diff --git a/cmd/discovery/main.go b/cmd/discovery/main.go
index 4a5e48e8d39..76e16085ede 100644
--- a/cmd/discovery/main.go
+++ b/cmd/discovery/main.go
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pkg/pdapi"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pkg/version"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/informers"
 	kubeinformers "k8s.io/client-go/informers"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
@@ -91,24 +90,25 @@ func main() {
 		tcTls = true
 	}
 	// informers
-	options := []informers.SharedInformerOption{
-		informers.WithNamespace(os.Getenv("MY_POD_NAMESPACE")),
+	options := []kubeinformers.SharedInformerOption{
+		kubeinformers.WithNamespace(os.Getenv("MY_POD_NAMESPACE")),
 	}
 
 	kubeInformerFactory := kubeinformers.NewSharedInformerFactoryWithOptions(kubeCli, 30*time.Minute, options...)
-	secretInformer := kubeInformerFactory.Core().V1().Secrets()
+	secretInformer := kubeInformerFactory.Core().V1().Secrets().Informer()
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
-	go kubeInformerFactory.Start(ctx.Done())
+	kubeInformerFactory.Start(ctx.Done())
 
 	// waiting for the shared informer's store has synced.
-	cache.WaitForCacheSync(ctx.Done(), secretInformer.Informer().HasSynced)
+	cache.WaitForCacheSync(ctx.Done(), secretInformer.HasSynced)
 
 	go wait.Forever(func() {
 		addr := fmt.Sprintf("0.0.0.0:%d", port)
 		klog.Infof("starting TiDB Discovery server, listening on %s", addr)
-		discoveryServer := server.NewServer(pdapi.NewDefaultPDControl(secretInformer.Lister()), dmapi.NewDefaultMasterControl(secretInformer.Lister()), cli, kubeCli)
+		lister := kubeInformerFactory.Core().V1().Secrets().Lister()
+		discoveryServer := server.NewServer(pdapi.NewDefaultPDControl(lister), dmapi.NewDefaultMasterControl(lister), cli, kubeCli)
 		discoveryServer.ListenAndServe(addr)
 	}, 5*time.Second)
 	go wait.Forever(func() {