diff --git a/pkg/master/reconcilers/lease.go b/pkg/master/reconcilers/lease.go
index d7ea00b0096..7a0d54080c7 100644
--- a/pkg/master/reconcilers/lease.go
+++ b/pkg/master/reconcilers/lease.go
@@ -283,14 +283,16 @@ func checkEndpointSubsetFormatWithLease(e *corev1.Endpoints, expectedIPs []strin
 	return true, ipsCorrect, portsCorrect
 }
 
-func (r *leaseEndpointReconciler) StopReconciling(serviceName string, ip net.IP, endpointPorts []corev1.EndpointPort) error {
-	r.reconcilingLock.Lock()
-	defer r.reconcilingLock.Unlock()
-	r.stopReconcilingCalled = true
-
+func (r *leaseEndpointReconciler) RemoveEndpoints(serviceName string, ip net.IP, endpointPorts []corev1.EndpointPort) error {
 	if err := r.masterLeases.RemoveLease(ip.String()); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	return r.doReconcile(serviceName, endpointPorts, true)
 }
+
+func (r *leaseEndpointReconciler) StopReconciling() {
+	r.reconcilingLock.Lock()
+	defer r.reconcilingLock.Unlock()
+	r.stopReconcilingCalled = true
+}
diff --git a/pkg/master/reconcilers/lease_test.go b/pkg/master/reconcilers/lease_test.go
index 3c8402a7867..a3521217712 100644
--- a/pkg/master/reconcilers/lease_test.go
+++ b/pkg/master/reconcilers/lease_test.go
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ func TestLeaseEndpointReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestLeaseStopReconciling(t *testing.T) {
+func TestLeaseRemoveEndpoints(t *testing.T) {
 	ns := corev1.NamespaceDefault
 	om := func(name string) metav1.ObjectMeta {
 		return metav1.ObjectMeta{Namespace: ns, Name: name}
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ func TestLeaseStopReconciling(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 			}
 			r := NewLeaseEndpointReconciler(clientset.CoreV1(), fakeLeases)
-			err := r.StopReconciling(test.serviceName, net.ParseIP(test.ip), test.endpointPorts)
+			err := r.RemoveEndpoints(test.serviceName, net.ParseIP(test.ip), test.endpointPorts)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("case %q: unexpected error: %v", test.testName, err)
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/master/reconcilers/mastercount.go b/pkg/master/reconcilers/mastercount.go
index 18a635b6a74..4699e90c172 100644
--- a/pkg/master/reconcilers/mastercount.go
+++ b/pkg/master/reconcilers/mastercount.go
@@ -137,10 +137,9 @@ func (r *masterCountEndpointReconciler) ReconcileEndpoints(serviceName string, i
 	return err
 }
 
-func (r *masterCountEndpointReconciler) StopReconciling(serviceName string, ip net.IP, endpointPorts []corev1.EndpointPort) error {
+func (r *masterCountEndpointReconciler) RemoveEndpoints(serviceName string, ip net.IP, endpointPorts []corev1.EndpointPort) error {
 	r.reconcilingLock.Lock()
 	defer r.reconcilingLock.Unlock()
-	r.stopReconcilingCalled = true
 
 	e, err := r.endpointClient.Endpoints(metav1.NamespaceDefault).Get(serviceName, metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -167,6 +166,12 @@ func (r *masterCountEndpointReconciler) StopReconciling(serviceName string, ip n
 	return err
 }
 
+func (r *masterCountEndpointReconciler) StopReconciling() {
+	r.reconcilingLock.Lock()
+	defer r.reconcilingLock.Unlock()
+	r.stopReconcilingCalled = true
+}
+
 // Determine if the endpoint is in the format ReconcileEndpoints expects.
 //
 // Return values:
diff --git a/pkg/master/reconcilers/none.go b/pkg/master/reconcilers/none.go
index 9bd4ee5ad7f..2eb49741bbd 100644
--- a/pkg/master/reconcilers/none.go
+++ b/pkg/master/reconcilers/none.go
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ limitations under the License.
 package reconcilers
 
 import (
-	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"net"
+
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 )
 
 // NoneEndpointReconciler allows for the endpoint reconciler to be disabled
@@ -36,7 +37,10 @@ func (r *noneEndpointReconciler) ReconcileEndpoints(serviceName string, ip net.I
 	return nil
 }
 
-// StopReconciling noop reconcile
-func (r *noneEndpointReconciler) StopReconciling(serviceName string, ip net.IP, endpointPorts []corev1.EndpointPort) error {
+// RemoveEndpoints noop reconcile
+func (r *noneEndpointReconciler) RemoveEndpoints(serviceName string, ip net.IP, endpointPorts []corev1.EndpointPort) error {
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (r *noneEndpointReconciler) StopReconciling() {
+}
diff --git a/pkg/master/reconcilers/reconcilers.go b/pkg/master/reconcilers/reconcilers.go
index 0cfb9a0aaf8..b348c8b2862 100644
--- a/pkg/master/reconcilers/reconcilers.go
+++ b/pkg/master/reconcilers/reconcilers.go
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ limitations under the License.
 package reconcilers
 
 import (
-	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"net"
+
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 )
 
 // EndpointReconciler knows how to reconcile the endpoints for the apiserver service.
@@ -35,7 +36,10 @@ type EndpointReconciler interface {
 	//      endpoints for their {rw, ro} services.
 	//  * ReconcileEndpoints is called periodically from all apiservers.
 	ReconcileEndpoints(serviceName string, ip net.IP, endpointPorts []corev1.EndpointPort, reconcilePorts bool) error
-	StopReconciling(serviceName string, ip net.IP, endpointPorts []corev1.EndpointPort) error
+	// RemoveEndpoints removes this apiserver's lease.
+	RemoveEndpoints(serviceName string, ip net.IP, endpointPorts []corev1.EndpointPort) error
+	// StopReonciling turns any later ReconcileEndpoints call into a noop.
+	StopReconciling()
 }
 
 // Type the reconciler type