diff --git a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/BUILD b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/BUILD
index 68bf1d3b858..64d5a1ca3d8 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/BUILD
+++ b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/BUILD
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/version/prometheus:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/version/verflag:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/spf13/pflag:go_default_library",
-        "//vendor/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/healthz:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flag:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/logs:go_default_library",
     ],
diff --git a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/controller-manager.go b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/controller-manager.go
index d4a827cdd17..495a5734f45 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/controller-manager.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/controller-manager.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
-	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/healthz"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flag"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/logs"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app"
@@ -38,10 +37,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 )
 
-func init() {
-	healthz.DefaultHealthz()
-}
-
 func main() {
 	s := options.NewCMServer()
 	s.AddFlags(pflag.CommandLine, app.KnownControllers(), app.ControllersDisabledByDefault.List())