diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher.go
index e3c787d0842..27ead5a1d78 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher.go
@@ -682,12 +682,16 @@ func forgetWatcher(c *Cacher, index int, triggerValue string, triggerSupported b
 }
 
 func filterFunction(key string, p SelectionPredicate) func(string, runtime.Object) bool {
-	f := SimpleFilter(p)
 	filterFunc := func(objKey string, obj runtime.Object) bool {
 		if !hasPathPrefix(objKey, key) {
 			return false
 		}
-		return f(obj)
+		matches, err := p.Matches(obj)
+		if err != nil {
+			glog.Errorf("invalid object for matching. Obj: %v. Err: %v", obj, err)
+			return false
+		}
+		return matches
 	}
 	return filterFunc
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd/etcd_helper.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd/etcd_helper.go
index 322ccefabd1..6f37f99d2dc 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd/etcd_helper.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd/etcd_helper.go
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func (h *etcdHelper) Watch(ctx context.Context, key string, resourceVersion stri
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	key = path.Join(h.pathPrefix, key)
-	w := newEtcdWatcher(false, h.quorum, nil, storage.SimpleFilter(pred), h.codec, h.versioner, nil, h.transformer, h)
+	w := newEtcdWatcher(false, h.quorum, nil, pred, h.codec, h.versioner, nil, h.transformer, h)
 	go w.etcdWatch(ctx, h.etcdKeysAPI, key, watchRV)
 	return w, nil
 }
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ func (h *etcdHelper) WatchList(ctx context.Context, key string, resourceVersion
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	key = path.Join(h.pathPrefix, key)
-	w := newEtcdWatcher(true, h.quorum, exceptKey(key), storage.SimpleFilter(pred), h.codec, h.versioner, nil, h.transformer, h)
+	w := newEtcdWatcher(true, h.quorum, exceptKey(key), pred, h.codec, h.versioner, nil, h.transformer, h)
 	go w.etcdWatch(ctx, h.etcdKeysAPI, key, watchRV)
 	return w, nil
 }
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ func (h *etcdHelper) GetToList(ctx context.Context, key string, resourceVersion
 	nodes := make([]*etcd.Node, 0)
 	nodes = append(nodes, response.Node)
 
-	if err := h.decodeNodeList(nodes, storage.SimpleFilter(pred), listPtr); err != nil {
+	if err := h.decodeNodeList(nodes, pred, listPtr); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	trace.Step("Object decoded")
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ func (h *etcdHelper) GetToList(ctx context.Context, key string, resourceVersion
 }
 
 // decodeNodeList walks the tree of each node in the list and decodes into the specified object
-func (h *etcdHelper) decodeNodeList(nodes []*etcd.Node, filter storage.FilterFunc, slicePtr interface{}) error {
+func (h *etcdHelper) decodeNodeList(nodes []*etcd.Node, pred storage.SelectionPredicate, slicePtr interface{}) error {
 	trace := utiltrace.New("decodeNodeList " + getTypeName(slicePtr))
 	defer trace.LogIfLong(400 * time.Millisecond)
 	v, err := conversion.EnforcePtr(slicePtr)
@@ -383,13 +383,13 @@ func (h *etcdHelper) decodeNodeList(nodes []*etcd.Node, filter storage.FilterFun
 			// IMPORTANT: do not log each key as a discrete step in the trace log
 			// as it produces an immense amount of log spam when there is a large
 			// amount of content in the list.
-			if err := h.decodeNodeList(node.Nodes, filter, slicePtr); err != nil {
+			if err := h.decodeNodeList(node.Nodes, pred, slicePtr); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 			continue
 		}
-		if obj, found := h.getFromCache(node.ModifiedIndex, filter); found {
-			// obj != nil iff it matches the filter function.
+		if obj, found := h.getFromCache(node.ModifiedIndex, pred); found {
+			// obj != nil iff it matches the pred function.
 			if obj != nil {
 				v.Set(reflect.Append(v, reflect.ValueOf(obj).Elem()))
 			}
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ func (h *etcdHelper) decodeNodeList(nodes []*etcd.Node, filter storage.FilterFun
 			}
 			// being unable to set the version does not prevent the object from being extracted
 			_ = h.versioner.UpdateObject(obj, node.ModifiedIndex)
-			if filter(obj) {
+			if matched, err := pred.Matches(obj); err == nil && matched {
 				v.Set(reflect.Append(v, reflect.ValueOf(obj).Elem()))
 			}
 			if node.ModifiedIndex != 0 {
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ func (h *etcdHelper) List(ctx context.Context, key string, resourceVersion strin
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := h.decodeNodeList(nodes, storage.SimpleFilter(pred), listPtr); err != nil {
+	if err := h.decodeNodeList(nodes, pred, listPtr); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	trace.Step("Node list decoded")
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ func (h *etcdHelper) GuaranteedUpdate(
 // their Node.ModifiedIndex, which is unique across all types.
 // All implementations must be thread-safe.
 type etcdCache interface {
-	getFromCache(index uint64, filter storage.FilterFunc) (runtime.Object, bool)
+	getFromCache(index uint64, pred storage.SelectionPredicate) (runtime.Object, bool)
 	addToCache(index uint64, obj runtime.Object)
 }
 
