diff --git a/pkg/endpoints/apiserver_test.go b/pkg/endpoints/apiserver_test.go
index 0e9292708..54172d70e 100644
--- a/pkg/endpoints/apiserver_test.go
+++ b/pkg/endpoints/apiserver_test.go
@@ -2839,65 +2839,6 @@ func TestDeleteWithOptionsQueryAndBody(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestLegacyDelete(t *testing.T) {
-	storage := map[string]rest.Storage{}
-	simpleStorage := SimpleRESTStorage{}
-	ID := "id"
-	storage["simple"] = LegacyRESTStorage{&simpleStorage}
-	var _ rest.Deleter = storage["simple"].(LegacyRESTStorage)
-	handler := handle(storage)
-	server := httptest.NewServer(handler)
-	defer server.Close()
-
-	client := http.Client{}
-	request, err := http.NewRequest("DELETE", server.URL+"/"+prefix+"/"+testGroupVersion.Group+"/"+testGroupVersion.Version+"/namespaces/default/simple/"+ID, nil)
-	res, err := client.Do(request)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-	}
-	if res.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected response: %#v", res)
-	}
-	if simpleStorage.deleted != ID {
-		t.Errorf("Unexpected delete: %s, expected %s", simpleStorage.deleted, ID)
-	}
-	if simpleStorage.deleteOptions != nil {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected delete options: %#v", simpleStorage.deleteOptions)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestLegacyDeleteIgnoresOptions(t *testing.T) {
-	storage := map[string]rest.Storage{}
-	simpleStorage := SimpleRESTStorage{}
-	ID := "id"
-	storage["simple"] = LegacyRESTStorage{&simpleStorage}
-	handler := handle(storage)
-	server := httptest.NewServer(handler)
-	defer server.Close()
-
-	item := metav1.NewDeleteOptions(300)
-	body, err := runtime.Encode(codec, item)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	client := http.Client{}
-	request, err := http.NewRequest("DELETE", server.URL+"/"+prefix+"/"+testGroupVersion.Group+"/"+testGroupVersion.Version+"/namespaces/default/simple/"+ID, bytes.NewReader(body))
-	res, err := client.Do(request)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-	}
-	if res.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected response: %#v", res)
-	}
-	if simpleStorage.deleted != ID {
-		t.Errorf("Unexpected delete: %s, expected %s", simpleStorage.deleted, ID)
-	}
-	if simpleStorage.deleteOptions != nil {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected delete options: %#v", simpleStorage.deleteOptions)
-	}
-}
-
 func TestDeleteInvokesAdmissionControl(t *testing.T) {
 	// TODO: remove mutating deny when we removed it from the endpoint implementation and ported all plugins
 	for _, admit := range []admission.Interface{alwaysMutatingDeny{}, alwaysValidatingDeny{}} {
diff --git a/pkg/endpoints/installer.go b/pkg/endpoints/installer.go
index 90b8439b8..934ee94f7 100644
--- a/pkg/endpoints/installer.go
+++ b/pkg/endpoints/installer.go
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ func (a *APIInstaller) registerResourceHandlers(path string, storage rest.Storag
 	lister, isLister := storage.(rest.Lister)
 	getter, isGetter := storage.(rest.Getter)
 	getterWithOptions, isGetterWithOptions := storage.(rest.GetterWithOptions)
-	deleter, isDeleter := storage.(rest.Deleter)
 	gracefulDeleter, isGracefulDeleter := storage.(rest.GracefulDeleter)
 	collectionDeleter, isCollectionDeleter := storage.(rest.CollectionDeleter)
 	updater, isUpdater := storage.(rest.Updater)
@@ -273,16 +272,12 @@ func (a *APIInstaller) registerResourceHandlers(path string, storage rest.Storag
 
 	var versionedDeleteOptions runtime.Object
 	var versionedDeleterObject interface{}
-	switch {
-	case isGracefulDeleter:
+	if isGracefulDeleter {
 		versionedDeleteOptions, err = a.group.Creater.New(optionsExternalVersion.WithKind("DeleteOptions"))
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		versionedDeleterObject = indirectArbitraryPointer(versionedDeleteOptions)
-		isDeleter = true
-	case isDeleter:
-		gracefulDeleter = rest.GracefulDeleteAdapter{Deleter: deleter}
 	}
 
