diff --git a/pkg/metrics/kubernetes_client.go b/pkg/metrics/kubernetes_client.go
index 4a5591dd1c..149f8fed6f 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/kubernetes_client.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/kubernetes_client.go
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ func (c *clientGoMetricAdapter) Register() {
 		RequestLatency: c,
 		RequestResult:  c,
 	})
-	cache.SetReflectorMetricsProvider(c)
 	workqueue.SetProvider(c)
 }
 
diff --git a/vendor/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/reflector_metrics.go b/vendor/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/reflector_metrics.go
index 5c00115f59..a32a91efb6 100644
--- a/vendor/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/reflector_metrics.go
+++ b/vendor/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/reflector_metrics.go
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package cache
 
-import (
-	"sync"
-)
-
 // GaugeMetric represents a single numerical value that can arbitrarily go up
 // and down.
 type GaugeMetric interface {
@@ -40,13 +36,6 @@ type SummaryMetric interface {
 	Observe(float64)
 }
 
-type noopMetric struct{}
-
-func (noopMetric) Inc()            {}
-func (noopMetric) Dec()            {}
-func (noopMetric) Observe(float64) {}
-func (noopMetric) Set(float64)     {}
-
 // MetricsProvider generates various metrics used by the reflector.
 type MetricsProvider interface {
 	NewListsMetric(name string) CounterMetric
@@ -60,30 +49,3 @@ type MetricsProvider interface {
 
 	NewLastResourceVersionMetric(name string) GaugeMetric
 }
-
-type noopMetricsProvider struct{}
-
-func (noopMetricsProvider) NewListsMetric(name string) CounterMetric         { return noopMetric{} }
-func (noopMetricsProvider) NewListDurationMetric(name string) SummaryMetric  { return noopMetric{} }
-func (noopMetricsProvider) NewItemsInListMetric(name string) SummaryMetric   { return noopMetric{} }
-func (noopMetricsProvider) NewWatchesMetric(name string) CounterMetric       { return noopMetric{} }
-func (noopMetricsProvider) NewShortWatchesMetric(name string) CounterMetric  { return noopMetric{} }
-func (noopMetricsProvider) NewWatchDurationMetric(name string) SummaryMetric { return noopMetric{} }
-func (noopMetricsProvider) NewItemsInWatchMetric(name string) SummaryMetric  { return noopMetric{} }
-func (noopMetricsProvider) NewLastResourceVersionMetric(name string) GaugeMetric {
-	return noopMetric{}
-}
-
-var metricsFactory = struct {
-	metricsProvider MetricsProvider
-	setProviders    sync.Once
-}{
-	metricsProvider: noopMetricsProvider{},
-}
-
-// SetReflectorMetricsProvider sets the metrics provider
-func SetReflectorMetricsProvider(metricsProvider MetricsProvider) {
-	metricsFactory.setProviders.Do(func() {
-		metricsFactory.metricsProvider = metricsProvider
-	})
-}