diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_node_status.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_node_status.go
index 7723abc64b2..46bd7c3579f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_node_status.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_node_status.go
@@ -732,10 +732,6 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) defaultNodeStatusFuncs() []func(context.Context, *v1.Node) er
 	if kl.cloud != nil {
 		nodeAddressesFunc = kl.cloudResourceSyncManager.NodeAddresses
 	}
-	var validateHostFunc func() error
-	if kl.appArmorValidator != nil {
-		validateHostFunc = kl.appArmorValidator.ValidateHost
-	}
 	var setters []func(ctx context.Context, n *v1.Node) error
 	setters = append(setters,
 		nodestatus.NodeAddress(kl.nodeIPs, kl.nodeIPValidator, kl.hostname, kl.hostnameOverridden, kl.externalCloudProvider, kl.cloud, nodeAddressesFunc),
@@ -754,7 +750,7 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) defaultNodeStatusFuncs() []func(context.Context, *v1.Node) er
 		nodestatus.DiskPressureCondition(kl.clock.Now, kl.evictionManager.IsUnderDiskPressure, kl.recordNodeStatusEvent),
 		nodestatus.PIDPressureCondition(kl.clock.Now, kl.evictionManager.IsUnderPIDPressure, kl.recordNodeStatusEvent),
 		nodestatus.ReadyCondition(kl.clock.Now, kl.runtimeState.runtimeErrors, kl.runtimeState.networkErrors, kl.runtimeState.storageErrors,
-			validateHostFunc, kl.containerManager.Status, kl.shutdownManager.ShutdownStatus, kl.recordNodeStatusEvent, kl.supportLocalStorageCapacityIsolation()),
+			kl.containerManager.Status, kl.shutdownManager.ShutdownStatus, kl.recordNodeStatusEvent, kl.supportLocalStorageCapacityIsolation()),
 		nodestatus.VolumesInUse(kl.volumeManager.ReconcilerStatesHasBeenSynced, kl.volumeManager.GetVolumesInUse),
 		// TODO(mtaufen): I decided not to move this setter for now, since all it does is send an event
 		// and record state back to the Kubelet runtime object. In the future, I'd like to isolate
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/nodestatus/setters.go b/pkg/kubelet/nodestatus/setters.go
index b539cbda86b..58a5eb3c1a8 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/nodestatus/setters.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/nodestatus/setters.go
@@ -486,7 +486,6 @@ func ReadyCondition(
 	runtimeErrorsFunc func() error, // typically Kubelet.runtimeState.runtimeErrors
 	networkErrorsFunc func() error, // typically Kubelet.runtimeState.networkErrors
 	storageErrorsFunc func() error, // typically Kubelet.runtimeState.storageErrors
-	appArmorValidateHostFunc func() error, // typically Kubelet.appArmorValidator.ValidateHost, might be nil depending on whether there was an appArmorValidator
 	cmStatusFunc func() cm.Status, // typically Kubelet.containerManager.Status
 	nodeShutdownManagerErrorsFunc func() error, // typically kubelet.shutdownManager.errors.
 	recordEventFunc func(eventType, event string), // typically Kubelet.recordNodeStatusEvent
@@ -527,13 +526,6 @@ func ReadyCondition(
 				LastHeartbeatTime: currentTime,
 			}
 		}
-		// Append AppArmor status if it's enabled.
-		// TODO(tallclair): This is a temporary message until node feature reporting is added.
-		if appArmorValidateHostFunc != nil && newNodeReadyCondition.Status == v1.ConditionTrue {
-			if err := appArmorValidateHostFunc(); err == nil {
-				newNodeReadyCondition.Message = fmt.Sprintf("%s. AppArmor enabled", newNodeReadyCondition.Message)
-			}
-		}
 
 		// Record any soft requirements that were not met in the container manager.
 		status := cmStatusFunc()
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/nodestatus/setters_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/nodestatus/setters_test.go
index 61a42feaa96..d3874bfee9c 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/nodestatus/setters_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/nodestatus/setters_test.go
@@ -1509,7 +1509,6 @@ func TestReadyCondition(t *testing.T) {
 		runtimeErrors                        error
 		networkErrors                        error
 		storageErrors                        error
-		appArmorValidateHostFunc             func() error
 		cmStatus                             cm.Status
 		nodeShutdownManagerErrors            error
 		expectConditions                     []v1.NodeCondition
@@ -1524,19 +1523,6 @@ func TestReadyCondition(t *testing.T) {
 			// the reason for this is unclear, so we may want to actually send an event, and change these test cases
 			// to ensure an event is sent.
 		},
-		{
-			desc:                     "new, ready: apparmor validator passed",
-			node:                     withCapacity.DeepCopy(),
-			appArmorValidateHostFunc: func() error { return nil },
-			expectConditions:         []v1.NodeCondition{*makeReadyCondition(true, "kubelet is posting ready status. AppArmor enabled", now, now)},
-		},
-		{
-			desc:                     "new, ready: apparmor validator failed",
-			node:                     withCapacity.DeepCopy(),
-			appArmorValidateHostFunc: func() error { return fmt.Errorf("foo") },
-			// absence of an additional message is understood to mean that AppArmor is disabled
-			expectConditions: []v1.NodeCondition{*makeReadyCondition(true, "kubelet is posting ready status", now, now)},
-		},
 		{
 			desc: "new, ready: soft requirement warning",
 			node: withCapacity.DeepCopy(),
@@ -1655,7 +1641,7 @@ func TestReadyCondition(t *testing.T) {
 				})
 			}
 			// construct setter
-			setter := ReadyCondition(nowFunc, runtimeErrorsFunc, networkErrorsFunc, storageErrorsFunc, tc.appArmorValidateHostFunc, cmStatusFunc, nodeShutdownErrorsFunc, recordEventFunc, !tc.disableLocalStorageCapacityIsolation)
+			setter := ReadyCondition(nowFunc, runtimeErrorsFunc, networkErrorsFunc, storageErrorsFunc, cmStatusFunc, nodeShutdownErrorsFunc, recordEventFunc, !tc.disableLocalStorageCapacityIsolation)
 			// call setter on node
 			if err := setter(ctx, tc.node); err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/managedfields/node.yaml b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/managedfields/node.yaml
index 66e849f23fb..a7f2d54fdf7 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/managedfields/node.yaml
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/managedfields/node.yaml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ status:
     type: PIDPressure
   - lastHeartbeatTime: "2019-09-20T19:32:50Z"
     lastTransitionTime: "2019-07-09T16:17:49Z"
-    message: kubelet is posting ready status. AppArmor enabled
+    message: kubelet is posting ready status
     reason: KubeletReady
     status: "True"
     type: Ready
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/fieldmanager/node.yaml b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/fieldmanager/node.yaml
index 66e849f23fb..a7f2d54fdf7 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/fieldmanager/node.yaml
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/fieldmanager/node.yaml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ status:
     type: PIDPressure
   - lastHeartbeatTime: "2019-09-20T19:32:50Z"
     lastTransitionTime: "2019-07-09T16:17:49Z"
-    message: kubelet is posting ready status. AppArmor enabled
+    message: kubelet is posting ready status
     reason: KubeletReady
     status: "True"
     type: Ready