diff --git a/pkg/controller/controller_utils.go b/pkg/controller/controller_utils.go
index 9c623e5d047..e7c1131ecda 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/controller_utils.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/controller_utils.go
@@ -447,9 +447,6 @@ func (r RealControllerRevisionControl) PatchControllerRevision(namespace, name s
 type PodControlInterface interface {
 	// CreatePods creates new pods according to the spec.
 	CreatePods(namespace string, template *v1.PodTemplateSpec, object runtime.Object) error
-	// CreatePodsOnNode creates a new pod according to the spec on the specified node,
-	// and sets the ControllerRef.
-	CreatePodsOnNode(nodeName, namespace string, template *v1.PodTemplateSpec, object runtime.Object, controllerRef *metav1.OwnerReference) error
 	// CreatePodsWithControllerRef creates new pods according to the spec, and sets object as the pod's controller.
 	CreatePodsWithControllerRef(namespace string, template *v1.PodTemplateSpec, object runtime.Object, controllerRef *metav1.OwnerReference) error
 	// DeletePod deletes the pod identified by podID.
@@ -517,21 +514,14 @@ func validateControllerRef(controllerRef *metav1.OwnerReference) error {
 }
 
 func (r RealPodControl) CreatePods(namespace string, template *v1.PodTemplateSpec, object runtime.Object) error {
-	return r.createPods("", namespace, template, object, nil)
+	return r.createPods(namespace, template, object, nil)
 }
 
 func (r RealPodControl) CreatePodsWithControllerRef(namespace string, template *v1.PodTemplateSpec, controllerObject runtime.Object, controllerRef *metav1.OwnerReference) error {
 	if err := validateControllerRef(controllerRef); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return r.createPods("", namespace, template, controllerObject, controllerRef)
-}
-
-func (r RealPodControl) CreatePodsOnNode(nodeName, namespace string, template *v1.PodTemplateSpec, object runtime.Object, controllerRef *metav1.OwnerReference) error {
-	if err := validateControllerRef(controllerRef); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return r.createPods(nodeName, namespace, template, object, controllerRef)
+	return r.createPods(namespace, template, controllerObject, controllerRef)
 }
 
 func (r RealPodControl) PatchPod(namespace, name string, data []byte) error {
@@ -564,14 +554,11 @@ func GetPodFromTemplate(template *v1.PodTemplateSpec, parentObject runtime.Objec
 	return pod, nil
 }
 
-func (r RealPodControl) createPods(nodeName, namespace string, template *v1.PodTemplateSpec, object runtime.Object, controllerRef *metav1.OwnerReference) error {
+func (r RealPodControl) createPods(namespace string, template *v1.PodTemplateSpec, object runtime.Object, controllerRef *metav1.OwnerReference) error {
 	pod, err := GetPodFromTemplate(template, object, controllerRef)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if len(nodeName) != 0 {
-		pod.Spec.NodeName = nodeName
-	}
 	if len(labels.Set(pod.Labels)) == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create pods, no labels")
 	}
@@ -665,21 +652,6 @@ func (f *FakePodControl) CreatePodsWithControllerRef(namespace string, spec *v1.
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (f *FakePodControl) CreatePodsOnNode(nodeName, namespace string, template *v1.PodTemplateSpec, object runtime.Object, controllerRef *metav1.OwnerReference) error {
-	f.Lock()
-	defer f.Unlock()
-	f.CreateCallCount++
-	if f.CreateLimit != 0 && f.CreateCallCount > f.CreateLimit {
-		return fmt.Errorf("not creating pod, limit %d already reached (create call %d)", f.CreateLimit, f.CreateCallCount)
-	}
-	f.Templates = append(f.Templates, *template)
-	f.ControllerRefs = append(f.ControllerRefs, *controllerRef)
-	if f.Err != nil {
-		return f.Err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (f *FakePodControl) DeletePod(namespace string, podID string, object runtime.Object) error {
 	f.Lock()
 	defer f.Unlock()
diff --git a/pkg/controller/daemon/daemon_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/daemon/daemon_controller_test.go
index 1d17099b530..ea9fbc21ffe 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/daemon/daemon_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/daemon/daemon_controller_test.go
@@ -241,37 +241,6 @@ func newFakePodControl() *fakePodControl {
 	}
 }
 
-func (f *fakePodControl) CreatePodsOnNode(nodeName, namespace string, template *v1.PodTemplateSpec, object runtime.Object, controllerRef *metav1.OwnerReference) error {
-	f.Lock()
-	defer f.Unlock()
-	if err := f.FakePodControl.CreatePodsOnNode(nodeName, namespace, template, object, controllerRef); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create pod on node %q", nodeName)
-	}
-
-	pod := &v1.Pod{
-		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			Labels:       template.Labels,
-			Namespace:    namespace,
-			GenerateName: fmt.Sprintf("%s-", nodeName),
-		},
-	}
-
-	template.Spec.DeepCopyInto(&pod.Spec)
-	if len(nodeName) != 0 {
-		pod.Spec.NodeName = nodeName
-	}
-	pod.Name = names.SimpleNameGenerator.GenerateName(fmt.Sprintf("%s-", nodeName))
-
-	f.podStore.Update(pod)
-	f.podIDMap[pod.Name] = pod
-
-	ds := object.(*apps.DaemonSet)
-	dsKey, _ := controller.KeyFunc(ds)
-	f.expectations.CreationObserved(dsKey)
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (f *fakePodControl) CreatePodsWithControllerRef(namespace string, template *v1.PodTemplateSpec, object runtime.Object, controllerRef *metav1.OwnerReference) error {
 	f.Lock()
 	defer f.Unlock()
diff --git a/pkg/controller/replication/conversion.go b/pkg/controller/replication/conversion.go
index 653b41c0985..1eb8f722e1e 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/replication/conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/replication/conversion.go
@@ -342,11 +342,6 @@ func (pc podControlAdapter) CreatePods(namespace string, template *v1.PodTemplat
 	return errors.New("CreatePods() is not implemented for podControlAdapter")
 }
 
-func (pc podControlAdapter) CreatePodsOnNode(nodeName, namespace string, template *v1.PodTemplateSpec, object runtime.Object, controllerRef *metav1.OwnerReference) error {
-	// This is not used by RSC.
-	return errors.New("CreatePodsOnNode() is not implemented for podControlAdapter")
-}
-
 func (pc podControlAdapter) CreatePodsWithControllerRef(namespace string, template *v1.PodTemplateSpec, object runtime.Object, controllerRef *metav1.OwnerReference) error {
 	rc, err := convertRStoRC(object.(*apps.ReplicaSet))
 	if err != nil {