diff --git a/pkg/controller/gkenetworkparamset/gkenetworkparamset_controller.go b/pkg/controller/gkenetworkparamset/gkenetworkparamset_controller.go
index 6a0cc32643..e1eb63bb70 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/gkenetworkparamset/gkenetworkparamset_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/gkenetworkparamset/gkenetworkparamset_controller.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ type Controller struct {
 	networkInformer          networkinformer.NetworkInformer
 	networkClientset         networkclientset.Interface
 	gceCloud                 *gce.Cloud
-	queue                    workqueue.RateLimitingInterface
+	queue                    workqueue.TypedRateLimitingInterface[string]
 	networkInformerFactory   networkinformers.SharedInformerFactory
 
 	nodeLister                corelisters.NodeLister
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func NewGKENetworkParamSetController(
 		gkeNetworkParamsInformer: gkeNetworkParamsInformer,
 		networkInformer:          networkInformer,
 		gceCloud:                 gceCloud,
-		queue:                    workqueue.NewRateLimitingQueueWithConfig(workqueue.DefaultControllerRateLimiter(), workqueue.RateLimitingQueueConfig{Name: workqueueName}),
+		queue:                    workqueue.NewTypedRateLimitingQueueWithConfig(workqueue.DefaultTypedControllerRateLimiter[string](), workqueue.TypedRateLimitingQueueConfig[string]{Name: workqueueName}),
 		networkInformerFactory:   networkInformerFactory,
 		nodeLister:               nodeInformer.Lister(),
 		nodeInformerSynced:       nodeInformer.Informer().HasSynced,
@@ -230,13 +230,13 @@ func (c *Controller) processNextItem(ctx context.Context) bool {
 
 	defer c.queue.Done(key)
 
-	err := c.reconcile(ctx, key.(string))
+	err := c.reconcile(ctx, key)
 	c.handleErr(err, key)
 	return true
 }
 
 // handleErr checks if an error happened and makes sure we will retry later.
-func (c *Controller) handleErr(err error, key interface{}) {
+func (c *Controller) handleErr(err error, key string) {
 	if err == nil {
 		// Forget about the #AddRateLimited history of the key on every successful synchronization.
 		// This ensures that future processing of updates for this key is not delayed because of
diff --git a/pkg/controller/nodeipam/ipam/cidr_allocator.go b/pkg/controller/nodeipam/ipam/cidr_allocator.go
index 9917662f00..4e088518ce 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/nodeipam/ipam/cidr_allocator.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/nodeipam/ipam/cidr_allocator.go
@@ -68,12 +68,6 @@ const (
 	// cidrUpdateRetries is the no. of times a NodeSpec update will be retried before dropping it.
 	cidrUpdateRetries = 3
 
-	// updateRetryTimeout is the time to wait before requeing a failed node for retry
-	updateRetryTimeout = 250 * time.Millisecond
-
-	// maxUpdateRetryTimeout is the maximum amount of time between timeouts.
-	maxUpdateRetryTimeout = 5 * time.Second
-
 	// updateMaxRetries is the max retries for a failed node
 	updateMaxRetries = 10
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/nodeipam/ipam/cloud_cidr_allocator.go b/pkg/controller/nodeipam/ipam/cloud_cidr_allocator.go
index c508446363..ea803f5923 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/nodeipam/ipam/cloud_cidr_allocator.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/nodeipam/ipam/cloud_cidr_allocator.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ type cloudCIDRAllocator struct {
 	nodesSynced cache.InformerSynced
 
 	recorder          record.EventRecorder
-	queue             workqueue.RateLimitingInterface
+	queue             workqueue.TypedRateLimitingInterface[string]
 	nodeTopologyQueue *TaskQueue
 
