diff --git a/hack/.staticcheck_failures b/hack/.staticcheck_failures
index cc7cd770dfc..5edbe8d6b71 100644
--- a/hack/.staticcheck_failures
+++ b/hack/.staticcheck_failures
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 cluster/images/etcd/migrate
-pkg/controller/daemon
 pkg/controller/deployment
 pkg/controller/garbagecollector
 pkg/controller/nodeipam
diff --git a/pkg/controller/daemon/daemon_controller.go b/pkg/controller/daemon/daemon_controller.go
index 3036f842cd0..c8b4bfdc8b2 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/daemon/daemon_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/daemon/daemon_controller.go
@@ -306,16 +306,6 @@ func (dsc *DaemonSetsController) enqueue(ds *apps.DaemonSet) {
 	dsc.queue.Add(key)
 }
 
-func (dsc *DaemonSetsController) enqueueRateLimited(ds *apps.DaemonSet) {
-	key, err := controller.KeyFunc(ds)
-	if err != nil {
-		utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("Couldn't get key for object %#v: %v", ds, err))
-		return
-	}
-
-	dsc.queue.AddRateLimited(key)
-}
-
 func (dsc *DaemonSetsController) enqueueDaemonSetAfter(obj interface{}, after time.Duration) {
 	key, err := controller.KeyFunc(obj)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/daemon/daemon_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/daemon/daemon_controller_test.go
index 8c98bb64466..b8b8ca08624 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/daemon/daemon_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/daemon/daemon_controller_test.go
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@ type fakePodControl struct {
 	podStore     cache.Store
 	podIDMap     map[string]*v1.Pod
 	expectations controller.ControllerExpectationsInterface
-	dsc          *daemonSetsController
 }
 
 func newFakePodControl() *fakePodControl {