
 				makeGroupPod("p2", lowPriority, "pg-child"),
 			},
 			initPodGroups: []*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{
-				// pg-child has lowPriority (eligible for preemption) and DisruptionModeSingle (individual victims).
+				// pg-child has DisruptionModeSingle, so its pods are individual victims.
 				makePG("pg-child", lowPriority, false, "cpg-root"),
 			},
 			initCompositePodGroups: []*schedulingv1alpha3.CompositePodGroup{
-				// If enabled, cpg-root's highPriority would protect p1/p2 from highPriority preemptor,
-				// and DisruptionModeAll would group them together.
-				makeCPG("cpg-root", highPriority, true),
+				// If enabled, cpg-root's DisruptionModeAll would group p1/p2 into one atomic victim.
+				makeCPG("cpg-root", lowPriority, true),
 			},
 			preemptor: makePreemptor(highPriority),
 			wantVictims: []wantVictim{
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/podgrouppreemption_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/podgrouppreemption_test.go
index 7afa9dd9ec0..4012a384a63 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/podgrouppreemption_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/podgrouppreemption_test.go
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ func TestPodGroupEvaluator_Preempt_Victims(t *testing.T) {
 				st.MakeNode().Name("node2").Obj(),
 			},
 			initPods: []*v1.Pod{
-				st.MakePod().Name("victim").UID("v1").Node("node1").Priority(lowPriority).PodGroupName("victim-pg").Condition(v1.DisruptionTarget, v1.ConditionTrue, v1.PodReasonPreemptionByScheduler).Terminating().Obj(),
+				st.MakePod().Name("victim").UID("v1").Node("node1").Priority(highPriority).PodGroupName("victim-pg").Condition(v1.DisruptionTarget, v1.ConditionTrue, v1.PodReasonPreemptionByScheduler).Terminating().Obj(),
 				st.MakePod().Name("other-victim").UID("v2").Node("node1").Priority(lowPriority).Obj(),
 			},
 			initPodGroups: []*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ func TestPodGroupEvaluator_Preempt_Victims(t *testing.T) {
 				st.MakeNode().Name("node2").Obj(),
 			},
 			initPods: []*v1.Pod{
-				st.MakePod().Name("victim").UID("v1").Node("node1").Priority(lowPriority).PodGroupName("victim-pg").Condition(v1.DisruptionTarget, v1.ConditionTrue, v1.PodReasonPreemptionByScheduler).Terminating().Obj(),
+				st.MakePod().Name("victim").UID("v1").Node("node1").Priority(highPriority).PodGroupName("victim-pg").Condition(v1.DisruptionTarget, v1.ConditionTrue, v1.PodReasonPreemptionByScheduler).Terminating().Obj(),
 				st.MakePod().Name("other-victim").UID("v2").Node("node1").Priority(lowPriority).Obj(),
 			},
 			initPodGroups: []*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{
@@ -887,67 +887,6 @@ func TestPodGroupEvaluator_Preempt_Victims(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedVictims: []string{},
 			expectedStatus:  fwk.NewStatus(fwk.Unschedulable),
 		},
-		{
-			name: "Priority divergence: candidate victim PodGroup has lower priority than the Pods from that group",
-			nodes: []*v1.Node{
-				st.MakeNode().Name("node1").Obj(),
-				st.MakeNode().Name("node2").Obj(),
-			},
-			initPods: []*v1.Pod{
-				st.MakePod().Name("p1").UID("v1").Node("node1").Priority(highPriority).PodGroupName("pg1").Obj(),
-				st.MakePod().Name("p2").UID("v2").Node("node2").Priority(highPriority).PodGroupName("pg1").Obj(),
-			},
-			initPodGroups: []*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{
-				st.MakePodGroup().Name("pg1").UID("pg1").DisruptionModeAll().Priority(midPriority).Obj(),
-			},
-			preemptor: makePodGroupPreemptor(
-				st.MakePodGroup().Name("preemptor-pg").Priority(highPriority).Obj(),
-				[]*v1.Pod{st.MakePod().Name("p").UID("p").Priority(highPriority).Obj()},
-			),
-			nodeCapacities: []nodeCapacity{
-				{
-					nodeName: "node1",
-					capacity: 1,
-				},
-				{
-					nodeName: "node2",
-					capacity: 1,
-				},
-			},
-			expectedVictims:                []string{"p1", "p2"},
-			expectedStatus:                 fwk.NewStatus(fwk.Success),
-			expectedNumPodGroupDisruptions: 1,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Priority divergence: candidate victim PodGroup has higher priority than the Pods from that group",
-			nodes: []*v1.Node{
-				st.MakeNode().Name("node1").Obj(),
-				st.MakeNode().Name("node2").Obj(),
-			},
-			initPods: []*v1.Pod{
-				st.MakePod().Name("p1").UID("v1").Node("node1").Priority(lowPriority).PodGroupName("pg1").Obj(),
-				st.MakePod().Name("p2").UID("v2").Node("node2").Priority(lowPriority).PodGroupName("pg1").Obj(),
-			},
-			initPodGroups: []*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{
-				st.MakePodGroup().Name("pg1").UID("pg1").DisruptionModeAll().Priority(midPriority).Obj(),
-			},
-			preemptor: makePodGroupPreemptor(
-				st.MakePodGroup().Name("preemptor-pg").Priority(midPriority).Obj(),
-				[]*v1.Pod{st.MakePod().Name("p").UID("p").Priority(midPriority).Obj()},
-			),
-			nodeCapacities: []nodeCapacity{
-				{
-					nodeName: "node1",
-					capacity: 1,
-				},
-				{
-					nodeName: "node2",
-					capacity: 1,
-				},
-			},
-			expectedVictims: []string{},
-			expectedStatus:  fwk.NewStatus(fwk.Unschedulable),
-		},
 		{
 			name: "Gang scheduling: schedule as many pods as possible without preempting higher priority pods, but still more than minCount",
 			nodes: []*v1.Node{
@@ -1613,7 +1552,7 @@ func TestPodGroupEvaluator_Preempt(t *testing.T) {
 				st.MakeNode().Name("node1").Obj(),
 			},
 			initPods: []*v1.Pod{
-				st.MakePod().Name("victim").UID("v1").Node("node1").Priority(highPriority).PodGroupName("victim-pg").Condition(v1.DisruptionTarget, v1.ConditionTrue, v1.PodReasonPreemptionByScheduler).Terminating().Obj(),
+				st.MakePod().Name("victim").UID("v1").Node("node1").Priority(lowPriority).PodGroupName("victim-pg").Condition(v1.DisruptionTarget, v1.ConditionTrue, v1.PodReasonPreemptionByScheduler).Terminating().Obj(),
 			},
 			initPodGroups: []*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{
 				st.MakePodGroup().Name("victim-pg").UID("victim-pg").Priority(lowPriority).DisruptionModeAll().Obj(),
@@ -1635,7 +1574,7 @@ func TestPodGroupEvaluator_Preempt(t *testing.T) {
 				st.MakeNode().Name("node1").Obj(),
 			},
 			initPods: []*v1.Pod{
-				st.MakePod().Name("victim").UID("v1").Node("node1").Priority(highPriority).PodGroupName("victim-pg").Condition(v1.DisruptionTarget, v1.ConditionTrue, v1.PodReasonPreemptionByScheduler).Terminating().Obj(),
+				st.MakePod().Name("victim").UID("v1").Node("node1").Priority(lowPriority).PodGroupName("victim-pg").Condition(v1.DisruptionTarget, v1.ConditionTrue, v1.PodReasonPreemptionByScheduler).Terminating().Obj(),
 			},
 			initPodGroups: []*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{
 				st.MakePodGroup().Name("victim-pg").UID("victim-pg").Priority(lowPriority).DisruptionModeSingle().Obj(),
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/preemption.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/preemption.go
index 696cba35bb0..6fee09aac96 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/preemption.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/preemption.go
@@ -65,12 +65,10 @@ type Interface interface {
 
