diff --git a/tools/record/event.go b/tools/record/event.go
index 66f8bd63..64d1fd2d 100644
--- a/tools/record/event.go
+++ b/tools/record/event.go
@@ -102,9 +102,6 @@ type EventRecorder interface {
 	// Eventf is just like Event, but with Sprintf for the message field.
 	Eventf(object runtime.Object, eventtype, reason, messageFmt string, args ...interface{})
 
-	// PastEventf is just like Eventf, but with an option to specify the event's 'timestamp' field.
-	PastEventf(object runtime.Object, timestamp metav1.Time, eventtype, reason, messageFmt string, args ...interface{})
-
 	// AnnotatedEventf is just like eventf, but with annotations attached
 	AnnotatedEventf(object runtime.Object, annotations map[string]string, eventtype, reason, messageFmt string, args ...interface{})
 }
@@ -343,10 +340,6 @@ func (recorder *recorderImpl) Eventf(object runtime.Object, eventtype, reason, m
 	recorder.Event(object, eventtype, reason, fmt.Sprintf(messageFmt, args...))
 }
 
-func (recorder *recorderImpl) PastEventf(object runtime.Object, timestamp metav1.Time, eventtype, reason, messageFmt string, args ...interface{}) {
-	recorder.generateEvent(object, nil, timestamp, eventtype, reason, fmt.Sprintf(messageFmt, args...))
-}
-
 func (recorder *recorderImpl) AnnotatedEventf(object runtime.Object, annotations map[string]string, eventtype, reason, messageFmt string, args ...interface{}) {
 	recorder.generateEvent(object, annotations, metav1.Now(), eventtype, reason, fmt.Sprintf(messageFmt, args...))
 }
diff --git a/tools/record/fake.go b/tools/record/fake.go
index 6e031daa..8546c1dd 100644
--- a/tools/record/fake.go
+++ b/tools/record/fake.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package record
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 )
 
@@ -42,9 +41,6 @@ func (f *FakeRecorder) Eventf(object runtime.Object, eventtype, reason, messageF
 	}
 }
 
-func (f *FakeRecorder) PastEventf(object runtime.Object, timestamp metav1.Time, eventtype, reason, messageFmt string, args ...interface{}) {
-}
-
 func (f *FakeRecorder) AnnotatedEventf(object runtime.Object, annotations map[string]string, eventtype, reason, messageFmt string, args ...interface{}) {
 	f.Eventf(object, eventtype, reason, messageFmt, args)
 }