 	versionedStatusPtr, err := a.group.Creater.New(optionsExternalVersion.WithKind("Status"))
@@ -416,7 +411,7 @@ func (a *APIInstaller) registerResourceHandlers(path string, storage rest.Storag
 		}
 		actions = appendIf(actions, action{"PUT", itemPath, nameParams, namer, false}, isUpdater)
 		actions = appendIf(actions, action{"PATCH", itemPath, nameParams, namer, false}, isPatcher)
-		actions = appendIf(actions, action{"DELETE", itemPath, nameParams, namer, false}, isDeleter)
+		actions = appendIf(actions, action{"DELETE", itemPath, nameParams, namer, false}, isGracefulDeleter)
 		actions = appendIf(actions, action{"WATCH", "watch/" + itemPath, nameParams, namer, false}, isWatcher)
 		actions = appendIf(actions, action{"CONNECT", itemPath, nameParams, namer, false}, isConnecter)
 		actions = appendIf(actions, action{"CONNECT", itemPath + "/{path:*}", proxyParams, namer, false}, isConnecter && connectSubpath)
@@ -462,7 +457,7 @@ func (a *APIInstaller) registerResourceHandlers(path string, storage rest.Storag
 		}
 		actions = appendIf(actions, action{"PUT", itemPath, nameParams, namer, false}, isUpdater)
 		actions = appendIf(actions, action{"PATCH", itemPath, nameParams, namer, false}, isPatcher)
-		actions = appendIf(actions, action{"DELETE", itemPath, nameParams, namer, false}, isDeleter)
+		actions = appendIf(actions, action{"DELETE", itemPath, nameParams, namer, false}, isGracefulDeleter)
 		actions = appendIf(actions, action{"WATCH", "watch/" + itemPath, nameParams, namer, false}, isWatcher)
 		actions = appendIf(actions, action{"CONNECT", itemPath, nameParams, namer, false}, isConnecter)
 		actions = appendIf(actions, action{"CONNECT", itemPath + "/{path:*}", proxyParams, namer, false}, isConnecter && connectSubpath)
diff --git a/pkg/registry/rest/rest.go b/pkg/registry/rest/rest.go
index 8cf9689ac..a2b0930f3 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/rest/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/rest/rest.go
@@ -137,16 +137,6 @@ type TableConvertor interface {
 	ConvertToTable(ctx genericapirequest.Context, object runtime.Object, tableOptions runtime.Object) (*metav1beta1.Table, error)
 }
 
-// Deleter is an object that can delete a named RESTful resource.
-type Deleter interface {
-	// Delete finds a resource in the storage and deletes it.
-	// Although it can return an arbitrary error value, IsNotFound(err) is true for the
-	// returned error value err when the specified resource is not found.
-	// Delete *may* return the object that was deleted, or a status object indicating additional
-	// information about deletion.
-	Delete(ctx genericapirequest.Context, name string) (runtime.Object, error)
-}
-
 // GracefulDeleter knows how to pass deletion options to allow delayed deletion of a
 // RESTful object.
 type GracefulDeleter interface {
@@ -162,17 +152,6 @@ type GracefulDeleter interface {
 	Delete(ctx genericapirequest.Context, name string, options *metav1.DeleteOptions) (runtime.Object, bool, error)
 }
 
-// GracefulDeleteAdapter adapts the Deleter interface to GracefulDeleter
-type GracefulDeleteAdapter struct {
-	Deleter
-}
-
-// Delete implements RESTGracefulDeleter in terms of Deleter
-func (w GracefulDeleteAdapter) Delete(ctx genericapirequest.Context, name string, options *metav1.DeleteOptions) (runtime.Object, bool, error) {
-	obj, err := w.Deleter.Delete(ctx, name)
-	return obj, true, err
-}
-
 // CollectionDeleter is an object that can delete a collection
 // of RESTful resources.
 type CollectionDeleter interface {