diff --git a/python/ray/serve/controller.py b/python/ray/serve/controller.py
index ad2cde5c2..f38116396 100644
--- a/python/ray/serve/controller.py
+++ b/python/ray/serve/controller.py
@@ -536,12 +536,11 @@ class ServeController:
 
         backend_info = self.backends[backend_tag]
         if delta_num_replicas > 0:
-            can_schedule = try_schedule_resources_on_nodes(
-                requirements=[
-                    backend_info.replica_config.resource_dict
-                    for _ in range(delta_num_replicas)
-                ],
-                ray_nodes=ray.nodes())
+            can_schedule = try_schedule_resources_on_nodes(requirements=[
+                backend_info.replica_config.resource_dict
+                for _ in range(delta_num_replicas)
+            ])
+
             if _RESOURCE_CHECK_ENABLED and not all(can_schedule):
                 num_possible = sum(can_schedule)
                 raise RayServeException(
diff --git a/python/ray/serve/tests/test_util.py b/python/ray/serve/tests/test_util.py
index 6bf023e6b..e67ff2c26 100644
--- a/python/ray/serve/tests/test_util.py
+++ b/python/ray/serve/tests/test_util.py
@@ -69,20 +69,15 @@ async def test_future_chaining():
 
 
 def test_mock_scheduler():
-    ray_nodes = [{
-        "NodeID": "AAA",
-        "Alive": True,
-        "Resources": {
+    ray_nodes = {
+        "AAA": {
             "CPU": 2.0,
             "GPU": 2.0
-        }
-    }, {
-        "NodeID": "BBB",
-        "Alive": True,
-        "Resources": {
+        },
+        "BBB": {
             "CPU": 4.0,
         }
-    }]
+    }
 
     assert try_schedule_resources_on_nodes(
         [
diff --git a/python/ray/serve/utils.py b/python/ray/serve/utils.py
index 04351a6da..0f2eb38f6 100644
--- a/python/ray/serve/utils.py
+++ b/python/ray/serve/utils.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import logging
 import random
 import string
 import time
-from typing import List
+from typing import List, Dict
 import io
 import os
 from ray.serve.exceptions import RayServeException
@@ -237,27 +237,23 @@ def unpack_future(src: asyncio.Future, num_items: int) -> List[asyncio.Future]:
 
 def try_schedule_resources_on_nodes(
         requirements: List[dict],
-        ray_nodes: List = None,
+        ray_resource: Dict[str, Dict] = None,
 ) -> List[bool]:
     """Test given resource requirements can be scheduled on ray nodes.
 
     Args:
         requirements(List[dict]): The list of resource requirements.
-        ray_nodes(Optional[List]): The list of nodes. By default it reads from
-            ``ray.nodes()``.
+        ray_nodes(Optional[Dict[str, Dict]]): The resource dictionary keyed by
+            node id. By default it reads from
+            ``ray.state.state._available_resources_per_node()``.
     Returns:
         successfully_scheduled(List[bool]): A list with the same length as
             requirements. Each element indicates whether or not the requirement
             can be satisied.
     """
 
-    if ray_nodes is None:
-        ray_nodes = ray.nodes()
-
-    node_to_resources = {
-        node["NodeID"]: node["Resources"]
-        for node in ray_nodes if node["Alive"]
-    }
+    if ray_resource is None:
+        ray_resource = ray.state.state._available_resources_per_node()
 
     successfully_scheduled = []
 
@@ -265,7 +261,7 @@ def try_schedule_resources_on_nodes(
         # Filter out zero value
         resource_dict = {k: v for k, v in resource_dict.items() if v > 0}
 
-        for node_id, node_resource in node_to_resources.items():
+        for node_id, node_resource in ray_resource.items():
             # Check if we can schedule on this node
             feasible = True
             for key, count in resource_dict.items():
@@ -274,7 +270,6 @@ def try_schedule_resources_on_nodes(
 
             # If we can, schedule it on this node
             if feasible:
-                node_resource = node_to_resources[node_id]
                 for key, count in resource_dict.items():
                     node_resource[key] -= count