diff --git a/apis/v1alpha2/validation/util/utils.go b/apis/v1alpha2/util/translator/httproute.go
similarity index 81%
rename from apis/v1alpha2/validation/util/utils.go
rename to apis/v1alpha2/util/translator/httproute.go
index 9513bbff27..be5db9e095 100644
--- a/apis/v1alpha2/validation/util/utils.go
+++ b/apis/v1alpha2/util/translator/httproute.go
@@ -14,20 +14,20 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package utils
+package translator
 
 import (
 	gatewayv1a2 "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/apis/v1alpha2"
 )
 
-// PathMatchTypePtr translates a string to *PathMatchType
-func PathMatchTypePtr(s string) *gatewayv1a2.PathMatchType {
-	result := gatewayv1a2.PathMatchType(s)
+// HeaderMatchTypePtr translates a string to *PathMatchType
+func HeaderMatchTypePtr(s string) *gatewayv1a2.HeaderMatchType {
+	result := gatewayv1a2.HeaderMatchType(s)
 	return &result
 }
 
-// PortNumberPtr translates an int to a *PortNumber
-func PortNumberPtr(p int) *gatewayv1a2.PortNumber {
-	result := gatewayv1a2.PortNumber(p)
+// PathMatchTypePtr translates a string to *PathMatchType
+func PathMatchTypePtr(s string) *gatewayv1a2.PathMatchType {
+	result := gatewayv1a2.PathMatchType(s)
 	return &result
 }
diff --git a/apis/v1alpha2/util/translator/httproute_test.go b/apis/v1alpha2/util/translator/httproute_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b6986e2b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apis/v1alpha2/util/translator/httproute_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2021 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package translator
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	gatewayv1a2 "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/apis/v1alpha2"
+)
+
+func Test_PathMatchTypePtr(t *testing.T) {
+	pathMatchTypePtrTests := []struct {
+		name         string
+		pathType     string
+		expectedPath gatewayv1a2.PathMatchType
+	}{
+		{
+			name:         "valid path exact match",
+			pathType:     "Exact",
+			expectedPath: gatewayv1a2.PathMatchExact,
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "valid path exact match using constant",
+			pathType:     string(gatewayv1a2.PathMatchExact),
+			expectedPath: gatewayv1a2.PathMatchExact,
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "valid path prefix match",
+			pathType:     "PathPrefix",
+			expectedPath: gatewayv1a2.PathMatchPathPrefix,
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "valid path regular expression match",
+			pathType:     "RegularExpression",
+			expectedPath: gatewayv1a2.PathMatchRegularExpression,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range pathMatchTypePtrTests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			path := PathMatchTypePtr(tc.pathType)
+			if *path != tc.expectedPath {
+				t.Errorf("Expected path %s, got %s", tc.expectedPath, *path)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/apis/v1alpha2/util/translator/shared_types.go b/apis/v1alpha2/util/translator/shared_types.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92813e70c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apis/v1alpha2/util/translator/shared_types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2021 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package translator
+
+import (
+	gatewayv1a2 "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/apis/v1alpha2"
+)
+
+// PortNumberPtr translates an int to a *PortNumber
+func PortNumberPtr(p int) *gatewayv1a2.PortNumber {
+	result := gatewayv1a2.PortNumber(p)
+	return &result
+}
diff --git a/apis/v1alpha2/validation/util/utils_test.go b/apis/v1alpha2/util/translator/shared_types_test.go
similarity index 68%
rename from apis/v1alpha2/validation/util/utils_test.go
rename to apis/v1alpha2/util/translator/shared_types_test.go
index c3131343be..5967049a94 100644
--- a/apis/v1alpha2/validation/util/utils_test.go
+++ b/apis/v1alpha2/util/translator/shared_types_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package utils
+package translator
 
 import (
 	"testing"
@@ -68,37 +68,3 @@ func Test_PortNumberPtr(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
-
-func Test_PathMatchTypePtr(t *testing.T) {
-	pathMatchTypePtrTests := []struct {
-		name         string
-		pathType     string
-		expectedPath gatewayv1a2.PathMatchType
-	}{
-		{
-			name:         "valid path exact match",
-			pathType:     "Exact",
-			expectedPath: gatewayv1a2.PathMatchExact,
-		},
-
-		{
-			name:         "valid path prefix match",
-			pathType:     "PathPrefix",
-			expectedPath: gatewayv1a2.PathMatchPathPrefix,
-		},
-		{
-			name:         "valid path regular expression match",
-			pathType:     "RegularExpression",
-			expectedPath: gatewayv1a2.PathMatchRegularExpression,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range pathMatchTypePtrTests {
-		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			path := PathMatchTypePtr(tc.pathType)
-			if *path != tc.expectedPath {
-				t.Errorf("Expected path %s, got %s", tc.expectedPath, *path)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
