diff --git a/pkg/api/pod/util.go b/pkg/api/pod/util.go
index d519c9a25f..1d8dbf4846 100644
--- a/pkg/api/pod/util.go
+++ b/pkg/api/pod/util.go
@@ -232,9 +232,9 @@ func UpdatePodCondition(status *api.PodStatus, condition *api.PodCondition) bool
 	return !isEqual
 }
 
-// DropDisabledAlphaFields removes disabled fields from the pod spec.
+// DropDisabledFields removes disabled fields from the pod spec.
 // This should be called from PrepareForCreate/PrepareForUpdate for all resources containing a pod spec.
-func DropDisabledAlphaFields(podSpec *api.PodSpec) {
+func DropDisabledFields(podSpec *api.PodSpec) {
 	if !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.PodPriority) {
 		podSpec.Priority = nil
 		podSpec.PriorityClassName = ""
diff --git a/pkg/api/pod/util_test.go b/pkg/api/pod/util_test.go
index afbaa8fd69..f5bf91e945 100644
--- a/pkg/api/pod/util_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/pod/util_test.go
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ func TestDropAlphaVolumeDevices(t *testing.T) {
 	defer utilfeaturetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.BlockVolume, true)()
 
 	// now test dropping the fields - should not be dropped
-	DropDisabledAlphaFields(&testPod.Spec)
+	DropDisabledFields(&testPod.Spec)
 
 	// check to make sure VolumeDevices is still present
 	// if featureset is set to true
@@ -322,14 +322,14 @@ func TestDropAlphaVolumeDevices(t *testing.T) {
 	defer utilfeaturetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.BlockVolume, false)()
 
 	// now test dropping the fields
-	DropDisabledAlphaFields(&testPod.Spec)
+	DropDisabledFields(&testPod.Spec)
 
 	// check to make sure VolumeDevices is nil
 	// if featureset is set to false
 	if testPod.Spec.Containers[0].VolumeDevices != nil {
-		t.Error("DropDisabledAlphaFields for Containers failed")
+		t.Error("DropDisabledFields for Containers failed")
 	}
 	if testPod.Spec.InitContainers[0].VolumeDevices != nil {
-		t.Error("DropDisabledAlphaFields for InitContainers failed")
+		t.Error("DropDisabledFields for InitContainers failed")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apps/daemonset/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/apps/daemonset/strategy.go
index d3e956bcd3..e635bfda63 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apps/daemonset/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apps/daemonset/strategy.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (daemonSetStrategy) PrepareForCreate(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Objec
 		daemonSet.Spec.TemplateGeneration = 1
 	}
 
-	pod.DropDisabledAlphaFields(&daemonSet.Spec.Template.Spec)
+	pod.DropDisabledFields(&daemonSet.Spec.Template.Spec)
 }
 
 // PrepareForUpdate clears fields that are not allowed to be set by end users on update.
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ func (daemonSetStrategy) PrepareForUpdate(ctx context.Context, obj, old runtime.
 	newDaemonSet := obj.(*apps.DaemonSet)
 	oldDaemonSet := old.(*apps.DaemonSet)
 
-	pod.DropDisabledAlphaFields(&newDaemonSet.Spec.Template.Spec)
-	pod.DropDisabledAlphaFields(&oldDaemonSet.Spec.Template.Spec)
+	pod.DropDisabledFields(&newDaemonSet.Spec.Template.Spec)
+	pod.DropDisabledFields(&oldDaemonSet.Spec.Template.Spec)
 
 	// update is not allowed to set status
 	newDaemonSet.Status = oldDaemonSet.Status
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apps/deployment/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/apps/deployment/strategy.go
index 1b96036da5..e3d70031a3 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apps/deployment/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apps/deployment/strategy.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (deploymentStrategy) PrepareForCreate(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Obje
 	deployment.Status = apps.DeploymentStatus{}
 	deployment.Generation = 1
 
-	pod.DropDisabledAlphaFields(&deployment.Spec.Template.Spec)
+	pod.DropDisabledFields(&deployment.Spec.Template.Spec)
 }
 
 // Validate validates a new deployment.
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ func (deploymentStrategy) PrepareForUpdate(ctx context.Context, obj, old runtime
 	oldDeployment := old.(*apps.Deployment)
 	newDeployment.Status = oldDeployment.Status
 
