diff --git a/cluster/images/kubelet/Makefile b/cluster/images/kubelet/Makefile
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-# build the kubelet image.
-
-# TODO: figure out the best base image
-# TODO: figure out how to best source the nsenter binary, if necessary
-# TODO: figure out how to make a single source of version info for these
-#       images
-VERSION=v0.16
-BIN_DIR=bin/linux/amd64
-LOCAL_OUTPUT_DIR=../../../_output/local
-
-release: clean
-	curl -O https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/${VERSION}/${BIN_DIR}/kubelet
-	docker build -t gcr.io/google_containers/kubelet:${VERSION} .
-	gcloud docker push gcr.io/google_containers/kubelet:${VERSION}
-
-local: clean
-	cp ${LOCAL_OUTPUT_DIR}/${BIN_DIR}/kubelet .
-	docker build -t gcr.io/google_containers/kubelet .
-
-clean:
-	rm -f kubelet
-
-.PHONY: release