diff --git a/apis/v1alpha2/validation/httproute_test.go b/apis/v1alpha2/validation/httproute_test.go
index c72fb595a4..d5af02fcb0 100644
--- a/apis/v1alpha2/validation/httproute_test.go
+++ b/apis/v1alpha2/validation/httproute_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	utilpointer "k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 
 	gatewayv1a2 "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/apis/v1alpha2"
-	utils "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/apis/v1alpha2/validation/util"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/apis/v1alpha2/util/translator"
 )
 
 func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
 				Matches: []gatewayv1a2.HTTPRouteMatch{
 					{
 						Path: &gatewayv1a2.HTTPPathMatch{
-							Type:  utils.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
+							Type:  translator.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
 							Value: utilpointer.String("/"),
 						},
 					},
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
 						BackendRef: gatewayv1a2.BackendRef{
 							BackendObjectReference: gatewayv1a2.BackendObjectReference{
 								Name: testService,
-								Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+								Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 							},
 							Weight: utilpointer.Int32(100),
 						},
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
 				Matches: []gatewayv1a2.HTTPRouteMatch{
 					{
 						Path: &gatewayv1a2.HTTPPathMatch{
-							Type:  utils.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
+							Type:  translator.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
 							Value: utilpointer.String("/"),
 						},
 					},
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
 						RequestMirror: &gatewayv1a2.HTTPRequestMirrorFilter{
 							BackendRef: gatewayv1a2.BackendObjectReference{
 								Name: testService,
-								Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8081),
+								Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8081),
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
 				Matches: []gatewayv1a2.HTTPRouteMatch{
 					{
 						Path: &gatewayv1a2.HTTPPathMatch{
-							Type:  utils.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
+							Type:  translator.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
 							Value: utilpointer.String("/"),
 						},
 					},
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
 						RequestMirror: &gatewayv1a2.HTTPRequestMirrorFilter{
 							BackendRef: gatewayv1a2.BackendObjectReference{
 								Name: testService,
-								Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+								Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
 						RequestMirror: &gatewayv1a2.HTTPRequestMirrorFilter{
 							BackendRef: gatewayv1a2.BackendObjectReference{
 								Name: specialService,
-								Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+								Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
 				Matches: []gatewayv1a2.HTTPRouteMatch{
 					{
 						Path: &gatewayv1a2.HTTPPathMatch{
-							Type:  utils.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
+							Type:  translator.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
 							Value: utilpointer.String("/"),
 						},
 					},
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
 						RequestMirror: &gatewayv1a2.HTTPRequestMirrorFilter{
 							BackendRef: gatewayv1a2.BackendObjectReference{
 								Name: testService,
-								Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+								Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
 				Matches: []gatewayv1a2.HTTPRouteMatch{
 					{
 						Path: &gatewayv1a2.HTTPPathMatch{
-							Type:  utils.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
+							Type:  translator.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
 							Value: utilpointer.String("/"),
 						},
 					},
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
 						RequestMirror: &gatewayv1a2.HTTPRequestMirrorFilter{
 							BackendRef: gatewayv1a2.BackendObjectReference{
 								Name: testService,
-								Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+								Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
 						RequestMirror: &gatewayv1a2.HTTPRequestMirrorFilter{
 							BackendRef: gatewayv1a2.BackendObjectReference{
 								Name: testService,
-								Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+								Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
 						RequestMirror: &gatewayv1a2.HTTPRequestMirrorFilter{
 							BackendRef: gatewayv1a2.BackendObjectReference{
 								Name: specialService,
-								Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+								Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
 				Matches: []gatewayv1a2.HTTPRouteMatch{
 					{
 						Path: &gatewayv1a2.HTTPPathMatch{
-							Type:  utils.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
+							Type:  translator.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
 							Value: utilpointer.String("/"),