 // Evaluator is a preemption evaluator. It runs preemption logic with a given Interface.
 type Evaluator struct {
-	PluginName                string
-	Handler                   fwk.Handle
-	PodLister                 corelisters.PodLister
-	PdbLister                 policylisters.PodDisruptionBudgetLister
-	podGroupSnapshot          fwk.PodGroupLister
-	compositePodGroupSnapshot fwk.CompositePodGroupLister
+	PluginName string
+	Handler    fwk.Handle
+	PodLister  corelisters.PodLister
+	PdbLister  policylisters.PodDisruptionBudgetLister
 
 	Interface
 	executor fwk.PreemptionExecutor
@@ -79,7 +77,7 @@ type Evaluator struct {
 
 // NewEvaluator creates a new Evaluator.
 func NewEvaluator(pluginName string, fh fwk.Handle, i Interface, fts feature.Features) *Evaluator {
-	ev := &Evaluator{
+	return &Evaluator{
 		PluginName: pluginName,
 		Handler:    fh,
 		PodLister:  fh.SharedInformerFactory().Core().V1().Pods().Lister(),
@@ -88,13 +86,6 @@ func NewEvaluator(pluginName string, fh fwk.Handle, i Interface, fts feature.Fea
 		executor:   fh.PreemptionManager().Executor(),
 		fts:        fts,
 	}
-	if fts.EnableGenericWorkload {
-		ev.podGroupSnapshot = fh.MutableSnapshotSharedLister().PodGroups()
-	}
-	if fts.EnableCompositePodGroup {
-		ev.compositePodGroupSnapshot = fh.MutableSnapshotSharedLister().CompositePodGroups()
-	}
-	return ev
 }
 
 // evaluate determines victims for preemption, without actuation.
@@ -530,22 +521,21 @@ func (ev *Evaluator) DryRunPreemption(ctx context.Context, state fwk.CycleState,
 // (with disruption mode All) across the cluster into a single victim.
 // If GenericWorkload is disabled, it treats each pod on the node as an individual victim.
 func (ev *Evaluator) GetVictimsOnNode(ctx context.Context, nodeInfo fwk.NodeInfo) ([]*DomainVictim, error) {
-	fh := ev.Handler
+	snapshot := ev.Handler.MutableSnapshotSharedLister()
 
-	// If GenericWorkload is disabled, we treat each pod on the node
-	// as an individual preemption victim. We bypass getCrossNodesVictims and call NewPodVictim
-	// with a nil pgLister to force using the pod's own priority. Otherwise, if we used the
-	// pgLister, it would resolve to the PodGroup's priority, which might be nil (treated as 0)
-	// when GenericWorkload is disabled.
+	// With GenericWorkload disabled, pod groups are not a scheduling concept: every pod on the node
+	// is an individual PodKeyType victim, so skip the hierarchy lookups altogether.
 	if !ev.fts.EnableGenericWorkload {
 		var victims []Victim
 		for _, podInfo := range nodeInfo.GetPods() {
-			victims = append(victims, NewPodVictim(podInfo, nil, nil))
+			// NewVictim only fails for an empty pod list or key type, neither of which can happen here.
+			victim, _ := NewVictim([]fwk.PodInfo{podInfo}, corev1helpers.PodPriority(podInfo.GetPod()), fwk.PodKeyType)
+			victims = append(victims, victim)
 		}
-		return createDomainVictims(fh.MutableSnapshotSharedLister(), victims)
+		return createDomainVictims(snapshot, victims)
 	}
 
