diff --git a/pkg/kubeapiserver/default_storage_factory_builder.go b/pkg/kubeapiserver/default_storage_factory_builder.go
index 9b09d914128..b7a1c73ed6a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubeapiserver/default_storage_factory_builder.go
+++ b/pkg/kubeapiserver/default_storage_factory_builder.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 
 // SpecialDefaultResourcePrefixes are prefixes compiled into Kubernetes.
 var SpecialDefaultResourcePrefixes = map[schema.GroupResource]string{
-	{Group: "", Resource: "replicationControllers"}:        "controllers",
 	{Group: "", Resource: "replicationcontrollers"}:        "controllers",
 	{Group: "", Resource: "endpoints"}:                     "services/endpoints",
 	{Group: "", Resource: "nodes"}:                         "minions",