diff --git a/internal/volumehelper/volume_policy_helper.go b/internal/volumehelper/volume_policy_helper.go
index 63115cba2..160a2005e 100644
--- a/internal/volumehelper/volume_policy_helper.go
+++ b/internal/volumehelper/volume_policy_helper.go
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ type volumeHelperImpl struct {
 	pvcPodCache *podvolumeutil.PVCPodCache
 }
 
+// NewVolumeHelperImpl creates a VolumeHelper without PVC-to-Pod caching.
+//
+// Deprecated: Use NewVolumeHelperImplWithNamespaces or NewVolumeHelperImplWithCache instead
+// for better performance. These functions provide PVC-to-Pod caching which avoids O(N*M)
+// complexity when there are many PVCs and pods. See issue #9179 for details.
 func NewVolumeHelperImpl(
 	volumePolicy *resourcepolicies.Policies,
 	snapshotVolumes *bool,
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/utils/volumehelper/volume_policy_helper.go b/pkg/plugin/utils/volumehelper/volume_policy_helper.go
index 715db15d9..8fda7f5af 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/utils/volumehelper/volume_policy_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/utils/volumehelper/volume_policy_helper.go
@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package volumehelper
 
 import (
-	"context"
-
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	corev1api "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	crclient "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
@@ -36,6 +33,11 @@ import (
 // up on demand. On the other hand, the volumeHelperImpl assume there
 // is a VolumeHelper instance initialized before calling the
 // ShouldPerformXXX functions.
+//
+// Deprecated: Use ShouldPerformSnapshotWithVolumeHelper instead for better performance.
+// ShouldPerformSnapshotWithVolumeHelper allows passing a pre-created VolumeHelper with
+// an internal PVC-to-Pod cache, which avoids O(N*M) complexity when there are many PVCs and pods.
+// See issue #9179 for details.
 func ShouldPerformSnapshotWithBackup(
 	unstructured runtime.Unstructured,
 	groupResource schema.GroupResource,
@@ -92,92 +94,3 @@ func ShouldPerformSnapshotWithVolumeHelper(
 
 	return volumeHelperImpl.ShouldPerformSnapshot(unstructured, groupResource)
 }
-
-// NewVolumeHelperForBackup creates a VolumeHelper for the given backup with a PVC-to-Pod cache.
-// The cache is built for the provided namespaces list to avoid O(N*M) complexity when there
-// are many PVCs and pods. See issue #9179 for details.
-//
-// This function is intended for BIA plugins to create a VolumeHelper once and reuse it
-// across multiple Execute() calls for the same backup.
-//
-// If namespaces is nil or empty, the function will resolve the namespace list from the backup spec.
-// If backup.Spec.IncludedNamespaces is empty (meaning all namespaces), it will list all namespaces
-// from the cluster.
-func NewVolumeHelperForBackup(
-	backup velerov1api.Backup,
-	crClient crclient.Client,
-	logger logrus.FieldLogger,
-	namespaces []string,
-) (volumehelper.VolumeHelper, error) {
-	// If no namespaces provided, resolve from backup spec
-	if len(namespaces) == 0 {
-		var err error
-		namespaces, err = resolveNamespacesForBackup(backup, crClient)
-		if err != nil {
-			logger.WithError(err).Warn("Failed to resolve namespaces for cache, proceeding without cache")
-			namespaces = nil
-		}
-	}
-
-	resourcePolicies, err := resourcepolicies.GetResourcePoliciesFromBackup(
-		backup,
-		crClient,
-		logger,
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return volumehelper.NewVolumeHelperImplWithNamespaces(
-		resourcePolicies,
-		backup.Spec.SnapshotVolumes,
-		logger,
-		crClient,
-		boolptr.IsSetToTrue(backup.Spec.DefaultVolumesToFsBackup),
-		true,
-		namespaces,
-	)
-}
-
-// resolveNamespacesForBackup determines which namespaces will be backed up.
-// If IncludedNamespaces is specified, it returns those (excluding any in ExcludedNamespaces).
-// If IncludedNamespaces is empty (meaning all namespaces), it lists all namespaces from the cluster.