 	logger := klog.FromContext(ctx)
-	victims := getCrossNodesVictims(logger, fh.MutableSnapshotSharedLister(), ev.podGroupSnapshot, ev.compositePodGroupSnapshot, []fwk.NodeInfo{nodeInfo})
-	return createDomainVictims(fh.SnapshotSharedLister(), victims)
+	victims := getCrossNodesVictims(logger, snapshot, []fwk.NodeInfo{nodeInfo})
+	return createDomainVictims(snapshot, victims)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/preemption_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/preemption_test.go
index b788016fb78..dbf029fab1d 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/preemption_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/preemption_test.go
@@ -838,9 +838,9 @@ func TestGetVictimsOnNode(t *testing.T) {
 				st.MakePodGroup().Name("pg1").Namespace("default").Priority(midPriority).DisruptionModeSingle().Obj(),
 			},
 			pods: []*v1.Pod{
-				st.MakePod().Name("p1").UID("p1").Namespace("default").Node("node1").PodGroupName("pg1").Priority(lowPriority).Obj(),
-				st.MakePod().Name("p2").UID("p2").Namespace("default").Node("node2").PodGroupName("pg1").Priority(lowPriority).Obj(),
-				st.MakePod().Name("p3").UID("p3").Namespace("default").Node("node1").PodGroupName("pg1").Priority(lowPriority).Obj(),
+				st.MakePod().Name("p1").UID("p1").Namespace("default").Node("node1").PodGroupName("pg1").Priority(midPriority).Obj(),
+				st.MakePod().Name("p2").UID("p2").Namespace("default").Node("node2").PodGroupName("pg1").Priority(midPriority).Obj(),
+				st.MakePod().Name("p3").UID("p3").Namespace("default").Node("node1").PodGroupName("pg1").Priority(midPriority).Obj(),
 				st.MakePod().Name("p4").UID("p4").Namespace("default").Node("node1").Priority(lowPriority).Obj(),
 			},
 			targetNode: "node1",
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ func TestGetVictimsOnNode(t *testing.T) {
 					Victim: &victim{
 						priority: midPriority,
 						pods: []fwk.PodInfo{
-							newPodInfo(st.MakePod().Name("p1").UID("p1").Namespace("default").Node("node1").PodGroupName("pg1").Priority(lowPriority).Obj()),
+							newPodInfo(st.MakePod().Name("p1").UID("p1").Namespace("default").Node("node1").PodGroupName("pg1").Priority(midPriority).Obj()),
 						},
 						keyType: fwk.PodGroupKeyType,
 					},
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ func TestGetVictimsOnNode(t *testing.T) {
 					Victim: &victim{
 						priority: midPriority,
 						pods: []fwk.PodInfo{
-							newPodInfo(st.MakePod().Name("p3").UID("p3").Namespace("default").Node("node1").PodGroupName("pg1").Priority(lowPriority).Obj()),
+							newPodInfo(st.MakePod().Name("p3").UID("p3").Namespace("default").Node("node1").PodGroupName("pg1").Priority(midPriority).Obj()),
 						},
 						keyType: fwk.PodGroupKeyType,
 					},
@@ -888,8 +888,8 @@ func TestGetVictimsOnNode(t *testing.T) {
 			pods: []*v1.Pod{
 				st.MakePod().Name("p-all-1").UID("p-all-1").Namespace("default").Node("node1").PodGroupName("pg-all").Priority(highPriority).Obj(),
 				st.MakePod().Name("p-all-2").UID("p-all-2").Namespace("default").Node("node2").PodGroupName("pg-all").Priority(highPriority).Obj(),
-				st.MakePod().Name("p-single-1").UID("p-single-1").Namespace("default").Node("node1").PodGroupName("pg-single").Priority(lowPriority).Obj(),
-				st.MakePod().Name("p-single-2").UID("p-single-2").Namespace("default").Node("node2").PodGroupName("pg-single").Priority(lowPriority).Obj(),
+				st.MakePod().Name("p-single-1").UID("p-single-1").Namespace("default").Node("node1").PodGroupName("pg-single").Priority(midPriority).Obj(),
+				st.MakePod().Name("p-single-2").UID("p-single-2").Namespace("default").Node("node2").PodGroupName("pg-single").Priority(midPriority).Obj(),
 				st.MakePod().Name("p-ind").UID("p-ind").Namespace("default").Node("node1").Priority(lowPriority).Obj(),
 			},
 			targetNode: "node1",
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ func TestGetVictimsOnNode(t *testing.T) {
 					Victim: &victim{
 						priority: midPriority,
 						pods: []fwk.PodInfo{
-							newPodInfo(st.MakePod().Name("p-single-1").UID("p-single-1").Namespace("default").Node("node1").PodGroupName("pg-single").Priority(lowPriority).Obj()),
+							newPodInfo(st.MakePod().Name("p-single-1").UID("p-single-1").Namespace("default").Node("node1").PodGroupName("pg-single").Priority(midPriority).Obj()),
 						},
 						keyType: fwk.PodGroupKeyType,
 					},
@@ -936,12 +936,12 @@ func TestGetVictimsOnNode(t *testing.T) {
 				st.MakeCompositePodGroup().Name("cpg1").Namespace("default").Priority(midPriority).DisruptionModeAll().Obj(),
 			},
 			podGroups: []*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{
-				st.MakePodGroup().Name("pg1").Namespace("default").ParentCompositePodGroup("cpg1").Priority(lowPriority).Obj(),
-				st.MakePodGroup().Name("pg2").Namespace("default").ParentCompositePodGroup("cpg1").Priority(lowPriority).Obj(),
+				st.MakePodGroup().Name("pg1").Namespace("default").ParentCompositePodGroup("cpg1").Priority(midPriority).Obj(),
+				st.MakePodGroup().Name("pg2").Namespace("default").ParentCompositePodGroup("cpg1").Priority(midPriority).Obj(),
 			},
 			pods: []*v1.Pod{
-				st.MakePod().Name("p1").UID("p1").Namespace("default").Node("node1").PodGroupName("pg1").Priority(lowPriority).Obj(),
-				st.MakePod().Name("p2").UID("p2").Namespace("default").Node("node2").PodGroupName("pg2").Priority(lowPriority).Obj(),
+				st.MakePod().Name("p1").UID("p1").Namespace("default").Node("node1").PodGroupName("pg1").Priority(midPriority).Obj(),
+				st.MakePod().Name("p2").UID("p2").Namespace("default").Node("node2").PodGroupName("pg2").Priority(midPriority).Obj(),
 			},
 			targetNode: "node1",
 			expectedVictims: []*DomainVictim{
@@ -949,8 +949,8 @@ func TestGetVictimsOnNode(t *testing.T) {
 					Victim: &victim{
 						priority: midPriority,
 						pods: []fwk.PodInfo{
-							newPodInfo(st.MakePod().Name("p1").UID("p1").Namespace("default").Node("node1").PodGroupName("pg1").Priority(lowPriority).Obj()),
-							newPodInfo(st.MakePod().Name("p2").UID("p2").Namespace("default").Node("node2").PodGroupName("pg2").Priority(lowPriority).Obj()),
+							newPodInfo(st.MakePod().Name("p1").UID("p1").Namespace("default").Node("node1").PodGroupName("pg1").Priority(midPriority).Obj()),
+							newPodInfo(st.MakePod().Name("p2").UID("p2").Namespace("default").Node("node2").PodGroupName("pg2").Priority(midPriority).Obj()),
 						},
 						keyType: fwk.CompositePodGroupKeyType,
 					},
@@ -969,12 +969,12 @@ func TestGetVictimsOnNode(t *testing.T) {
 				st.MakeCompositePodGroup().Name("cpg1").Namespace("default").Priority(midPriority).DisruptionModeSingle().Obj(),
 			},
 			podGroups: []*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{
-				st.MakePodGroup().Name("pg1").Namespace("default").ParentCompositePodGroup("cpg1").Priority(lowPriority).Obj(),
-				st.MakePodGroup().Name("pg2").Namespace("default").ParentCompositePodGroup("cpg1").Priority(lowPriority).Obj(),
+				st.MakePodGroup().Name("pg1").Namespace("default").ParentCompositePodGroup("cpg1").Priority(midPriority).Obj(),
+				st.MakePodGroup().Name("pg2").Namespace("default").ParentCompositePodGroup("cpg1").Priority(midPriority).Obj(),
 			},
 			pods: []*v1.Pod{
-				st.MakePod().Name("p1").UID("p1").Namespace("default").Node("node1").PodGroupName("pg1").Priority(lowPriority).Obj(),
-				st.MakePod().Name("p2").UID("p2").Namespace("default").Node("node2").PodGroupName("pg2").Priority(lowPriority).Obj(),
+				st.MakePod().Name("p1").UID("p1").Namespace("default").Node("node1").PodGroupName("pg1").Priority(midPriority).Obj(),
+				st.MakePod().Name("p2").UID("p2").Namespace("default").Node("node2").PodGroupName("pg2").Priority(midPriority).Obj(),
 			},
 			targetNode: "node1",
 			expectedVictims: []*DomainVictim{
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ func TestGetVictimsOnNode(t *testing.T) {
 					Victim: &victim{
 						priority: midPriority,
 						pods: []fwk.PodInfo{
-							newPodInfo(st.MakePod().Name("p1").UID("p1").Namespace("default").Node("node1").PodGroupName("pg1").Priority(lowPriority).Obj()),
+							newPodInfo(st.MakePod().Name("p1").UID("p1").Namespace("default").Node("node1").PodGroupName("pg1").Priority(midPriority).Obj()),
 						},
 						keyType: fwk.PodGroupKeyType,
 					},
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ func TestGetVictimsOnNode(t *testing.T) {
 				st.MakeNode().Name("node2").Obj(),
 			},
 			compositePodGroups: []*schedulingv1alpha3.CompositePodGroup{
-				st.MakeCompositePodGroup().Name("cpg1").Namespace("default").Priority(midPriority).DisruptionModeAll().Obj(),
+				st.MakeCompositePodGroup().Name("cpg1").Namespace("default").Priority(lowPriority).DisruptionModeAll().Obj(),
 			},
 			podGroups: []*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{
 				st.MakePodGroup().Name("pg1").Namespace("default").ParentCompositePodGroup("cpg1").Priority(lowPriority).DisruptionModeSingle().Obj(),
@@ -1074,18 +1074,12 @@ func TestGetVictimsOnNode(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 
-			var cpgSnapshot fwk.CompositePodGroupLister
-			if tt.enableCompositePodGroup {
-				cpgSnapshot = fw.MutableSnapshotSharedLister().CompositePodGroups()
-			}
 			fts := feature.NewSchedulerFeaturesFromGates(utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate)
 			pe := Evaluator{
-				PluginName:                "TestPlugin",
-				Handler:                   fw,
-				executor:                  nil,
-				fts:                       fts,
-				podGroupSnapshot:          fw.MutableSnapshotSharedLister().PodGroups(),
-				compositePodGroupSnapshot: cpgSnapshot,
+				PluginName: "TestPlugin",
+				Handler:    fw,
+				executor:   nil,
+				fts:        fts,
 			}
 
