diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_getters.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_getters.go
index 32e80cc863a..453895f2009 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_getters.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_getters.go
@@ -308,13 +308,13 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) getPodVolumePathListFromDisk(podUID types.UID) ([]string, err
 	if pathExists, pathErr := mount.PathExists(podVolDir); pathErr != nil {
 		return volumes, fmt.Errorf("error checking if path %q exists: %v", podVolDir, pathErr)
 	} else if !pathExists {
-		klog.Warningf("Path %q does not exist", podVolDir)
+		klog.InfoS("Path does not exist", "path", podVolDir)
 		return volumes, nil
 	}
 
 	volumePluginDirs, err := ioutil.ReadDir(podVolDir)
 	if err != nil {
-		klog.Errorf("Could not read directory %s: %v", podVolDir, err)
+		klog.ErrorS(err, "Could not read directory", "path", podVolDir)
 		return volumes, err
 	}
 	for _, volumePluginDir := range volumePluginDirs {
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) getPodVolumeSubpathListFromDisk(podUID types.UID) ([]string,
 	// Explicitly walks /<volume>/<container name>/<subPathIndex>
 	volumePluginDirs, err := ioutil.ReadDir(podSubpathsDir)
 	if err != nil {
-		klog.Errorf("Could not read directory %s: %v", podSubpathsDir, err)
+		klog.ErrorS(err, "Could not read directory", "path", podSubpathsDir)
 		return volumes, err
 	}
 	for _, volumePluginDir := range volumePluginDirs {
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_resources.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_resources.go
index a453e015553..0c737bb6bdf 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_resources.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_resources.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) defaultPodLimitsForDownwardAPI(pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Con
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to find node object, expected a node")
 	}
 	allocatable := node.Status.Allocatable
-	klog.Infof("allocatable: %v", allocatable)
+	klog.InfoS("Allocatable", "allocatable", allocatable)
 	outputPod := pod.DeepCopy()
 	for idx := range outputPod.Spec.Containers {
 		resource.MergeContainerResourceLimits(&outputPod.Spec.Containers[idx], allocatable)
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/checkpoint/download.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/checkpoint/download.go
index aa9c6746f9d..1b2a3c852ad 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/checkpoint/download.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/checkpoint/download.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package checkpoint
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"math/rand"
 	"time"
 
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/apis/config/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/status"
 	utilcodec "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/util/codec"
-	utillog "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/util/log"
 )
 
