diff --git a/pkg/cel/libs/context/impl_test.go b/pkg/cel/libs/context/impl_test.go
index ae9dc44bec..885f4274ed 100644
--- a/pkg/cel/libs/context/impl_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cel/libs/context/impl_test.go
@@ -191,9 +191,7 @@ func Test_impl_parse_image_ref_string(t *testing.T) {
 	data := map[string]any{
 		"context": Context{&MockCtx{
 			ParseImageReferenceFunc: func(image string) (imagedataloader.ImageReference, error) {
-				idl, err := imagedataloader.New(nil)
-				assert.NoError(t, err)
-				return idl.ParseImageReference(image)
+				return imagedataloader.ParseImageReference(image)
 			},
 		},
 		},
@@ -225,7 +223,7 @@ func Test_impl_get_resource_string_string_string_string(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NotNil(t, prog)
 	data := map[string]any{
 		"context": Context{&MockCtx{
-			GetResourcesFunc: func(apiVersion, resource, namespace, name string) (*unstructured.Unstructured, error) {
+			GetResourceFunc: func(apiVersion, resource, namespace, name string) (*unstructured.Unstructured, error) {
 				return &unstructured.Unstructured{
 					Object: map[string]any{
 						"apiVersion": "apps/v1",
diff --git a/pkg/cel/libs/context/mock.go b/pkg/cel/libs/context/mock.go
index 490c80c80c..a0fac0ce6f 100644
--- a/pkg/cel/libs/context/mock.go
+++ b/pkg/cel/libs/context/mock.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type MockCtx struct {
 	GetImageDataFunc        func(string) (*imagedataloader.ImageData, error)
 	ParseImageReferenceFunc func(string) (imagedataloader.ImageReference, error)
 	ListResourcesFunc       func(string, string, string) (*unstructured.UnstructuredList, error)
-	GetResourcesFunc        func(string, string, string, string) (*unstructured.Unstructured, error)
+	GetResourceFunc         func(string, string, string, string) (*unstructured.Unstructured, error)
 }
 
 func (mock *MockCtx) GetConfigMap(ns string, n string) (*unstructured.Unstructured, error) {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func (mock *MockCtx) ListResources(apiVersion, resource, namespace string) (*uns
 }
 
 func (mock *MockCtx) GetResource(apiVersion, resource, namespace, name string) (*unstructured.Unstructured, error) {
-	return mock.GetResourcesFunc(apiVersion, resource, namespace, name)
+	return mock.GetResourceFunc(apiVersion, resource, namespace, name)
 }
 
 type mockGctxStore struct {
diff --git a/pkg/cel/policy/context.go b/pkg/cel/policy/context.go
index 8e7cb27fd6..ebf7e2e442 100644
--- a/pkg/cel/policy/context.go
+++ b/pkg/cel/policy/context.go
@@ -151,5 +151,5 @@ func (cp *contextProvider) GetResource(apiVersion, resource, namespace, name str
 }
 
 func (cp *contextProvider) ParseImageReference(image string) (imagedataloader.ImageReference, error) {
-	return cp.imagedata.ParseImageReference(image)
+	return imagedataloader.ParseImageReference(image)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cel/policy/fake_context.go b/pkg/cel/policy/fake_context.go
index 6672076589..b2ed82abac 100644
--- a/pkg/cel/policy/fake_context.go
+++ b/pkg/cel/policy/fake_context.go
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ func (cp *FakeContextProvider) GetImageData(string) (*imagedataloader.ImageData,
 	panic("not implemented")
 }
 
-func (cp *FakeContextProvider) ParseImageReference(string) (imagedataloader.ImageReference, error) {
-	panic("not implemented")
+func (cp *FakeContextProvider) ParseImageReference(image string) (imagedataloader.ImageReference, error) {
+	return imagedataloader.ParseImageReference(image)
 }
 
 func (cp *FakeContextProvider) ListResources(apiVersion, resource, namespace string) (*unstructured.UnstructuredList, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/imageverification/imagedataloader/loader.go b/pkg/imageverification/imagedataloader/loader.go
index cdc5c49e21..cdff814dae 100644
--- a/pkg/imageverification/imagedataloader/loader.go
+++ b/pkg/imageverification/imagedataloader/loader.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ type imagedatafetcher struct {
 
 type Fetcher interface {
 	FetchImageData(ctx context.Context, image string, options ...Option) (*ImageData, error)
-	ParseImageReference(image string, options ...Option) (ImageReference, error)
 }
 
 func New(lister k8scorev1.SecretInterface, opts ...Option) (*imagedatafetcher, error) {
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ func New(lister k8scorev1.SecretInterface, opts ...Option) (*imagedatafetcher, e
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (i *imagedatafetcher) ParseImageReference(image string, options ...Option) (ImageReference, error) {
+func ParseImageReference(image string, options ...Option) (ImageReference, error) {
 	var img ImageReference
 	nameOpts := nameOptions(options...)
 	ref, err := name.ParseReference(image, nameOpts...)
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ func (i *imagedatafetcher) FetchImageData(ctx context.Context, image string, opt
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	img.ImageReference, err = i.ParseImageReference(image, options...)
+	img.ImageReference, err = ParseImageReference(image, options...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}