diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/config.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/config.go
index eb006ea101e..c1a11b8f044 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/config.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/config.go
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	Host string
 	// APIPath is a sub-path that points to an API root.
 	APIPath string
-	// Prefix is the sub path of the server. If not specified, the client will set
-	// a default value.  Use "/" to indicate the server root should be used
-	Prefix string
 
 	// ContentConfig contains settings that affect how objects are transformed when
 	// sent to the server.
@@ -401,7 +398,6 @@ func AnonymousClientConfig(config *Config) *Config {
 	return &Config{
 		Host:          config.Host,
 		APIPath:       config.APIPath,
-		Prefix:        config.Prefix,
 		ContentConfig: config.ContentConfig,
 		TLSClientConfig: TLSClientConfig{
 			Insecure:   config.Insecure,
@@ -425,7 +421,6 @@ func CopyConfig(config *Config) *Config {
 	return &Config{
 		Host:          config.Host,
 		APIPath:       config.APIPath,
-		Prefix:        config.Prefix,
 		ContentConfig: config.ContentConfig,
 		Username:      config.Username,
 		Password:      config.Password,