diff --git a/pkg/services/vimmachine.go b/pkg/services/vimmachine.go
index 71d4126cef..d13f9b1297 100644
--- a/pkg/services/vimmachine.go
+++ b/pkg/services/vimmachine.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	kerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
-	"k8s.io/utils/integer"
+
 	clusterv1 "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/api/v1beta1"
 	clusterutilv1 "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/util"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/util/conditions"
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ func (v *VimMachineService) generateOverrideFunc(ctx context.Context, vimMachine
 func overrideNetworkDeviceSpecs(deviceSpecs []infrav1.NetworkDeviceSpec, networks []string) []infrav1.NetworkDeviceSpec {
 	index, length := 0, len(networks)
 
-	devices := make([]infrav1.NetworkDeviceSpec, 0, integer.IntMax(length, len(deviceSpecs)))
+	devices := make([]infrav1.NetworkDeviceSpec, 0, max(length, len(deviceSpecs)))
 	// override the networks on the VM spec with placement constraint network definitions
 	for i := range deviceSpecs {
 		vmNetworkDeviceSpec := deviceSpecs[i]
diff --git a/pkg/util/machines.go b/pkg/util/machines.go
index 124b6fbb85..5d6bd66c22 100644
--- a/pkg/util/machines.go
+++ b/pkg/util/machines.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	apitypes "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-	"k8s.io/utils/integer"
 	clusterv1 "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/api/v1beta1"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ func IsControlPlaneMachine(machine metav1.Object) bool {
 // IPAM state includes IP and Gateways that should be added to each device.
 func GetMachineMetadata(hostname string, vsphereVM infrav1.VSphereVM, ipamState map[string]infrav1.NetworkDeviceSpec, networkStatuses ...infrav1.NetworkStatus) ([]byte, error) {
 	// Create a copy of the devices and add their MAC addresses from a network status.
-	devices := make([]infrav1.NetworkDeviceSpec, integer.IntMax(len(vsphereVM.Spec.Network.Devices), len(networkStatuses)))
+	devices := make([]infrav1.NetworkDeviceSpec, max(len(vsphereVM.Spec.Network.Devices), len(networkStatuses)))
 
 	var waitForIPv4, waitForIPv6 bool
 	for i := range vsphereVM.Spec.Network.Devices {