diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/controller/openapi/builder/builder.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/controller/openapi/builder/builder.go
index 950e8b08ab5..332afb2c93a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/controller/openapi/builder/builder.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/controller/openapi/builder/builder.go
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ const (
 	objectMetaSchemaRef = "#/definitions/io.k8s.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.ObjectMeta"
 	listMetaSchemaRef   = "#/definitions/io.k8s.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.ListMeta"
 
-	listMetaType   = "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1.ListMeta"
 	typeMetaType   = "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1.TypeMeta"
 	objectMetaType = "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1.ObjectMeta"