diff --git a/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/garbagecollector.go b/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/garbagecollector.go
index 9028accb14c..4f6d445c763 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/garbagecollector.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/garbagecollector.go
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
-
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
@@ -45,6 +43,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue"
 	"k8s.io/controller-manager/controller"
 	"k8s.io/controller-manager/pkg/informerfactory"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	c "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/apis/config/scheme"
 
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ const ResourceResyncTime time.Duration = 0
 // ensures that the garbage collector operates with a graph that is at least as
 // up to date as the notification is sent.
 type GarbageCollector struct {
-	restMapper     resettableRESTMapper
+	restMapper     meta.ResettableRESTMapper
 	metadataClient metadata.Interface
 	// garbage collector attempts to delete the items in attemptToDelete queue when the time is ripe.
 	attemptToDelete workqueue.RateLimitingInterface
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ var _ controller.Debuggable = (*GarbageCollector)(nil)
 func NewGarbageCollector(
 	kubeClient clientset.Interface,
 	metadataClient metadata.Interface,
-	mapper resettableRESTMapper,
+	mapper meta.ResettableRESTMapper,
 	ignoredResources map[schema.GroupResource]struct{},
 	sharedInformers informerfactory.InformerFactory,
 	informersStarted <-chan struct{},
@@ -164,13 +163,6 @@ func (gc *GarbageCollector) Run(ctx context.Context, workers int) {
 	<-ctx.Done()
 }
 
-// resettableRESTMapper is a RESTMapper which is capable of resetting itself
-// from discovery.
-type resettableRESTMapper interface {
-	meta.RESTMapper
-	Reset()
-}
-
 // Sync periodically resyncs the garbage collector when new resources are
 // observed from discovery. When new resources are detected, Sync will stop all
 // GC workers, reset gc.restMapper, and resync the monitors.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/garbagecollector_test.go b/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/garbagecollector_test.go
index e239c51a4a8..64b3f0faccc 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/garbagecollector_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/garbagecollector_test.go
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ type testRESTMapper struct {
 	meta.RESTMapper
 }
 
-func (*testRESTMapper) Reset() {}
+func (m *testRESTMapper) Reset() {
+	meta.MaybeResetRESTMapper(m.RESTMapper)
+}
 
 func TestGarbageCollectorConstruction(t *testing.T) {
 	config := &restclient.Config{}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/firsthit_restmapper.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/firsthit_restmapper.go
index fd221002290..1bc816fe3f3 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/firsthit_restmapper.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/firsthit_restmapper.go
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ import (
 	utilerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors"
 )
 
+var (
+	_ ResettableRESTMapper = &FirstHitRESTMapper{}
+)
+
 // FirstHitRESTMapper is a wrapper for multiple RESTMappers which returns the
 // first successful result for the singular requests
 type FirstHitRESTMapper struct {
@@ -75,6 +79,10 @@ func (m FirstHitRESTMapper) RESTMapping(gk schema.GroupKind, versions ...string)
 	return nil, collapseAggregateErrors(errors)
 }
 
+func (m FirstHitRESTMapper) Reset() {
+	m.MultiRESTMapper.Reset()
+}
+
 // collapseAggregateErrors returns the minimal errors.  it handles empty as nil, handles one item in a list
 // by returning the item, and collapses all NoMatchErrors to a single one (since they should all be the same)
 func collapseAggregateErrors(errors []error) error {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/interfaces.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/interfaces.go
index 42eac3af001..a35ce3bd0aa 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/interfaces.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/interfaces.go
@@ -132,3 +132,12 @@ type RESTMapper interface {
 
 	ResourceSingularizer(resource string) (singular string, err error)
 }
+
+// ResettableRESTMapper is a RESTMapper which is capable of resetting itself
+// from discovery.
+// All rest mappers that delegate to other rest mappers must implement this interface and dynamically
+// check if the delegate mapper supports the Reset() operation.
+type ResettableRESTMapper interface {
+	RESTMapper
+	Reset()
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/lazy.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/lazy.go
index 431a0a63532..a4298114b6d 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/lazy.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/lazy.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type lazyObject struct {
 	mapper RESTMapper
 }
 
-// NewLazyObjectLoader handles unrecoverable errors when creating a RESTMapper / ObjectTyper by
+// NewLazyRESTMapperLoader handles unrecoverable errors when creating a RESTMapper / ObjectTyper by
 // returning those initialization errors when the interface methods are invoked. This defers the
 // initialization and any server calls until a client actually needs to perform the action.
 func NewLazyRESTMapperLoader(fn func() (RESTMapper, error)) RESTMapper {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (o *lazyObject) init() error {
 	return o.err
 }
 
