diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/completion.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/completion.go
index 0dc9e35f056..b83889fb7f1 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/completion.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/completion.go
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ __kubectl_quote() {
     fi
 }
 
-autoload -U +X compinit && compinit
 autoload -U +X bashcompinit && bashcompinit
 
 # use word boundary patterns for BSD or GNU sed