 			_ = informerFactory.Scheduling().V1beta1().PodGroups().Informer()
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/types.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/types.go
index 70bc64123de..ebf425ac6f0 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/types.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/types.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"sync/atomic"
 
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	corev1helpers "k8s.io/component-helpers/scheduling/corev1"
 	extenderv1 "k8s.io/kube-scheduler/extender/v1"
 	fwk "k8s.io/kube-scheduler/framework"
 	schedutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/util"
@@ -30,9 +31,9 @@ import (
 // It abstracts individual Pods and PodGroup, ensuring that
 // atomic entities are treated as a single unit during eviction.
 type Victim interface {
-	// Priority returns the priority of the preemption unit.
-	// For a single Pod, this is the Pod's priority.
-	// For a PodGroup, this is the priority of the PodGroup.
+	// Priority returns the priority of the preemption unit, which is the priority of its Pods.
+	// For a PodGroup or CompositePodGroup this is also the group's priority: the scheduling cycle
+	// guarantees that every Pod in a hierarchy shares the priority of the hierarchy's root.
 	Priority() int32
 
 	// Pods returns the list of all Pods that belong to this preemption unit.
@@ -64,9 +65,9 @@ func (v *victim) Pods() []fwk.PodInfo {
 	return v.pods
 }
 
-// Priority returns the priority of the preemption unit.
-// For a single Pod, this is the Pod's priority.
-// For a PodGroup, this is the priority of the PodGroup.
+// Priority returns the priority of the preemption unit, which is the priority of its Pods.
+// For a PodGroup or CompositePodGroup this is also the group's priority: the scheduling cycle
+// guarantees that every Pod in a hierarchy shares the priority of the hierarchy's root.
 func (v *victim) Priority() int32 {
 	return v.priority
 }
@@ -82,7 +83,6 @@ func (v *victim) Type() fwk.EntityKeyType {
 }
 
