diff --git a/build/make-clean.sh b/build/make-clean.sh
index b3f567490a6..24c6e38b68d 100755
--- a/build/make-clean.sh
+++ b/build/make-clean.sh
@@ -22,5 +22,4 @@ set -o pipefail
 KUBE_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/..
 source "${KUBE_ROOT}/build/common.sh"
 
-kube::build::verify_prereqs false
 kube::build::clean