diff --git a/hack/golangci-hints.yaml b/hack/golangci-hints.yaml
index 90863541f27..b716ea07e60 100644
--- a/hack/golangci-hints.yaml
+++ b/hack/golangci-hints.yaml
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ linters-settings: # please keep this alphabetized
       msg: should not be used because managedFields was removed
     - p: \.Add$
       pkg: ^k8s\.io/component-base/featuregate$
-      type: ^MutableFeatureGate$
       msg: should not use MutableFeatureGate.Add, use AddVersioned instead
     - p: ^gomega\.BeTrue$
       pkg: ^github.com/onsi/gomega$
diff --git a/hack/golangci.yaml b/hack/golangci.yaml
index f7c834116f3..34c4e3ab632 100644
--- a/hack/golangci.yaml
+++ b/hack/golangci.yaml
@@ -271,7 +271,6 @@ linters-settings: # please keep this alphabetized
       msg: should not be used because managedFields was removed
     - p: \.Add$
       pkg: ^k8s\.io/component-base/featuregate$
-      type: ^MutableFeatureGate$
       msg: should not use MutableFeatureGate.Add, use AddVersioned instead
   gocritic:
     enabled-checks:
diff --git a/hack/golangci.yaml.in b/hack/golangci.yaml.in
index 6c6ed5e99c6..06ad332b8d0 100644
--- a/hack/golangci.yaml.in
+++ b/hack/golangci.yaml.in
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@ linters-settings: # please keep this alphabetized
       msg: should not be used because managedFields was removed
     - p: \.Add$
       pkg: ^k8s\.io/component-base/featuregate$
-      type: ^MutableFeatureGate$
       msg: should not use MutableFeatureGate.Add, use AddVersioned instead
     {{- if .Hints}}
     - p: ^gomega\.BeTrue$