@@ -598,14 +598,14 @@ func getTypeName(obj interface{}) string {
 	return reflect.TypeOf(obj).String()
 }
 
-func (h *etcdHelper) getFromCache(index uint64, filter storage.FilterFunc) (runtime.Object, bool) {
+func (h *etcdHelper) getFromCache(index uint64, pred storage.SelectionPredicate) (runtime.Object, bool) {
 	startTime := time.Now()
 	defer func() {
 		metrics.ObserveGetCache(startTime)
 	}()
 	obj, found := h.cache.Get(index)
 	if found {
-		if !filter(obj.(runtime.Object)) {
+		if matched, err := pred.Matches(obj.(runtime.Object)); err != nil || !matched {
 			return nil, true
 		}
 		// We should not return the object itself to avoid polluting the cache if someone
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd/etcd_watcher.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd/etcd_watcher.go
index 1cd368bd86e..d86cd50ebab 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd/etcd_watcher.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd/etcd_watcher.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ type etcdWatcher struct {
 	list    bool // If we're doing a recursive watch, should be true.
 	quorum  bool // If we enable quorum, shoule be true
 	include includeFunc
-	filter  storage.FilterFunc
+	pred    storage.SelectionPredicate
 
 	etcdIncoming  chan *etcd.Response
 	etcdError     chan error
@@ -105,11 +105,9 @@ const watchWaitDuration = 100 * time.Millisecond
 
 // newEtcdWatcher returns a new etcdWatcher; if list is true, watch sub-nodes.
 // The versioner must be able to handle the objects that transform creates.
-func newEtcdWatcher(
-	list bool, quorum bool, include includeFunc, filter storage.FilterFunc,
+func newEtcdWatcher(list bool, quorum bool, include includeFunc, pred storage.SelectionPredicate,
 	encoding runtime.Codec, versioner storage.Versioner, transform TransformFunc,
-	valueTransformer ValueTransformer,
-	cache etcdCache) *etcdWatcher {
+	valueTransformer ValueTransformer, cache etcdCache) *etcdWatcher {
 	w := &etcdWatcher{
 		encoding:         encoding,
 		versioner:        versioner,
@@ -119,7 +117,7 @@ func newEtcdWatcher(
 		list:    list,
 		quorum:  quorum,
 		include: include,
-		filter:  filter,
+		pred:    pred,
 		// Buffer this channel, so that the etcd client is not forced
 		// to context switch with every object it gets, and so that a
 		// long time spent decoding an object won't block the *next*
@@ -315,7 +313,7 @@ func (w *etcdWatcher) translate() {
 
 // decodeObject extracts an object from the provided etcd node or returns an error.
 func (w *etcdWatcher) decodeObject(node *etcd.Node) (runtime.Object, error) {
-	if obj, found := w.cache.getFromCache(node.ModifiedIndex, storage.SimpleFilter(storage.Everything)); found {
+	if obj, found := w.cache.getFromCache(node.ModifiedIndex, storage.Everything); found {
 		return obj, nil
 	}
 
