diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/status/state/state.go b/pkg/kubelet/status/state/state.go
index 9dc669746e9..1ed6606d15b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/status/state/state.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/status/state/state.go
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ type writer interface {
 	SetContainerResourceAllocation(podUID string, containerName string, alloc v1.ResourceRequirements) error
 	SetPodResizeStatus(podUID string, resizeStatus v1.PodResizeStatus)
 	Delete(podUID string, containerName string) error
-	ClearState() error
 }
 
 // State interface provides methods for tracking and setting pod resource allocation
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/status/state/state_checkpoint.go b/pkg/kubelet/status/state/state_checkpoint.go
index 56c4bb786ca..6ff93ad25c8 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/status/state/state_checkpoint.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/status/state/state_checkpoint.go
@@ -142,14 +142,6 @@ func (sc *stateCheckpoint) Delete(podUID string, containerName string) error {
 	return sc.storeState()
 }
 
-// ClearState clears the state and saves it in a checkpoint
-func (sc *stateCheckpoint) ClearState() error {
-	sc.mux.Lock()
-	defer sc.mux.Unlock()
-	sc.cache.ClearState()
-	return sc.storeState()
-}
-
 type noopStateCheckpoint struct{}
 
 // NewNoopStateCheckpoint creates a dummy state checkpoint manager
@@ -178,7 +170,3 @@ func (sc *noopStateCheckpoint) SetPodResizeStatus(_ string, _ v1.PodResizeStatus
 func (sc *noopStateCheckpoint) Delete(_ string, _ string) error {
 	return nil
 }
-
-func (sc *noopStateCheckpoint) ClearState() error {
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/status/state/state_mem.go b/pkg/kubelet/status/state/state_mem.go
index fca30e3f046..193c55f7e05 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/status/state/state_mem.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/status/state/state_mem.go
@@ -110,13 +110,3 @@ func (s *stateMemory) Delete(podUID string, containerName string) error {
 	s.deleteContainer(podUID, containerName)
 	return nil
 }
-
-func (s *stateMemory) ClearState() error {
-	s.Lock()
-	defer s.Unlock()
-
-	s.podAllocation = make(PodResourceAllocation)
-	s.podResizeStatus = make(PodResizeStatus)
-	klog.V(3).InfoS("Cleared state")
-	return nil
-}