diff --git a/hack/.staticcheck_failures b/hack/.staticcheck_failures
index 3f883674116..6842a45c8bd 100644
--- a/hack/.staticcheck_failures
+++ b/hack/.staticcheck_failures
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ vendor/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers
 vendor/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/fieldmanager
 vendor/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/responsewriters
 vendor/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/metrics
-vendor/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request
 vendor/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry
 vendor/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/rest
 vendor/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/resttest
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request/context.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request/context.go
index fe3ae38edcd..95166f5c474 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request/context.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request/context.go
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ const (
 
 	// auditKey is the context key for the audit event.
 	auditKey
-
-	// audiencesKey is the context key for request audiences.
-	audiencesKey
 )
 
 // NewContext instantiates a base context object for request flows.