diff --git a/cmd/kubelet/kubelet.go b/cmd/kubelet/kubelet.go
index c1e1e11f175..464b5a1171a 100644
--- a/cmd/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/cmd/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -105,8 +105,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	// run the kubelet
-	if err := app.Run(kubeletServer, kubeletDeps); err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error: %v\n", err)
+	if err := app.Run(kubeletServer, kubeletDeps); err != nil {		
 		die(err)
 	}
 }