diff --git a/pkg/genericapiserver/api/handlers/rest.go b/pkg/genericapiserver/api/handlers/rest.go
index 0cf967b6ebc..ba694752dff 100644
--- a/pkg/genericapiserver/api/handlers/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/genericapiserver/api/handlers/rest.go
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ func (c *namedCreaterAdapter) Create(ctx request.Context, name string, obj runti
 
 // PatchResource returns a function that will handle a resource patch
 // TODO: Eventually PatchResource should just use GuaranteedUpdate and this routine should be a bit cleaner
-func PatchResource(r rest.Patcher, scope RequestScope, typer runtime.ObjectTyper, admit admission.Interface, converter runtime.ObjectConvertor) restful.RouteFunction {
+func PatchResource(r rest.Patcher, scope RequestScope, admit admission.Interface, converter runtime.ObjectConvertor) restful.RouteFunction {
 	return func(req *restful.Request, res *restful.Response) {
 		w := res.ResponseWriter
 
diff --git a/pkg/genericapiserver/api/installer.go b/pkg/genericapiserver/api/installer.go
index 1505ff2abe8..20289a92c16 100644
--- a/pkg/genericapiserver/api/installer.go
+++ b/pkg/genericapiserver/api/installer.go
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ func (a *APIInstaller) registerResourceHandlers(path string, storage rest.Storag
 			if hasSubresource {
 				doc = "partially update " + subresource + " of the specified " + kind
 			}
-			handler := metrics.InstrumentRouteFunc(action.Verb, resource, handlers.PatchResource(patcher, reqScope, a.group.Typer, admit, mapping.ObjectConvertor))
+			handler := metrics.InstrumentRouteFunc(action.Verb, resource, handlers.PatchResource(patcher, reqScope, admit, mapping.ObjectConvertor))
 			route := ws.PATCH(action.Path).To(handler).
 				Doc(doc).
 				Param(ws.QueryParameter("pretty", "If 'true', then the output is pretty printed.")).