 // NewPodVictim creates a new Victim representing a single Pod.
-// It calculates the priority of the pod, taking into account its scheduling group if applicable.
 // It ignores the error from NewVictim internally as it is guaranteed to succeed for a single valid pod.
 // TODO: what we do below is not ideal:
 //   - From the victim's importance POV, individual Pods should always have the PodKeyType.
@@ -92,13 +92,13 @@ func (v *victim) Type() fwk.EntityKeyType {
 //     Pod belongs to.
 //
 // We should fix this on the occasion of adding support for CompositePodGroup WAP-related metrics.
-func NewPodVictim(podInfo fwk.PodInfo, pgLister fwk.PodGroupLister, cpgLister fwk.CompositePodGroupLister) Victim {
-	priority := getPodPriority(podInfo.GetPod(), pgLister, cpgLister)
+func NewPodVictim(podInfo fwk.PodInfo) Victim {
+	pod := podInfo.GetPod()
 	keyType := fwk.PodKeyType
-	if podInfo.GetPod().Spec.SchedulingGroup != nil && pgLister != nil {
+	if pod.Spec.SchedulingGroup != nil {
 		keyType = fwk.PodGroupKeyType
 	}
-	vi, _ := NewVictim([]fwk.PodInfo{podInfo}, priority, keyType)
+	vi, _ := NewVictim([]fwk.PodInfo{podInfo}, corev1helpers.PodPriority(pod), keyType)
 	return vi
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/util.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/util.go
index 064361f646a..e4aaf165745 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/util.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/util.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	policylisters "k8s.io/client-go/listers/policy/v1"
-	corev1helpers "k8s.io/component-helpers/scheduling/corev1"
 	fwk "k8s.io/kube-scheduler/framework"
 )
 
@@ -109,8 +108,8 @@ func victimRank(vi Victim) int {
 
 // traverseHierarchyUp traverses the hierarchy of PodGroups/CompositePodGroups upward from startKey.
 // If the next parent is missing, or cannot be listed, the traversal stops.
-// This method assumes that GenericWorkload feature gate is enabled.
-// The cpgLister should be non-nil only if the CompositePodGroup feature gate is enabled.
+// Feature gating is left to the listers: when GenericWorkload or CompositePodGroup is disabled,
+// the corresponding lister rejects lookups, so the traversal ends there.
 // TODO: log/return an error if there is a gap in the hierarchy.
 func traverseHierarchyUp(
 	namespace string,
@@ -151,9 +150,6 @@ func traverseHierarchyUp(
 				return
 			}
 
-			if cpgLister == nil {
-				return
-			}
 			parentKey, hasParent := gpg.GetParentKey()
 			if !hasParent {
 				return
@@ -163,29 +159,6 @@ func traverseHierarchyUp(
 	}
 }
 
