diff --git a/internal/store/builder.go b/internal/store/builder.go
index ff8deb78a1..c815d56f6f 100644
--- a/internal/store/builder.go
+++ b/internal/store/builder.go
@@ -538,8 +538,7 @@ func (b *Builder) buildStores(
 		if b.fieldSelectorFilter != "" {
 			klog.InfoS("FieldSelector is used", "fieldSelector", b.fieldSelectorFilter)
 		}
-		kubeClient := b.kubeClient
-		listWatcher := listWatchFunc(kubeClient, v1.NamespaceAll, b.fieldSelectorFilter)
+		listWatcher := listWatchFunc(b.kubeClient, v1.NamespaceAll, b.fieldSelectorFilter)
 		b.startReflector(expectedType, store, listWatcher, useAPIServerCache)
 		return []cache.Store{store}
 	}