diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/v1.json b/api/swagger-spec/v1.json
index d56c46dfd8c..267d165fbfc 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/v1.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/v1.json
@@ -3393,36 +3393,6 @@
       "consumes": [
        "*/*"
       ]
-     },
-     {
-      "type": "string",
-      "method": "TRACE",
-      "summary": "proxy TRACE requests to Node",
-      "nickname": "proxyTRACENode",
-      "parameters": [
-       {
-        "type": "string",
-        "paramType": "path",
-        "name": "name",
-        "description": "name of the Node",
-        "required": true,
-        "allowMultiple": false
-       },
-       {
-        "type": "string",
-        "paramType": "path",
-        "name": "path:*",
-        "description": "path to the resource",
-        "required": true,
-        "allowMultiple": false
-       }
-      ],
-      "produces": [
-       "*/*"
-      ],
-      "consumes": [
-       "*/*"
-      ]
      }
     ]
    },
@@ -3539,28 +3509,6 @@
       "consumes": [
        "*/*"
       ]
-     },
-     {
-      "type": "string",
-      "method": "TRACE",
-      "summary": "proxy TRACE requests to Node",
-      "nickname": "proxyTRACENode",
-      "parameters": [
-       {
-        "type": "string",
-        "paramType": "path",
-        "name": "name",
-        "description": "name of the Node",
-        "required": true,
-        "allowMultiple": false
-       }
-      ],
-      "produces": [
-       "*/*"
-      ],
-      "consumes": [
-       "*/*"
-      ]
      }
     ]
    },
@@ -5531,44 +5479,6 @@
       "consumes": [
        "*/*"
       ]
-     },
-     {
-      "type": "string",
-      "method": "TRACE",
-      "summary": "proxy TRACE requests to Pod",
-      "nickname": "proxyTRACEPod",
-      "parameters": [
-       {
-        "type": "string",
-        "paramType": "path",
-        "name": "namespaces",
-        "description": "object name and auth scope, such as for teams and projects",
-        "required": true,
-        "allowMultiple": false
-       },
-       {
-        "type": "string",
-        "paramType": "path",
-        "name": "name",
-        "description": "name of the Pod",
-        "required": true,
-        "allowMultiple": false
-       },
-       {
-        "type": "string",
-        "paramType": "path",
-        "name": "path:*",
-        "description": "path to the resource",
-        "required": true,
-        "allowMultiple": false
-       }
-      ],
-      "produces": [
-       "*/*"
-      ],
-      "consumes": [
-       "*/*"
-      ]
      }
     ]
    },
@@ -5725,36 +5635,6 @@
       "consumes": [
        "*/*"
       ]
-     },
-     {
-      "type": "string",
-      "method": "TRACE",
-      "summary": "proxy TRACE requests to Pod",
-      "nickname": "proxyTRACEPod",
-      "parameters": [
-       {
-        "type": "string",
-        "paramType": "path",
-        "name": "namespaces",
-        "description": "object name and auth scope, such as for teams and projects",
-        "required": true,
-        "allowMultiple": false
-       },
-       {
-        "type": "string",
-        "paramType": "path",
-        "name": "name",
-        "description": "name of the Pod",
-        "required": true,
-        "allowMultiple": false
-       }
-      ],
-      "produces": [
-       "*/*"
-      ],
-      "consumes": [
-       "*/*"
-      ]
      }
     ]
    },
@@ -10416,44 +10296,6 @@
       "consumes": [
        "*/*"
       ]
-     },
-     {
-      "type": "string",
-      "method": "TRACE",
-      "summary": "proxy TRACE requests to Service",
-      "nickname": "proxyTRACEService",
-      "parameters": [
-       {
-        "type": "string",
-        "paramType": "path",
-        "name": "namespaces",
-        "description": "object name and auth scope, such as for teams and projects",
-        "required": true,
-        "allowMultiple": false
-       },
-       {
-        "type": "string",
-        "paramType": "path",
-        "name": "name",
-        "description": "name of the Service",
-        "required": true,
-        "allowMultiple": false
-       },
-       {
-        "type": "string",
-        "paramType": "path",
-        "name": "path:*",
-        "description": "path to the resource",
-        "required": true,
-        "allowMultiple": false
-       }
-      ],
-      "produces": [
-       "*/*"
-      ],
-      "consumes": [
-       "*/*"
-      ]
      }
     ]
    },
@@ -10610,36 +10452,6 @@
       "consumes": [
        "*/*"
       ]
-     },
-     {
-      "type": "string",
-      "method": "TRACE",
-      "summary": "proxy TRACE requests to Service",
-      "nickname": "proxyTRACEService",
-      "parameters": [
-       {
-        "type": "string",
-        "paramType": "path",
-        "name": "namespaces",
-        "description": "object name and auth scope, such as for teams and projects",
-        "required": true,
-        "allowMultiple": false
-       },
-       {
-        "type": "string",
-        "paramType": "path",
-        "name": "name",
-        "description": "name of the Service",
-        "required": true,
-        "allowMultiple": false
-       }
-      ],
-      "produces": [
-       "*/*"
-      ],
-      "consumes": [
-       "*/*"
-      ]
      }
     ]
    },
diff --git a/api/swagger-spec/v1beta3.json b/api/swagger-spec/v1beta3.json
index bf0824e5437..231ae929122 100644
--- a/api/swagger-spec/v1beta3.json
+++ b/api/swagger-spec/v1beta3.json
@@ -3393,36 +3393,6 @@
       "consumes": [
        "*/*"
       ]
-     },
-     {
-      "type": "string",
-      "method": "TRACE",
-      "summary": "proxy TRACE requests to Node",
-      "nickname": "proxyTRACENode",
-      "parameters": [
-       {
-        "type": "string",
