diff --git a/pkg/api/types.go b/pkg/api/types.go
index 04419d1dc77..fde330f0504 100644
--- a/pkg/api/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/types.go
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ type ObjectMeta struct {
 	// then an entry in this list will point to this controller, with the controller field set to true.
 	// There cannot be more than one managing controller.
 	// +optional
-	OwnerReferences []OwnerReference
+	OwnerReferences []metav1.OwnerReference
 
 	// Must be empty before the object is deleted from the registry. Each entry
 	// is an identifier for the responsible component that will remove the entry
@@ -2551,7 +2551,7 @@ type PreferAvoidPodsEntry struct {
 type PodSignature struct {
 	// Reference to controller whose pods should avoid this node.
 	// +optional
-	PodController *OwnerReference
+	PodController *metav1.OwnerReference
 }
 
 // Describe a container image
@@ -2918,26 +2918,6 @@ type ServiceProxyOptions struct {
 	Path string
 }
 
-// OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning
-// object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there
-// is no namespace field.
-type OwnerReference struct {
-	// API version of the referent.
-	APIVersion string
-	// Kind of the referent.
-	// More info: http://releases.k8s.io/HEAD/docs/devel/api-conventions.md#types-kinds
-	Kind string
-	// Name of the referent.
-	// More info: http://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/identifiers#names
-	Name string
-	// UID of the referent.
-	// More info: http://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/identifiers#uids
-	UID types.UID
-	// If true, this reference points to the managing controller.
-	// +optional
-	Controller *bool
-}
-
 // ObjectReference contains enough information to let you inspect or modify the referred object.
 type ObjectReference struct {
 	// +optional
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1/types.go b/pkg/api/v1/types.go
index 17bbf2a66ba..4a2f85979c5 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1/types.go
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ type ObjectMeta struct {
 	// then an entry in this list will point to this controller, with the controller field set to true.
 	// There cannot be more than one managing controller.
 	// +optional
-	OwnerReferences []OwnerReference `json:"ownerReferences,omitempty" patchStrategy:"merge" patchMergeKey:"uid" protobuf:"bytes,13,rep,name=ownerReferences"`
+	OwnerReferences []metav1.OwnerReference `json:"ownerReferences,omitempty" patchStrategy:"merge" patchMergeKey:"uid" protobuf:"bytes,13,rep,name=ownerReferences"`
 
 	// Must be empty before the object is deleted from the registry. Each entry
 	// is an identifier for the responsible component that will remove the entry
@@ -2953,7 +2953,7 @@ type PreferAvoidPodsEntry struct {
 type PodSignature struct {
 	// Reference to controller whose pods should avoid this node.
 	// +optional
-	PodController *OwnerReference `json:"podController,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=podController"`
+	PodController *metav1.OwnerReference `json:"podController,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=podController"`
 }
 
 // Describe a container image
@@ -3387,26 +3387,6 @@ type ServiceProxyOptions struct {
 	Path string `json:"path,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=path"`
 }
 
-// OwnerReference contains enough information to let you identify an owning
-// object. Currently, an owning object must be in the same namespace, so there
-// is no namespace field.
-type OwnerReference struct {
-	// API version of the referent.
-	APIVersion string `json:"apiVersion" protobuf:"bytes,5,opt,name=apiVersion"`
-	// Kind of the referent.
-	// More info: http://releases.k8s.io/HEAD/docs/devel/api-conventions.md#types-kinds
-	Kind string `json:"kind" protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=kind"`
-	// Name of the referent.
-	// More info: http://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/identifiers#names
-	Name string `json:"name" protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=name"`
-	// UID of the referent.
-	// More info: http://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/identifiers#uids
-	UID types.UID `json:"uid" protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=uid,casttype=k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/types.UID"`
-	// If true, this reference points to the managing controller.
-	// +optional
-	Controller *bool `json:"controller,omitempty" protobuf:"varint,6,opt,name=controller"`
-}
-
 // ObjectReference contains enough information to let you inspect or modify the referred object.
 type ObjectReference struct {
 	// Kind of the referent.