diff --git a/contrib/mesos/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go b/contrib/mesos/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
index fcb4c901c4a..1a2bc767f17 100644
--- a/contrib/mesos/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
+++ b/contrib/mesos/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ func (k *KubernetesScheduler) reconcileTerminalTask(driver bindings.SchedulerDri
 		// TODO(jdef) for case #2 don't delete the pod, just update it's status to Failed
 		pod := &task.Pod
 		log.Warningf("deleting rogue pod %v/%v for lost task %v", pod.Namespace, pod.Name, task.ID)
-		if err := k.client.Pods(pod.Namespace).Delete(pod.Name, nil); err != nil && !errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+		if err := k.client.Pods(pod.Namespace).Delete(pod.Name, api.NewDeleteOptions(0)); err != nil && !errors.IsNotFound(err) {
 			log.Errorf("failed to delete pod %v/%v for terminal task %v: %v", pod.Namespace, pod.Name, task.ID, err)
 		}
 	} else if taskStatus.GetReason() == mesos.TaskStatus_REASON_EXECUTOR_TERMINATED || taskStatus.GetReason() == mesos.TaskStatus_REASON_EXECUTOR_UNREGISTERED {