diff --git a/internal/edits/edits.go b/internal/edits/edits.go
index d7795fd7..96d40c60 100644
--- a/internal/edits/edits.go
+++ b/internal/edits/edits.go
@@ -64,9 +64,7 @@ func FromDiscoverer(d discover.Discover) (*cdi.ContainerEdits, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to discover hooks: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	c := cdi.ContainerEdits{
-		ContainerEdits: &specs.ContainerEdits{},
-	}
+	c := NewContainerEdits()
 	for _, d := range devices {
 		edits, err := device(d).toEdits()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -83,7 +81,15 @@ func FromDiscoverer(d discover.Discover) (*cdi.ContainerEdits, error) {
 		c.Append(hook(h).toEdits())
 	}
 
-	return &c, nil
+	return c, nil
+}
+
+// NewContainerEdits is a utility function to create a CDI ContainerEdits struct.
+func NewContainerEdits() *cdi.ContainerEdits {
+	c := cdi.ContainerEdits{
+		ContainerEdits: &specs.ContainerEdits{},
+	}
+	return &c
 }
 
 // Modify applies the defined edits to the incoming OCI spec