diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue/delaying_queue.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue/delaying_queue.go
index 1fd9ad5cbae..1ace76711c4 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue/delaying_queue.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue/delaying_queue.go
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ type DelayingInterface interface {
 // NewDelayingQueue constructs a new workqueue with delayed queuing ability.
 // NewDelayingQueue does not emit metrics. For use with a MetricsProvider, please use
 // NewNamedDelayingQueue instead.
-func NewDelayingQueue(opts ...QueueOption) DelayingInterface {
-	return NewDelayingQueueWithCustomClock(clock.RealClock{}, "", opts...)
+func NewDelayingQueue() DelayingInterface {
+	return NewDelayingQueueWithCustomClock(clock.RealClock{}, "")
 }
 
 // NewDelayingQueueWithCustomQueue constructs a new workqueue with ability to
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue/rate_limiting_queue.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue/rate_limiting_queue.go
index 39fddc0ab35..6b07b4a36b9 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue/rate_limiting_queue.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue/rate_limiting_queue.go
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ type RateLimitingInterface interface {
 // Remember to call Forget!  If you don't, you may end up tracking failures forever.
 // NewRateLimitingQueue does not emit metrics. For use with a MetricsProvider, please use
 // NewNamedRateLimitingQueue instead.
-func NewRateLimitingQueue(rateLimiter RateLimiter, opts ...QueueOption) RateLimitingInterface {
+func NewRateLimitingQueue(rateLimiter RateLimiter) RateLimitingInterface {
 	return &rateLimitingType{
-		DelayingInterface: NewDelayingQueue(opts...),
+		DelayingInterface: NewDelayingQueue(),
 		rateLimiter:       rateLimiter,
 	}
 }