diff --git a/testing/fixture_test.go b/testing/fixture_test.go
index 5aab05aa..fb947f81 100644
--- a/testing/fixture_test.go
+++ b/testing/fixture_test.go
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ func getArbitraryResource(s schema.GroupVersionResource, name, namespace string)
 				"generateName":    "test_generateName",
 				"uid":             "test_uid",
 				"resourceVersion": "test_resourceVersion",
-				"selfLink":        "test_selfLink",
 			},
 			"data": strconv.Itoa(rand.Int()),
 		},
diff --git a/tools/events/eventseries_test.go b/tools/events/eventseries_test.go
index 3fe01a29..17097aae 100644
--- a/tools/events/eventseries_test.go
+++ b/tools/events/eventseries_test.go
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ func TestFinishSeries(t *testing.T) {
 	hostname, _ := os.Hostname()
 	testPod := &v1.Pod{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			SelfLink:  "/api/v1/namespaces/baz/pods/foo",
 			Name:      "foo",
 			Namespace: "baz",
 			UID:       "bar",
@@ -288,7 +287,6 @@ func TestRefreshExistingEventSeries(t *testing.T) {
 	hostname, _ := os.Hostname()
 	testPod := &v1.Pod{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			SelfLink:  "/api/v1/namespaces/baz/pods/foo",
 			Name:      "foo",
 			Namespace: "baz",
 			UID:       "bar",
diff --git a/tools/record/event_test.go b/tools/record/event_test.go
index f003b1d3..54435bca 100644
--- a/tools/record/event_test.go
+++ b/tools/record/event_test.go
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ func TestNonRacyShutdown(t *testing.T) {
 func TestEventf(t *testing.T) {
 	testPod := &v1.Pod{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			SelfLink:  "/api/v1/namespaces/baz/pods/foo",
 			Name:      "foo",
 			Namespace: "baz",
 			UID:       "bar",
@@ -137,7 +136,6 @@ func TestEventf(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	testPod2 := &v1.Pod{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			SelfLink:  "/api/v1/namespaces/baz/pods/foo",
 			Name:      "foo",
 			Namespace: "baz",
 			UID:       "differentUid",
@@ -554,9 +552,8 @@ func TestLotsOfEvents(t *testing.T) {
 func TestEventfNoNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 	testPod := &v1.Pod{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			SelfLink: "/api/v1/namespaces/default/pods/foo",
-			Name:     "foo",
-			UID:      "bar",
+			Name: "foo",
+			UID:  "bar",
 		},
 	}
 	testRef, err := ref.GetPartialReference(scheme.Scheme, testPod, "spec.containers[2]")
@@ -651,7 +648,6 @@ func TestEventfNoNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 func TestMultiSinkCache(t *testing.T) {
 	testPod := &v1.Pod{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			SelfLink:  "/api/v1/namespaces/baz/pods/foo",
 			Name:      "foo",
 			Namespace: "baz",
 			UID:       "bar",
@@ -659,7 +655,6 @@ func TestMultiSinkCache(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	testPod2 := &v1.Pod{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			SelfLink:  "/api/v1/namespaces/baz/pods/foo",
 			Name:      "foo",
 			Namespace: "baz",
 			UID:       "differentUid",
diff --git a/tools/reference/ref_test.go b/tools/reference/ref_test.go
index 7a478374..c7042c62 100644
--- a/tools/reference/ref_test.go
+++ b/tools/reference/ref_test.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func TestGetReferenceRefVersion(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "v1 GV from scheme",
 			input: &TestRuntimeObj{
-				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{SelfLink: "/bad-selflink/unused"},
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{},
 			},
 			groupVersion:       schema.GroupVersion{Group: "", Version: "v1"},
 			expectedRefVersion: "v1",
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func TestGetReferenceRefVersion(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "foo.group/v3 GV from scheme",
 			input: &TestRuntimeObj{
-				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{SelfLink: "/bad-selflink/unused"},
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{},
 			},
 			groupVersion:       schema.GroupVersion{Group: "foo.group", Version: "v3"},
 			expectedRefVersion: "foo.group/v3",
diff --git a/util/jsonpath/jsonpath_test.go b/util/jsonpath/jsonpath_test.go
index 197e73e8..6473d259 100644
--- a/util/jsonpath/jsonpath_test.go
+++ b/util/jsonpath/jsonpath_test.go
@@ -793,8 +793,7 @@ func TestRunningPodsJSONPathOutput(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 			},
            		{
-				"resourceVersion": "",
-				"selfLink": ""
+				"resourceVersion": ""
 			}
 		]
 	}`)