diff --git a/pkg/api/util/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/api/util/BUILD.bazel
index 22f84cdd3..1597ca579 100644
--- a/pkg/api/util/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/api/util/BUILD.bazel
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ go_library(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
         "//pkg/apis/certmanager/v1alpha2:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/klog:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/utils/clock:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/api/util/conditions.go b/pkg/api/util/conditions.go
index 1babdd284..f9834e98a 100644
--- a/pkg/api/util/conditions.go
+++ b/pkg/api/util/conditions.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 
 	cmapi "github.com/jetstack/cert-manager/pkg/apis/certmanager/v1alpha2"
+	cmmeta "github.com/jetstack/cert-manager/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
 
 // Clock is defined as a package var so it can be stubbed out during tests.
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ func IssuerHasCondition(i cmapi.GenericIssuer, c cmapi.IssuerCondition) bool {
 //   condition will be updated and the LastTransitionTime set to the current
 //   time.
 // This function works with both Issuer and ClusterIssuer resources.
-func SetIssuerCondition(i cmapi.GenericIssuer, conditionType cmapi.IssuerConditionType, status cmapi.ConditionStatus, reason, message string) {
+func SetIssuerCondition(i cmapi.GenericIssuer, conditionType cmapi.IssuerConditionType, status cmmeta.ConditionStatus, reason, message string) {
 	newCondition := cmapi.IssuerCondition{
 		Type:    conditionType,
 		Status:  status,
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ func CertificateHasCondition(crt *cmapi.Certificate, c cmapi.CertificateConditio
 // - If a condition of the same type and different state already exists, the
 //   condition will be updated and the LastTransitionTime set to the current
 //   time.
-func SetCertificateCondition(crt *cmapi.Certificate, conditionType cmapi.CertificateConditionType, status cmapi.ConditionStatus, reason, message string) {
+func SetCertificateCondition(crt *cmapi.Certificate, conditionType cmapi.CertificateConditionType, status cmmeta.ConditionStatus, reason, message string) {
 	newCondition := cmapi.CertificateCondition{
 		Type:    conditionType,
 		Status:  status,
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ func SetCertificateCondition(crt *cmapi.Certificate, conditionType cmapi.Certifi
 // - If a condition of the same type and different state already exists, the
 //   condition will be updated and the LastTransitionTime set to the current
 //   time.
-func SetCertificateRequestCondition(cr *cmapi.CertificateRequest, conditionType cmapi.CertificateRequestConditionType, status cmapi.ConditionStatus, reason, message string) {
+func SetCertificateRequestCondition(cr *cmapi.CertificateRequest, conditionType cmapi.CertificateRequestConditionType, status cmmeta.ConditionStatus, reason, message string) {
 	newCondition := cmapi.CertificateRequestCondition{
 		Type:    conditionType,
 		Status:  status,
diff --git a/pkg/api/util/issuers.go b/pkg/api/util/issuers.go
index fd04aef75..f4811cb4c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/util/issuers.go
+++ b/pkg/api/util/issuers.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	cmapi "github.com/jetstack/cert-manager/pkg/apis/certmanager/v1alpha2"
+	cmmeta "github.com/jetstack/cert-manager/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ func NameForIssuer(i cmapi.GenericIssuer) (string, error) {
 }
 
 // issuerKind returns the kind of issuer for a certificate
-func IssuerKind(ref cmapi.ObjectReference) string {
+func IssuerKind(ref cmmeta.ObjectReference) string {
 	if ref.Kind == "" {
 		return cmapi.IssuerKind
 	}