diff --git a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_control.go b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_control.go
index 0d01dc0844e..f55b7d1d67c 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_control.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_control.go
@@ -375,27 +375,13 @@ func (ssc *defaultStatefulSetControl) processReplica(
 	replicas []*v1.Pod,
 	i int) (bool, error) {
 	logger := klog.FromContext(ctx)
-	// Delete and recreate pods which finished running.
-	//
-	// Note that pods with phase Succeeded will also trigger this event. This is
-	// because final pod phase of evicted or otherwise forcibly stopped pods
-	// (e.g. terminated on node reboot) is determined by the exit code of the
-	// container, not by the reason for pod termination. We should restart the pod
-	// regardless of the exit code.
-	if isFailed(replicas[i]) || isSucceeded(replicas[i]) {
-		if isFailed(replicas[i]) {
-			ssc.recorder.Eventf(set, v1.EventTypeWarning, "RecreatingFailedPod",
-				"StatefulSet %s/%s is recreating failed Pod %s",
-				set.Namespace,
-				set.Name,
-				replicas[i].Name)
-		} else {
-			ssc.recorder.Eventf(set, v1.EventTypeNormal, "RecreatingTerminatedPod",
-				"StatefulSet %s/%s is recreating terminated Pod %s",
-				set.Namespace,
-				set.Name,
-				replicas[i].Name)
-		}
+	// delete and recreate failed pods
+	if isFailed(replicas[i]) {
+		ssc.recorder.Eventf(set, v1.EventTypeWarning, "RecreatingFailedPod",
+			"StatefulSet %s/%s is recreating failed Pod %s",
+			set.Namespace,
+			set.Name,
+			replicas[i].Name)
 		if err := ssc.podControl.DeleteStatefulPod(set, replicas[i]); err != nil {
 			return true, err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_control_test.go b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_control_test.go
index d9924e453bc..d6bf9a78b14 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_control_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_control_test.go
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ func TestStatefulSetControl(t *testing.T) {
 		{ScalesDown, simpleSetFn},
 		{ReplacesPods, largeSetFn},
 		{RecreatesFailedPod, simpleSetFn},
-		{RecreatesSucceededPod, simpleSetFn},
 		{CreatePodFailure, simpleSetFn},
 		{UpdatePodFailure, simpleSetFn},
 		{UpdateSetStatusFailure, simpleSetFn},
@@ -436,44 +435,6 @@ func RecreatesFailedPod(t *testing.T, set *apps.StatefulSet, invariants invarian
 	}
 }
 
-func RecreatesSucceededPod(t *testing.T, set *apps.StatefulSet, invariants invariantFunc) {
-	client := fake.NewSimpleClientset()
-	om, _, ssc := setupController(client)
-	selector, err := metav1.LabelSelectorAsSelector(set.Spec.Selector)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	}
-	pods, err := om.podsLister.Pods(set.Namespace).List(selector)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	}
-	if _, err := ssc.UpdateStatefulSet(context.TODO(), set, pods); err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Error updating StatefulSet %s", err)
-	}
-	if err := invariants(set, om); err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	}
-	pods, err = om.podsLister.Pods(set.Namespace).List(selector)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	}
-	pods[0].Status.Phase = v1.PodSucceeded
-	_ = om.podsIndexer.Update(pods[0])
-	if _, err := ssc.UpdateStatefulSet(context.TODO(), set, pods); err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Error updating StatefulSet %s", err)
-	}
-	if err := invariants(set, om); err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	}
-	pods, err = om.podsLister.Pods(set.Namespace).List(selector)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	}
-	if isCreated(pods[0]) {
-		t.Error("StatefulSet did not recreate succeeded Pod")
-	}
-}
-
 func CreatePodFailure(t *testing.T, set *apps.StatefulSet, invariants invariantFunc) {
 	client := fake.NewSimpleClientset(set)
 	om, _, ssc := setupController(client)
diff --git a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_utils.go b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_utils.go
index d4a80cd01eb..6898aabe56e 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_utils.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_utils.go
@@ -426,11 +426,6 @@ func isFailed(pod *v1.Pod) bool {
 	return pod.Status.Phase == v1.PodFailed
 }
 
-// isSucceeded returns true if pod has a Phase of PodSucceeded
-func isSucceeded(pod *v1.Pod) bool {
-	return pod.Status.Phase == v1.PodSucceeded
-}
-
 // isTerminating returns true if pod's DeletionTimestamp has been set
 func isTerminating(pod *v1.Pod) bool {
 	return pod.DeletionTimestamp != nil