-// getPodPriority returns the effective preemption priority of a pod. If the pod belongs to
-// a pod group or composite pod group hierarchy, it returns the priority of the root group of the hierarchy.
-// If podGroupLister is nil or the pod does not belong to a pod group, it returns the pod's own priority.
-// If compositePodGroupLister is nil or a parent composite pod group in the hierarchy is not found,
-// it falls back to the priority of the last successfully resolved group (or the pod's own priority).
-// TODO: log/return an error if there is a gap in the hierarchy.
-func getPodPriority(p *v1.Pod, podGroupLister fwk.PodGroupLister, compositePodGroupLister fwk.CompositePodGroupLister) int32 {
-	if p.Spec.SchedulingGroup == nil || podGroupLister == nil {
-		return corev1helpers.PodPriority(p)
-	}
-	startKey := fwk.PodGroupKey(p.Namespace, *p.Spec.SchedulingGroup.PodGroupName)
-	var lastGPG *fwk.GenericPodGroup
-
-	for gpg := range traverseHierarchyUp(p.Namespace, startKey, podGroupLister, compositePodGroupLister) {
-		lastGPG = gpg
-	}
-
-	if lastGPG != nil {
-		return lastGPG.GetPriority()
-	}
-	return corev1helpers.PodPriority(p)
-}
-
 // FilterVictimsWithPDBViolation groups "victims" into "violatingVictims"
 // and "nonViolatingVictims" based on whether their PDBs will be violated if they are
 // preempted.
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/util_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/util_test.go
index 4ed044be22d..4f10faaeaee 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/util_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/util_test.go
@@ -878,177 +878,6 @@ func TestPodTerminatingByPreemption(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestGetPodPriority(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name                    string
-		pod                     *v1.Pod
-		podGroupLister          fwk.PodGroupLister
-		compositePodGroupLister fwk.CompositePodGroupLister
-		expectedPriority        int32
-	}{
-		{
-			name:                    "pod without PodGroup returns pod priority",
-			pod:                     st.MakePod().Name("p1").Priority(10).Obj(),
-			podGroupLister:          nil,
-			compositePodGroupLister: nil,
-			expectedPriority:        10,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "pod with PodGroup returns PodGroup priority instead of pod priority",
-			pod:  st.MakePod().Name("p2").Priority(10).PodGroupName("pg1").Obj(),
-			podGroupLister: &mockPodGroupLister{
-				podGroups: map[string]*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{
-					"pg1": st.MakePodGroup().Name("pg1").Priority(50).Obj(),
-				},
-			},
-			compositePodGroupLister: nil,
-			expectedPriority:        50,
-		},
-		{
-			name:                    "pod with PodGroup but nil PodGroupLister falls back to pod priority",
-			pod:                     st.MakePod().Name("p4").Priority(20).PodGroupName("pg1").Obj(),
-			podGroupLister:          nil,
-			compositePodGroupLister: nil,
-			expectedPriority:        20,
-		},
-		{
-			name:                    "pod with PodGroup but PodGroup not found in lister falls back to pod priority",
-			pod:                     st.MakePod().Name("p5").Priority(30).PodGroupName("missing-pg").Obj(),
-			podGroupLister:          &mockPodGroupLister{podGroups: map[string]*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{}},
-			compositePodGroupLister: nil,
-			expectedPriority:        30,
-		},
-		{
-			name:                    "pod with nil priority and without PodGroup returns zero priority",
-			pod:                     st.MakePod().Name("p6").Obj(),
-			podGroupLister:          nil,
-			compositePodGroupLister: nil,
-			expectedPriority:        0,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "pod with PodGroup and parent CPG, returns CPG priority",
-			pod:  st.MakePod().Name("p7").Priority(10).PodGroupName("pg1").Obj(),
-			podGroupLister: &mockPodGroupLister{
-				podGroups: map[string]*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{
-					"pg1": {
-						ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "pg1"},
-						Spec: schedulingv1beta1.PodGroupSpec{
-							ParentCompositePodGroupName: new("cpg1"),
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			compositePodGroupLister: &mockCompositePodGroupLister{
-				compositePodGroups: map[string]*schedulingv1alpha3.CompositePodGroup{
-					"cpg1": {
-						ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "cpg1"},
-						Spec: schedulingv1alpha3.CompositePodGroupSpec{
-							Priority: new(int32(150)),
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			expectedPriority: 150,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "pod with PodGroup and grandparent CPG, returns grandparent CPG priority",
-			pod:  st.MakePod().Name("p8").Priority(10).PodGroupName("pg1").Obj(),
-			podGroupLister: &mockPodGroupLister{
-				podGroups: map[string]*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{
-					"pg1": {
-						ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "pg1"},
-						Spec: schedulingv1beta1.PodGroupSpec{
-							ParentCompositePodGroupName: new("cpg1"),
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			compositePodGroupLister: &mockCompositePodGroupLister{
-				compositePodGroups: map[string]*schedulingv1alpha3.CompositePodGroup{
-					"cpg1": {
-						ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "cpg1"},
-						Spec: schedulingv1alpha3.CompositePodGroupSpec{
-							ParentCompositePodGroupName: new("cpg2"),
-						},
-					},
-					"cpg2": {
-						ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "cpg2"},
-						Spec: schedulingv1alpha3.CompositePodGroupSpec{
-							Priority: new(int32(250)),
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			expectedPriority: 250,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "pod with PodGroup and parent CPG, but nil compositePodGroupLister, falls back to PodGroup priority",
-			pod:  st.MakePod().Name("p9").Priority(10).PodGroupName("pg1").Obj(),
-			podGroupLister: &mockPodGroupLister{
-				podGroups: map[string]*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{
-					"pg1": st.MakePodGroup().Name("pg1").Priority(50).ParentCompositePodGroup("cpg1").Obj(),
-				},
-			},
-			compositePodGroupLister: nil,
-			expectedPriority:        50,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "pod with PodGroup and parent CPG, but parent CPG not found in lister, falls back to PodGroup priority",
-			pod:  st.MakePod().Name("p10").Priority(10).PodGroupName("pg1").Obj(),
-			podGroupLister: &mockPodGroupLister{
-				podGroups: map[string]*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{
-					"pg1": st.MakePodGroup().Name("pg1").Priority(50).ParentCompositePodGroup("cpg1").Obj(),
-				},
-			},
-			compositePodGroupLister: &mockCompositePodGroupLister{
-				compositePodGroups: map[string]*schedulingv1alpha3.CompositePodGroup{},
-			},
-			expectedPriority: 50,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "pod with PodGroup, parent CPG and grandparent CPG, but grandparent CPG not found in lister, falls back to parent CPG priority",
-			pod:  st.MakePod().Name("p11").Priority(10).PodGroupName("pg1").Obj(),
-			podGroupLister: &mockPodGroupLister{
-				podGroups: map[string]*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{
-					"pg1": st.MakePodGroup().Name("pg1").Priority(50).ParentCompositePodGroup("cpg1").Obj(),
-				},
-			},
-			compositePodGroupLister: &mockCompositePodGroupLister{
-				compositePodGroups: map[string]*schedulingv1alpha3.CompositePodGroup{
-					"cpg1": {
-						ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "cpg1"},
-						Spec: schedulingv1alpha3.CompositePodGroupSpec{
-							Priority:                    new(int32(150)),
-							ParentCompositePodGroupName: new("missing-cpg2"),
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			expectedPriority: 150,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "pod with PodGroup, but PodGroup not found in lister and non-nil compositePodGroupLister, falls back to pod priority",
-			pod:  st.MakePod().Name("p12").Priority(50).PodGroupName("missing-pg").Obj(),
-			podGroupLister: &mockPodGroupLister{
-				podGroups: map[string]*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{},
-			},
-			compositePodGroupLister: &mockCompositePodGroupLister{
-				compositePodGroups: map[string]*schedulingv1alpha3.CompositePodGroup{},
-			},
-			expectedPriority: 50,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := getPodPriority(tt.pod, tt.podGroupLister, tt.compositePodGroupLister)
-			if got != tt.expectedPriority {
-				t.Errorf("getPodPriority() = %v, want %v", got, tt.expectedPriority)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 func TestTraverseHierarchyUp(t *testing.T) {
 	namespace := metav1.NamespaceDefault
 
@@ -1060,32 +889,6 @@ func TestTraverseHierarchyUp(t *testing.T) {
 		stopAt                  string
 		expectedVisitedKeys     []fwk.EntityKey
 	}{
-		{
-			name:     "nil compositePodGroupLister",
-			startKey: fwk.PodGroupKey(namespace, "pg1"),
-			podGroupLister: &mockPodGroupLister{
-				podGroups: map[string]*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{
-					"pg1": st.MakePodGroup().Namespace(namespace).Name("pg1").Obj(),
-				},
-			},
-			compositePodGroupLister: nil,
-			expectedVisitedKeys: []fwk.EntityKey{
-				fwk.PodGroupKey(namespace, "pg1"),
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name:     "nil compositePodGroupLister with PG pointing to a parent CPG",
-			startKey: fwk.PodGroupKey(namespace, "pg1"),
-			podGroupLister: &mockPodGroupLister{
-				podGroups: map[string]*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{
-					"pg1": st.MakePodGroup().Namespace(namespace).Name("pg1").ParentCompositePodGroup("cpg").Obj(),
-				},
-			},
-			compositePodGroupLister: nil,
-			expectedVisitedKeys: []fwk.EntityKey{
-				fwk.PodGroupKey(namespace, "pg1"),
-			},
-		},
 		{
 			name:                    "unsupported key type",
 			startKey:                fwk.PodKey(namespace, "p1"),
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/victims.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/victims.go
index c3f6eac7d29..1bd97247060 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/victims.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/victims.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package preemption
 import (
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
+	corev1helpers "k8s.io/component-helpers/scheduling/corev1"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	fwk "k8s.io/kube-scheduler/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/framework"
@@ -28,15 +29,15 @@ import (
 // getHighestAllAncestor returns the key of the highest ancestor in the hierarchy that has disruption mode All.
 // It returns (key, true) if found, or (empty, false) if not found.
 // TODO: log/return an error if there is a gap in the hierarchy.
-func getHighestAllAncestor(pod *v1.Pod, pgLister fwk.PodGroupLister, cpgLister fwk.CompositePodGroupLister) (fwk.EntityKey, bool) {
-	if pod.Spec.SchedulingGroup == nil || pgLister == nil {
+func getHighestAllAncestor(pod *v1.Pod, snapshot fwk.SharedLister) (fwk.EntityKey, bool) {
+	if pod.Spec.SchedulingGroup == nil {
 		return fwk.EntityKey{}, false
 	}
 	startKey := fwk.PodGroupKey(pod.Namespace, *pod.Spec.SchedulingGroup.PodGroupName)
 	var highestAllKey fwk.EntityKey
 	var hasAll bool
 