 // Payload represents a local copy of a config source (payload) object
@@ -178,25 +178,25 @@ func (r *remoteConfigMap) Download(client clientset.Interface, store cache.Store
 	)
 	// check the in-memory store for the ConfigMap, so we can skip unnecessary downloads
 	if store != nil {
-		utillog.Infof("checking in-memory store for %s", r.APIPath())
+		klog.InfoS("Kubelet config controller checking in-memory store for remoteConfigMap", "apiPath", r.APIPath())
 		cm, err = getConfigMapFromStore(store, r.source.ConfigMap.Namespace, r.source.ConfigMap.Name)
 		if err != nil {
 			// just log the error, we'll attempt a direct download instead
-			utillog.Errorf("failed to check in-memory store for %s, error: %v", r.APIPath(), err)
+			klog.ErrorS(err, "Kubelet config controller failed to check in-memory store for remoteConfigMap", "apiPath", r.APIPath())
 		} else if cm != nil {
-			utillog.Infof("found %s in in-memory store, UID: %s, ResourceVersion: %s", r.APIPath(), cm.UID, cm.ResourceVersion)
+			klog.InfoS("Kubelet config controller found remoteConfigMap in in-memory store", "apiPath", r.APIPath(), "configMapUID", cm.UID, "resourceVersion", cm.ResourceVersion)
 		} else {
-			utillog.Infof("did not find %s in in-memory store", r.APIPath())
+			klog.InfoS("Kubelet config controller did not find remoteConfigMap in in-memory store", "apiPath", r.APIPath())
 		}
 	}
 	// if we didn't find the ConfigMap in the in-memory store, download it from the API server
 	if cm == nil {
-		utillog.Infof("attempting to download %s", r.APIPath())
+		klog.InfoS("Kubelet config controller attempting to download remoteConfigMap", "apiPath", r.APIPath())
 		cm, err = client.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(r.source.ConfigMap.Namespace).Get(context.TODO(), r.source.ConfigMap.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, status.DownloadError, fmt.Errorf("%s, error: %v", status.DownloadError, err)
 		}
-		utillog.Infof("successfully downloaded %s, UID: %s, ResourceVersion: %s", r.APIPath(), cm.UID, cm.ResourceVersion)
+		klog.InfoS("Kubelet config controller successfully downloaded remoteConfigMap", "apiPath", r.APIPath(), "configMapUID", cm.UID, "resourceVersion", cm.ResourceVersion)
 	} // Assert: Now we have a non-nil ConfigMap
 	// construct Payload from the ConfigMap
 	payload, err := NewConfigMapPayload(cm)
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ func getConfigMapFromStore(store cache.Store, namespace, name string) (*apiv1.Co
 	cm, ok := obj.(*apiv1.ConfigMap)
 	if !ok {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("failed to cast object %s from informer's store to ConfigMap", key)
-		utillog.Errorf(err.Error())
+		klog.ErrorS(err, "Kubelet config controller")
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return cm, nil
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/checkpoint/store/fsstore.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/checkpoint/store/fsstore.go
index 26c48d06f26..ca5aa9a7efa 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/checkpoint/store/fsstore.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/checkpoint/store/fsstore.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package store
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
@@ -25,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/checkpoint"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/configfiles"
 	utilfiles "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/util/files"
-	utillog "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/util/log"
 	utilfs "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/filesystem"
 )
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func NewFsStore(fs utilfs.Filesystem, dir string) Store {
 }
 
 func (s *fsStore) Initialize() error {
-	utillog.Infof("initializing config checkpoints directory %q", s.dir)
+	klog.InfoS("Kubelet config controller initializing config checkpoints directory", "path", s.dir)
 	// ensure top-level dir for store
 	if err := utilfiles.EnsureDir(s.fs, s.dir); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (s *fsStore) Load(source checkpoint.RemoteConfigSource) (*kubeletconfig.Kub
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no checkpoint for source %s", sourceFmt)
 	}
 	// load the kubelet config file
-	utillog.Infof("loading Kubelet configuration checkpoint for source %s", sourceFmt)
+	klog.InfoS("Kubelet config controller loading Kubelet configuration checkpoint for source", "apiPath", source.APIPath(), "sourceUID", source.UID(), "resourceVersion", source.ResourceVersion())
 	loader, err := configfiles.NewFsLoader(s.fs, filepath.Join(s.checkpointPath(source.UID(), source.ResourceVersion()), source.KubeletFilename()))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/configsync.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/configsync.go
index fc8706bbc18..f4dea057d19 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/configsync.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/configsync.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/checkpoint"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/status"
-	utillog "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/util/log"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ func (cc *Controller) syncConfigSource(client clientset.Interface, eventClient v
 	var syncerr error
 	defer func() {
 		if syncerr != nil {
-			utillog.Errorf(syncerr.Error())
+			klog.ErrorS(syncerr, "Kubelet config controller")
 			cc.pokeConfigSourceWorker()
 		}
 	}()
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ func (cc *Controller) syncConfigSource(client clientset.Interface, eventClient v
 
 	// a nil source simply means we reset to local defaults
 	if source == nil {
-		utillog.Infof("Node.Spec.ConfigSource is empty, will reset assigned and last-known-good to defaults")
+		klog.InfoS("Kubelet config controller Node.Spec.ConfigSource is empty, will reset assigned and last-known-good to defaults")
 		if updated, reason, err := cc.resetConfig(); err != nil {
 			reason = fmt.Sprintf(status.SyncErrorFmt, reason)
 			cc.configStatus.SetErrorOverride(reason)
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ func (cc *Controller) syncConfigSource(client clientset.Interface, eventClient v
 	}
 