 						},
 					},
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
 						RequestMirror: &gatewayv1a2.HTTPRequestMirrorFilter{
 							BackendRef: gatewayv1a2.BackendObjectReference{
 								Name: testService,
-								Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+								Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPBackendUniqueFilters(t *testing.T) {
 					BackendRef: gatewayv1a2.BackendRef{
 						BackendObjectReference: gatewayv1a2.BackendObjectReference{
 							Name: testService,
-							Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+							Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 						},
 						Weight: utilpointer.Int32(100),
 					},
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPBackendUniqueFilters(t *testing.T) {
 							RequestMirror: &gatewayv1a2.HTTPRequestMirrorFilter{
 								BackendRef: gatewayv1a2.BackendObjectReference{
 									Name: testService,
-									Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+									Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 								},
 							},
 						},
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPBackendUniqueFilters(t *testing.T) {
 					BackendRef: gatewayv1a2.BackendRef{
 						BackendObjectReference: gatewayv1a2.BackendObjectReference{
 							Name: testService,
-							Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+							Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 						},
 					},
 					Filters: []gatewayv1a2.HTTPRouteFilter{
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPBackendUniqueFilters(t *testing.T) {
 							RequestMirror: &gatewayv1a2.HTTPRequestMirrorFilter{
 								BackendRef: gatewayv1a2.BackendObjectReference{
 									Name: testService,
-									Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+									Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 								},
 							},
 						},
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPBackendUniqueFilters(t *testing.T) {
 							RequestMirror: &gatewayv1a2.HTTPRequestMirrorFilter{
 								BackendRef: gatewayv1a2.BackendObjectReference{
 									Name: specialService,
-									Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+									Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 								},
 							},
 						},
@@ -527,21 +527,21 @@ func TestValidateHTTPPathMatch(t *testing.T) {
 	}{{
 		name: "invalid httpRoute prefix",
 		path: &gatewayv1a2.HTTPPathMatch{
-			Type:  utils.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
+			Type:  translator.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
 			Value: utilpointer.String("/."),
 		},
 		errCount: 1,
 	}, {
 		name: "invalid httpRoute Exact",
 		path: &gatewayv1a2.HTTPPathMatch{
-			Type:  utils.PathMatchTypePtr("Exact"),
+			Type:  translator.PathMatchTypePtr("Exact"),
 			Value: utilpointer.String("/foo/./bar"),
 		},
 		errCount: 1,
 	}, {
 		name: "invalid httpRoute prefix",
 		path: &gatewayv1a2.HTTPPathMatch{
-			Type:  utils.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
+			Type:  translator.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
 			Value: utilpointer.String("/"),
 		},
 		errCount: 0,
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPPathMatch(t *testing.T) {
 						BackendRef: gatewayv1a2.BackendRef{
 							BackendObjectReference: gatewayv1a2.BackendObjectReference{
 								Name: gatewayv1a2.ObjectName("test"),
-								Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+								Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 							},
 						},
 					}},
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPHeaderMatches(t *testing.T) {
 						BackendRef: gatewayv1a2.BackendRef{
 							BackendObjectReference: gatewayv1a2.BackendObjectReference{
 								Name: gatewayv1a2.ObjectName("test"),
-								Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+								Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 							},
 						},
 					}},
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPQueryParamMatches(t *testing.T) {
 						BackendRef: gatewayv1a2.BackendRef{
 							BackendObjectReference: gatewayv1a2.BackendObjectReference{
 								Name: gatewayv1a2.ObjectName("test"),
-								Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+								Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 							},
 						},
 					}},
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRouteTypeMatchesField(t *testing.T) {
 				Kind:      new(gatewayv1a2.Kind),
 				Name:      "name",
 				Namespace: new(gatewayv1a2.Namespace),
-				Port:      utils.PortNumberPtr(22),
+				Port:      translator.PortNumberPtr(22),
 			}},
 		},
 		errCount: 0,
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRouteTypeMatchesField(t *testing.T) {
 							BackendRef: gatewayv1a2.BackendRef{
 								BackendObjectReference: gatewayv1a2.BackendObjectReference{
 									Name: gatewayv1a2.ObjectName("test"),
-									Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+									Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 								},
