diff --git a/pkg/util/node/node.go b/pkg/util/node/node.go
index 6bc3ea8a777..9b036b70e39 100644
--- a/pkg/util/node/node.go
+++ b/pkg/util/node/node.go
@@ -64,13 +64,6 @@ func GetPreferredNodeAddress(node *v1.Node, preferredAddressTypes []v1.NodeAddre
 				return address.Address, nil
 			}
 		}
-		// If hostname was requested and no Hostname address was registered...
-		if addressType == v1.NodeHostName {
-			// ...fall back to the kubernetes.io/hostname label for compatibility with kubelets before 1.5
-			if hostname, ok := node.Labels[kubeletapis.LabelHostname]; ok && len(hostname) > 0 {
-				return hostname, nil
-			}
-		}
 	}
 	return "", fmt.Errorf("no preferred addresses found; known addresses: %v", node.Status.Addresses)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/util/node/node_test.go b/pkg/util/node/node_test.go
index b59f355a1bd..a1903eeacc5 100644
--- a/pkg/util/node/node_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/node/node_test.go
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ func TestGetPreferredAddress(t *testing.T) {
 			Preferences:   []v1.NodeAddressType{v1.NodeHostName, v1.NodeExternalIP},
 			ExpectAddress: "status-hostname",
 		},
-		"found label address": {
+		"label address ignored": {
 			Labels: map[string]string{kubeletapis.LabelHostname: "label-hostname"},
 			Addresses: []v1.NodeAddress{
 				{Type: v1.NodeExternalIP, Address: "1.2.3.5"},
 			},
 			Preferences:   []v1.NodeAddressType{v1.NodeHostName, v1.NodeExternalIP},
-			ExpectAddress: "label-hostname",
+			ExpectAddress: "1.2.3.5",
 		},
 	}