@@ -365,7 +363,7 @@ func (w *etcdWatcher) sendAdd(res *etcd.Response) {
 		// the resourceVersion to resume will never be able to get past a bad value.
 		return
 	}
-	if !w.filter(obj) {
+	if matched, err := w.pred.Matches(obj); err != nil || !matched {
 		return
 	}
 	action := watch.Added
@@ -391,7 +389,10 @@ func (w *etcdWatcher) sendModify(res *etcd.Response) {
 		// the resourceVersion to resume will never be able to get past a bad value.
 		return
 	}
-	curObjPasses := w.filter(curObj)
+	curObjPasses := false
+	if matched, err := w.pred.Matches(curObj); err == nil && matched {
+		curObjPasses = true
+	}
 	oldObjPasses := false
 	var oldObj runtime.Object
 	if res.PrevNode != nil && res.PrevNode.Value != "" {
@@ -400,10 +401,12 @@ func (w *etcdWatcher) sendModify(res *etcd.Response) {
 			if err := w.versioner.UpdateObject(oldObj, res.Node.ModifiedIndex); err != nil {
 				utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("failure to version api object (%d) %#v: %v", res.Node.ModifiedIndex, oldObj, err))
 			}
-			oldObjPasses = w.filter(oldObj)
+			if matched, err := w.pred.Matches(oldObj); err == nil && matched {
+				oldObjPasses = true
+			}
 		}
 	}
-	// Some changes to an object may cause it to start or stop matching a filter.
+	// Some changes to an object may cause it to start or stop matching a pred.
 	// We need to report those as adds/deletes. So we have to check both the previous
 	// and current value of the object.
 	switch {
@@ -423,7 +426,7 @@ func (w *etcdWatcher) sendModify(res *etcd.Response) {
 			Object: oldObj,
 		})
 	}
-	// Do nothing if neither new nor old object passed the filter.
+	// Do nothing if neither new nor old object passed the pred.
 }
 
 func (w *etcdWatcher) sendDelete(res *etcd.Response) {
@@ -449,7 +452,7 @@ func (w *etcdWatcher) sendDelete(res *etcd.Response) {
 		// the resourceVersion to resume will never be able to get past a bad value.
 		return
 	}
-	if !w.filter(obj) {
+	if matched, err := w.pred.Matches(obj); err != nil || !matched {
 		return
 	}
 	w.emit(watch.Event{
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd/etcd_watcher_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd/etcd_watcher_test.go
index aae3813a042..4c4d038dce5 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd/etcd_watcher_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd/etcd_watcher_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import (
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	apitesting "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/testing"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ var versioner = APIObjectVersioner{}
 // Implements etcdCache interface as empty methods (i.e. does not cache any objects)
 type fakeEtcdCache struct{}
 
-func (f *fakeEtcdCache) getFromCache(index uint64, filter storage.FilterFunc) (runtime.Object, bool) {
+func (f *fakeEtcdCache) getFromCache(index uint64, pred storage.SelectionPredicate) (runtime.Object, bool) {
 	return nil, false
 }
 
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ func TestWatchInterpretations(t *testing.T) {
 	podBar := &example.Pod{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "bar"}}
 	podBaz := &example.Pod{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "baz"}}
 