 							},
 						}},
diff --git a/apis/v1beta1/validation/util/utils.go b/apis/v1beta1/util/translator/httproute.go
similarity index 81%
rename from apis/v1beta1/validation/util/utils.go
rename to apis/v1beta1/util/translator/httproute.go
index 52408574ad..1603781d87 100644
--- a/apis/v1beta1/validation/util/utils.go
+++ b/apis/v1beta1/util/translator/httproute.go
@@ -14,20 +14,20 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package utils
+package translator
 
 import (
 	gatewayv1b1 "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/apis/v1beta1"
 )
 
-// PathMatchTypePtr translates a string to *PathMatchType
-func PathMatchTypePtr(s string) *gatewayv1b1.PathMatchType {
-	result := gatewayv1b1.PathMatchType(s)
+// HeaderMatchTypePtr translates a string to *PathMatchType
+func HeaderMatchTypePtr(s string) *gatewayv1b1.HeaderMatchType {
+	result := gatewayv1b1.HeaderMatchType(s)
 	return &result
 }
 
-// PortNumberPtr translates an int to a *PortNumber
-func PortNumberPtr(p int) *gatewayv1b1.PortNumber {
-	result := gatewayv1b1.PortNumber(p)
+// PathMatchTypePtr translates a string to *PathMatchType
+func PathMatchTypePtr(s string) *gatewayv1b1.PathMatchType {
+	result := gatewayv1b1.PathMatchType(s)
 	return &result
 }
diff --git a/apis/v1beta1/util/translator/httproute_test.go b/apis/v1beta1/util/translator/httproute_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8c1e002530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apis/v1beta1/util/translator/httproute_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2021 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package translator
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	gatewayv1b1 "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/apis/v1beta1"
+)
+
+func Test_PathMatchTypePtr(t *testing.T) {
+	pathMatchTypePtrTests := []struct {
+		name         string
+		pathType     string
+		expectedPath gatewayv1b1.PathMatchType
+	}{
+		{
+			name:         "valid path exact match",
+			pathType:     "Exact",
+			expectedPath: gatewayv1b1.PathMatchExact,
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "valid path exact match using constant",
+			pathType:     string(gatewayv1b1.PathMatchExact),
+			expectedPath: gatewayv1b1.PathMatchExact,
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "valid path prefix match",
+			pathType:     "PathPrefix",
+			expectedPath: gatewayv1b1.PathMatchPathPrefix,
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "valid path regular expression match",
+			pathType:     "RegularExpression",
+			expectedPath: gatewayv1b1.PathMatchRegularExpression,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range pathMatchTypePtrTests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			path := PathMatchTypePtr(tc.pathType)
+			if *path != tc.expectedPath {
+				t.Errorf("Expected path %s, got %s", tc.expectedPath, *path)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/apis/v1beta1/util/translator/shared_types.go b/apis/v1beta1/util/translator/shared_types.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e9fed02021
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apis/v1beta1/util/translator/shared_types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2021 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package translator
+
+import (
+	gatewayv1b1 "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/apis/v1beta1"
+)
+
+// PortNumberPtr translates an int to a *PortNumber
+func PortNumberPtr(p int) *gatewayv1b1.PortNumber {
+	result := gatewayv1b1.PortNumber(p)
+	return &result
+}
diff --git a/apis/v1beta1/validation/util/utils_test.go b/apis/v1beta1/util/translator/shared_types_test.go
similarity index 68%
rename from apis/v1beta1/validation/util/utils_test.go
rename to apis/v1beta1/util/translator/shared_types_test.go
index 9e0deb62da..ba98514079 100644
--- a/apis/v1beta1/validation/util/utils_test.go
+++ b/apis/v1beta1/util/translator/shared_types_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package utils
+package translator
 
 import (
 	"testing"
@@ -68,37 +68,3 @@ func Test_PortNumberPtr(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
-
-func Test_PathMatchTypePtr(t *testing.T) {
-	pathMatchTypePtrTests := []struct {
-		name         string
-		pathType     string
-		expectedPath gatewayv1b1.PathMatchType
-	}{
-		{
-			name:         "valid path exact match",
-			pathType:     "Exact",
-			expectedPath: gatewayv1b1.PathMatchExact,
-		},
-
-		{
-			name:         "valid path prefix match",
-			pathType:     "PathPrefix",
-			expectedPath: gatewayv1b1.PathMatchPathPrefix,
-		},
-		{
-			name:         "valid path regular expression match",
-			pathType:     "RegularExpression",
-			expectedPath: gatewayv1b1.PathMatchRegularExpression,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range pathMatchTypePtrTests {
-		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			path := PathMatchTypePtr(tc.pathType)
-			if *path != tc.expectedPath {
-				t.Errorf("Expected path %s, got %s", tc.expectedPath, *path)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
