diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/service/controller.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/service/controller.go
index 05695475662..797553a8cad 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/service/controller.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/service/controller.go
@@ -635,12 +635,6 @@ func nodeSlicesEqualForLB(x, y []*v1.Node) bool {
 
 func (s *Controller) getNodeConditionPredicate() NodeConditionPredicate {
 	return func(node *v1.Node) bool {
-		// We add the master to the node list, but its unschedulable.  So we use this to filter
-		// the master.
-		if node.Spec.Unschedulable {
-			return false
-		}
-
 		if s.legacyNodeRoleFeatureEnabled {
 			// As of 1.6, we will taint the master, but not necessarily mark it unschedulable.
 			// Recognize nodes labeled as master, and filter them also, as we were doing previously.
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/service/controller_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/service/controller_test.go
index b893c0d64df..353b47f2abd 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/service/controller_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/service/controller_test.go
@@ -1379,6 +1379,11 @@ func Test_getNodeConditionPredicate(t *testing.T) {
 		input           *v1.Node
 		want            bool
 	}{
+		{want: false, input: &v1.Node{}},
+		{want: true, input: &v1.Node{Status: v1.NodeStatus{Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{{Type: v1.NodeReady, Status: v1.ConditionTrue}}}}},
+		{want: false, input: &v1.Node{Status: v1.NodeStatus{Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{{Type: v1.NodeReady, Status: v1.ConditionFalse}}}}},
+		{want: true, input: &v1.Node{Spec: v1.NodeSpec{Unschedulable: true}, Status: v1.NodeStatus{Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{{Type: v1.NodeReady, Status: v1.ConditionTrue}}}}},
+
 		{want: true, input: &v1.Node{Status: validNodeStatus, ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Labels: map[string]string{}}}},
 		{want: true, input: &v1.Node{Status: validNodeStatus, ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Labels: map[string]string{labelNodeRoleMaster: ""}}}},
 		{want: true, input: &v1.Node{Status: validNodeStatus, ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Labels: map[string]string{labelNodeRoleExcludeBalancer: ""}}}},