diff --git a/staging/publishing/import-restrictions.yaml b/staging/publishing/import-restrictions.yaml
index f6df9a1e886..5170666f53b 100644
--- a/staging/publishing/import-restrictions.yaml
+++ b/staging/publishing/import-restrictions.yaml
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@
   allowedImports:
   - k8s.io/api
   - k8s.io/apimachinery
-  - k8s.io/apiserver
   - k8s.io/client-go
   - k8s.io/cloud-provider
   - k8s.io/klog