-var _ RESTMapper = &lazyObject{}
+var _ ResettableRESTMapper = &lazyObject{}
 
 func (o *lazyObject) KindFor(resource schema.GroupVersionResource) (schema.GroupVersionKind, error) {
 	if err := o.init(); err != nil {
@@ -102,3 +102,11 @@ func (o *lazyObject) ResourceSingularizer(resource string) (singular string, err
 	}
 	return o.mapper.ResourceSingularizer(resource)
 }
+
+func (o *lazyObject) Reset() {
+	o.lock.Lock()
+	defer o.lock.Unlock()
+	if o.loaded && o.err == nil {
+		MaybeResetRESTMapper(o.mapper)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/multirestmapper.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/multirestmapper.go
index 6b01bf197fa..b7e97125052 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/multirestmapper.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/multirestmapper.go
@@ -24,11 +24,15 @@ import (
 	utilerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors"
 )
 
+var (
+	_ ResettableRESTMapper = MultiRESTMapper{}
+)
+
 // MultiRESTMapper is a wrapper for multiple RESTMappers.
 type MultiRESTMapper []RESTMapper
 
 func (m MultiRESTMapper) String() string {
-	nested := []string{}
+	nested := make([]string, 0, len(m))
 	for _, t := range m {
 		currString := fmt.Sprintf("%v", t)
 		splitStrings := strings.Split(currString, "\n")
@@ -208,3 +212,9 @@ func (m MultiRESTMapper) RESTMappings(gk schema.GroupKind, versions ...string) (
 	}
 	return allMappings, nil
 }
+
+func (m MultiRESTMapper) Reset() {
+	for _, t := range m {
+		MaybeResetRESTMapper(t)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/priority.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/priority.go
index fa11c580f70..4f097c9c90d 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/priority.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/priority.go
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ const (
 	AnyKind     = "*"
 )
 
+var (
+	_ ResettableRESTMapper = PriorityRESTMapper{}
+)
+
 // PriorityRESTMapper is a wrapper for automatically choosing a particular Resource or Kind
 // when multiple matches are possible
 type PriorityRESTMapper struct {
@@ -220,3 +224,7 @@ func (m PriorityRESTMapper) ResourcesFor(partiallySpecifiedResource schema.Group
 func (m PriorityRESTMapper) KindsFor(partiallySpecifiedResource schema.GroupVersionResource) (gvk []schema.GroupVersionKind, err error) {
 	return m.Delegate.KindsFor(partiallySpecifiedResource)
 }
+
+func (m PriorityRESTMapper) Reset() {
+	MaybeResetRESTMapper(m.Delegate)
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/restmapper.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/restmapper.go
index 00bd86f51a7..f41b9bf78ce 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/restmapper.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/restmapper.go
@@ -519,3 +519,12 @@ func (m *DefaultRESTMapper) RESTMappings(gk schema.GroupKind, versions ...string
 	}
 	return mappings, nil
 }
+
+// MaybeResetRESTMapper calls Reset() on the mapper if it is a ResettableRESTMapper.
+func MaybeResetRESTMapper(mapper RESTMapper) bool {
+	m, ok := mapper.(ResettableRESTMapper)
+	if ok {
+		m.Reset()
+	}
+	return ok
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/builder_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/builder_test.go
index bc6e3c66fb0..e990ec5ed34 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/builder_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/builder_test.go
@@ -335,6 +335,10 @@ func (l *errorRestMapper) RESTMapping(gk schema.GroupKind, versions ...string) (
 	return nil, l.err
 }
 
+func (l *errorRestMapper) Reset() {
+	meta.MaybeResetRESTMapper(l.RESTMapper)
+}
+
 func newDefaultBuilderWithMapperError(fakeClientFn FakeClientFunc, err error) *Builder {
 	return NewFakeBuilder(
 		fakeClientFn,
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/restmapper/discovery.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/restmapper/discovery.go
index d560db84dc9..3505178b669 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/restmapper/discovery.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/restmapper/discovery.go
@@ -335,4 +335,4 @@ func (d *DeferredDiscoveryRESTMapper) String() string {
 }
 
 // Make sure it satisfies the interface
-var _ meta.RESTMapper = &DeferredDiscoveryRESTMapper{}
+var _ meta.ResettableRESTMapper = &DeferredDiscoveryRESTMapper{}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/restmapper/shortcut.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/restmapper/shortcut.go
index 73b317c1ca4..714ba90a7aa 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/restmapper/shortcut.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/restmapper/shortcut.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ type shortcutExpander struct {
 	discoveryClient discovery.DiscoveryInterface
 }
 
-var _ meta.RESTMapper = &shortcutExpander{}
+var _ meta.ResettableRESTMapper = shortcutExpander{}
 
 // NewShortcutExpander wraps a restmapper in a layer that expands shortcuts found via discovery
 func NewShortcutExpander(delegate meta.RESTMapper, client discovery.DiscoveryInterface) meta.RESTMapper {
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@ func (e shortcutExpander) expandResourceShortcut(resource schema.GroupVersionRes
 	return resource
 }
 
+func (e shortcutExpander) Reset() {
+	meta.MaybeResetRESTMapper(e.RESTMapper)
+}
+
 // ResourceShortcuts represents a structure that holds the information how to
 // transition from resource's shortcut to its full name.
 type resourceShortcuts struct {