-	for gpg := range traverseHierarchyUp(pod.Namespace, startKey, pgLister, cpgLister) {
+	for gpg := range traverseHierarchyUp(pod.Namespace, startKey, snapshot.PodGroups(), snapshot.CompositePodGroups()) {
 		if gpg.HasDisruptionModeAll() {
 			highestAllKey = gpg.GetKey()
 			hasAll = true
@@ -64,40 +65,41 @@ func createDomainVictims(snapshot fwk.SharedLister, victims []Victim) ([]*Domain
 // getWorkloadPreemptionVictims discovers all candidate victims across the cluster snapshot for workload preemption.
 // Pods that are part of a pod group or composite pod group with disruption mode All are grouped
 // together into a single victim. Otherwise, they are treated as individual victims.
-// In both cases, the priority of the victim is determined by the pod group or composite pod group priority.
-func getWorkloadPreemptionVictims(logger klog.Logger, snapshot fwk.SharedLister, podGroupSnapshot fwk.PodGroupLister, compositePodGroupSnapshot fwk.CompositePodGroupLister) ([]Victim, error) {
+// In both cases, the priority of the victim is the pods' own priority, which the scheduling cycle
+// guarantees to match the priority of the pod group or composite pod group hierarchy they belong to.
+func getWorkloadPreemptionVictims(logger klog.Logger, snapshot fwk.SharedLister) ([]Victim, error) {
 	nodes, err := snapshot.NodeInfos().List()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return getCrossNodesVictims(logger, snapshot, podGroupSnapshot, compositePodGroupSnapshot, nodes), nil
+	return getCrossNodesVictims(logger, snapshot, nodes), nil
 }
 
 // getCrossNodesVictims aggregates pods across the provided nodes into cluster-wide preemption candidates.
 // When a pod belongs to a group hierarchy where any ancestor has disruption mode All, it groups all scheduled pods of that hierarchy
 // across the cluster into a single victim so that preemption evaluates the total cluster-wide cost
 // and blast radius of evicting the entire group.
-func getCrossNodesVictims(logger klog.Logger, snapshot fwk.SharedLister, podGroupSnapshot fwk.PodGroupLister, compositePodGroupSnapshot fwk.CompositePodGroupLister, nodes []fwk.NodeInfo) []Victim {
+func getCrossNodesVictims(logger klog.Logger, snapshot fwk.SharedLister, nodes []fwk.NodeInfo) []Victim {
 	existing := sets.New[fwk.EntityKey]()
 	var victims []Victim
 	for _, node := range nodes {
 		for _, podInfo := range node.GetPods() {
 			p := podInfo.GetPod()
 
-			highestAllKey, hasAll := getHighestAllAncestor(p, podGroupSnapshot, compositePodGroupSnapshot)
+			highestAllKey, hasAll := getHighestAllAncestor(p, snapshot)
 			if !hasAll {
 				itemKey := fwk.PodKey(p.Namespace, p.Name)
 				if !existing.Has(itemKey) {
 					existing.Insert(itemKey)
-					victims = append(victims, NewPodVictim(podInfo, podGroupSnapshot, compositePodGroupSnapshot))
+					victims = append(victims, NewPodVictim(podInfo))
 				}
 				continue
 			}
 
 			if !existing.Has(highestAllKey) {
 				existing.Insert(highestAllKey)
-				victims = append(victims, searchCrossNodesVictimPods(logger, highestAllKey, podInfo, snapshot, podGroupSnapshot, compositePodGroupSnapshot))
+				victims = append(victims, searchCrossNodesVictimPods(logger, highestAllKey, podInfo, snapshot))
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -113,27 +115,15 @@ func searchCrossNodesVictimPods(
 	pgKey fwk.EntityKey,
 	podInfo fwk.PodInfo,
 	snapshot fwk.SharedLister,
-	podGroupSnapshot fwk.PodGroupLister,
-	compositePodGroupSnapshot fwk.CompositePodGroupLister,
 ) Victim {
 	var allPods []*v1.Pod
-	if compositePodGroupSnapshot == nil {
-		pgState, err := snapshot.PodGroupStates().Get(podInfo.GetPod().GetNamespace(), pgKey.Name)
+	for pgState, err := range helper.GetPodGroupStates(snapshot, pgKey) {
 		if err != nil {
-			// Assuming this is guaranteed to succeed if feature is on and pods exist.
-			// If it fails, we keep the local pods only.
-			return NewPodVictim(podInfo, podGroupSnapshot, compositePodGroupSnapshot)
+			logger.Error(err, "Failed to get pod group state during preemption victim collection", "rootKey", pgKey)
+			continue
 		}
-		allPods = append(allPods, pgState.ScheduledPods()...)
-	} else {
-		for pgState, err := range helper.GetPodGroupStates(snapshot, pgKey) {
-			if err != nil {
-				logger.Error(err, "Failed to get pod group state during preemption victim collection", "rootKey", pgKey)
-				continue
-			}
-			if pgState != nil {
-				allPods = append(allPods, pgState.ScheduledPods()...)
-			}
+		if pgState != nil {
+			allPods = append(allPods, pgState.ScheduledPods()...)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -141,7 +131,7 @@ func searchCrossNodesVictimPods(
 		// This should never happen since podInfo is sourced from a node in the snapshot and
 		// should be present in ScheduledPods() of its leaf PodGroup. If leaf traversal or
 		// PodGroupState snapshot lookups fail, treat the pod as an individual victim.
-		return NewPodVictim(podInfo, podGroupSnapshot, compositePodGroupSnapshot)
+		return NewPodVictim(podInfo)
 	}
 
 	podInfos := make([]fwk.PodInfo, len(allPods))
@@ -150,8 +140,7 @@ func searchCrossNodesVictimPods(
 		podInfos[i], _ = framework.NewPodInfo(p)
 	}
 
