diff --git a/pkg/controller/daemon/daemon_controller.go b/pkg/controller/daemon/daemon_controller.go
index a383bb382b0..82d4e0f32f9 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/daemon/daemon_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/daemon/daemon_controller.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import (
 	apps "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
@@ -1001,7 +1000,7 @@ func (dsc *DaemonSetsController) syncNodes(ds *apps.DaemonSet, podsToDelete, nod
 					ds, metav1.NewControllerRef(ds, controllerKind))
 
 				if err != nil {
-					if errors.HasStatusCause(err, v1.NamespaceTerminatingCause) {
+					if apierrors.HasStatusCause(err, v1.NamespaceTerminatingCause) {
 						// If the namespace is being torn down, we can safely ignore
 						// this error since all subsequent creations will fail.
 						return
@@ -1164,7 +1163,7 @@ func (dsc *DaemonSetsController) syncDaemonSet(key string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	ds, err := dsc.dsLister.DaemonSets(namespace).Get(name)
-	if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+	if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 		klog.V(3).Infof("daemon set has been deleted %v", key)
 		dsc.expectations.DeleteExpectations(key)
 		return nil
diff --git a/pkg/controller/replicaset/replica_set.go b/pkg/controller/replicaset/replica_set.go
index cffa2df303e..9535407cd01 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/replicaset/replica_set.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/replicaset/replica_set.go
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ import (
 
 	apps "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
@@ -568,7 +567,7 @@ func (rsc *ReplicaSetController) manageReplicas(filteredPods []*v1.Pod, rs *apps
 		successfulCreations, err := slowStartBatch(diff, controller.SlowStartInitialBatchSize, func() error {
 			err := rsc.podControl.CreatePodsWithControllerRef(rs.Namespace, &rs.Spec.Template, rs, metav1.NewControllerRef(rs, rsc.GroupVersionKind))
 			if err != nil {
-				if errors.HasStatusCause(err, v1.NamespaceTerminatingCause) {
+				if apierrors.HasStatusCause(err, v1.NamespaceTerminatingCause) {
 					// if the namespace is being terminated, we don't have to do
 					// anything because any creation will fail
 					return nil
@@ -654,7 +653,7 @@ func (rsc *ReplicaSetController) syncReplicaSet(key string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	rs, err := rsc.rsLister.ReplicaSets(namespace).Get(name)
-	if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+	if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 		klog.V(4).Infof("%v %v has been deleted", rsc.Kind, key)
 		rsc.expectations.DeleteExpectations(key)
 		return nil