diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/sysctl/allowlist.go b/pkg/kubelet/sysctl/allowlist.go
index beb1de3ba4e..16bc95fff08 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/sysctl/allowlist.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/sysctl/allowlist.go
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	AnnotationInvalidReason = "InvalidSysctlAnnotation"
-	ForbiddenReason         = "SysctlForbidden"
+	ForbiddenReason = "SysctlForbidden"
 )
 
 // patternAllowlist takes a list of sysctls or sysctl patterns (ending in *) and