diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/eviction/eviction_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/eviction/eviction_manager.go
index 83cf3d3584e..1370ca6237b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/eviction/eviction_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/eviction/eviction_manager.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func NewManager(
 	imageGC ImageGC,
 	recorder record.EventRecorder,
 	nodeRef *v1.ObjectReference,
-	clock clock.Clock) (Manager, lifecycle.PodAdmitHandler, error) {
+	clock clock.Clock) (Manager, lifecycle.PodAdmitHandler) {
 	manager := &managerImpl{
 		clock:           clock,
 		killPodFunc:     killPodFunc,
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func NewManager(
 		nodeConditionsLastObservedAt: nodeConditionsObservedAt{},
 		thresholdsFirstObservedAt:    thresholdsObservedAt{},
 	}
-	return manager, manager, nil
+	return manager, manager
 }
 
 // Admit rejects a pod if its not safe to admit for node stability.
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
index a8b2e6c7b9a..71d9762820e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -755,11 +755,8 @@ func NewMainKubelet(kubeCfg *componentconfig.KubeletConfiguration, kubeDeps *Kub
 	klet.setNodeStatusFuncs = klet.defaultNodeStatusFuncs()
 
 	// setup eviction manager
-	evictionManager, evictionAdmitHandler, err := eviction.NewManager(klet.resourceAnalyzer, evictionConfig, killPodNow(klet.podWorkers, kubeDeps.Recorder), klet.imageManager, kubeDeps.Recorder, nodeRef, klet.clock)
+	evictionManager, evictionAdmitHandler := eviction.NewManager(klet.resourceAnalyzer, evictionConfig, killPodNow(klet.podWorkers, kubeDeps.Recorder), klet.imageManager, kubeDeps.Recorder, nodeRef, klet.clock)
 
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize eviction manager: %v", err)
-	}
 	klet.evictionManager = evictionManager
 	klet.admitHandlers.AddPodAdmitHandler(evictionAdmitHandler)
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
index cc243d4da21..b2035cd359b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
@@ -232,8 +232,7 @@ func newTestKubeletWithImageList(
 		Namespace: "",
 	}
 	// setup eviction manager
-	evictionManager, evictionAdmitHandler, err := eviction.NewManager(kubelet.resourceAnalyzer, eviction.Config{}, killPodNow(kubelet.podWorkers, fakeRecorder), kubelet.imageManager, fakeRecorder, nodeRef, kubelet.clock)
-	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to initialize eviction manager")
+	evictionManager, evictionAdmitHandler := eviction.NewManager(kubelet.resourceAnalyzer, eviction.Config{}, killPodNow(kubelet.podWorkers, fakeRecorder), kubelet.imageManager, fakeRecorder, nodeRef, kubelet.clock)
 
 	kubelet.evictionManager = evictionManager
 	kubelet.admitHandlers.AddPodAdmitHandler(evictionAdmitHandler)
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/runonce_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/runonce_test.go
index 177f18e5dea..8aee989023c 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/runonce_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/runonce_test.go
@@ -118,10 +118,8 @@ func TestRunOnce(t *testing.T) {
 	fakeKillPodFunc := func(pod *v1.Pod, podStatus v1.PodStatus, gracePeriodOverride *int64) error {
 		return nil
 	}
-	evictionManager, evictionAdmitHandler, err := eviction.NewManager(kb.resourceAnalyzer, eviction.Config{}, fakeKillPodFunc, nil, kb.recorder, nodeRef, kb.clock)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to initialize eviction manager: %v", err)
-	}
+	evictionManager, evictionAdmitHandler := eviction.NewManager(kb.resourceAnalyzer, eviction.Config{}, fakeKillPodFunc, nil, kb.recorder, nodeRef, kb.clock)
+
 	kb.evictionManager = evictionManager
 	kb.admitHandlers.AddPodAdmitHandler(evictionAdmitHandler)
 	if err := kb.setupDataDirs(); err != nil {