-	pod.DropDisabledAlphaFields(&newDeployment.Spec.Template.Spec)
-	pod.DropDisabledAlphaFields(&oldDeployment.Spec.Template.Spec)
+	pod.DropDisabledFields(&newDeployment.Spec.Template.Spec)
+	pod.DropDisabledFields(&oldDeployment.Spec.Template.Spec)
 
 	// Spec updates bump the generation so that we can distinguish between
 	// scaling events and template changes, annotation updates bump the generation
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apps/replicaset/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/apps/replicaset/strategy.go
index 9e3fe3ecf5..18d09d7f58 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apps/replicaset/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apps/replicaset/strategy.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (rsStrategy) PrepareForCreate(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object) {
 
 	rs.Generation = 1
 
-	pod.DropDisabledAlphaFields(&rs.Spec.Template.Spec)
+	pod.DropDisabledFields(&rs.Spec.Template.Spec)
 }
 
 // PrepareForUpdate clears fields that are not allowed to be set by end users on update.
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ func (rsStrategy) PrepareForUpdate(ctx context.Context, obj, old runtime.Object)
 	// update is not allowed to set status
 	newRS.Status = oldRS.Status
 
-	pod.DropDisabledAlphaFields(&newRS.Spec.Template.Spec)
-	pod.DropDisabledAlphaFields(&oldRS.Spec.Template.Spec)
+	pod.DropDisabledFields(&newRS.Spec.Template.Spec)
+	pod.DropDisabledFields(&oldRS.Spec.Template.Spec)
 
 	// Any changes to the spec increment the generation number, any changes to the
 	// status should reflect the generation number of the corresponding object. We push
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apps/statefulset/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/apps/statefulset/strategy.go
index af500f8af4..0094429201 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apps/statefulset/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apps/statefulset/strategy.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (statefulSetStrategy) PrepareForCreate(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Obj
 
 	statefulSet.Generation = 1
 
-	pod.DropDisabledAlphaFields(&statefulSet.Spec.Template.Spec)
+	pod.DropDisabledFields(&statefulSet.Spec.Template.Spec)
 }
 
 // PrepareForUpdate clears fields that are not allowed to be set by end users on update.
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ func (statefulSetStrategy) PrepareForUpdate(ctx context.Context, obj, old runtim
 	// Update is not allowed to set status
 	newStatefulSet.Status = oldStatefulSet.Status
 
-	pod.DropDisabledAlphaFields(&newStatefulSet.Spec.Template.Spec)
-	pod.DropDisabledAlphaFields(&oldStatefulSet.Spec.Template.Spec)
+	pod.DropDisabledFields(&newStatefulSet.Spec.Template.Spec)
+	pod.DropDisabledFields(&oldStatefulSet.Spec.Template.Spec)
 
 	// Any changes to the spec increment the generation number, any changes to the
 	// status should reflect the generation number of the corresponding object.
diff --git a/pkg/registry/batch/cronjob/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/batch/cronjob/strategy.go
index a59c2b96e6..82bd78496a 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/batch/cronjob/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/batch/cronjob/strategy.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (cronJobStrategy) PrepareForCreate(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object)
 	cronJob := obj.(*batch.CronJob)
 	cronJob.Status = batch.CronJobStatus{}
 
-	pod.DropDisabledAlphaFields(&cronJob.Spec.JobTemplate.Spec.Template.Spec)
+	pod.DropDisabledFields(&cronJob.Spec.JobTemplate.Spec.Template.Spec)
 }
 
 // PrepareForUpdate clears fields that are not allowed to be set by end users on update.
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ func (cronJobStrategy) PrepareForUpdate(ctx context.Context, obj, old runtime.Ob
 	oldCronJob := old.(*batch.CronJob)
 	newCronJob.Status = oldCronJob.Status
 
-	pod.DropDisabledAlphaFields(&newCronJob.Spec.JobTemplate.Spec.Template.Spec)
-	pod.DropDisabledAlphaFields(&oldCronJob.Spec.JobTemplate.Spec.Template.Spec)
+	pod.DropDisabledFields(&newCronJob.Spec.JobTemplate.Spec.Template.Spec)
+	pod.DropDisabledFields(&oldCronJob.Spec.JobTemplate.Spec.Template.Spec)
 }
 
