diff --git a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/service/servicecontroller.go b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/service/servicecontroller.go
index ac7c46c95c6..9b6cecc0d63 100644
--- a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/service/servicecontroller.go
+++ b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/service/servicecontroller.go
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ const (
 	doNotRetry = time.Duration(0)
 
 	UserAgentName = "federation-service-controller"
-	KubeAPIQPS    = 20.0
-	KubeAPIBurst  = 30
 
 	maxNoOfClusters = 100