diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/event/storage/storage.go b/pkg/registry/core/event/storage/storage.go
index a7669cd681a..ee4498934d1 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/event/storage/storage.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/event/storage/storage.go
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@ type REST struct {
 
 // NewREST returns a RESTStorage object that will work against events.
 func NewREST(optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter, ttl uint64) (*REST, error) {
-	resource := api.Resource("events")
-	opts, err := optsGetter.GetRESTOptions(resource)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	store := &genericregistry.Store{
 		NewFunc:       func() runtime.Object { return &api.Event{} },
 		NewListFunc:   func() runtime.Object { return &api.EventList{} },
@@ -48,7 +42,7 @@ func NewREST(optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter, ttl uint64) (*REST, error) {
 		TTLFunc: func(runtime.Object, uint64, bool) (uint64, error) {
 			return ttl, nil
 		},
-		DefaultQualifiedResource: resource,
+		DefaultQualifiedResource: api.Resource("events"),
 
 		CreateStrategy: event.Strategy,
 		UpdateStrategy: event.Strategy,
@@ -56,7 +50,7 @@ func NewREST(optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter, ttl uint64) (*REST, error) {
 
 		TableConvertor: printerstorage.TableConvertor{TableGenerator: printers.NewTableGenerator().With(printersinternal.AddHandlers)},
 	}
-	options := &generic.StoreOptions{RESTOptions: opts, AttrFunc: event.GetAttrs} // Pass in opts to use UndecoratedStorage
+	options := &generic.StoreOptions{RESTOptions: optsGetter, AttrFunc: event.GetAttrs}
 	if err := store.CompleteWithOptions(options); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}