diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
index f6cf6134fef..03c704d64c9 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -406,21 +406,6 @@ func NewMainKubelet(
 	klet.podCache = kubecontainer.NewCache()
 	klet.podManager = kubepod.NewBasicPodManager(kubepod.NewBasicMirrorClient(klet.kubeClient))
 
-	klet.volumePluginMgr, err =
-		NewInitializedVolumePluginMgr(klet, volumePlugins)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	klet.volumeManager, err = volumemanager.NewVolumeManager(
-		enableControllerAttachDetach,
-		hostname,
-		klet.podManager,
-		klet.kubeClient,
-		klet.volumePluginMgr,
-		klet.containerRuntime,
-		mounter)
-
 	// Initialize the runtime.
 	switch containerRuntime {
 	case "docker":