diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/test/BUILD b/cmd/kubeadm/test/BUILD
index 584937d8283..a2eb8fc4320 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/test/BUILD
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/test/BUILD
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ go_library(
         "//cmd/kubeadm/app/util/certs:go_default_library",
         "//cmd/kubeadm/app/util/config:go_default_library",
         "//cmd/kubeadm/app/util/pkiutil:go_default_library",
-        "//vendor/github.com/lithammer/dedent:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/test/cmd/util.go b/cmd/kubeadm/test/cmd/util.go
index 2c33f99cbc5..95d4e119d0e 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/test/cmd/util.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/test/cmd/util.go
@@ -59,17 +59,6 @@ func RunSubCommand(t *testing.T, subCmds []*cobra.Command, command string, args
 	}
 }
 
-// AssertSubCommandHasFlags is a utility function for kubeadm testing that assert if a Cobra sub command has expected flags
-func AssertSubCommandHasFlags(t *testing.T, subCmds []*cobra.Command, command string, flags ...string) {
-	subCmd := getSubCommand(t, subCmds, command)
-
-	for _, flag := range flags {
-		if subCmd.Flags().Lookup(flag) == nil {
-			t.Errorf("Could not find expecte flag %s for command %s", flag, command)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func getSubCommand(t *testing.T, subCmds []*cobra.Command, name string) *cobra.Command {
 	for _, subCmd := range subCmds {
 		if subCmd.Name() == name {
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/test/util.go b/cmd/kubeadm/test/util.go
index 104ba220e2b..14c8065d0ea 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/test/util.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/test/util.go
@@ -17,15 +17,11 @@ limitations under the License.
 package test
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-	"html/template"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/lithammer/dedent"
-
 	kubeadmapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm"
 	kubeadmapiv1beta2 "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1beta2"
 	kubeadmconstants "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/constants"
@@ -45,45 +41,6 @@ func SetupTempDir(t *testing.T) string {
 	return tmpdir
 }
 
-// SetupInitConfigurationFile is a utility function for kubeadm testing that writes a InitConfiguration file
-// into /config subfolder of a given temporary directory.
-// The function returns the path of the created InitConfiguration file.
-func SetupInitConfigurationFile(t *testing.T, tmpdir string, cfg *kubeadmapi.InitConfiguration) string {
-
-	cfgPath := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "config/masterconfig.yaml")
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(cfgPath), os.FileMode(0755)); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Couldn't create cfgDir")
-	}
-
-	cfgTemplate := template.Must(template.New("init").Parse(dedent.Dedent(fmt.Sprintf(`
-		apiVersion: kubeadm.k8s.io/v1beta2
-		kind: InitConfiguration
-		apiEndpoint:
-		  advertiseAddress: {{.LocalAPIEndpoint.AdvertiseAddress}}
-		  bindPort: {{.LocalAPIEndpoint.BindPort}}
-		nodeRegistration:
-		  name: {{.NodeRegistration.Name}}
-		---
-		apiVersion: kubeadm.k8s.io/v1beta2
-		kind: ClusterConfiguration
-		certificatesDir: {{.CertificatesDir}}
-		kubernetesVersion: %s
-		`, kubeadmconstants.MinimumControlPlaneVersion))))
-
-	f, err := os.Create(cfgPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("error creating masterconfig file %s: %v", cfgPath, err)
-	}
-
-	err = cfgTemplate.Execute(f, cfg)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("error generating masterconfig file %s: %v", cfgPath, err)
-	}
-	f.Close()
-
-	return cfgPath
-}
-
 // SetupEmptyFiles is a utility function for kubeadm testing that creates one or more empty files (touch)
 func SetupEmptyFiles(t *testing.T, tmpdir string, fileNames ...string) {
 	for _, fileName := range fileNames {