-	priority := getPodPriority(podInfo.GetPod(), podGroupSnapshot, compositePodGroupSnapshot)
 	// It can only return an error for empty podInfos, which is guaranteed not to be empty here.
-	victim, _ := NewVictim(podInfos, priority, pgKey.Type)
+	victim, _ := NewVictim(podInfos, corev1helpers.PodPriority(podInfo.GetPod()), pgKey.Type)
 	return victim
 }
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/victims_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/victims_test.go
index 3e6b2dba7d2..2ac789fa9d3 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/victims_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/victims_test.go
@@ -175,12 +175,22 @@ func TestGetHighestAllAncestor(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			pgLister := &mockPodGroupLister{podGroups: tt.podGroups}
-			var cpgLister fwk.CompositePodGroupLister
-			if tt.compositePodGroups != nil {
-				cpgLister = &mockCompositePodGroupLister{compositePodGroups: tt.compositePodGroups}
+			// The snapshot's listers enforce the feature gates; this test exercises the traversal itself.
+			featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGatesDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, featuregatetesting.FeatureOverrides{
+				features.GenericWorkload:                 true,
+				features.TopologyAwareWorkloadScheduling: true,
+				features.CompositePodGroup:               true,
+			})
+			var pgs []*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup
+			for _, pg := range tt.podGroups {
+				pgs = append(pgs, pg)
 			}
-			gotKey, gotHasAll := getHighestAllAncestor(tt.pod, pgLister, cpgLister)
+			var cpgs []*schedulingv1alpha3.CompositePodGroup
+			for _, cpg := range tt.compositePodGroups {
+				cpgs = append(cpgs, cpg)
+			}
+			snapshot := internalcache.NewTestSnapshotWithPodGroups(nil, nil, pgs, cpgs)
+			gotKey, gotHasAll := getHighestAllAncestor(tt.pod, snapshot)
 			if gotHasAll != tt.wantHasAll {
 				t.Errorf("hasAll mismatch: got %v, want %v", gotHasAll, tt.wantHasAll)
 			}
@@ -238,8 +248,8 @@ func TestGetWorkloadPreemptionVictims(t *testing.T) {
 				st.MakeNode().Name("node2").Obj(),
 			},
 			pods: []*v1.Pod{
-				st.MakePod().Name("p1").UID("p1").Node("node1").PodGroupName("pg1").Priority(10).Obj(),
-				st.MakePod().Name("p2").UID("p2").Node("node2").PodGroupName("pg1").Priority(10).Obj(),
+				st.MakePod().Name("p1").UID("p1").Node("node1").PodGroupName("pg1").Priority(50).Obj(),
+				st.MakePod().Name("p2").UID("p2").Node("node2").PodGroupName("pg1").Priority(50).Obj(),
 			},
 			podGroups: map[string]*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{
 				"pg1": st.MakePodGroup().Name("pg1").UID("pg1").DisruptionModeAll().Priority(50).Obj(),
@@ -255,8 +265,8 @@ func TestGetWorkloadPreemptionVictims(t *testing.T) {
 				st.MakeNode().Name("node2").Obj(),
 			},
 			pods: []*v1.Pod{
-				st.MakePod().Name("p1").UID("p1").Node("node1").PodGroupName("pg1").Priority(10).Obj(),
-				st.MakePod().Name("p2").UID("p2").Node("node2").PodGroupName("pg1").Priority(20).Obj(),
+				st.MakePod().Name("p1").UID("p1").Node("node1").PodGroupName("pg1").Priority(50).Obj(),
+				st.MakePod().Name("p2").UID("p2").Node("node2").PodGroupName("pg1").Priority(50).Obj(),
 			},
 			podGroups: map[string]*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{
 				"pg1": st.MakePodGroup().Name("pg1").UID("pg1").DisruptionModeSingle().Priority(50).Obj(),
@@ -273,9 +283,9 @@ func TestGetWorkloadPreemptionVictims(t *testing.T) {
 				st.MakeNode().Name("node2").Obj(),
 			},
 			pods: []*v1.Pod{
-				st.MakePod().Name("p1").UID("p1").Node("node1").PodGroupName("pg1").Priority(10).Obj(),
-				st.MakePod().Name("p2").UID("p2").Node("node2").PodGroupName("pg1").Priority(10).Obj(),
-				st.MakePod().Name("p3").UID("p3").Node("node1").PodGroupName("pg2").Priority(20).Obj(),
+				st.MakePod().Name("p1").UID("p1").Node("node1").PodGroupName("pg1").Priority(50).Obj(),
+				st.MakePod().Name("p2").UID("p2").Node("node2").PodGroupName("pg1").Priority(50).Obj(),
+				st.MakePod().Name("p3").UID("p3").Node("node1").PodGroupName("pg2").Priority(60).Obj(),
 				st.MakePod().Name("p4").UID("p4").Node("node2").Priority(30).Obj(),
 			},
 			podGroups: map[string]*schedulingv1beta1.PodGroup{
@@ -780,12 +790,7 @@ func TestGetWorkloadPreemptionVictims(t *testing.T) {
 			if err := cache.UpdateSnapshot(logger, snapshot); err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Failed to update snapshot: %v", err)
 			}
-			pgLister := &mockPodGroupLister{podGroups: tt.podGroups}
-			var cpgLister fwk.CompositePodGroupLister
-			if tt.enableCompositePodGroup {
-				cpgLister = &mockCompositePodGroupLister{compositePodGroups: tt.compositePodGroups}
-			}
-			victims, err := getWorkloadPreemptionVictims(logger, snapshot, pgLister, cpgLister)
+			victims, err := getWorkloadPreemptionVictims(logger, snapshot)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Failed to create victims: %v", err)
 			}