-func resolveNamespacesForBackup(backup velerov1api.Backup, crClient crclient.Client) ([]string, error) {
-	// If specific namespaces are included, use those
-	if len(backup.Spec.IncludedNamespaces) > 0 {
-		// Filter out excluded namespaces
-		excludeSet := make(map[string]bool)
-		for _, ns := range backup.Spec.ExcludedNamespaces {
-			excludeSet[ns] = true
-		}
-
-		var namespaces []string
-		for _, ns := range backup.Spec.IncludedNamespaces {
-			if !excludeSet[ns] {
-				namespaces = append(namespaces, ns)
-			}
-		}
-		return namespaces, nil
-	}
-
-	// IncludedNamespaces is empty, meaning all namespaces - list from cluster
-	nsList := &corev1api.NamespaceList{}
-	if err := crClient.List(context.Background(), nsList); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	// Filter out excluded namespaces
-	excludeSet := make(map[string]bool)
-	for _, ns := range backup.Spec.ExcludedNamespaces {
-		excludeSet[ns] = true
-	}
-
-	var namespaces []string
-	for _, ns := range nsList.Items {
-		if !excludeSet[ns.Name] {
-			namespaces = append(namespaces, ns.Name)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return namespaces, nil
-}
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/utils/volumehelper/volume_policy_helper_test.go b/pkg/plugin/utils/volumehelper/volume_policy_helper_test.go
index b4d835a76..08b23ae04 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/utils/volumehelper/volume_policy_helper_test.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/utils/volumehelper/volume_policy_helper_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 
+	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/internal/volumehelper"
 	velerov1api "github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/apis/velero/v1"
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/kuberesource"
 	velerotest "github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/test"
@@ -290,8 +291,16 @@ func TestShouldPerformSnapshotWithNonNilVolumeHelper(t *testing.T) {
 
 	logger := logrus.New()
 
-	// Create VolumeHelper using the factory function
-	vh, err := NewVolumeHelperForBackup(*backup, client, logger, []string{"default"})
+	// Create VolumeHelper using the internal function with namespace caching
+	vh, err := volumehelper.NewVolumeHelperImplWithNamespaces(
+		nil, // no resource policies for this test
+		nil, // snapshotVolumes not set
+		logger,
+		client,
+		false, // defaultVolumesToFSBackup
+		true,  // backupExcludePVC
+		[]string{"default"},
+	)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, vh)
 
@@ -313,128 +322,3 @@ func TestShouldPerformSnapshotWithNonNilVolumeHelper(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.True(t, result, "Should return true for snapshot when snapshotVolumes not set")
 }
-
-func TestNewVolumeHelperForBackup(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name       string
-		backup     *velerov1api.Backup
-		namespaces []string
-		wantError  bool
-	}{
-		{
-			name: "Creates VolumeHelper with explicit namespaces",
-			backup: &velerov1api.Backup{
-				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-					Name:      "test-backup",
-					Namespace: "velero",
-				},
-				Spec: velerov1api.BackupSpec{
-					IncludedNamespaces: []string{"ns1", "ns2"},
-				},
-			},
-			namespaces: []string{"ns1", "ns2"},
-			wantError:  false,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Creates VolumeHelper with namespaces from backup spec",
-			backup: &velerov1api.Backup{
-				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-					Name:      "test-backup",
-					Namespace: "velero",
-				},
-				Spec: velerov1api.BackupSpec{
-					IncludedNamespaces: []string{"ns1", "ns2"},
-				},
-			},
-			namespaces: nil, // Will be resolved from backup spec
-			wantError:  false,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			client := velerotest.NewFakeControllerRuntimeClient(t)
-			logger := logrus.New()
-
-			vh, err := NewVolumeHelperForBackup(*tt.backup, client, logger, tt.namespaces)
-
-			if tt.wantError {
-				require.Error(t, err)
-				require.Nil(t, vh)
-			} else {
-				require.NoError(t, err)
-				require.NotNil(t, vh)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func TestResolveNamespacesForBackup(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name           string
