diff --git a/pkg/common/util/util.go b/pkg/common/util/util.go
index 8f4a1d7dea..1bc3f8ac01 100644
--- a/pkg/common/util/util.go
+++ b/pkg/common/util/util.go
@@ -38,33 +38,17 @@ func ConvertServiceList(list []corev1.Service) []*corev1.Service {
 	return ret
 }
 
-// ConvertPodList convert pod list to pod pointer list
-func ConvertPodList(list []corev1.Pod) []*corev1.Pod {
+// JobControlledPodList filter pod list owned by the job.
+func JobControlledPodList(list []corev1.Pod, job metav1.Object) []*corev1.Pod {
 	if list == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
 	ret := make([]*corev1.Pod, 0, len(list))
 	for i := range list {
-		ret = append(ret, &list[i])
-	}
-	return ret
-}
-
-// ConvertPodListWithFilter converts pod list to pod pointer list with ObjectFilterFunction
-func ConvertPodListWithFilter(list []corev1.Pod, pass ObjectFilterFunction) []*corev1.Pod {
-	if list == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	ret := make([]*corev1.Pod, 0, len(list))
-	for i := range list {
-		obj := &list[i]
-		if pass != nil {
-			if pass(obj) {
-				ret = append(ret, obj)
-			}
-		} else {
-			ret = append(ret, obj)
+		if !metav1.IsControlledBy(&list[i], job) {
+			continue
 		}
+		ret = append(ret, &list[i])
 	}
 	return ret
 }
diff --git a/pkg/controller.v1/mpi/mpijob_controller.go b/pkg/controller.v1/mpi/mpijob_controller.go
index 2af6b72565..c6f280fe0d 100644
--- a/pkg/controller.v1/mpi/mpijob_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller.v1/mpi/mpijob_controller.go
@@ -551,11 +551,7 @@ func (jc *MPIJobReconciler) GetPodsForJob(jobObject interface{}) ([]*corev1.Pod,
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	var filter util.ObjectFilterFunction = func(obj metav1.Object) bool {
-		return metav1.IsControlledBy(obj, job)
-	}
-
-	return util.ConvertPodListWithFilter(podlist.Items, filter), nil
+	return util.JobControlledPodList(podlist.Items, job), nil
 }
 
 func (jc *MPIJobReconciler) DeleteJob(job interface{}) error {
@@ -1243,12 +1239,7 @@ func (jc *MPIJobReconciler) getRunningWorkerPods(mpiJob *kubeflowv1.MPIJob) ([]*
 			podList = append(podList, podFullList.Items[idx])
 		}
 	}
-
-	var filter util.ObjectFilterFunction = func(obj metav1.Object) bool {
-		return metav1.IsControlledBy(obj, mpiJob)
-	}
-
-	return util.ConvertPodListWithFilter(podList, filter), nil
+	return util.JobControlledPodList(podList, mpiJob), nil
 }
 
 // newConfigMap creates a new ConfigMap containing configurations for an MPIJob
diff --git a/pkg/controller.v1/mxnet/mxjob_controller.go b/pkg/controller.v1/mxnet/mxjob_controller.go
index 470e4cbf7a..f3d71ba375 100644
--- a/pkg/controller.v1/mxnet/mxjob_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller.v1/mxnet/mxjob_controller.go
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ func (r *MXJobReconciler) GetPodsForJob(obj interface{}) ([]*corev1.Pod, error)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return util.ConvertPodList(podlist.Items), nil
+	return util.JobControlledPodList(podlist.Items, job), nil
 }
 
 func (r *MXJobReconciler) GetServicesForJob(job interface{}) ([]*corev1.Service, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/controller.v1/paddlepaddle/paddlepaddle_controller.go b/pkg/controller.v1/paddlepaddle/paddlepaddle_controller.go
index bc8ac7feaf..9045ffb926 100644
--- a/pkg/controller.v1/paddlepaddle/paddlepaddle_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller.v1/paddlepaddle/paddlepaddle_controller.go
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ func (r *PaddleJobReconciler) GetPodsForJob(obj interface{}) ([]*corev1.Pod, err
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return util.ConvertPodList(podlist.Items), nil
+	return util.JobControlledPodList(podlist.Items, job), nil
 }
 
 func (r *PaddleJobReconciler) GetServicesForJob(obj interface{}) ([]*corev1.Service, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/controller.v1/pytorch/pytorchjob_controller.go b/pkg/controller.v1/pytorch/pytorchjob_controller.go
index 550a008429..355ca24684 100644
--- a/pkg/controller.v1/pytorch/pytorchjob_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller.v1/pytorch/pytorchjob_controller.go
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ func (r *PyTorchJobReconciler) GetPodsForJob(obj interface{}) ([]*corev1.Pod, er
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return util.ConvertPodList(podlist.Items), nil
+	return util.JobControlledPodList(podlist.Items, job), nil
 }
 
 func (r *PyTorchJobReconciler) GetServicesForJob(obj interface{}) ([]*corev1.Service, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/controller.v1/tensorflow/tfjob_controller.go b/pkg/controller.v1/tensorflow/tfjob_controller.go
index da06a0ce7d..1039bd6d6c 100644
--- a/pkg/controller.v1/tensorflow/tfjob_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller.v1/tensorflow/tfjob_controller.go
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ func (r *TFJobReconciler) GetPodsForJob(jobObject interface{}) ([]*corev1.Pod, e
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	pods := util.ConvertPodList(podlist.Items)
+	pods := util.JobControlledPodList(podlist.Items, job)
 
 	// If any adoptions are attempted, we should first recheck for deletion
 	// with an uncached quorum read sometime after listing Pods (see #42639).
diff --git a/pkg/controller.v1/xgboost/xgboostjob_controller.go b/pkg/controller.v1/xgboost/xgboostjob_controller.go
index e850e2f30b..b429e7aff0 100644
--- a/pkg/controller.v1/xgboost/xgboostjob_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller.v1/xgboost/xgboostjob_controller.go
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ func (r *XGBoostJobReconciler) GetPodsForJob(obj interface{}) ([]*corev1.Pod, er
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return util.ConvertPodList(podlist.Items), nil
+	return util.JobControlledPodList(podlist.Items, job), nil
 }
 
 // GetServicesForJob returns the services managed by the job. This can be achieved by selecting services using label key "job-name"