diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/drain/drain.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/drain/drain.go
index a941b74935a..fd0e7f443dd 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/drain/drain.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/drain/drain.go
@@ -298,7 +298,6 @@ func waitForDelete(ctx context.Context, pods []corev1.Pod, interval, timeout tim
 			default:
 				return false, nil
 			}
-			return false, nil
 		}
 		return true, nil
 	})