 	// a non-nil source means we should attempt to download the config, and checkpoint it if necessary
-	utillog.Infof("Node.Spec.ConfigSource is non-empty, will checkpoint source and update config if necessary")
+	klog.InfoS("Kubelet config controller Node.Spec.ConfigSource is non-empty, will checkpoint source and update config if necessary")
 
 	// TODO(mtaufen): It would be nice if we could check the payload's metadata before (re)downloading the whole payload
 	//                we at least try pulling the latest configmap out of the local informer store.
@@ -156,7 +155,7 @@ func (cc *Controller) saveConfigCheckpoint(source checkpoint.RemoteConfigSource,
 		return status.InternalError, fmt.Errorf("%s, error: %v", status.InternalError, err)
 	}
 	if ok {
-		utillog.Infof("checkpoint already exists for %s, UID: %s, ResourceVersion: %s", source.APIPath(), payload.UID(), payload.ResourceVersion())
+		klog.InfoS("Kubelet config controller checkpoint already exists for source", "apiPath", source.APIPath(), "checkpointUID", payload.UID(), "resourceVersion", payload.ResourceVersion())
 		return "", nil
 	}
 	if err := cc.checkpointStore.Save(payload); err != nil {
@@ -198,11 +197,11 @@ func restartForNewConfig(eventClient v1core.EventsGetter, nodeName string, sourc
 	// we directly log and send the event, instead of using the event recorder,
 	// because the event recorder won't flush its queue before we exit (we'd lose the event)
 	event := makeEvent(nodeName, apiv1.EventTypeNormal, KubeletConfigChangedEventReason, message)
-	klog.V(3).Infof("Event(%#v): type: '%v' reason: '%v' %v", event.InvolvedObject, event.Type, event.Reason, event.Message)
+	klog.V(3).InfoS("Event created", "event", klog.KObj(event), "involvedObject", event.InvolvedObject, "eventType", event.Type, "reason", event.Reason, "message", event.Message)
 	if _, err := eventClient.Events(apiv1.NamespaceDefault).Create(context.TODO(), event, metav1.CreateOptions{}); err != nil {
-		utillog.Errorf("failed to send event, error: %v", err)
+		klog.ErrorS(err, "Kubelet config controller failed to send event")
 	}
-	utillog.Infof(message)
+	klog.InfoS("Kubelet config controller event", "message", message)
 	os.Exit(0)
 }
 
@@ -211,17 +210,17 @@ func latestNodeConfigSource(store cache.Store, nodeName string) (*apiv1.NodeConf
 	obj, ok, err := store.GetByKey(nodeName)
 	if err != nil {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve Node %q from informer's store, error: %v", nodeName, err)
-		utillog.Errorf(err.Error())
+		klog.ErrorS(err, "Kubelet config controller")
 		return nil, err
 	} else if !ok {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("node %q does not exist in the informer's store, can't sync config source", nodeName)
-		utillog.Errorf(err.Error())
+		klog.ErrorS(err, "Kubelet config controller")
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	node, ok := obj.(*apiv1.Node)
 	if !ok {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("failed to cast object from informer's store to Node, can't sync config source for Node %q", nodeName)
-		utillog.Errorf(err.Error())
+		klog.ErrorS(err, "Kubelet config controller")
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	// Copy the source, so anyone who modifies it after here doesn't mess up the informer's store!
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/controller.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/controller.go
index 50b65a67a3a..45272af94b1 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/controller.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package kubeletconfig
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
@@ -32,7 +33,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/checkpoint"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/checkpoint/store"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/status"
-	utillog "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/util/log"
 	utilpanic "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/util/panic"
 	utilfs "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/filesystem"
 )
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func NewController(dynamicConfigDir string, transform TransformFunc) *Controller
 // or returns an error if no valid configuration could be produced. Bootstrap should be called synchronously before StartSync.
 // If the pre-existing local configuration should be used, Bootstrap returns a nil config.
 func (cc *Controller) Bootstrap() (*kubeletconfig.KubeletConfiguration, error) {
-	utillog.Infof("starting controller")
+	klog.InfoS("Kubelet config controller starting controller")
 
