diff --git a/pkg/controller/operatingsystemconfig/actuator_test.go b/pkg/controller/operatingsystemconfig/actuator_test.go
index e54eb42b..1117efc9 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/operatingsystemconfig/actuator_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/operatingsystemconfig/actuator_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	fakeclient "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/fake"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/manager"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Actuator", func() {
 					Type: susechost.OSTypeSuSECHost,
 				},
 				Purpose: extensionsv1alpha1.OperatingSystemConfigPurposeProvision,
-				Units:   []extensionsv1alpha1.Unit{{Name: "some-unit", Content: pointer.String("foo")}},
+				Units:   []extensionsv1alpha1.Unit{{Name: "some-unit", Content: ptr.To("foo")}},
 				Files:   []extensionsv1alpha1.File{{Path: "/some/file", Content: extensionsv1alpha1.FileContent{Inline: &extensionsv1alpha1.FileContentInline{Data: "bar"}}}},
 			},
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/operatingsystemconfig/generator/script_test.go b/pkg/controller/operatingsystemconfig/generator/script_test.go
index a895d9c2..1f55d19b 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/operatingsystemconfig/generator/script_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/operatingsystemconfig/generator/script_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 
 	"github.com/gardener/gardener-extension-os-suse-chost/pkg/apis/memoryonechost"
 	"github.com/gardener/gardener-extension-os-suse-chost/pkg/controller/operatingsystemconfig/generator"
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ var _ = Describe("Script Generator Test", func() {
 							Type: memoryone.OSTypeMemoryOneCHost,
 							ProviderConfig: &runtime.RawExtension{
 								Raw: encode(&memoryonechost.OperatingSystemConfiguration{
-									MemoryTopology: pointer.String("3"),
-									SystemMemory:   pointer.String("7x"),
+									MemoryTopology: ptr.To("3"),
+									SystemMemory:   ptr.To("7x"),
 								}),
 							},
 						},