diff --git a/plugin/pkg/admission/storage/storageobjectinuseprotection/BUILD b/plugin/pkg/admission/storage/storageobjectinuseprotection/BUILD
index b09a399353c..1cccceca387 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/admission/storage/storageobjectinuseprotection/BUILD
+++ b/plugin/pkg/admission/storage/storageobjectinuseprotection/BUILD
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ go_library(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
         "//pkg/apis/core:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/client/informers/informers_generated/internalversion:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/client/listers/core/internalversion:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/features:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/kubeapiserver/admission:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/volume/util:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature:go_default_library",
@@ -24,8 +21,6 @@ go_test(
     embed = [":go_default_library"],
     deps = [
         "//pkg/apis/core:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/client/informers/informers_generated/internalversion:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/controller:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/volume/util:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/admission/storage/storageobjectinuseprotection/admission.go b/plugin/pkg/admission/storage/storageobjectinuseprotection/admission.go
index 5d7fca15d3b..2a8e24c6dfa 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/admission/storage/storageobjectinuseprotection/admission.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/admission/storage/storageobjectinuseprotection/admission.go
@@ -17,18 +17,14 @@ limitations under the License.
 package storageobjectinuseprotection
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"io"
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 
-	admission "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission"
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	api "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core"
-	informers "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/informers/informers_generated/internalversion"
-	corelisters "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/listers/core/internalversion"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
-	kubeapiserveradmission "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubeapiserver/admission"
 	volumeutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util"
 )
 
@@ -48,13 +44,9 @@ func Register(plugins *admission.Plugins) {
 // storageProtectionPlugin holds state for and implements the admission plugin.
 type storageProtectionPlugin struct {
 	*admission.Handler
-
-	pvcLister corelisters.PersistentVolumeClaimLister
-	pvLister  corelisters.PersistentVolumeLister
 }
 
 var _ admission.Interface = &storageProtectionPlugin{}
-var _ = kubeapiserveradmission.WantsInternalKubeInformerFactory(&storageProtectionPlugin{})
 
 // newPlugin creates a new admission plugin.
 func newPlugin() *storageProtectionPlugin {
@@ -63,27 +55,6 @@ func newPlugin() *storageProtectionPlugin {
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *storageProtectionPlugin) SetInternalKubeInformerFactory(f informers.SharedInformerFactory) {
-	pvcInformer := f.Core().InternalVersion().PersistentVolumeClaims()
-	c.pvcLister = pvcInformer.Lister()
-	pvInformer := f.Core().InternalVersion().PersistentVolumes()
-	c.pvLister = pvInformer.Lister()
-	c.SetReadyFunc(func() bool {
-		return pvcInformer.Informer().HasSynced() && pvInformer.Informer().HasSynced()
-	})
-}
-
-// ValidateInitialization ensures lister is set.
-func (c *storageProtectionPlugin) ValidateInitialization() error {
-	if c.pvcLister == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("missing PVC lister")
-	}
-	if c.pvLister == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("missing PV lister")
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 var (
 	pvResource  = api.Resource("persistentvolumes")
 	pvcResource = api.Resource("persistentvolumeclaims")
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/admission/storage/storageobjectinuseprotection/admission_test.go b/plugin/pkg/admission/storage/storageobjectinuseprotection/admission_test.go
index 4a7c9ce7fc7..757a93749e6 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/admission/storage/storageobjectinuseprotection/admission_test.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/admission/storage/storageobjectinuseprotection/admission_test.go
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	api "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core"
-	informers "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/informers/informers_generated/internalversion"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
 	volumeutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util"
 )
 
@@ -118,8 +116,6 @@ func TestAdmit(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	ctrl := newPlugin()
-	informerFactory := informers.NewSharedInformerFactory(nil, controller.NoResyncPeriodFunc())
-	ctrl.SetInternalKubeInformerFactory(informerFactory)
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		feature.DefaultFeatureGate.Set(fmt.Sprintf("StorageObjectInUseProtection=%v", test.featureEnabled))