 	// ensure the filesystem is initialized
 	if err := cc.initializeDynamicConfigDir(); err != nil {
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func (cc *Controller) Bootstrap() (*kubeletconfig.KubeletConfiguration, error) {
 	// or something else scary
 
 	// log the reason and error details for the failure to load the assigned config
-	utillog.Errorf(fmt.Sprintf("%s, error: %v", reason, err))
+	klog.ErrorS(err, "Kubelet config controller", "reason", reason)
 
 	// set status to indicate the failure with the assigned config
 	cc.configStatus.SetError(reason)
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func (cc *Controller) StartSync(client clientset.Interface, eventClient v1core.E
 
 	// status sync worker
 	statusSyncLoopFunc := utilpanic.HandlePanic(func() {
-		utillog.Infof("starting status sync loop")
+		klog.InfoS("Kubelet config controller starting status sync loop")
 		wait.JitterUntil(func() {
 			cc.configStatus.Sync(client, nodeName)
 		}, 10*time.Second, 0.2, true, wait.NeverStop)
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func (cc *Controller) StartSync(client clientset.Interface, eventClient v1core.E
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf(errFmt, err)
 	} else if assignedSource == nil {
-		utillog.Infof("local source is assigned, will not start remote config source informer")
+		klog.InfoS("Kubelet config controller local source is assigned, will not start remote config source informer")
 	} else {
 		cc.remoteConfigSourceInformer = assignedSource.Informer(client, cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc:    cc.onAddRemoteConfigSourceEvent,
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func (cc *Controller) StartSync(client clientset.Interface, eventClient v1core.E
 	}
 	remoteConfigSourceInformerFunc := utilpanic.HandlePanic(func() {
 		if cc.remoteConfigSourceInformer != nil {
-			utillog.Infof("starting remote config source informer")
+			klog.InfoS("Kubelet config controller starting remote config source informer")
 			cc.remoteConfigSourceInformer.Run(wait.NeverStop)
 		}
 	})
@@ -223,12 +223,12 @@ func (cc *Controller) StartSync(client clientset.Interface, eventClient v1core.E
 	cc.nodeInformer = newSharedNodeInformer(client, nodeName,
 		cc.onAddNodeEvent, cc.onUpdateNodeEvent, cc.onDeleteNodeEvent)
 	nodeInformerFunc := utilpanic.HandlePanic(func() {
-		utillog.Infof("starting Node informer")
+		klog.InfoS("Kubelet config controller starting Node informer")
 		cc.nodeInformer.Run(wait.NeverStop)
 	})
 	// config sync worker
 	configSyncLoopFunc := utilpanic.HandlePanic(func() {
-		utillog.Infof("starting Kubelet config sync loop")
+		klog.InfoS("Kubelet config controller starting Kubelet config sync loop")
 		wait.JitterUntil(func() {
 			cc.syncConfigSource(client, eventClient, nodeName)
 		}, 10*time.Second, 0.2, true, wait.NeverStop)
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ func (cc *Controller) loadConfig(source checkpoint.RemoteConfigSource) (*kubelet
 