diff --git a/apis/v1beta1/validation/httproute_test.go b/apis/v1beta1/validation/httproute_test.go
index 231c1f4aa4..89ada2ab46 100644
--- a/apis/v1beta1/validation/httproute_test.go
+++ b/apis/v1beta1/validation/httproute_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	utilpointer "k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 
 	gatewayv1b1 "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/apis/v1beta1"
-	utils "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/apis/v1beta1/validation/util"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/apis/v1beta1/util/translator"
 )
 
 func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
 				Matches: []gatewayv1b1.HTTPRouteMatch{
 					{
 						Path: &gatewayv1b1.HTTPPathMatch{
-							Type:  utils.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
+							Type:  translator.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
 							Value: utilpointer.String("/"),
 						},
 					},
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
 						BackendRef: gatewayv1b1.BackendRef{
 							BackendObjectReference: gatewayv1b1.BackendObjectReference{
 								Name: testService,
-								Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+								Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 							},
 							Weight: utilpointer.Int32(100),
 						},
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
 				Matches: []gatewayv1b1.HTTPRouteMatch{
 					{
 						Path: &gatewayv1b1.HTTPPathMatch{
-							Type:  utils.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
+							Type:  translator.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
 							Value: utilpointer.String("/"),
 						},
 					},
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
 						RequestMirror: &gatewayv1b1.HTTPRequestMirrorFilter{
 							BackendRef: gatewayv1b1.BackendObjectReference{
 								Name: testService,
-								Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8081),
+								Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8081),
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
 				Matches: []gatewayv1b1.HTTPRouteMatch{
 					{
 						Path: &gatewayv1b1.HTTPPathMatch{
-							Type:  utils.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
+							Type:  translator.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
 							Value: utilpointer.String("/"),
 						},
 					},
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
 						RequestMirror: &gatewayv1b1.HTTPRequestMirrorFilter{
 							BackendRef: gatewayv1b1.BackendObjectReference{
 								Name: testService,
-								Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+								Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
 						RequestMirror: &gatewayv1b1.HTTPRequestMirrorFilter{
 							BackendRef: gatewayv1b1.BackendObjectReference{
 								Name: specialService,
-								Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+								Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
 				Matches: []gatewayv1b1.HTTPRouteMatch{
 					{
 						Path: &gatewayv1b1.HTTPPathMatch{
-							Type:  utils.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
+							Type:  translator.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
 							Value: utilpointer.String("/"),
 						},
 					},
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
 						RequestMirror: &gatewayv1b1.HTTPRequestMirrorFilter{
 							BackendRef: gatewayv1b1.BackendObjectReference{
 								Name: testService,
-								Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+								Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
 				Matches: []gatewayv1b1.HTTPRouteMatch{
 					{
 						Path: &gatewayv1b1.HTTPPathMatch{
-							Type:  utils.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
+							Type:  translator.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
 							Value: utilpointer.String("/"),
 						},
 					},
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
 						RequestMirror: &gatewayv1b1.HTTPRequestMirrorFilter{
 							BackendRef: gatewayv1b1.BackendObjectReference{
 								Name: testService,
-								Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+								Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
 						RequestMirror: &gatewayv1b1.HTTPRequestMirrorFilter{
 							BackendRef: gatewayv1b1.BackendObjectReference{
 								Name: testService,
-								Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+								Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
 						RequestMirror: &gatewayv1b1.HTTPRequestMirrorFilter{
 							BackendRef: gatewayv1b1.BackendObjectReference{
 								Name: specialService,
-								Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+								Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
 				Matches: []gatewayv1b1.HTTPRouteMatch{
 					{
 						Path: &gatewayv1b1.HTTPPathMatch{
-							Type:  utils.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
+							Type:  translator.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
 							Value: utilpointer.String("/"),
