diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/examples/client-go/pkg/client/informers/externalversions/factory.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/examples/client-go/pkg/client/informers/externalversions/factory.go
index 48e1179dffd..1d9136ad6bb 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/examples/client-go/pkg/client/informers/externalversions/factory.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/examples/client-go/pkg/client/informers/externalversions/factory.go
@@ -237,7 +237,9 @@ func (f *sharedInformerFactory) InformerFor(obj runtime.Object, newFunc internal
 	}
 
 	informer = newFunc(f.client, resyncPeriod)
-	informer.SetTransform(f.transform)
+	if f.transform != nil {
+		informer.SetTransform(f.transform)
+	}
 	f.informers[informerType] = informer
 
 	return informer
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/client/informers/externalversions/factory.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/client/informers/externalversions/factory.go
index 83706c6fd3a..c0a30f6e99f 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/client/informers/externalversions/factory.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/client/informers/externalversions/factory.go
@@ -237,7 +237,9 @@ func (f *sharedInformerFactory) InformerFor(obj runtime.Object, newFunc internal
 	}
 
 	informer = newFunc(f.client, resyncPeriod)
-	informer.SetTransform(f.transform)
+	if f.transform != nil {
+		informer.SetTransform(f.transform)
+	}
 	f.informers[informerType] = informer
 
 	return informer
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/HyphenGroup/informers/externalversions/factory.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/HyphenGroup/informers/externalversions/factory.go
index f700857f03c..1439634fefb 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/HyphenGroup/informers/externalversions/factory.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/HyphenGroup/informers/externalversions/factory.go
@@ -237,7 +237,9 @@ func (f *sharedInformerFactory) InformerFor(obj runtime.Object, newFunc internal
 	}
 
 	informer = newFunc(f.client, resyncPeriod)
-	informer.SetTransform(f.transform)
+	if f.transform != nil {
+		informer.SetTransform(f.transform)
+	}
 	f.informers[informerType] = informer
 
 	return informer
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/MixedCase/informers/externalversions/factory.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/MixedCase/informers/externalversions/factory.go
index a00ff52e03b..63894f50d5c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/MixedCase/informers/externalversions/factory.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/MixedCase/informers/externalversions/factory.go
@@ -237,7 +237,9 @@ func (f *sharedInformerFactory) InformerFor(obj runtime.Object, newFunc internal
 	}
 
 	informer = newFunc(f.client, resyncPeriod)
-	informer.SetTransform(f.transform)
+	if f.transform != nil {
+		informer.SetTransform(f.transform)
+	}
 	f.informers[informerType] = informer
 
 	return informer
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/apiserver/informers/externalversions/factory.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/apiserver/informers/externalversions/factory.go
index b07ea3fff29..250c5a2dc2b 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/apiserver/informers/externalversions/factory.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/apiserver/informers/externalversions/factory.go
@@ -240,7 +240,9 @@ func (f *sharedInformerFactory) InformerFor(obj runtime.Object, newFunc internal
 	}
 
 	informer = newFunc(f.client, resyncPeriod)
-	informer.SetTransform(f.transform)
+	if f.transform != nil {
+		informer.SetTransform(f.transform)
+	}
 	f.informers[informerType] = informer
 
 	return informer
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/crd/informers/externalversions/factory.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/crd/informers/externalversions/factory.go
index cfa6fd1b9bc..31e536b5801 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/crd/informers/externalversions/factory.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/crd/informers/externalversions/factory.go
@@ -240,7 +240,9 @@ func (f *sharedInformerFactory) InformerFor(obj runtime.Object, newFunc internal
 	}
 
 	informer = newFunc(f.client, resyncPeriod)
-	informer.SetTransform(f.transform)
+	if f.transform != nil {
+		informer.SetTransform(f.transform)
+	}
 	f.informers[informerType] = informer
 
 	return informer
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/client/informers/externalversions/factory.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/client/informers/externalversions/factory.go
index fc458aa973e..2c6348fad7e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/client/informers/externalversions/factory.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/client/informers/externalversions/factory.go
@@ -237,7 +237,9 @@ func (f *sharedInformerFactory) InformerFor(obj runtime.Object, newFunc internal
 	}
 
 	informer = newFunc(f.client, resyncPeriod)
-	informer.SetTransform(f.transform)
+	if f.transform != nil {
+		informer.SetTransform(f.transform)
+	}
 	f.informers[informerType] = informer
 
 	return informer
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/generated/informers/externalversions/factory.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/generated/informers/externalversions/factory.go
index ee53ec161d5..099ebf18522 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/generated/informers/externalversions/factory.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/generated/informers/externalversions/factory.go
@@ -237,7 +237,9 @@ func (f *sharedInformerFactory) InformerFor(obj runtime.Object, newFunc internal
 	}
 
 	informer = newFunc(f.client, resyncPeriod)
-	informer.SetTransform(f.transform)
+	if f.transform != nil {
+		informer.SetTransform(f.transform)
+	}
 	f.informers[informerType] = informer
 
 	return informer
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/pkg/generated/informers/externalversions/factory.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/pkg/generated/informers/externalversions/factory.go
index 20bf3c1e916..22d543ae630 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/pkg/generated/informers/externalversions/factory.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/pkg/generated/informers/externalversions/factory.go
@@ -237,7 +237,9 @@ func (f *sharedInformerFactory) InformerFor(obj runtime.Object, newFunc internal
 	}
 
 	informer = newFunc(f.client, resyncPeriod)
-	informer.SetTransform(f.transform)
+	if f.transform != nil {
+		informer.SetTransform(f.transform)
+	}
 	f.informers[informerType] = informer
 
 	return informer