diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer/codec_factory.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer/codec_factory.go
index d1d40739783..f21b0ef19df 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer/codec_factory.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer/codec_factory.go
@@ -322,7 +322,3 @@ func (f WithoutConversionCodecFactory) DecoderToVersion(serializer runtime.Decod
 		Decoder: serializer,
 	}
 }
-
-// DirectCodecFactory was renamed to WithoutConversionCodecFactory in 1.15.
-// TODO: remove in 1.16.
-type DirectCodecFactory = WithoutConversionCodecFactory