diff --git a/pkg/apis/flowcontrol/install/install.go b/pkg/apis/flowcontrol/install/install.go
index 1c8d382c83d..825091e114a 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/flowcontrol/install/install.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/flowcontrol/install/install.go
@@ -27,12 +27,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	Install(GetTheScheme())
-}
-
-// GetTheScheme returns the `*Scheme` with which this package registers stuff
-func GetTheScheme() *runtime.Scheme {
-	return legacyscheme.Scheme
+	Install(legacyscheme.Scheme)
 }
 
 // Install registers the API group and adds types to a scheme
diff --git a/pkg/apis/flowcontrol/internalbootstrap/BUILD b/pkg/apis/flowcontrol/internalbootstrap/BUILD
index 039f13cd74a..565f63683d7 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/flowcontrol/internalbootstrap/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/apis/flowcontrol/internalbootstrap/BUILD
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/apis/flowcontrol/install:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/flowcontrol/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/conversion:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/flowcontrol/bootstrap:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
@@ -33,7 +34,6 @@ go_test(
     srcs = ["defaults_test.go"],
     embed = [":go_default_library"],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/apis/flowcontrol/install:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/flowcontrol/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/flowcontrol/bootstrap:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/apis/flowcontrol/internalbootstrap/default-internal.go b/pkg/apis/flowcontrol/internalbootstrap/default-internal.go
index dd33b8e7664..0e3a3b449e7 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/flowcontrol/internalbootstrap/default-internal.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/flowcontrol/internalbootstrap/default-internal.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package internalbootstrap
 import (
 	fcv1a1 "k8s.io/api/flowcontrol/v1alpha1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/conversion"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/flowcontrol/bootstrap"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/flowcontrol"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/flowcontrol/install"
@@ -37,9 +38,15 @@ var MandatoryFlowSchemas = internalizeFSes(bootstrap.MandatoryFlowSchemas)
 // reachable from this map.
 var MandatoryPriorityLevelConfigurations = internalizePLs(bootstrap.MandatoryPriorityLevelConfigurations)
 
+func NewAPFScheme() *runtime.Scheme {
+	scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
+	install.Install(scheme)
+	return scheme
+}
+
 func internalizeFSes(exts []*fcv1a1.FlowSchema) map[string]*flowcontrol.FlowSchema {
 	ans := make(map[string]*flowcontrol.FlowSchema, len(exts))
-	converter := install.GetTheScheme().Converter()
+	converter := NewAPFScheme().Converter()
 	for _, ext := range exts {
 		var untyped flowcontrol.FlowSchema
 		err := converter.Convert(ext, &untyped, 0, &conversion.Meta{})
@@ -53,7 +60,7 @@ func internalizeFSes(exts []*fcv1a1.FlowSchema) map[string]*flowcontrol.FlowSche
 
 func internalizePLs(exts []*fcv1a1.PriorityLevelConfiguration) map[string]*flowcontrol.PriorityLevelConfiguration {
 	ans := make(map[string]*flowcontrol.PriorityLevelConfiguration, len(exts))
-	converter := install.GetTheScheme().Converter()
+	converter := NewAPFScheme().Converter()
 	for _, ext := range exts {
 		var untyped flowcontrol.PriorityLevelConfiguration
 		err := converter.Convert(ext, &untyped, 0, &conversion.Meta{})
diff --git a/pkg/apis/flowcontrol/internalbootstrap/defaults_test.go b/pkg/apis/flowcontrol/internalbootstrap/defaults_test.go
index ff37262b2c6..51cb9e52c5e 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/flowcontrol/internalbootstrap/defaults_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/flowcontrol/internalbootstrap/defaults_test.go
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ import (
 	fcv1a1 "k8s.io/api/flowcontrol/v1alpha1"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/flowcontrol/bootstrap"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/flowcontrol/install"
 )
 
 func TestMandatoryAlreadyDefaulted(t *testing.T) {
+	scheme := NewAPFScheme()
 	for _, obj := range bootstrap.MandatoryFlowSchemas {
 		obj2 := obj.DeepCopyObject().(*fcv1a1.FlowSchema)
-		install.GetTheScheme().Default(obj2)
+		scheme.Default(obj2)
 		if apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(obj, obj2) {
 			t.Logf("Defaulting makes no change to %#+v", *obj)
 		} else {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func TestMandatoryAlreadyDefaulted(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, obj := range bootstrap.MandatoryPriorityLevelConfigurations {
 		obj2 := obj.DeepCopyObject().(*fcv1a1.PriorityLevelConfiguration)
-		install.GetTheScheme().Default(obj2)
+		scheme.Default(obj2)
 		if apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(obj, obj2) {
 			t.Logf("Defaulting makes no change to %#+v", *obj)
 		} else {