-        "paramType": "path",
-        "name": "name",
-        "description": "name of the Node",
-        "required": true,
-        "allowMultiple": false
-       },
-       {
-        "type": "string",
-        "paramType": "path",
-        "name": "path:*",
-        "description": "path to the resource",
-        "required": true,
-        "allowMultiple": false
-       }
-      ],
-      "produces": [
-       "*/*"
-      ],
-      "consumes": [
-       "*/*"
-      ]
      }
     ]
    },
@@ -3539,28 +3509,6 @@
       "consumes": [
        "*/*"
       ]
-     },
-     {
-      "type": "string",
-      "method": "TRACE",
-      "summary": "proxy TRACE requests to Node",
-      "nickname": "proxyTRACENode",
-      "parameters": [
-       {
-        "type": "string",
-        "paramType": "path",
-        "name": "name",
-        "description": "name of the Node",
-        "required": true,
-        "allowMultiple": false
-       }
-      ],
-      "produces": [
-       "*/*"
-      ],
-      "consumes": [
-       "*/*"
-      ]
      }
     ]
    },
@@ -5531,44 +5479,6 @@
       "consumes": [
        "*/*"
       ]
-     },
-     {
-      "type": "string",
-      "method": "TRACE",
-      "summary": "proxy TRACE requests to Pod",
-      "nickname": "proxyTRACEPod",
-      "parameters": [
-       {
-        "type": "string",
-        "paramType": "path",
-        "name": "namespaces",
-        "description": "object name and auth scope, such as for teams and projects",
-        "required": true,
-        "allowMultiple": false
-       },
-       {
-        "type": "string",
-        "paramType": "path",
-        "name": "name",
-        "description": "name of the Pod",
-        "required": true,
-        "allowMultiple": false
-       },
-       {
-        "type": "string",
-        "paramType": "path",
-        "name": "path:*",
-        "description": "path to the resource",
-        "required": true,
-        "allowMultiple": false
-       }
-      ],
-      "produces": [
-       "*/*"
-      ],
-      "consumes": [
-       "*/*"
-      ]
      }
     ]
    },
@@ -5725,36 +5635,6 @@
       "consumes": [
        "*/*"
       ]
-     },
-     {
-      "type": "string",
-      "method": "TRACE",
-      "summary": "proxy TRACE requests to Pod",
-      "nickname": "proxyTRACEPod",
-      "parameters": [
-       {
-        "type": "string",
-        "paramType": "path",
-        "name": "namespaces",
-        "description": "object name and auth scope, such as for teams and projects",
-        "required": true,
-        "allowMultiple": false
-       },
-       {
-        "type": "string",
-        "paramType": "path",
-        "name": "name",
-        "description": "name of the Pod",
-        "required": true,
-        "allowMultiple": false
-       }
-      ],
-      "produces": [
-       "*/*"
-      ],
-      "consumes": [
-       "*/*"
-      ]
      }
     ]
    },
@@ -10416,44 +10296,6 @@
       "consumes": [
        "*/*"
       ]
-     },
-     {
-      "type": "string",
-      "method": "TRACE",
-      "summary": "proxy TRACE requests to Service",
-      "nickname": "proxyTRACEService",
-      "parameters": [
-       {
-        "type": "string",
-        "paramType": "path",
-        "name": "namespaces",
-        "description": "object name and auth scope, such as for teams and projects",
-        "required": true,
-        "allowMultiple": false
-       },
-       {
-        "type": "string",
-        "paramType": "path",
-        "name": "name",
-        "description": "name of the Service",
-        "required": true,
-        "allowMultiple": false
-       },
-       {
-        "type": "string",
-        "paramType": "path",
-        "name": "path:*",
-        "description": "path to the resource",
-        "required": true,
-        "allowMultiple": false
-       }
-      ],
-      "produces": [
-       "*/*"
-      ],
-      "consumes": [
-       "*/*"
-      ]
      }
     ]
    },
@@ -10610,36 +10452,6 @@
       "consumes": [
        "*/*"
       ]
-     },
-     {
-      "type": "string",
-      "method": "TRACE",
-      "summary": "proxy TRACE requests to Service",
-      "nickname": "proxyTRACEService",
-      "parameters": [
-       {
-        "type": "string",
-        "paramType": "path",
-        "name": "namespaces",
-        "description": "object name and auth scope, such as for teams and projects",
-        "required": true,
-        "allowMultiple": false
-       },
-       {
-        "type": "string",
-        "paramType": "path",
-        "name": "name",
-        "description": "name of the Service",
-        "required": true,
-        "allowMultiple": false
-       }
-      ],
-      "produces": [
-       "*/*"
-      ],
-      "consumes": [
-       "*/*"
-      ]
      }
     ]
    },
diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/api_installer.go b/pkg/apiserver/api_installer.go
index 0d94e0900c4..18fe6429add 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/api_installer.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/api_installer.go
@@ -589,7 +589,6 @@ func (a *APIInstaller) registerResourceHandlers(path string, storage rest.Storag
 			addProxyRoute(ws, "POST", a.prefix, action.Path, proxyHandler, kind, resource, subresource, hasSubresource, action.Params)
 			addProxyRoute(ws, "DELETE", a.prefix, action.Path, proxyHandler, kind, resource, subresource, hasSubresource, action.Params)
 			addProxyRoute(ws, "HEAD", a.prefix, action.Path, proxyHandler, kind, resource, subresource, hasSubresource, action.Params)
-			addProxyRoute(ws, "TRACE", a.prefix, action.Path, proxyHandler, kind, resource, subresource, hasSubresource, action.Params)
 		case "CONNECT":
 			for _, method := range connecter.ConnectMethods() {
 				doc := "connect " + method + " requests to " + kind