diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets/set.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets/set.go
index b76129a1ca2..cd961c8c593 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets/set.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets/set.go
@@ -68,14 +68,8 @@ func (s Set[T]) Delete(items ...T) Set[T] {
 // Clear empties the set.
 // It is preferable to replace the set with a newly constructed set,
 // but not all callers can do that (when there are other references to the map).
-// In some cases the set *won't* be fully cleared, e.g. a Set[float32] containing NaN
-// can't be cleared because NaN can't be removed.
-// For sets containing items of a type that is reflexive for ==,
-// this is optimized to a single call to runtime.mapclear().
 func (s Set[T]) Clear() Set[T] {
-	for key := range s {
-		delete(s, key)
-	}
+	clear(s)
 	return s
 }