diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/persistentvolumeclaim/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/core/persistentvolumeclaim/strategy.go
index 2500ed1b52a..a35cee7d9a8 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/persistentvolumeclaim/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/persistentvolumeclaim/strategy.go
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ func (persistentvolumeclaimStrategy) ValidateUpdate(ctx context.Context, obj, ol
 	newPvc := obj.(*api.PersistentVolumeClaim)
 	oldPvc := old.(*api.PersistentVolumeClaim)
 	opts := validation.ValidationOptionsForPersistentVolumeClaim(newPvc, oldPvc)
-	errorList := validation.ValidatePersistentVolumeClaim(newPvc, opts)
-	return append(errorList, validation.ValidatePersistentVolumeClaimUpdate(newPvc, oldPvc, opts)...)
+	return validation.ValidatePersistentVolumeClaimUpdate(newPvc, oldPvc, opts)
 }
 
 // WarningsOnUpdate returns warnings for the given update.
diff --git a/pkg/registry/storage/volumeattachment/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/storage/volumeattachment/strategy.go
index 51a064c9edc..a79d7406e2e 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/storage/volumeattachment/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/storage/volumeattachment/strategy.go
@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@ func (volumeAttachmentStrategy) PrepareForUpdate(ctx context.Context, obj, old r
 func (volumeAttachmentStrategy) ValidateUpdate(ctx context.Context, obj, old runtime.Object) field.ErrorList {
 	newVolumeAttachmentObj := obj.(*storage.VolumeAttachment)
 	oldVolumeAttachmentObj := old.(*storage.VolumeAttachment)
-	errorList := validation.ValidateVolumeAttachment(newVolumeAttachmentObj)
-	return append(errorList, validation.ValidateVolumeAttachmentUpdate(newVolumeAttachmentObj, oldVolumeAttachmentObj)...)
+	return validation.ValidateVolumeAttachmentUpdate(newVolumeAttachmentObj, oldVolumeAttachmentObj)
 }
 
 // WarningsOnUpdate returns warnings for the given update.
diff --git a/pkg/registry/storage/volumeattributesclass/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/storage/volumeattributesclass/strategy.go
index d816c2599e1..f7652bc46a4 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/storage/volumeattributesclass/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/storage/volumeattributesclass/strategy.go
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ func (volumeAttributesClassStrategy) PrepareForUpdate(ctx context.Context, obj,
 }
 
 func (volumeAttributesClassStrategy) ValidateUpdate(ctx context.Context, obj, old runtime.Object) field.ErrorList {
-	errorList := validation.ValidateVolumeAttributesClass(obj.(*storage.VolumeAttributesClass))
-	return append(errorList, validation.ValidateVolumeAttributesClassUpdate(obj.(*storage.VolumeAttributesClass), old.(*storage.VolumeAttributesClass))...)
+	return validation.ValidateVolumeAttributesClassUpdate(obj.(*storage.VolumeAttributesClass), old.(*storage.VolumeAttributesClass))
 }
 
 // WarningsOnUpdate returns warnings for the given update.