diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apps/v1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apps/v1/types.go
index 8f5b867729f..dc589e658de 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apps/v1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apps/v1/types.go
@@ -180,12 +180,6 @@ type DaemonSet struct {
 }
 
 const (
-	// DEPRECATED: DefaultDaemonSetUniqueLabelKey is used instead.
-	// DaemonSetTemplateGenerationKey is the key of the labels that is added
-	// to daemon set pods to distinguish between old and new pod templates
-	// during DaemonSet template update.
-	DaemonSetTemplateGenerationKey string = "pod-template-generation"
-
 	// DefaultDaemonSetUniqueLabelKey is the default label key that is added
 	// to existing DaemonSet pods to distinguish between old and new
 	// DaemonSet pods during DaemonSet template updates.
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apps/v1beta2/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apps/v1beta2/types.go
index 6bd69dadd0e..fa5676e1ac6 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apps/v1beta2/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apps/v1beta2/types.go
@@ -629,12 +629,6 @@ type DaemonSet struct {
 }
 
 const (
-	// DEPRECATED: DefaultDaemonSetUniqueLabelKey is used instead.
-	// DaemonSetTemplateGenerationKey is the key of the labels that is added
-	// to daemon set pods to distinguish between old and new pod templates
-	// during DaemonSet template update.
-	DaemonSetTemplateGenerationKey string = "pod-template-generation"
-
 	// DefaultDaemonSetUniqueLabelKey is the default label key that is added
 	// to existing DaemonSet pods to distinguish between old and new
 	// DaemonSet pods during DaemonSet template updates.