 // initializeDynamicConfigDir makes sure that the storage layers for various controller components are set up correctly
 func (cc *Controller) initializeDynamicConfigDir() error {
-	utillog.Infof("ensuring filesystem is set up correctly")
+	klog.InfoS("Kubelet config controller ensuring filesystem is set up correctly")
 	// initializeDynamicConfigDir local checkpoint storage location
 	return cc.checkpointStore.Initialize()
 }
@@ -273,10 +273,10 @@ func (cc *Controller) initializeDynamicConfigDir() error {
 func (cc *Controller) checkTrial(duration time.Duration) {
 	// when the trial period is over, the assigned config becomes the last-known-good
 	if trial, err := cc.inTrial(duration); err != nil {
-		utillog.Errorf("failed to check trial period for assigned config, error: %v", err)
+		klog.ErrorS(err, "Kubelet config controller failed to check trial period for assigned config")
 	} else if !trial {
 		if err := cc.graduateAssignedToLastKnownGood(); err != nil {
-			utillog.Errorf("failed to set last-known-good to assigned config, error: %v", err)
+			klog.ErrorS(err, "failed to set last-known-good to assigned config")
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -319,6 +319,6 @@ func (cc *Controller) graduateAssignedToLastKnownGood() error {
 	}
 	// update the status to reflect the new last-known-good config
 	cc.configStatus.SetLastKnownGood(assigned.NodeConfigSource())
-	utillog.Infof("updated last-known-good config to %s, UID: %s, ResourceVersion: %s", assigned.APIPath(), assigned.UID(), assigned.ResourceVersion())
+	klog.InfoS("Kubelet config controller updated last-known-good config to new checkpointStore", "apiPath", assigned.APIPath(), "checkpointUID", assigned.UID(), "resourceVersion", assigned.ResourceVersion())
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/status/status.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/status/status.go
index ad2cf898c86..aad5c0b395d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/status/status.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/status/status.go
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ package status
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"sync"
 
 	apiv1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
-	utillog "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/util/log"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/metrics"
 	nodeutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/node"
 )
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func (s *nodeConfigStatus) Sync(client clientset.Interface, nodeName string) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	utillog.Infof("updating Node.Status.Config")
+	klog.InfoS("Kubelet config controller updating Node.Status.Config")
 
 	// grab the lock
 	s.mux.Lock()
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func (s *nodeConfigStatus) Sync(client clientset.Interface, nodeName string) {
 	var err error
 	defer func() {
 		if err != nil {
-			utillog.Errorf(err.Error())
+			klog.ErrorS(err, "Kubelet config controller")
 			s.sync()
 		}
 	}()
@@ -198,6 +198,6 @@ func (s *nodeConfigStatus) Sync(client clientset.Interface, nodeName string) {
 
 	// patch the node with the new status
 	if _, _, err := nodeutil.PatchNodeStatus(client.CoreV1(), types.NodeName(nodeName), oldNode, newNode); err != nil {
-		utillog.Errorf("failed to patch node status, error: %v", err)
+		klog.ErrorS(err, "Kubelet config controller failed to patch node status")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/util/codec/codec.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/util/codec/codec.go
index c4adc4fc7c4..37e8269106f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/util/codec/codec.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/util/codec/codec.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func DecodeKubeletConfiguration(kubeletCodecs *serializer.CodecFactory, data []b
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed lenient decoding: %v", err)
 		}
 		// Continue with the v1beta1 object that was decoded leniently, but emit a warning.
-		klog.Warningf("using lenient decoding as strict decoding failed: %v", err)
+		klog.InfoS("Using lenient decoding as strict decoding failed", "err", err)
 	}
 
 	internalKC, ok := obj.(*kubeletconfig.KubeletConfiguration)
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/util/log/log.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/util/log/log.go
deleted file mode 100644
index ff76ff8f029..00000000000
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/util/log/log.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2017 The Kubernetes Authors.
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-package log
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-
-	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
-)
-
-const logFmt = "kubelet config controller: %s"
-
-// Errorf shim that inserts "kubelet config controller" at the beginning of the log message,
-// while still reporting the call site of the logging function.
-func Errorf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	var s string
-	if len(args) > 0 {
-		s = fmt.Sprintf(format, args...)
-	} else {
-		s = format
-	}
-	klog.ErrorDepth(1, fmt.Sprintf(logFmt, s))
-}
-
-// Infof shim that inserts "kubelet config controller" at the beginning of the log message,
-// while still reporting the call site of the logging function.
-func Infof(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	var s string
-	if len(args) > 0 {
-		s = fmt.Sprintf(format, args...)
-	} else {
-		s = format
-	}
-	klog.InfoDepth(1, fmt.Sprintf(logFmt, s))
-}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/watch.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/watch.go
index bc247962ea7..229d23e1015 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/watch.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/watch.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package kubeletconfig
 
 import (
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"math/rand"
 	"time"
 
