diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/predicates/predicates.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/predicates/predicates.go
index 16e878ad4e..53a22dde0d 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/predicates/predicates.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/predicates/predicates.go
@@ -266,9 +266,9 @@ func getResourceRequest(pod *api.Pod) resourceRequest {
 	return result
 }
 
-func CheckPodsExceedingFreeResources(pods []*api.Pod, capacity api.ResourceList) (fitting []*api.Pod, notFittingCPU, notFittingMemory []*api.Pod) {
-	totalMilliCPU := capacity.Cpu().MilliValue()
-	totalMemory := capacity.Memory().Value()
+func CheckPodsExceedingFreeResources(pods []*api.Pod, allocatable api.ResourceList) (fitting []*api.Pod, notFittingCPU, notFittingMemory []*api.Pod) {
+	totalMilliCPU := allocatable.Cpu().MilliValue()
+	totalMemory := allocatable.Memory().Value()
 	milliCPURequested := int64(0)
 	memoryRequested := int64(0)
 	for _, pod := range pods {
@@ -304,8 +304,10 @@ func (r *ResourceFit) PodFitsResources(pod *api.Pod, existingPods []*api.Pod, no
 		return false, err
 	}
 
-	if int64(len(existingPods))+1 > info.Status.Capacity.Pods().Value() {
-		glog.V(10).Infof("Cannot schedule Pod %+v, because Node %+v is full, running %v out of %v Pods.", podName(pod), node, len(existingPods), info.Status.Capacity.Pods().Value())
+	allocatable := info.Status.Allocatable
+
+	if int64(len(existingPods))+1 > allocatable.Pods().Value() {
+		glog.V(10).Infof("Cannot schedule Pod %+v, because Node %+v is full, running %v out of %v Pods.", podName(pod), node, len(existingPods), allocatable.Pods().Value())
 		return false, ErrExceededMaxPodNumber
 	}
 
@@ -315,7 +317,7 @@ func (r *ResourceFit) PodFitsResources(pod *api.Pod, existingPods []*api.Pod, no
 	}
 
 	pods := append(existingPods, pod)
-	_, exceedingCPU, exceedingMemory := CheckPodsExceedingFreeResources(pods, info.Status.Capacity)
+	_, exceedingCPU, exceedingMemory := CheckPodsExceedingFreeResources(pods, allocatable)
 	if len(exceedingCPU) > 0 {
 		glog.V(10).Infof("Cannot schedule Pod %+v, because Node %v does not have sufficient CPU", podName(pod), node)
 		return false, ErrInsufficientFreeCPU
@@ -324,7 +326,7 @@ func (r *ResourceFit) PodFitsResources(pod *api.Pod, existingPods []*api.Pod, no
 		glog.V(10).Infof("Cannot schedule Pod %+v, because Node %v does not have sufficient Memory", podName(pod), node)
 		return false, ErrInsufficientFreeMemory
 	}
-	glog.V(10).Infof("Schedule Pod %+v on Node %+v is allowed, Node is running only %v out of %v Pods.", podName(pod), node, len(pods)-1, info.Status.Capacity.Pods().Value())
+	glog.V(10).Infof("Schedule Pod %+v on Node %+v is allowed, Node is running only %v out of %v Pods.", podName(pod), node, len(pods)-1, allocatable.Pods().Value())
 	return true, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/predicates/predicates_test.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/predicates/predicates_test.go
index 544fee705b..3b6df4cfa5 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/predicates/predicates_test.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/predicates/predicates_test.go
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ func makeResources(milliCPU int64, memory int64, pods int64) api.NodeResources {
 	}
 }
 
+func makeAllocatableResources(milliCPU int64, memory int64, pods int64) api.ResourceList {
+	return api.ResourceList{
+		api.ResourceCPU:    *resource.NewMilliQuantity(milliCPU, resource.DecimalSI),
+		api.ResourceMemory: *resource.NewQuantity(memory, resource.BinarySI),
+		api.ResourcePods:   *resource.NewQuantity(pods, resource.DecimalSI),
+	}
+}
+
 func newResourcePod(usage ...resourceRequest) *api.Pod {
 	containers := []api.Container{}
 	for _, req := range usage {
@@ -130,7 +138,7 @@ func TestPodFitsResources(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range enoughPodsTests {
-		node := api.Node{Status: api.NodeStatus{Capacity: makeResources(10, 20, 32).Capacity}}
+		node := api.Node{Status: api.NodeStatus{Capacity: makeResources(10, 20, 32).Capacity, Allocatable: makeAllocatableResources(10, 20, 32)}}
 
 		fit := ResourceFit{FakeNodeInfo(node)}
 		fits, err := fit.PodFitsResources(test.pod, test.existingPods, "machine")
@@ -178,7 +186,7 @@ func TestPodFitsResources(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range notEnoughPodsTests {
-		node := api.Node{Status: api.NodeStatus{Capacity: makeResources(10, 20, 1).Capacity}}
+		node := api.Node{Status: api.NodeStatus{Capacity: api.ResourceList{}, Allocatable: makeAllocatableResources(10, 20, 1)}}
 
 		fit := ResourceFit{FakeNodeInfo(node)}
 		fits, err := fit.PodFitsResources(test.pod, test.existingPods, "machine")
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/priorities/priorities.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/priorities/priorities.go
index 112387e6d3..1aebef55ca 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/priorities/priorities.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/priorities/priorities.go
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ func getNonzeroRequests(requests *api.ResourceList) (int64, int64) {
 func calculateResourceOccupancy(pod *api.Pod, node api.Node, pods []*api.Pod) schedulerapi.HostPriority {
 	totalMilliCPU := int64(0)
 	totalMemory := int64(0)
-	capacityMilliCPU := node.Status.Capacity.Cpu().MilliValue()
-	capacityMemory := node.Status.Capacity.Memory().Value()
+	capacityMilliCPU := node.Status.Allocatable.Cpu().MilliValue()
+	capacityMemory := node.Status.Allocatable.Memory().Value()
 
 	for _, existingPod := range pods {
 		for _, container := range existingPod.Spec.Containers {
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ func calculateBalancedResourceAllocation(pod *api.Pod, node api.Node, pods []*ap
 		totalMemory += memory
 	}
 
-	capacityMilliCPU := node.Status.Capacity.Cpu().MilliValue()
-	capacityMemory := node.Status.Capacity.Memory().Value()
+	capacityMilliCPU := node.Status.Allocatable.Cpu().MilliValue()
+	capacityMemory := node.Status.Allocatable.Memory().Value()
 
 	cpuFraction := fractionOfCapacity(totalMilliCPU, capacityMilliCPU)
 	memoryFraction := fractionOfCapacity(totalMemory, capacityMemory)
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/priorities/priorities_test.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/priorities/priorities_test.go
index 3d6207e5a5..7db6d2a120 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/priorities/priorities_test.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/priorities/priorities_test.go
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ func makeNode(node string, milliCPU, memory int64) api.Node {
 				"cpu":    *resource.NewMilliQuantity(milliCPU, resource.DecimalSI),
 				"memory": *resource.NewQuantity(memory, resource.BinarySI),
 			},
+			Allocatable: api.ResourceList{
+				"cpu":    *resource.NewMilliQuantity(milliCPU, resource.DecimalSI),
+				"memory": *resource.NewQuantity(memory, resource.BinarySI),
+			},
 		},
 	}
 }