-		backup         *velerov1api.Backup
-		existingNS     []string
-		expectedResult []string
-	}{
-		{
-			name: "Returns included namespaces",
-			backup: &velerov1api.Backup{
-				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-					Name:      "test-backup",
-					Namespace: "velero",
-				},
-				Spec: velerov1api.BackupSpec{
-					IncludedNamespaces: []string{"ns1", "ns2", "ns3"},
-				},
-			},
-			existingNS:     []string{"ns1", "ns2", "ns3", "ns4"},
-			expectedResult: []string{"ns1", "ns2", "ns3"},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Excludes specified namespaces from included list",
-			backup: &velerov1api.Backup{
-				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-					Name:      "test-backup",
-					Namespace: "velero",
-				},
-				Spec: velerov1api.BackupSpec{
-					IncludedNamespaces: []string{"ns1", "ns2", "ns3"},
-					ExcludedNamespaces: []string{"ns2"},
-				},
-			},
-			existingNS:     []string{"ns1", "ns2", "ns3", "ns4"},
-			expectedResult: []string{"ns1", "ns3"},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Returns all namespaces when IncludedNamespaces is empty",
-			backup: &velerov1api.Backup{
-				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-					Name:      "test-backup",
-					Namespace: "velero",
-				},
-				Spec: velerov1api.BackupSpec{},
-			},
-			existingNS:     []string{"default", "kube-system", "app-ns"},
-			expectedResult: []string{"default", "kube-system", "app-ns"},
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			// Create fake client with namespaces
-			var objects []runtime.Object
-			for _, ns := range tt.existingNS {
-				objects = append(objects, &corev1api.Namespace{
-					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-						Name: ns,
-					},
-				})
-			}
-			client := velerotest.NewFakeControllerRuntimeClient(t, objects...)
-
-			result, err := resolveNamespacesForBackup(*tt.backup, client)
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			require.ElementsMatch(t, tt.expectedResult, result)
-		})
-	}
-}
diff --git a/pkg/util/podvolume/pod_volume.go b/pkg/util/podvolume/pod_volume.go
index 33d67dc05..7c7e0f9c4 100644
--- a/pkg/util/podvolume/pod_volume.go
+++ b/pkg/util/podvolume/pod_volume.go
@@ -253,19 +253,8 @@ func GetVolumesToExclude(obj metav1.Object) []string {
 	return strings.Split(annotations[velerov1api.VolumesToExcludeAnnotation], ",")
 }
 
-// IsPVCDefaultToFSBackup checks if a PVC should default to fs-backup based on pod annotations.
-// Deprecated: Use IsPVCDefaultToFSBackupWithCache for better performance.
-func IsPVCDefaultToFSBackup(pvcNamespace, pvcName string, crClient crclient.Client, defaultVolumesToFsBackup bool) (bool, error) {
-	pods, err := GetPodsUsingPVC(pvcNamespace, pvcName, crClient)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, errors.WithStack(err)
-	}
-
-	return checkPodsForFSBackup(pods, pvcName, defaultVolumesToFsBackup)
-}
-
-// IsPVCDefaultToFSBackupWithCache is the cached version of IsPVCDefaultToFSBackup.
-// If cache is nil or not built, it falls back to the non-cached version.
+// IsPVCDefaultToFSBackupWithCache checks if a PVC should default to fs-backup based on pod annotations.
+// If cache is nil or not built, it falls back to listing pods directly.
 // Note: In the main backup path, the cache is always built (via NewVolumeHelperImplWithNamespaces),
 // so the fallback is only used by plugins that don't need cache optimization.
 func IsPVCDefaultToFSBackupWithCache(
@@ -281,7 +270,7 @@ func IsPVCDefaultToFSBackupWithCache(
 	if cache != nil && cache.IsBuilt() {
 		pods = cache.GetPodsUsingPVC(pvcNamespace, pvcName)
 	} else {
-		pods, err = GetPodsUsingPVC(pvcNamespace, pvcName, crClient)
+		pods, err = getPodsUsingPVCDirect(pvcNamespace, pvcName, crClient)
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, errors.WithStack(err)
 		}
@@ -318,10 +307,32 @@ func getPodVolumeNameForPVC(pod corev1api.Pod, pvcName string) (string, error) {
 	return "", errors.Errorf("Pod %s/%s does not use PVC %s/%s", pod.Namespace, pod.Name, pod.Namespace, pvcName)
 }
 
-// GetPodsUsingPVC returns all pods in the given namespace that use the specified PVC.