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
-	utillog "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/kubeletconfig/util/log"
 )
 
 // newSharedNodeInformer returns a shared informer that uses `client` to watch the Node with
@@ -67,22 +67,22 @@ func (cc *Controller) onAddNodeEvent(newObj interface{}) {
 func (cc *Controller) onUpdateNodeEvent(oldObj interface{}, newObj interface{}) {
 	newNode, ok := newObj.(*apiv1.Node)
 	if !ok {
-		utillog.Errorf("failed to cast new object to Node, couldn't handle event")
+		klog.ErrorS(nil, "Kubelet config controller failed to cast new object to Node, couldn't handle event")
 		return
 	}
 	if oldObj == nil {
 		// Node was just added, need to sync
-		utillog.Infof("initial Node watch event")
+		klog.InfoS("Kubelet config controller initial Node watch event")
 		cc.pokeConfigSourceWorker()
 		return
 	}
 	oldNode, ok := oldObj.(*apiv1.Node)
 	if !ok {
-		utillog.Errorf("failed to cast old object to Node, couldn't handle event")
+		klog.ErrorS(nil, "Kubelet config controller failed to cast old object to Node, couldn't handle event")
 		return
 	}
 	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(oldNode.Spec.ConfigSource, newNode.Spec.ConfigSource) {
-		utillog.Infof("Node.Spec.ConfigSource was updated")
+		klog.InfoS("Kubelet config controller Node.Spec.ConfigSource was updated")
 		cc.pokeConfigSourceWorker()
 	}
 }
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (cc *Controller) onDeleteNodeEvent(deletedObj interface{}) {
 	// For this case, we just log the event.
 	// We don't want to poke the worker, because a temporary deletion isn't worth reporting an error for.
 	// If the Node is deleted because the VM is being deleted, then the Kubelet has nothing to do.
-	utillog.Infof("Node was deleted")
+	klog.InfoS("Kubelet config controller Node was deleted")
 }
 
 // onAddRemoteConfigSourceEvent calls onUpdateConfigMapEvent with the new object and a nil old object
@@ -110,22 +110,22 @@ func (cc *Controller) onUpdateRemoteConfigSourceEvent(oldObj interface{}, newObj
 	// since ConfigMap is currently the only source type, we handle that here
 	newConfigMap, ok := newObj.(*apiv1.ConfigMap)
 	if !ok {
-		utillog.Errorf("failed to cast new object to ConfigMap, couldn't handle event")
+		klog.ErrorS(nil, "Kubelet config controller failed to cast new object to ConfigMap, couldn't handle event")
 		return
 	}
 	if oldObj == nil {
 		// ConfigMap was just added, need to sync
-		utillog.Infof("initial ConfigMap watch event")
+		klog.InfoS("Kubelet config controller initial ConfigMap watch event")
 		cc.pokeConfigSourceWorker()
 		return
 	}
 	oldConfigMap, ok := oldObj.(*apiv1.ConfigMap)
 	if !ok {
-		utillog.Errorf("failed to cast old object to ConfigMap, couldn't handle event")
+		klog.ErrorS(nil, "Kubelet config controller failed to cast old object to ConfigMap, couldn't handle event")
 		return
 	}
 	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(oldConfigMap, newConfigMap) {
-		utillog.Infof("assigned ConfigMap was updated")
+		klog.InfoS("Kubelet config controller assigned ConfigMap was updated")
 		cc.pokeConfigSourceWorker()
 	}
 }
@@ -135,6 +135,6 @@ func (cc *Controller) onDeleteRemoteConfigSourceEvent(deletedObj interface{}) {
 	// If the ConfigMap we're watching is deleted, we log the event and poke the sync worker.
 	// This requires a sync, because if the Node is still configured to use the deleted ConfigMap,
 	// the Kubelet should report a DownloadError.
-	utillog.Infof("assigned ConfigMap was deleted")
+	klog.InfoS("Kubelet config controller assigned ConfigMap was deleted")
 	cc.pokeConfigSourceWorker()
 }