diff --git a/cmd/initContainer/main.go b/cmd/initContainer/main.go
index 8213bd8db1..0832a3d02f 100644
--- a/cmd/initContainer/main.go
+++ b/cmd/initContainer/main.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	kubeClient, err := utils.NewKubeClient(clientConfig)
+	kubeClient, err := kubernetes.NewForConfig(clientConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "Failed to create kubernetes client")
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/cmd/kyverno/main.go b/cmd/kyverno/main.go
index 366f0ae428..1687774c8d 100755
--- a/cmd/kyverno/main.go
+++ b/cmd/kyverno/main.go
@@ -12,12 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
-	kubeinformers "k8s.io/client-go/informers"
-	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
-	"k8s.io/klog/v2/klogr"
-	log "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log"
-
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/background"
 	generatecleanup "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/background/generate/cleanup"
 	kyvernoclient "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/client/clientset/versioned"
@@ -43,6 +37,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/webhookconfig"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/webhooks"
 	webhookgenerate "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/webhooks/updaterequest"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
+	kubeinformers "k8s.io/client-go/informers"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2/klogr"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log"
 )
 
 const resyncPeriod = 15 * time.Minute
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func main() {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "Failed to create dynamic client")
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	kubeClient, err := utils.NewKubeClient(clientConfig)
+	kubeClient, err := kubernetes.NewForConfig(clientConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "Failed to create kubernetes client")
 		os.Exit(1)
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ func main() {
 		go grcc.Run(1, stopCh)
 	}
 
-	kubeClientLeaderElection, err := utils.NewKubeClient(clientConfig)
+	kubeClientLeaderElection, err := kubernetes.NewForConfig(clientConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "Failed to create kubernetes client")
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/pkg/utils/util.go b/pkg/utils/util.go
index 6cb2360dbf..897298fe75 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/util.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/util.go
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/discovery"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 )
 
 var regexVersion = regexp.MustCompile(`v(\d+).(\d+).(\d+)\.*`)
@@ -101,15 +99,6 @@ func compareString(str, name string) bool {
 	return str == name
 }
 
-// NewKubeClient returns a new kubernetes client
-func NewKubeClient(config *rest.Config) (kubernetes.Interface, error) {
-	kclient, err := kubernetes.NewForConfig(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return kclient, nil
-}
-
 // CRDsInstalled checks if the Kyverno CRDs are installed or not
 func CRDsInstalled(discovery client.IDiscovery) bool {
 	kyvernoCRDs := []string{"ClusterPolicy", "ClusterPolicyReport", "PolicyReport", "ClusterReportChangeRequest", "ReportChangeRequest"}