diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/pipeline/resources/dag.go b/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/pipeline/dag/dag.go
similarity index 97%
rename from pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/pipeline/resources/dag.go
rename to pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/pipeline/dag/dag.go
index 766a1596fc7..cf06adc0759 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/pipeline/resources/dag.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/pipeline/dag/dag.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package pipeline
+package dag
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -193,17 +193,17 @@ func addLink(pt v1alpha1.PipelineTask, previousTask string, nodes map[string]*No
 }
 
 // Build returns a valid pipeline DAG. Returns error if the pipeline is invalid
-func Build(p *v1alpha1.Pipeline) (*DAG, error) {
+func Build(tasks []v1alpha1.PipelineTask) (*DAG, error) {
 	d := new()
 
 	// Add all Tasks mentioned in the `PipelineSpec`
-	for _, pt := range p.Spec.Tasks {
+	for _, pt := range tasks {
 		if _, err := d.addPipelineTask(pt); err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("task %s is already present in graph, can't add it again: %v", pt.Name, err)
 		}
 	}
 	// Process all from and runAfter constraints to add task dependency
-	for _, pt := range p.Spec.Tasks {
+	for _, pt := range tasks {
 		for _, previousTask := range pt.RunAfter {
 			if err := addLink(pt, previousTask, d.Nodes); err != nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("couldn't add link between %s and %s: %v", pt.Name, previousTask, err)
diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/pipeline/resources/dag_test.go b/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/pipeline/dag/dag_test.go
similarity index 98%
rename from pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/pipeline/resources/dag_test.go
rename to pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/pipeline/dag/dag_test.go
index 3fbcef6ea66..b517bccf504 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/pipeline/resources/dag_test.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/pipeline/dag/dag_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package pipeline
+package dag
 
 import (
 	"testing"
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func TestBuild_Parallel(t *testing.T) {
 			"c": {Task: c},
 		},
 	}
-	g, err := Build(p)
+	g, err := Build(p.Spec.Tasks)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("didn't expect error creating valid Pipeline %v but got %v", p, err)
 	}
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func TestBuild_JoinMultipleRoots(t *testing.T) {
 			Tasks: []v1alpha1.PipelineTask{a, xDependsOnA, yDependsOnARunsAfterB, zDependsOnX, b, c},
 		},
 	}
-	g, err := Build(p)
+	g, err := Build(p.Spec.Tasks)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("didn't expect error creating valid Pipeline %v but got %v", p, err)
 	}
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ func TestBuild_FanInFanOut(t *testing.T) {
 			Tasks: []v1alpha1.PipelineTask{a, dDependsOnA, eRunsAfterA, fDependsOnDAndE, gRunsAfterF},
 		},
 	}
-	g, err := Build(p)
+	g, err := Build(p.Spec.Tasks)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("didn't expect error creating valid Pipeline %v but got %v", p, err)
 	}
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ func TestBuild_Invalid(t *testing.T) {
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: tc.name},
 				Spec:       tc.spec,
 			}
-			if _, err := Build(p); err == nil {
+			if _, err := Build(p.Spec.Tasks); err == nil {
 				t.Errorf("expected to see an error for invalid DAG in pipeline %v but had none", tc.spec)
 			}
 		})
diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/pipelinerun/pipelinerun.go b/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/pipelinerun/pipelinerun.go
index 71f412f8185..78553d1ac3f 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/pipelinerun/pipelinerun.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/pipelinerun/pipelinerun.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 	informers "github.com/knative/build-pipeline/pkg/client/informers/externalversions/pipeline/v1alpha1"
 	listers "github.com/knative/build-pipeline/pkg/client/listers/pipeline/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/knative/build-pipeline/pkg/reconciler"
-	dag "github.com/knative/build-pipeline/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/pipeline/resources"
+	"github.com/knative/build-pipeline/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/pipeline/dag"
 	"github.com/knative/build-pipeline/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/pipelinerun/config"
 	"github.com/knative/build-pipeline/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/pipelinerun/resources"
 	"github.com/knative/build-pipeline/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/taskrun"
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ func (c *Reconciler) reconcile(ctx context.Context, pr *v1alpha1.PipelineRun) er
 
 	p = p.DeepCopy()
 
-	d, err := dag.Build(p)
+	d, err := dag.Build(p.Spec.Tasks)
 	if err != nil {
 		// This Run has failed, so we need to mark it as failed and stop reconciling it
 		pr.Status.SetCondition(&duckv1alpha1.Condition{