-// This function lists all pods in the namespace and filters them, which can be slow
-// when there are many pods. Consider using GetPodsUsingPVCWithCache for better performance.
-func GetPodsUsingPVC(
+// GetPodsUsingPVCWithCache returns all pods that use the specified PVC.
+// If cache is available and built, it uses the cache for O(1) lookup.
+// Otherwise, it falls back to listing pods directly.
+// Note: In the main backup path, the cache is always built (via NewVolumeHelperImplWithNamespaces),
+// so the fallback is only used by plugins that don't need cache optimization.
+func GetPodsUsingPVCWithCache(
+	pvcNamespace, pvcName string,
+	crClient crclient.Client,
+	cache *PVCPodCache,
+) ([]corev1api.Pod, error) {
+	// Use cache if available
+	if cache != nil && cache.IsBuilt() {
+		pods := cache.GetPodsUsingPVC(pvcNamespace, pvcName)
+		if pods == nil {
+			return []corev1api.Pod{}, nil
+		}
+		return pods, nil
+	}
+
+	// Fall back to direct lookup (for plugins without cache)
+	return getPodsUsingPVCDirect(pvcNamespace, pvcName, crClient)
+}
+
+// getPodsUsingPVCDirect returns all pods in the given namespace that use the specified PVC.
+// This is an internal function that lists all pods in the namespace and filters them.
+func getPodsUsingPVCDirect(
 	pvcNamespace, pvcName string,
 	crClient crclient.Client,
 ) ([]corev1api.Pod, error) {
@@ -346,29 +357,6 @@ func GetPodsUsingPVC(
 	return podsUsingPVC, nil
 }
 
-// GetPodsUsingPVCWithCache returns all pods that use the specified PVC.
-// If cache is available and built, it uses the cache for O(1) lookup.
-// Otherwise, it falls back to the original GetPodsUsingPVC function.
-// Note: In the main backup path, the cache is always built (via NewVolumeHelperImplWithNamespaces),
-// so the fallback is only used by plugins that don't need cache optimization.
-func GetPodsUsingPVCWithCache(
-	pvcNamespace, pvcName string,
-	crClient crclient.Client,
-	cache *PVCPodCache,
-) ([]corev1api.Pod, error) {
-	// Use cache if available
-	if cache != nil && cache.IsBuilt() {
-		pods := cache.GetPodsUsingPVC(pvcNamespace, pvcName)
-		if pods == nil {
-			return []corev1api.Pod{}, nil
-		}
-		return pods, nil
-	}
-
-	// Fall back to direct lookup
-	return GetPodsUsingPVC(pvcNamespace, pvcName, crClient)
-}
-
 func GetVolumesToProcess(volumes []corev1api.Volume, volsToProcessByLegacyApproach []string) []corev1api.Volume {
 	volsToProcess := make([]corev1api.Volume, 0)
 
diff --git a/pkg/util/podvolume/pod_volume_test.go b/pkg/util/podvolume/pod_volume_test.go
index 3ba2a05e9..a3484c2e3 100644
--- a/pkg/util/podvolume/pod_volume_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/podvolume/pod_volume_test.go
@@ -382,196 +382,6 @@ func TestGetVolumesByPod(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestIsPVCDefaultToFSBackup(t *testing.T) {
-	objs := []runtime.Object{
-		&corev1api.Pod{
-			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-				Name:      "pod1",
-				Namespace: "default",
-			},
-			Spec: corev1api.PodSpec{
-				Volumes: []corev1api.Volume{
-					{
-						Name: "csi-vol1",
-						VolumeSource: corev1api.VolumeSource{
