diff --git a/pkg/api/node.go b/pkg/api/node.go
index bec2d22d2..5c4ed0460 100644
--- a/pkg/api/node.go
+++ b/pkg/api/node.go
@@ -178,5 +178,5 @@ func (m *nodeMetrics) NamespaceScoped() bool {
 
 // GetSingularName implements rest.SingularNameProvider interface
 func (m *nodeMetrics) GetSingularName() string {
-	return "node"
+	return ""
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/pod.go b/pkg/api/pod.go
index 508ab2a8b..2cca539cc 100644
--- a/pkg/api/pod.go
+++ b/pkg/api/pod.go
@@ -185,5 +185,5 @@ func (m *podMetrics) NamespaceScoped() bool {
 
 // GetSingularName implements rest.SingularNameProvider interface
 func (m *podMetrics) GetSingularName() string {
-	return "pod"
+	return ""
 }