 						},
 					},
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRoute(t *testing.T) {
 						RequestMirror: &gatewayv1b1.HTTPRequestMirrorFilter{
 							BackendRef: gatewayv1b1.BackendObjectReference{
 								Name: testService,
-								Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+								Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPBackendUniqueFilters(t *testing.T) {
 					BackendRef: gatewayv1b1.BackendRef{
 						BackendObjectReference: gatewayv1b1.BackendObjectReference{
 							Name: testService,
-							Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+							Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 						},
 						Weight: utilpointer.Int32(100),
 					},
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPBackendUniqueFilters(t *testing.T) {
 							RequestMirror: &gatewayv1b1.HTTPRequestMirrorFilter{
 								BackendRef: gatewayv1b1.BackendObjectReference{
 									Name: testService,
-									Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+									Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 								},
 							},
 						},
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPBackendUniqueFilters(t *testing.T) {
 					BackendRef: gatewayv1b1.BackendRef{
 						BackendObjectReference: gatewayv1b1.BackendObjectReference{
 							Name: testService,
-							Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+							Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 						},
 					},
 					Filters: []gatewayv1b1.HTTPRouteFilter{
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPBackendUniqueFilters(t *testing.T) {
 							RequestMirror: &gatewayv1b1.HTTPRequestMirrorFilter{
 								BackendRef: gatewayv1b1.BackendObjectReference{
 									Name: testService,
-									Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+									Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 								},
 							},
 						},
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPBackendUniqueFilters(t *testing.T) {
 							RequestMirror: &gatewayv1b1.HTTPRequestMirrorFilter{
 								BackendRef: gatewayv1b1.BackendObjectReference{
 									Name: specialService,
-									Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+									Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 								},
 							},
 						},
@@ -527,21 +527,21 @@ func TestValidateHTTPPathMatch(t *testing.T) {
 	}{{
 		name: "invalid httpRoute prefix",
 		path: &gatewayv1b1.HTTPPathMatch{
-			Type:  utils.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
+			Type:  translator.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
 			Value: utilpointer.String("/."),
 		},
 		errCount: 1,
 	}, {
 		name: "invalid httpRoute Exact",
 		path: &gatewayv1b1.HTTPPathMatch{
-			Type:  utils.PathMatchTypePtr("Exact"),
+			Type:  translator.PathMatchTypePtr("Exact"),
 			Value: utilpointer.String("/foo/./bar"),
 		},
 		errCount: 1,
 	}, {
 		name: "invalid httpRoute prefix",
 		path: &gatewayv1b1.HTTPPathMatch{
-			Type:  utils.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
+			Type:  translator.PathMatchTypePtr("PathPrefix"),
 			Value: utilpointer.String("/"),
 		},
 		errCount: 0,
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPPathMatch(t *testing.T) {
 						BackendRef: gatewayv1b1.BackendRef{
 							BackendObjectReference: gatewayv1b1.BackendObjectReference{
 								Name: gatewayv1b1.ObjectName("test"),
-								Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+								Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 							},
 						},
 					}},
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPHeaderMatches(t *testing.T) {
 						BackendRef: gatewayv1b1.BackendRef{
 							BackendObjectReference: gatewayv1b1.BackendObjectReference{
 								Name: gatewayv1b1.ObjectName("test"),
-								Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+								Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 							},
 						},
 					}},
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPQueryParamMatches(t *testing.T) {
 						BackendRef: gatewayv1b1.BackendRef{
 							BackendObjectReference: gatewayv1b1.BackendObjectReference{
 								Name: gatewayv1b1.ObjectName("test"),
-								Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+								Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 							},
 						},
 					}},
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRouteTypeMatchesField(t *testing.T) {
 				Kind:      new(gatewayv1b1.Kind),
 				Name:      "name",
 				Namespace: new(gatewayv1b1.Namespace),
-				Port:      utils.PortNumberPtr(22),
+				Port:      translator.PortNumberPtr(22),
 			}},
 		},
 		errCount: 0,
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ func TestValidateHTTPRouteTypeMatchesField(t *testing.T) {
 							BackendRef: gatewayv1b1.BackendRef{
 								BackendObjectReference: gatewayv1b1.BackendObjectReference{
 									Name: gatewayv1b1.ObjectName("test"),
-									Port: utils.PortNumberPtr(8080),
+									Port: translator.PortNumberPtr(8080),
 								},
 							},
 						}},