diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/legacyregistry/registry_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/legacyregistry/registry_test.go
index fa279c35a931d..855dc79436d65 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/legacyregistry/registry_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/legacyregistry/registry_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"strconv"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 func TestProcessStartTimeHeader(t *testing.T) {
-	now := time.Now()
+	now := processStart
 	handler := Handler()
 
 	request, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "/", nil)