diff --git a/cmd/kubelet/app/options/options.go b/cmd/kubelet/app/options/options.go
index 0255ecba93f..b2aca7f219a 100644
--- a/cmd/kubelet/app/options/options.go
+++ b/cmd/kubelet/app/options/options.go
@@ -78,9 +78,8 @@ type KubeletFlags struct {
 	// Container-runtime-specific options.
 	config.ContainerRuntimeOptions
 
-	// certDirectory is the directory where the TLS certs are located (by
-	// default /var/run/kubernetes). If tlsCertFile and tlsPrivateKeyFile
-	// are provided, this flag will be ignored.
+	// certDirectory is the directory where the TLS certs are located.
+	// If tlsCertFile and tlsPrivateKeyFile are provided, this flag will be ignored.
 	CertDirectory string
 
 	// cloudProvider is the provider for cloud services.