-	// All of these test cases will be run with the firstLetterIsB Filter.
+	// All of these test cases will be run with the firstLetterIsB SelectionPredicate.
 	table := map[string]struct {
 		actions       []string // Run this test item for every action here.
 		prevNodeValue string
@@ -128,8 +130,21 @@ func TestWatchInterpretations(t *testing.T) {
 			expectEmit: false,
 		},
 	}
-	firstLetterIsB := func(obj runtime.Object) bool {
-		return obj.(*example.Pod).Name[0] == 'b'
+
+	// Should use fieldSelector here.
+	// But for the sake of tests (simplifying the codes), use labelSelector to support set-based requirements
+	selector, err := labels.Parse("metadata.name in (bar, baz)")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	firstLetterIsB := storage.SelectionPredicate{
+		Label:                selector,
+		Field:                fields.Everything(),
+		IncludeUninitialized: true,
+		GetAttrs: func(obj runtime.Object) (labels.Set, fields.Set, bool, error) {
+			pod := obj.(*example.Pod)
+			return labels.Set{"metadata.name": pod.Name}, nil, pod.Initializers != nil, nil
+		},
 	}
 	for name, item := range table {
 		for _, action := range item.actions {
@@ -173,7 +188,7 @@ func TestWatchInterpretations(t *testing.T) {
 func TestWatchInterpretation_ResponseNotSet(t *testing.T) {
 	_, codecs := testScheme(t)
 	codec := codecs.LegacyCodec(schema.GroupVersion{Version: "v1"})
-	w := newEtcdWatcher(false, false, nil, storage.SimpleFilter(storage.Everything), codec, versioner, nil, prefixTransformer{prefix: "test!"}, &fakeEtcdCache{})
+	w := newEtcdWatcher(false, false, nil, storage.Everything, codec, versioner, nil, prefixTransformer{prefix: "test!"}, &fakeEtcdCache{})
 	w.emit = func(e watch.Event) {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected emit: %v", e)
 	}
@@ -189,7 +204,7 @@ func TestWatchInterpretation_ResponseNoNode(t *testing.T) {
 	codec := codecs.LegacyCodec(schema.GroupVersion{Version: "v1"})
 	actions := []string{"create", "set", "compareAndSwap", "delete"}
 	for _, action := range actions {
-		w := newEtcdWatcher(false, false, nil, storage.SimpleFilter(storage.Everything), codec, versioner, nil, prefixTransformer{prefix: "test!"}, &fakeEtcdCache{})
+		w := newEtcdWatcher(false, false, nil, storage.Everything, codec, versioner, nil, prefixTransformer{prefix: "test!"}, &fakeEtcdCache{})
 		w.emit = func(e watch.Event) {
 			t.Errorf("Unexpected emit: %v", e)
 		}
@@ -205,7 +220,7 @@ func TestWatchInterpretation_ResponseBadData(t *testing.T) {
 	codec := codecs.LegacyCodec(schema.GroupVersion{Version: "v1"})
 	actions := []string{"create", "set", "compareAndSwap", "delete"}
 	for _, action := range actions {
-		w := newEtcdWatcher(false, false, nil, storage.SimpleFilter(storage.Everything), codec, versioner, nil, prefixTransformer{prefix: "test!"}, &fakeEtcdCache{})
+		w := newEtcdWatcher(false, false, nil, storage.Everything, codec, versioner, nil, prefixTransformer{prefix: "test!"}, &fakeEtcdCache{})
 		w.emit = func(e watch.Event) {
 			t.Errorf("Unexpected emit: %v", e)
 		}
@@ -228,10 +243,17 @@ func TestWatchInterpretation_ResponseBadData(t *testing.T) {
 func TestSendResultDeleteEventHaveLatestIndex(t *testing.T) {
 	_, codecs := testScheme(t)
 	codec := apitesting.TestCodec(codecs, examplev1.SchemeGroupVersion)
-	filter := func(obj runtime.Object) bool {
-		return obj.(*example.Pod).Name != "bar"
+	selector, _ := fields.ParseSelector("metadata.name!=bar")
+	pred := storage.SelectionPredicate{
+		Label:                labels.Everything(),
+		Field:                selector,
+		IncludeUninitialized: true,
+		GetAttrs: func(obj runtime.Object) (labels.Set, fields.Set, bool, error) {
+			pod := obj.(*example.Pod)
+			return nil, fields.Set{"metadata.name": pod.Name}, pod.Initializers != nil, nil
+		},
 	}
-	w := newEtcdWatcher(false, false, nil, filter, codec, versioner, nil, prefixTransformer{prefix: "test!"}, &fakeEtcdCache{})
+	w := newEtcdWatcher(false, false, nil, pred, codec, versioner, nil, prefixTransformer{prefix: "test!"}, &fakeEtcdCache{})
 
 	eventChan := make(chan watch.Event, 1)
 	w.emit = func(e watch.Event) {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd3/store.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd3/store.go
index 2350a5526b8..ff654adec57 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd3/store.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd3/store.go
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ func (s *store) GetToList(ctx context.Context, key string, resourceVersion strin
 	if err != nil || v.Kind() != reflect.Slice {
 		panic("need ptr to slice")
 	}
-	if err := appendListItem(v, data, uint64(getResp.Kvs[0].ModRevision), storage.SimpleFilter(pred), s.codec, s.versioner); err != nil {
+	if err := appendListItem(v, data, uint64(getResp.Kvs[0].ModRevision), pred, s.codec, s.versioner); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	// update version with cluster level revision
@@ -492,8 +492,6 @@ func (s *store) List(ctx context.Context, key, resourceVersion string, pred stor
 	}
 	keyPrefix := key
 
-	filter := storage.SimpleFilter(pred)
-
 	// set the appropriate clientv3 options to filter the returned data set
 	var paging bool
 	options := make([]clientv3.OpOption, 0, 4)
@@ -587,7 +585,7 @@ func (s *store) List(ctx context.Context, key, resourceVersion string, pred stor
 				continue
 			}
 
-			if err := appendListItem(v, data, uint64(kv.ModRevision), filter, s.codec, s.versioner); err != nil {
+			if err := appendListItem(v, data, uint64(kv.ModRevision), pred, s.codec, s.versioner); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
@@ -774,14 +772,14 @@ func decode(codec runtime.Codec, versioner storage.Versioner, value []byte, objP
 }
 
