diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/broker/broker.go b/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/broker/broker.go
index afce06aebab..dda117d34de 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/broker/broker.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/broker/broker.go
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	runtimeclient "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
@@ -58,9 +57,8 @@ const (
 )
 
 type reconciler struct {
-	client     client.Client
-	restConfig *rest.Config
-	recorder   record.EventRecorder
+	client   client.Client
+	recorder record.EventRecorder
 
 	logger *zap.Logger
 
diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/broker/broker_test.go b/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/broker/broker_test.go
index 72de1f15252..42d4fa7958f 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/broker/broker_test.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/broker/broker_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/fake"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/reconcile"
@@ -70,11 +69,11 @@ var (
 
 func init() {
 	// Add types to scheme
-	v1alpha1.AddToScheme(scheme.Scheme)
+	_ = v1alpha1.AddToScheme(scheme.Scheme)
 }
 
 func TestProvideController(t *testing.T) {
-	//TODO(grantr) This needs a mock of manager.Manager. Creating a manager
+	// TODO(grantr) This needs a mock of manager.Manager. Creating a manager
 	// with a fake Config fails because the Manager tries to contact the
 	// apiserver.
 
@@ -189,7 +188,7 @@ func TestReconcile(t *testing.T) {
 				// differ from expected.
 				// TODO uncomment the following line once our test framework supports searching for
 				// GenerateName.
-				//makeDifferentChannel(),
+				// makeDifferentChannel(),
 			},
 			WantEvent: []corev1.Event{
 				{
@@ -535,7 +534,7 @@ func TestReconcile(t *testing.T) {
 			WantPresent: []runtime.Object{
 				makeReadyBroker(),
 				// TODO Uncomment makeChannel() when our test framework handles generateName.
-				//makeChannel(),
+				// makeChannel(),
 				makeFilterDeployment(),
 				makeFilterService(),
 				makeIngressDeployment(),
@@ -553,10 +552,9 @@ func TestReconcile(t *testing.T) {
 		recorder := tc.GetEventRecorder()
 
 		r := &reconciler{
-			client:     c,
-			restConfig: &rest.Config{},
-			recorder:   recorder,
-			logger:     zap.NewNop(),
+			client:   c,
+			recorder: recorder,
+			logger:   zap.NewNop(),
 
 			filterImage:               filterImage,
 			filterServiceAccountName:  filterSA,
diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/namespace/namespace.go b/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/namespace/namespace.go
index e5272122b13..cf427a4895f 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/namespace/namespace.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/namespace/namespace.go
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller"
@@ -62,9 +61,8 @@ const (
 )
 
 type reconciler struct {
-	client     client.Client
-	restConfig *rest.Config
-	recorder   record.EventRecorder
+	client   client.Client
+	recorder record.EventRecorder
 
 	logger *zap.Logger
 }
diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/namespace/namespace_test.go b/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/namespace/namespace_test.go
index 7c1b9e2769c..87e522fe010 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/namespace/namespace_test.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/namespace/namespace_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/fake"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/handler"
@@ -241,10 +240,9 @@ func TestReconcile(t *testing.T) {
 		recorder := tc.GetEventRecorder()
 
 		r := &reconciler{
-			client:     c,
-			restConfig: &rest.Config{},
-			recorder:   recorder,
-			logger:     zap.NewNop(),
+			client:   c,
+			recorder: recorder,
+			logger:   zap.NewNop(),
 		}
 		tc.ReconcileKey = fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", "", testNS)
 		tc.IgnoreTimes = true
diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/trigger/trigger.go b/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/trigger/trigger.go
index 610224dc570..60d96e39862 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/trigger/trigger.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/trigger/trigger.go
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ const (
 
 type reconciler struct {
 	client        client.Client
-	restConfig    *rest.Config
 	dynamicClient dynamic.Interface
 	recorder      record.EventRecorder
 
@@ -159,7 +158,6 @@ func (r *reconciler) InjectClient(c client.Client) error {
 }
 
 func (r *reconciler) InjectConfig(c *rest.Config) error {
-	r.restConfig = c
 	var err error
 	r.dynamicClient, err = dynamic.NewForConfig(c)
 	return err
diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/trigger/trigger_test.go b/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/trigger/trigger_test.go
index b65d27e9451..ea05130025a 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/trigger/trigger_test.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/trigger/trigger_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/knative/eventing/pkg/apis/eventing/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/knative/eventing/pkg/reconciler/names"
 	controllertesting "github.com/knative/eventing/pkg/reconciler/testing"
@@ -120,11 +119,6 @@ func TestInjectConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error injecting the config: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	gotCfg := r.restConfig
-	if diff := cmp.Diff(wantCfg, gotCfg); diff != "" {
-		t.Errorf("Unexpected config (-want, +got): %v", diff)
-	}
-
 	wantDynClient, err := dynamic.NewForConfig(wantCfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error generating dynamic client: %v", err)
@@ -463,7 +457,6 @@ func TestReconcile(t *testing.T) {
 		r := &reconciler{
 			client:        c,
 			dynamicClient: dc,
-			restConfig:    &rest.Config{},
 			recorder:      recorder,
 			logger:        zap.NewNop(),
 		}