diff --git a/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/options/options.go b/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/options/options.go
index ece52e9e212..854a1450c94 100644
--- a/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/options/options.go
+++ b/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/options/options.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import (
 	apiserveroptions "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options"
 	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/informers"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	v1core "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1"
 	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
@@ -269,7 +268,7 @@ func (o *CloudControllerManagerOptions) Config() (*cloudcontrollerconfig.Config,
 	return c, nil
 }
 
-func createRecorder(kubeClient kubernetes.Interface, userAgent string) record.EventRecorder {
+func createRecorder(kubeClient clientset.Interface, userAgent string) record.EventRecorder {
 	eventBroadcaster := record.NewBroadcaster()
 	eventBroadcaster.StartLogging(glog.Infof)
 	eventBroadcaster.StartRecordingToSink(&v1core.EventSinkImpl{Interface: kubeClient.CoreV1().Events("")})
diff --git a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options.go b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options.go
index a64299a0fdc..eb818c9e5bd 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	apiserveroptions "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options"
 	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	v1core "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1"
 	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
@@ -460,7 +459,7 @@ func (s KubeControllerManagerOptions) Config(allControllers []string, disabledBy
 	return c, nil
 }
 
-func createRecorder(kubeClient kubernetes.Interface, userAgent string) record.EventRecorder {
+func createRecorder(kubeClient clientset.Interface, userAgent string) record.EventRecorder {
 	eventBroadcaster := record.NewBroadcaster()
 	eventBroadcaster.StartLogging(glog.Infof)
 	eventBroadcaster.StartRecordingToSink(&v1core.EventSinkImpl{Interface: kubeClient.CoreV1().Events("")})