 // appendListItem decodes and appends the object (if it passes filter) to v, which must be a slice.
-func appendListItem(v reflect.Value, data []byte, rev uint64, filter storage.FilterFunc, codec runtime.Codec, versioner storage.Versioner) error {
+func appendListItem(v reflect.Value, data []byte, rev uint64, pred storage.SelectionPredicate, codec runtime.Codec, versioner storage.Versioner) error {
 	obj, _, err := codec.Decode(data, nil, reflect.New(v.Type().Elem()).Interface().(runtime.Object))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	// being unable to set the version does not prevent the object from being extracted
 	versioner.UpdateObject(obj, rev)
-	if filter(obj) {
+	if matched, err := pred.Matches(obj); err == nil && matched {
 		v.Set(reflect.Append(v, reflect.ValueOf(obj).Elem()))
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd3/watcher.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd3/watcher.go
index 366e161cfa0..38aae2f1fa6 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd3/watcher.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd3/watcher.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ type watchChan struct {
 	key               string
 	initialRev        int64
 	recursive         bool
-	internalFilter    storage.FilterFunc
+	internalPred      storage.SelectionPredicate
 	ctx               context.Context
 	cancel            context.CancelFunc
 	incomingEventChan chan *event
@@ -111,14 +111,14 @@ func (w *watcher) createWatchChan(ctx context.Context, key string, rev int64, re
 		key:               key,
 		initialRev:        rev,
 		recursive:         recursive,
-		internalFilter:    storage.SimpleFilter(pred),
+		internalPred:      pred,
 		incomingEventChan: make(chan *event, incomingBufSize),
 		resultChan:        make(chan watch.Event, outgoingBufSize),
 		errChan:           make(chan error, 1),
 	}
 	if pred.Empty() {
 		// The filter doesn't filter out any object.
-		wc.internalFilter = nil
+		wc.internalPred = storage.Everything
 	}
 	wc.ctx, wc.cancel = context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	return wc
@@ -250,14 +250,15 @@ func (wc *watchChan) processEvent(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 }
 
 func (wc *watchChan) filter(obj runtime.Object) bool {
-	if wc.internalFilter == nil {
+	if wc.internalPred.Empty() {
 		return true
 	}
-	return wc.internalFilter(obj)
+	matched, err := wc.internalPred.Matches(obj)
+	return err == nil && matched
 }
 
 func (wc *watchChan) acceptAll() bool {
-	return wc.internalFilter == nil
+	return wc.internalPred.Empty()
 }
 
 // transform transforms an event into a result for user if not filtered.
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/interfaces.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/interfaces.go
index 0d81f05c3d9..987d84f5780 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/interfaces.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/interfaces.go
@@ -70,10 +70,6 @@ type MatchValue struct {
 // to that function.
 type TriggerPublisherFunc func(obj runtime.Object) []MatchValue
 
-// FilterFunc takes an API object and returns true if the object satisfies some requirements.
-// TODO: We will remove this type and use SelectionPredicate everywhere.
-type FilterFunc func(obj runtime.Object) bool
-
 // Everything accepts all objects.
 var Everything = SelectionPredicate{
 	Label: labels.Everything(),
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/selection_predicate.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/selection_predicate.go
index 83e423a97ab..9c8c3d5994c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/selection_predicate.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/selection_predicate.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (s *SelectionPredicate) Matches(obj runtime.Object) (bool, error) {
 	}
 	matched := s.Label.Matches(labels)
 	if matched && s.Field != nil {
-		matched = (matched && s.Field.Matches(fields))
+		matched = matched && s.Field.Matches(fields)
 	}
 	return matched, nil
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/util.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/util.go
index 3e0b7211b95..ebe54ba2cc7 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/util.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/util.go
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
-	"github.com/golang/glog"
-
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/validation/path"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
@@ -40,19 +38,6 @@ func SimpleUpdate(fn SimpleUpdateFunc) UpdateFunc {
 	}
 }
 
-// SimpleFilter converts a selection predicate into a FilterFunc.
-// It ignores any error from Matches().
-func SimpleFilter(p SelectionPredicate) FilterFunc {
-	return func(obj runtime.Object) bool {
-		matches, err := p.Matches(obj)
-		if err != nil {
-			glog.Errorf("invalid object for matching. Obj: %v. Err: %v", obj, err)
-			return false
-		}
-		return matches
-	}
-}
-
 func EverythingFunc(runtime.Object) bool {
 	return true
 }