-							PersistentVolumeClaim: &corev1api.PersistentVolumeClaimVolumeSource{
-								ClaimName: "csi-pvc1",
-							},
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-		&corev1api.Pod{
-			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-				Name:      "pod2",
-				Namespace: "default",
-				Annotations: map[string]string{
-					"backup.velero.io/backup-volumes": "csi-vol1",
-				},
-			},
-			Spec: corev1api.PodSpec{
-				Volumes: []corev1api.Volume{
-					{
-						Name: "csi-vol1",
-						VolumeSource: corev1api.VolumeSource{
-							PersistentVolumeClaim: &corev1api.PersistentVolumeClaimVolumeSource{
-								ClaimName: "csi-pvc1",
-							},
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-		&corev1api.Pod{
-			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-				Name:      "pod3",
-				Namespace: "default",
-			},
-			Spec: corev1api.PodSpec{
-				Volumes: []corev1api.Volume{
-					{
-						Name: "csi-vol1",
-						VolumeSource: corev1api.VolumeSource{
-							EmptyDir: &corev1api.EmptyDirVolumeSource{},
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-		&corev1api.Pod{
-			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-				Name:      "awesome-pod-1",
-				Namespace: "awesome-ns",
-			},
-			Spec: corev1api.PodSpec{
-				Volumes: []corev1api.Volume{
-					{
-						Name: "csi-vol1",
-						VolumeSource: corev1api.VolumeSource{
-							PersistentVolumeClaim: &corev1api.PersistentVolumeClaimVolumeSource{
-								ClaimName: "awesome-csi-pvc1",
-							},
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-		&corev1api.Pod{
-			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-				Name:      "awesome-pod-2",
-				Namespace: "awesome-ns",
-			},
-			Spec: corev1api.PodSpec{
-				Volumes: []corev1api.Volume{
-					{
-						Name: "csi-vol1",
-						VolumeSource: corev1api.VolumeSource{
-							PersistentVolumeClaim: &corev1api.PersistentVolumeClaimVolumeSource{
-								ClaimName: "awesome-csi-pvc1",
-							},
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-		&corev1api.Pod{
-			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-				Name:      "pod1",
-				Namespace: "uploader-ns",
-				Annotations: map[string]string{
-					"backup.velero.io/backup-volumes": "csi-vol1",
-				},
-			},
-			Spec: corev1api.PodSpec{
-				Volumes: []corev1api.Volume{
-					{
-						Name: "csi-vol1",
-						VolumeSource: corev1api.VolumeSource{
-							PersistentVolumeClaim: &corev1api.PersistentVolumeClaimVolumeSource{
-								ClaimName: "csi-pvc1",
-							},
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-		&corev1api.Pod{
-			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-				Name:      "pod2",
-				Namespace: "uploader-ns",
-				Annotations: map[string]string{
-					"backup.velero.io/backup-volumes": "csi-vol1",
-				},
-			},
-			Spec: corev1api.PodSpec{
-				Volumes: []corev1api.Volume{
-					{
-						Name: "csi-vol1",
-						VolumeSource: corev1api.VolumeSource{
-							PersistentVolumeClaim: &corev1api.PersistentVolumeClaimVolumeSource{
-								ClaimName: "csi-pvc1",
-							},
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-	}
-	fakeClient := velerotest.NewFakeControllerRuntimeClient(t, objs...)