 // Validate validates a new scheduled job.
diff --git a/pkg/registry/batch/job/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/batch/job/strategy.go
index e1ec177765..8fc8881132 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/batch/job/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/batch/job/strategy.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (jobStrategy) PrepareForCreate(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object) {
 		job.Spec.TTLSecondsAfterFinished = nil
 	}
 
-	pod.DropDisabledAlphaFields(&job.Spec.Template.Spec)
+	pod.DropDisabledFields(&job.Spec.Template.Spec)
 }
 
 // PrepareForUpdate clears fields that are not allowed to be set by end users on update.
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ func (jobStrategy) PrepareForUpdate(ctx context.Context, obj, old runtime.Object
 		oldJob.Spec.TTLSecondsAfterFinished = nil
 	}
 
-	pod.DropDisabledAlphaFields(&newJob.Spec.Template.Spec)
-	pod.DropDisabledAlphaFields(&oldJob.Spec.Template.Spec)
+	pod.DropDisabledFields(&newJob.Spec.Template.Spec)
+	pod.DropDisabledFields(&oldJob.Spec.Template.Spec)
 }
 
 // Validate validates a new job.
diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/pod/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/core/pod/strategy.go
index 4c2ab6becb..5282882476 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/pod/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/pod/strategy.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (podStrategy) PrepareForCreate(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object) {
 		QOSClass: qos.GetPodQOS(pod),
 	}
 
-	podutil.DropDisabledAlphaFields(&pod.Spec)
+	podutil.DropDisabledFields(&pod.Spec)
 }
 
 // PrepareForUpdate clears fields that are not allowed to be set by end users on update.
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ func (podStrategy) PrepareForUpdate(ctx context.Context, obj, old runtime.Object
 	oldPod := old.(*api.Pod)
 	newPod.Status = oldPod.Status
 
-	podutil.DropDisabledAlphaFields(&newPod.Spec)
-	podutil.DropDisabledAlphaFields(&oldPod.Spec)
+	podutil.DropDisabledFields(&newPod.Spec)
+	podutil.DropDisabledFields(&oldPod.Spec)
 }
 
 // Validate validates a new pod.
diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/podtemplate/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/core/podtemplate/strategy.go
index 83c516fc88..bddc4752c2 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/podtemplate/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/podtemplate/strategy.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (podTemplateStrategy) NamespaceScoped() bool {
 func (podTemplateStrategy) PrepareForCreate(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object) {
 	template := obj.(*api.PodTemplate)
 
-	pod.DropDisabledAlphaFields(&template.Template.Spec)
+	pod.DropDisabledFields(&template.Template.Spec)
 }
 
 // Validate validates a new pod template.
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ func (podTemplateStrategy) PrepareForUpdate(ctx context.Context, obj, old runtim
 	newTemplate := obj.(*api.PodTemplate)
 	oldTemplate := old.(*api.PodTemplate)
 
-	pod.DropDisabledAlphaFields(&newTemplate.Template.Spec)
-	pod.DropDisabledAlphaFields(&oldTemplate.Template.Spec)
+	pod.DropDisabledFields(&newTemplate.Template.Spec)
+	pod.DropDisabledFields(&oldTemplate.Template.Spec)
 }
 
 // ValidateUpdate is the default update validation for an end user.
diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/replicationcontroller/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/core/replicationcontroller/strategy.go
index 0909efc6e7..ed39903124 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/replicationcontroller/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/replicationcontroller/strategy.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (rcStrategy) PrepareForCreate(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object) {
 	controller.Generation = 1
 
 	if controller.Spec.Template != nil {
-		pod.DropDisabledAlphaFields(&controller.Spec.Template.Spec)
+		pod.DropDisabledFields(&controller.Spec.Template.Spec)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ func (rcStrategy) PrepareForUpdate(ctx context.Context, obj, old runtime.Object)
 	newController.Status = oldController.Status
 
 	if oldController.Spec.Template != nil {
-		pod.DropDisabledAlphaFields(&oldController.Spec.Template.Spec)
+		pod.DropDisabledFields(&oldController.Spec.Template.Spec)
 	}
 	if newController.Spec.Template != nil {
-		pod.DropDisabledAlphaFields(&newController.Spec.Template.Spec)
+		pod.DropDisabledFields(&newController.Spec.Template.Spec)
 	}
 
 	// Any changes to the spec increment the generation number, any changes to the