diff --git a/Godeps/Godeps.json b/Godeps/Godeps.json
index d49aacfe..cecfcc75 100644
--- a/Godeps/Godeps.json
+++ b/Godeps/Godeps.json
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/apimachinery",
-			"Rev": "4d9f99a83526"
+			"Rev": "8f98b2385567"
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/gengo",
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index da1a9d1f..8e60fe98 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20190308202827-9d24e82272b4
 	google.golang.org/appengine v1.5.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20191230033939-7dc09db16fb8
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20191230155340-4d9f99a83526
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20200106233518-8f98b2385567
 	k8s.io/klog v1.0.0
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20191217005138-9e5e9d854fcc
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.1.0
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@ replace (
 	golang.org/x/sys => golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190813064441-fde4db37ae7a // pinned to release-branch.go1.13
 	golang.org/x/tools => golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190821162956-65e3620a7ae7 // pinned to release-branch.go1.13
 	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20191230033939-7dc09db16fb8
-	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20191230155340-4d9f99a83526
+	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20200106233518-8f98b2385567
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7f69a308..7a5c2ed6 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.4/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190102054323-c2f93a96b099/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWhAfAdb/ePZxsR/4RtNHQocxwk9r4=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190106161140-3f1c8253044a/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWhAfAdb/ePZxsR/4RtNHQocxwk9r4=
 k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20191230033939-7dc09db16fb8/go.mod h1:cUvsxRRcutO57eFbvcbKsHasCbJP9NF8JA7Q9icijjI=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20191230155340-4d9f99a83526/go.mod h1:f763v4YxJPg8tVQiktAorc+M5Ot35n9qV7zC0bCzr0s=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20200106233518-8f98b2385567/go.mod h1:f763v4YxJPg8tVQiktAorc+M5Ot35n9qV7zC0bCzr0s=
 k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20190128074634-0689ccc1d7d6/go.mod h1:ezvh/TsK7cY6rbqRK0oQQ8IAqLxYwwyPxAX1Pzy0ii0=
 k8s.io/klog v0.0.0-20181102134211-b9b56d5dfc92/go.mod h1:Gq+BEi5rUBO/HRz0bTSXDUcqjScdoY3a9IHpCEIOOfk=
 k8s.io/klog v0.3.0/go.mod h1:Gq+BEi5rUBO/HRz0bTSXDUcqjScdoY3a9IHpCEIOOfk=
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)
 }