diff --git a/tools/record/event.go b/tools/record/event.go
index 48ef45bb..0bf20c1d 100644
--- a/tools/record/event.go
+++ b/tools/record/event.go
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ type recorderImpl struct {
 	clock clock.Clock
 }
 
-func (recorder *recorderImpl) generateEvent(object runtime.Object, annotations map[string]string, timestamp metav1.Time, eventtype, reason, message string) {
+func (recorder *recorderImpl) generateEvent(object runtime.Object, annotations map[string]string, eventtype, reason, message string) {
 	ref, err := ref.GetReference(recorder.scheme, object)
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.Errorf("Could not construct reference to: '%#v' due to: '%v'. Will not report event: '%v' '%v' '%v'", object, err, eventtype, reason, message)
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ func (recorder *recorderImpl) generateEvent(object runtime.Object, annotations m
 }
 
 func (recorder *recorderImpl) Event(object runtime.Object, eventtype, reason, message string) {
-	recorder.generateEvent(object, nil, metav1.Now(), eventtype, reason, message)
+	recorder.generateEvent(object, nil, eventtype, reason, message)
 }
 
 func (recorder *recorderImpl) Eventf(object runtime.Object, eventtype, reason, messageFmt string, args ...interface{}) {
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ func (recorder *recorderImpl) Eventf(object runtime.Object, eventtype, reason, m
 }
 
 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...))
+	recorder.generateEvent(object, annotations, eventtype, reason, fmt.Sprintf(messageFmt, args...))
 }
 
 func (recorder *recorderImpl) makeEvent(ref *v1.ObjectReference, annotations map[string]string, eventtype, reason, message string) *v1.Event {