diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/dynamic/fake/simple.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/dynamic/fake/simple.go
index ee44c129f95..5d0a6f69f2a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/dynamic/fake/simple.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/dynamic/fake/simple.go
@@ -388,7 +388,6 @@ func (c *dynamicResourceClient) List(ctx context.Context, opts metav1.ListOption
 
 	list := &unstructured.UnstructuredList{}
 	list.SetRemainingItemCount(entireList.GetRemainingItemCount())
-	list.SetSelfLink(entireList.GetSelfLink())
 	list.SetResourceVersion(entireList.GetResourceVersion())
 	list.SetContinue(entireList.GetContinue())
 	list.GetObjectKind().SetGroupVersionKind(listGVK)
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/dynamic/fake/simple_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/dynamic/fake/simple_test.go
index 567951a580d..e74b6ff0414 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/dynamic/fake/simple_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/dynamic/fake/simple_test.go
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ func Test_ListKind(t *testing.T) {
 			"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
 				"continue":        "",
 				"resourceVersion": "",
-				"selfLink":        "",
 			},
 		},
 		Items: []unstructured.Unstructured{
@@ -336,7 +335,6 @@ func TestListWithUnstructuredObjectsAndTypedScheme(t *testing.T) {
 	expectedList.SetGroupVersionKind(listGVK)
 	expectedList.SetResourceVersion("") // by product of the fake setting resource version
 	expectedList.SetContinue("")
-	expectedList.SetSelfLink("")
 	expectedList.Items = append(expectedList.Items, u)
 
 	if diff := cmp.Diff(expectedList, list); diff != "" {
@@ -366,7 +364,6 @@ func TestListWithNoFixturesAndTypedScheme(t *testing.T) {
 	expectedList.SetGroupVersionKind(listGVK)
 	expectedList.SetResourceVersion("") // by product of the fake setting resource version
 	expectedList.SetContinue("")
-	expectedList.SetSelfLink("")
 
 	if diff := cmp.Diff(expectedList, list); diff != "" {
 		t.Fatal("unexpected diff (-want, +got): ", diff)
@@ -400,7 +397,6 @@ func TestListWithNoScheme(t *testing.T) {
 	expectedList.SetGroupVersionKind(listGVK)
 	expectedList.SetResourceVersion("") // by product of the fake setting resource version
 	expectedList.SetContinue("")
-	expectedList.SetSelfLink("")
 	expectedList.Items = append(expectedList.Items, u)
 
 	if diff := cmp.Diff(expectedList, list); diff != "" {
@@ -444,7 +440,6 @@ func TestListWithTypedFixtures(t *testing.T) {
 	expectedList.SetGroupVersionKind(listGVK)
 	expectedList.SetResourceVersion("") // by product of the fake setting resource version
 	expectedList.SetContinue("")
-	expectedList.SetSelfLink("")
 	expectedList.Items = []unstructured.Unstructured{u}
 
 	if diff := cmp.Diff(expectedList, list); diff != "" {