diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/alpha/BUILD b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/alpha/BUILD
index 2046387f563..776580934b9 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/alpha/BUILD
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/alpha/BUILD
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ go_library(
         "certs.go",
         "kubeconfig.go",
         "kubelet.go",
-        "preflight.go",
         "selfhosting.go",
     ],
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/alpha",
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/alpha/alpha.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/alpha/alpha.go
index b5dd4334214..f48d07ddcd9 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/alpha/alpha.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/alpha/alpha.go
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ func NewCmdAlpha(in io.Reader, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.AddCommand(newCmdCertsUtility())
 	cmd.AddCommand(newCmdKubeletUtility())
 	cmd.AddCommand(newCmdKubeConfigUtility(out))
-	cmd.AddCommand(newCmdPreFlightUtility())
 	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdSelfhosting(in))
 
 	// TODO: This command should be removed as soon as the kubeadm init phase refactoring is completed.
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/alpha/preflight.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/alpha/preflight.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 0b12d2cac5a..00000000000
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/alpha/preflight.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2018 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 alpha
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	kubeadmscheme "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/scheme"
-	kubeadmapiv1beta1 "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1beta1"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/validation"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/options"
-	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/util"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/preflight"
-	kubeadmutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/util"
-	configutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/config"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/normalizer"
-	utilsexec "k8s.io/utils/exec"
-)
-
-var (
-	nodePreflightLongDesc = normalizer.LongDesc(`
-		Run node pre-flight checks, functionally equivalent to what implemented by kubeadm join.
-		` + cmdutil.AlphaDisclaimer)
-
-	nodePreflightExample = normalizer.Examples(`
-		# Run node pre-flight checks.
-		kubeadm alpha preflight node
-	`)
-
-	errorMissingConfigFlag = errors.New("the --config flag is mandatory")
-)
-
-// newCmdPreFlightUtility calls cobra.Command for preflight checks
-func newCmdPreFlightUtility() *cobra.Command {
-	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "preflight",
-		Short: "Commands related to pre-flight checks",
-		Long:  cmdutil.MacroCommandLongDescription,
-	}
-
-	cmd.AddCommand(newCmdPreFlightNode())
-
-	return cmd
-}
-
-// newCmdPreFlightNode calls cobra.Command for node preflight checks
-func newCmdPreFlightNode() *cobra.Command {
-	var cfgPath string
-	var ignorePreflightErrors []string
-
-	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:     "node",
-		Short:   "Run node pre-flight checks",
-		Long:    nodePreflightLongDesc,
-		Example: nodePreflightExample,
-		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			if len(cfgPath) == 0 {
-				kubeadmutil.CheckErr(errorMissingConfigFlag)
-			}
-			ignorePreflightErrorsSet, err := validation.ValidateIgnorePreflightErrors(ignorePreflightErrors)
-			kubeadmutil.CheckErr(err)
-
-			cfg := &kubeadmapiv1beta1.JoinConfiguration{}
-			kubeadmscheme.Scheme.Default(cfg)
-
-			internalcfg, err := configutil.JoinConfigFileAndDefaultsToInternalConfig(cfgPath, cfg)
-			kubeadmutil.CheckErr(err)
-
-			if internalcfg.ControlPlane != nil {
-				err = configutil.VerifyAPIServerBindAddress(internalcfg.ControlPlane.LocalAPIEndpoint.AdvertiseAddress)
-				kubeadmutil.CheckErr(err)
-			}
-
-			fmt.Println("[preflight] running pre-flight checks")
-
-			err = preflight.RunJoinNodeChecks(utilsexec.New(), internalcfg, ignorePreflightErrorsSet)
-			kubeadmutil.CheckErr(err)
-
-			fmt.Println("[preflight] pre-flight checks passed")
-		},
-	}
-
-	options.AddConfigFlag(cmd.PersistentFlags(), &cfgPath)
-	options.AddIgnorePreflightErrorsFlag(cmd.PersistentFlags(), &ignorePreflightErrors)
-
-	return cmd
-}