diff --git a/pkg/endpoints/handlers/response.go b/pkg/endpoints/handlers/response.go
index 52f083f67..640378d9a 100644
--- a/pkg/endpoints/handlers/response.go
+++ b/pkg/endpoints/handlers/response.go
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@ func asPartialObjectMetadataList(result runtime.Object, groupVersion schema.Grou
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		list.SelfLink = li.GetSelfLink()
 		list.ResourceVersion = li.GetResourceVersion()
 		list.Continue = li.GetContinue()
 		list.RemainingItemCount = li.GetRemainingItemCount()
@@ -265,7 +264,6 @@ func asPartialObjectMetadataList(result runtime.Object, groupVersion schema.Grou
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		list.SelfLink = li.GetSelfLink()
 		list.ResourceVersion = li.GetResourceVersion()
 		list.Continue = li.GetContinue()
 		list.RemainingItemCount = li.GetRemainingItemCount()
diff --git a/pkg/endpoints/handlers/response_test.go b/pkg/endpoints/handlers/response_test.go
index 9455a0613..70ce48368 100644
--- a/pkg/endpoints/handlers/response_test.go
+++ b/pkg/endpoints/handlers/response_test.go
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ func TestAsPartialObjectMetadataList(t *testing.T) {
 	var remainingItemCount int64 = 10
 	pods := &examplev1.PodList{
 		ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{
-			SelfLink:           "/test/link",
 			ResourceVersion:    "10",
 			Continue:           "continuetoken",
 			RemainingItemCount: &remainingItemCount,
diff --git a/pkg/registry/rest/resttest/resttest.go b/pkg/registry/rest/resttest/resttest.go
index d5070a419..962a20de0 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/rest/resttest/resttest.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/rest/resttest/resttest.go
@@ -1453,13 +1453,12 @@ func (t *Tester) testListTableConversion(obj runtime.Object, assignFn AssignFunc
 	}
 	m.SetContinue("continuetoken")
 	m.SetResourceVersion("11")
-	m.SetSelfLink("/list/link")
 
 	table, err := t.storage.(rest.TableConvertor).ConvertToTable(ctx, listObj, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
-	if table.ResourceVersion != "11" || table.SelfLink != "/list/link" || table.Continue != "continuetoken" {
+	if table.ResourceVersion != "11" || table.Continue != "continuetoken" {
 		t.Errorf("printer lost list meta: %#v", table.ListMeta)
 	}
 	if len(table.Rows) != len(items) {
diff --git a/pkg/registry/rest/table.go b/pkg/registry/rest/table.go
index d90ae7076..58d280300 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/rest/table.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/rest/table.go
@@ -70,13 +70,11 @@ func (c defaultTableConvertor) ConvertToTable(ctx context.Context, object runtim
 	}
 	if m, err := meta.ListAccessor(object); err == nil {
 		table.ResourceVersion = m.GetResourceVersion()
-		table.SelfLink = m.GetSelfLink()
 		table.Continue = m.GetContinue()
 		table.RemainingItemCount = m.GetRemainingItemCount()
 	} else {
 		if m, err := meta.CommonAccessor(object); err == nil {
 			table.ResourceVersion = m.GetResourceVersion()
-			table.SelfLink = m.GetSelfLink()
 		}
 	}
 	if opt, ok := tableOptions.(*metav1.TableOptions); !ok || !opt.NoHeaders {