-
-	testCases := []struct {
-		name                     string
-		inPVCNamespace           string
-		inPVCName                string
-		expectedIsFSUploaderUsed bool
-		defaultVolumesToFSBackup bool
-	}{
-		{
-			name:                     "2 pods using PVC, 1 pod using uploader",
-			inPVCNamespace:           "default",
-			inPVCName:                "csi-pvc1",
-			expectedIsFSUploaderUsed: true,
-			defaultVolumesToFSBackup: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:                     "2 pods using PVC, 2 pods using uploader",
-			inPVCNamespace:           "uploader-ns",
-			inPVCName:                "csi-pvc1",
-			expectedIsFSUploaderUsed: true,
-			defaultVolumesToFSBackup: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:                     "2 pods using PVC, 0 pods using uploader",
-			inPVCNamespace:           "awesome-ns",
-			inPVCName:                "awesome-csi-pvc1",
-			expectedIsFSUploaderUsed: false,
-			defaultVolumesToFSBackup: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:                     "0 pods using PVC",
-			inPVCNamespace:           "default",
-			inPVCName:                "does-not-exist",
-			expectedIsFSUploaderUsed: false,
-			defaultVolumesToFSBackup: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:                     "2 pods using PVC, using uploader by default",
-			inPVCNamespace:           "awesome-ns",
-			inPVCName:                "awesome-csi-pvc1",
-			expectedIsFSUploaderUsed: true,
-			defaultVolumesToFSBackup: true,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range testCases {
-		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			actualIsFSUploaderUsed, _ := IsPVCDefaultToFSBackup(tc.inPVCNamespace, tc.inPVCName, fakeClient, tc.defaultVolumesToFSBackup)
-			assert.Equal(t, tc.expectedIsFSUploaderUsed, actualIsFSUploaderUsed)
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 func TestGetPodVolumeNameForPVC(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name               string
@@ -677,122 +487,6 @@ func TestGetPodVolumeNameForPVC(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestGetPodsUsingPVC(t *testing.T) {
-	objs := []runtime.Object{
-		&corev1api.Pod{
-			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-				Name:      "pod1",
-				Namespace: "default",
-			},
-			Spec: corev1api.PodSpec{
-				Volumes: []corev1api.Volume{
-					{
-						Name: "csi-vol1",
-						VolumeSource: corev1api.VolumeSource{
-							PersistentVolumeClaim: &corev1api.PersistentVolumeClaimVolumeSource{
-								ClaimName: "csi-pvc1",
-							},
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-		&corev1api.Pod{
-			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-				Name:      "pod2",
-				Namespace: "default",
-			},
-			Spec: corev1api.PodSpec{
-				Volumes: []corev1api.Volume{
-					{
-						Name: "csi-vol1",
-						VolumeSource: corev1api.VolumeSource{
-							PersistentVolumeClaim: &corev1api.PersistentVolumeClaimVolumeSource{
-								ClaimName: "csi-pvc1",
-							},
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-		&corev1api.Pod{
-			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-				Name:      "pod3",
-				Namespace: "default",
-			},
-			Spec: corev1api.PodSpec{
-				Volumes: []corev1api.Volume{
-					{
-						Name: "csi-vol1",
-						VolumeSource: corev1api.VolumeSource{
-							EmptyDir: &corev1api.EmptyDirVolumeSource{},
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-		&corev1api.Pod{
-			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-				Name:      "pod1",
-				Namespace: "awesome-ns",
-			},
-			Spec: corev1api.PodSpec{
-				Volumes: []corev1api.Volume{
-					{
-						Name: "csi-vol1",
-						VolumeSource: corev1api.VolumeSource{
-							PersistentVolumeClaim: &corev1api.PersistentVolumeClaimVolumeSource{
-								ClaimName: "csi-pvc1",
-							},
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-	}
-	fakeClient := velerotest.NewFakeControllerRuntimeClient(t, objs...)
-
-	testCases := []struct {
-		name             string
-		pvcNamespace     string
-		pvcName          string
-		expectedPodCount int
-	}{
-		{
-			name:             "should find exactly 2 pods using the PVC",
-			pvcNamespace:     "default",
-			pvcName:          "csi-pvc1",
-			expectedPodCount: 2,
-		},
-		{
-			name:             "should find exactly 1 pod using the PVC",
-			pvcNamespace:     "awesome-ns",
-			pvcName:          "csi-pvc1",
-			expectedPodCount: 1,
-		},
-		{
-			name:             "should find 0 pods using the PVC",
-			pvcNamespace:     "default",
-			pvcName:          "unused-pvc",
-			expectedPodCount: 0,
-		},
-		{
-			name:             "should find 0 pods in non-existent namespace",
-			pvcNamespace:     "does-not-exist",
-			pvcName:          "csi-pvc1",
-			expectedPodCount: 0,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range testCases {
-		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			actualPods, err := GetPodsUsingPVC(tc.pvcNamespace, tc.pvcName, fakeClient)
-			require.NoErrorf(t, err, "Want error=nil; Got error=%v", err)
-			assert.Lenf(t, actualPods, tc.expectedPodCount, "unexpected number of pods in result; Want: %d; Got: %d", tc.expectedPodCount, len(actualPods))
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 func TestGetVolumesToProcess(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name                          string