diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
index e4127f861fc..a7485f6c476 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
@@ -779,12 +779,6 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) makeEnvironmentVariables(pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container
 				runtimeVal = string(runtimeValBytes)
 			}
 		}
-		// Accesses apiserver+Pods.
-		// So, the master may set service env vars, or kubelet may.  In case both are doing
-		// it, we delete the key from the kubelet-generated ones so we don't have duplicate
-		// env vars.
-		// TODO: remove this next line once all platforms use apiserver+Pods.
-		delete(serviceEnv, envVar.Name)
 
 		tmpEnv[envVar.Name] = runtimeVal
 	}