diff --git a/enterprise/audit/diff.go b/enterprise/audit/diff.go
index 5542ebd2a9a2f..ca5c454e51b54 100644
--- a/enterprise/audit/diff.go
+++ b/enterprise/audit/diff.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/audit"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/database"
+	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/util/ptr"
 )
 
 func structName(t reflect.Type) string {
@@ -132,10 +133,10 @@ func convertDiffType(left, right any) (newLeft, newRight any, changed bool) {
 		if !typedLeft.Valid {
 			leftInt64Ptr = nil
 		} else {
-			leftInt64Ptr = ptr(typedLeft.Int64)
+			leftInt64Ptr = ptr.Ref(typedLeft.Int64)
 		}
 
-		rightInt64Ptr = ptr(right.(sql.NullInt64).Int64)
+		rightInt64Ptr = ptr.Ref(right.(sql.NullInt64).Int64)
 		if !right.(sql.NullInt64).Valid {
 			rightInt64Ptr = nil
 		}
@@ -209,23 +210,19 @@ func flattenStructFields(leftV, rightV reflect.Value) ([]fieldDiff, error) {
 // derefPointer deferences a reflect.Value that is a pointer to its underlying
 // value. It dereferences recursively until it finds a non-pointer value. If the
 // pointer is nil, it will be coerced to the zero value of the underlying type.
-func derefPointer(ptr reflect.Value) reflect.Value {
-	if !ptr.IsNil() {
+func derefPointer(ref reflect.Value) reflect.Value {
+	if !ref.IsNil() {
 		// Grab the value the pointer references.
-		ptr = ptr.Elem()
+		ref = ref.Elem()
 	} else {
 		// Coerce nil ptrs to zero'd values of their underlying type.
-		ptr = reflect.Zero(ptr.Type().Elem())
+		ref = reflect.Zero(ref.Type().Elem())
 	}
 
 	// Recursively deref nested pointers.
-	if ptr.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
-		return derefPointer(ptr)
+	if ref.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		return derefPointer(ref)
 	}
 
-	return ptr
-}
-
-func ptr[T any](x T) *T {
-	return &x
+	return ref
 }
diff --git a/enterprise/audit/diff_internal_test.go b/enterprise/audit/diff_internal_test.go
index 2dd9300ab4438..d53a9ad1f3e82 100644
--- a/enterprise/audit/diff_internal_test.go
+++ b/enterprise/audit/diff_internal_test.go
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lib/pq"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 
 	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/audit"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/database"
+	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/util/ptr"
 )
 
 func Test_diffValues(t *testing.T) {
@@ -82,14 +82,14 @@ func Test_diffValues(t *testing.T) {
 		runDiffValuesTests(t, table, []diffTest{
 			{
 				name: "LeftNil",
-				left: foo{Bar: nil}, right: foo{Bar: pointer.StringPtr("baz")},
+				left: foo{Bar: nil}, right: foo{Bar: ptr.Ref("baz")},
 				exp: audit.Map{
 					"bar": audit.OldNew{Old: "", New: "baz"},
 				},
 			},
 			{
 				name: "RightNil",
-				left: foo{Bar: pointer.StringPtr("baz")}, right: foo{Bar: nil},
+				left: foo{Bar: ptr.Ref("baz")}, right: foo{Bar: nil},
 				exp: audit.Map{
 					"bar": audit.OldNew{Old: "baz", New: ""},
 				},
diff --git a/enterprise/coderd/groups_test.go b/enterprise/coderd/groups_test.go
index f0fc6f95c2847..48efe1611448b 100644
--- a/enterprise/coderd/groups_test.go
+++ b/enterprise/coderd/groups_test.go
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 
 	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/audit"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/coderdtest"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/database"
+	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/util/ptr"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/codersdk"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/enterprise/coderd/coderdenttest"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/enterprise/coderd/license"
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ func TestPatchGroup(t *testing.T) {
 
 		group, err = client.PatchGroup(ctx, group.ID, codersdk.PatchGroupRequest{
 			Name:           "bye",
-			AvatarURL:      pointer.String("https://google.com"),
-			QuotaAllowance: pointer.Int(20),
+			AvatarURL:      ptr.Ref("https://google.com"),
+			QuotaAllowance: ptr.Ref(20),
 		})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Equal(t, "bye", group.Name)
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ func TestPatchGroup(t *testing.T) {
 
 		group1, err = client.PatchGroup(ctx, group1.ID, codersdk.PatchGroupRequest{
 			Name:      group2.Name,
-			AvatarURL: pointer.String("https://google.com"),
+			AvatarURL: ptr.Ref("https://google.com"),
 		})
 		require.Error(t, err)
 		cerr, ok := codersdk.AsError(err)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e63edefb10da4..7fd2abec225c4 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.0.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 	gvisor.dev/gvisor v0.0.0-20221203005347-703fd9b7fbc0
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20220728103510-ee6ede2d64ed
 	nhooyr.io/websocket v1.8.7
 	storj.io/drpc v0.0.33-0.20220622181519-9206537a4db7
 	tailscale.com v1.32.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c3ead3f4c48fe..f20d603a5f775 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2948,8 +2948,6 @@ k8s.io/kubernetes v1.13.0/go.mod h1:ocZa8+6APFNC2tX1DZASIbocyYT5jHzqFVsY5aoB7Jk=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20201110183641-67b214c5f920/go.mod h1:jPW/WVKK9YHAvNhRxK0md/EJ228hCsBRufyofKtW8HA=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20210819203725-bdf08cb9a70a/go.mod h1:jPW/WVKK9YHAvNhRxK0md/EJ228hCsBRufyofKtW8HA=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20210930125809-cb0fa318a74b/go.mod h1:jPW/WVKK9YHAvNhRxK0md/EJ228hCsBRufyofKtW8HA=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20220728103510-ee6ede2d64ed h1:jAne/RjBTyawwAy0utX5eqigAwz/lQhTmy+Hr/Cpue4=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20220728103510-ee6ede2d64ed/go.mod h1:jPW/WVKK9YHAvNhRxK0md/EJ228hCsBRufyofKtW8HA=
 modernc.org/b v1.0.0/go.mod h1:uZWcZfRj1BpYzfN9JTerzlNUnnPsV9O2ZA8JsRcubNg=
 modernc.org/cc/v3 v3.32.4/go.mod h1:0R6jl1aZlIl2avnYfbfHBS1QB6/f+16mihBObaBC878=
 modernc.org/ccgo/v3 v3.9.2/go.mod h1:gnJpy6NIVqkETT+L5zPsQFj7L2kkhfPMzOghRNv/CFo=