diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ca36e5c9..49a670ab 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210615171337-6886f2dfbf5b
 	golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20210723032227-1f47c861a9ac
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.27.1
-	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20211213171716-0820d150f9ee
+	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20211213234601-b7112c1b6e9e
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20211213171520-e65876e14280
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.30.0
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20211115234752-e816edb12b65
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@ require (
 )
 
 replace (
-	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20211213171716-0820d150f9ee
+	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20211213234601-b7112c1b6e9e
 	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20211213171520-e65876e14280
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c2c5d3c1..d120bd6e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -610,8 +610,8 @@ honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190523083050-ea95bdfd59fc/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWh
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2019.2.3/go.mod h1:a3bituU0lyd329TUQxRnasdCoJDkEUEAqEt0JzvZhAg=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.3/go.mod h1:X/FiERA/W4tHapMX5mGpAtMSVEeEUOyHaw9vFzvIQ3k=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.4/go.mod h1:X/FiERA/W4tHapMX5mGpAtMSVEeEUOyHaw9vFzvIQ3k=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20211213171716-0820d150f9ee h1:/v+7rD7h8qwNabJfpXzvxuE1pY6wcJODhRknvg+nQi4=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20211213171716-0820d150f9ee/go.mod h1:vmCvbkzTfBQjlMNSgh69E+3vHHcFdYVCXF20g8xtEaE=
+k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20211213234601-b7112c1b6e9e h1:Fzjke98RMhnE6jv2L7ODA/aCizYxOAhovMGjdPrlU9c=
+k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20211213234601-b7112c1b6e9e/go.mod h1:vmCvbkzTfBQjlMNSgh69E+3vHHcFdYVCXF20g8xtEaE=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20211213171520-e65876e14280 h1:1Vi6MSKuJbfiiUckP6GaHTGYZtqayWlyf/JItZRH8Rg=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20211213171520-e65876e14280/go.mod h1:YpCy0BWvwSGZKMwmvPxCsfFJfl6vAwQdfVnPOJoUT2E=
 k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20210813121822-485abfe95c7c/go.mod h1:FiNAH4ZV3gBg2Kwh89tzAEV2be7d5xI0vBa/VySYy3E=
diff --git a/util/workqueue/delaying_queue.go b/util/workqueue/delaying_queue.go
index 61c4da53..26eacc2b 100644
--- a/util/workqueue/delaying_queue.go
+++ b/util/workqueue/delaying_queue.go
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ type DelayingInterface interface {
 	AddAfter(item interface{}, duration time.Duration)
 }
 
-// NewDelayingQueue constructs a new workqueue with delayed queuing ability
+// NewDelayingQueue constructs a new workqueue with delayed queuing ability.
+// NewDelayingQueue does not emit metrics. For use with a MetricsProvider, please use
+// NewNamedDelayingQueue instead.
 func NewDelayingQueue() DelayingInterface {
 	return NewDelayingQueueWithCustomClock(clock.RealClock{}, "")
 }
diff --git a/util/workqueue/rate_limiting_queue.go b/util/workqueue/rate_limiting_queue.go
index 8321876a..267f4ff4 100644
--- a/util/workqueue/rate_limiting_queue.go
+++ b/util/workqueue/rate_limiting_queue.go
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ type RateLimitingInterface interface {
 
 // NewRateLimitingQueue constructs a new workqueue with rateLimited queuing ability
 // Remember to call Forget!  If you don't, you may end up tracking failures forever.
+// NewRateLimitingQueue does not emit metrics. For use with a MetricsProvider, please use
+// NewNamedRateLimitingQueue instead.
 func NewRateLimitingQueue(rateLimiter RateLimiter) RateLimitingInterface {
 	return &rateLimitingType{
 		DelayingInterface: NewDelayingQueue(),