diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/drain/drain.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/drain/drain.go
index 8992a3ae522..0ade8ebeb5c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/drain/drain.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/drain/drain.go
@@ -357,7 +357,6 @@ func waitForDelete(params waitForDeleteParams) ([]corev1.Pod, error) {
 			default:
 				return false, nil
 			}
-			return false, nil
 		}
 		return true, nil
 	})