diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/cmd/server/start.go b/pkg/apiserver/cmd/server/start.go
index c93e021438..22d1c4372f 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/cmd/server/start.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/cmd/server/start.go
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ func NewCommandStartKopsServer(out, err io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	o := &KopsServerOptions{
 		Etcd: genericoptions.NewEtcdOptions(&storagebackend.Config{
 			Prefix: defaultEtcdPathPrefix,
-			Copier: apiserver.Scheme,
 			Codec:  nil,
 		}),
 		SecureServing: genericoptions.NewSecureServingOptions(),
diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/registry/cluster/etcd.go b/pkg/apiserver/registry/cluster/etcd.go
index 4fe652e02d..928ad966a4 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/registry/cluster/etcd.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/registry/cluster/etcd.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ func NewREST(scheme *runtime.Scheme, optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter) (*RES
 	strategy := NewStrategy(scheme)
 
 	store := &genericregistry.Store{
-		Copier: scheme,
 		NewFunc: func() runtime.Object {
 			return &kops.Cluster{}
 		},
diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/registry/instancegroup/etcd.go b/pkg/apiserver/registry/instancegroup/etcd.go
index c6a813405c..6e18a84cce 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/registry/instancegroup/etcd.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/registry/instancegroup/etcd.go
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ func NewREST(scheme *runtime.Scheme, optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter) (*RES
 	strategy := NewStrategy(scheme)
 
 	store := &genericregistry.Store{
-		Copier: scheme,
 		NewFunc: func() runtime.Object {
 			return &kops.InstanceGroup{}
 		},