diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/docker_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/docker_manager.go
index 65287de058f..dcd1291eb3d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/docker_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/docker_manager.go
@@ -1915,11 +1915,7 @@ func (dm *DockerManager) SyncPod(pod *api.Pod, _ api.PodStatus, podStatus *kubec
 	glog.V(3).Infof("Got container changes for pod %q: %+v", format.Pod(pod), containerChanges)
 
 	if containerChanges.InfraChanged {
-		ref, err := api.GetReference(pod)
-		if err != nil {
-			glog.Errorf("Couldn't make a ref to pod %q: '%v'", format.Pod(pod), err)
-		}
-		dm.recorder.Eventf(ref, api.EventTypeNormal, "InfraChanged", "Pod infrastructure changed, it will be killed and re-created.")
+		dm.recorder.Eventf(pod, api.EventTypeNormal, "InfraChanged", "Pod infrastructure changed, it will be killed and re-created.")
 	}
 	if containerChanges.StartInfraContainer || (len(containerChanges.ContainersToKeep) == 0 && len(containerChanges.ContainersToStart) == 0) {
 		if len(containerChanges.ContainersToKeep) == 0 && len(containerChanges.ContainersToStart) == 0 {
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
index bb5b2f87a25..b260c82f1ea 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -1932,12 +1932,9 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) syncPod(o syncPodOptions) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	if err := kl.volumeManager.WaitForAttachAndMount(defaultedPod); err != nil {
-		ref, errGetRef := api.GetReference(pod)
-		if errGetRef == nil && ref != nil {
-			kl.recorder.Eventf(ref, api.EventTypeWarning, kubecontainer.FailedMountVolume, "Unable to mount volumes for pod %q: %v", format.Pod(pod), err)
-			glog.Errorf("Unable to mount volumes for pod %q: %v; skipping pod", format.Pod(pod), err)
-			return err
-		}
+		kl.recorder.Eventf(pod, api.EventTypeWarning, kubecontainer.FailedMountVolume, "Unable to mount volumes for pod %q: %v", format.Pod(pod), err)
+		glog.Errorf("Unable to mount volumes for pod %q: %v; skipping pod", format.Pod(pod), err)
+		return err
 	}
 
 	// Fetch the pull secrets for the pod