 	stackType clusterStackType
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func NewCloudCIDRAllocator(client clientset.Interface, cloud cloudprovider.Inter
 		nodeLister:            nodeInformer.Lister(),
 		nodesSynced:           nodeInformer.Informer().HasSynced,
 		recorder:              recorder,
-		queue:                 workqueue.NewRateLimitingQueueWithConfig(workqueue.DefaultControllerRateLimiter(), workqueue.RateLimitingQueueConfig{Name: workqueueName}),
+		queue:                 workqueue.NewTypedRateLimitingQueueWithConfig(workqueue.DefaultTypedControllerRateLimiter[string](), workqueue.TypedRateLimitingQueueConfig[string]{Name: workqueueName}),
 		stackType:             stackType,
 		enableMultiNetworking: enableMultiNetworking,
 	}
@@ -341,13 +341,13 @@ func (ca *cloudCIDRAllocator) processNextItem(ctx context.Context) bool {
 
 	klog.V(3).Infof("Processing %s", key)
 	//TODO: properly enable and pass ctx to updateCIDRAllocation
-	err := ca.updateCIDRAllocation(key.(string))
+	err := ca.updateCIDRAllocation(key)
 	ca.handleErr(err, key)
 	return true
 }
 
 // handleErr checks if an error happened and makes sure we will retry later.
-func (ca *cloudCIDRAllocator) handleErr(err error, key interface{}) {
+func (ca *cloudCIDRAllocator) handleErr(err error, key string) {
 	if err == nil {
 		// Forget about the #AddRateLimited history of the key on every successful synchronization.
 		// This ensures that future processing of updates for this key is not delayed because of
diff --git a/pkg/controller/nodeipam/ipam/cloud_cidr_allocator_test.go b/pkg/controller/nodeipam/ipam/cloud_cidr_allocator_test.go
index f273daffc0..be28319c6e 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/nodeipam/ipam/cloud_cidr_allocator_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/nodeipam/ipam/cloud_cidr_allocator_test.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ var (
 func hasNodeInProcessing(ca *cloudCIDRAllocator, name string) bool {
 	if ca.queue.Len() > 0 {
 		val, _ := ca.queue.Get()
-		if val.(string) == name {
+		if val == name {
 			return true
 		}
 	}
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func TestBoundedRetries(t *testing.T) {
 		client:      clientSet,
 		nodeLister:  sharedInfomer.Core().V1().Nodes().Lister(),
 		nodesSynced: sharedInfomer.Core().V1().Nodes().Informer().HasSynced,
-		queue:       workqueue.NewRateLimitingQueueWithConfig(workqueue.DefaultControllerRateLimiter(), workqueue.RateLimitingQueueConfig{Name: "cloudCIDRAllocator"}),
+		queue:       workqueue.NewTypedRateLimitingQueueWithConfig(workqueue.DefaultTypedControllerRateLimiter[string](), workqueue.TypedRateLimitingQueueConfig[string]{Name: "cloudCIDRAllocator"}),
 	}
 	go wait.UntilWithContext(context.TODO(), ca.runWorker, time.Second)
 	nodeName := "testNode"
diff --git a/pkg/controller/nodeipam/ipam/multinetwork_cloud_cidr_allocator_test.go b/pkg/controller/nodeipam/ipam/multinetwork_cloud_cidr_allocator_test.go
index b6f15b1e0f..1e60efb35d 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/nodeipam/ipam/multinetwork_cloud_cidr_allocator_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/nodeipam/ipam/multinetwork_cloud_cidr_allocator_test.go
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func TestNetworkToNodes(t *testing.T) {
 			ca := &cloudCIDRAllocator{
 				nodeLister:  fakeNodeInformer.Lister(),
 				nodesSynced: fakeNodeInformer.Informer().HasSynced,
-				queue:       workqueue.NewRateLimitingQueueWithConfig(workqueue.DefaultControllerRateLimiter(), workqueue.RateLimitingQueueConfig{Name: "cloudCIDRAllocator"}),
+				queue:       workqueue.NewTypedRateLimitingQueueWithConfig(workqueue.DefaultTypedControllerRateLimiter[string](), workqueue.TypedRateLimitingQueueConfig[string]{Name: "cloudCIDRAllocator"}),
 			}
 
 			// test
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func TestNetworkToNodes(t *testing.T) {
 				if sh {
 					t.Fatalf("got preemtive queue shutdown")
 				}
-				_, ok := tc.expectNodes[val.(string)]
+				_, ok := tc.expectNodes[val]
 				if !ok {
 					t.Fatalf("unexpected node %s in processing", val)
 				}