diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/service/allocator/bitmap.go b/pkg/registry/core/service/allocator/bitmap.go
index 84c09eadfcb..c5dad0467f0 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/service/allocator/bitmap.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/service/allocator/bitmap.go
@@ -72,18 +72,6 @@ func NewAllocationMap(max int, rangeSpec string) *AllocationBitmap {
 	return &a
 }
 
-// NewContiguousAllocationMap creates an allocation bitmap using the contiguous scan strategy.
-func NewContiguousAllocationMap(max int, rangeSpec string) *AllocationBitmap {
-	a := AllocationBitmap{
-		strategy:  contiguousScanStrategy{},
-		allocated: big.NewInt(0),
-		count:     0,
-		max:       max,
-		rangeSpec: rangeSpec,
-	}
-	return &a
-}
-
 // Allocate attempts to reserve the provided item.
 // Returns true if it was allocated, false if it was already in use
 func (r *AllocationBitmap) Allocate(offset int) (bool, error) {
@@ -217,20 +205,3 @@ func (rss randomScanStrategy) AllocateBit(allocated *big.Int, max, count int) (i
 }
 
 var _ bitAllocator = randomScanStrategy{}
-
-// contiguousScanStrategy tries to allocate starting at 0 and filling in any gaps
-type contiguousScanStrategy struct{}
-
-func (contiguousScanStrategy) AllocateBit(allocated *big.Int, max, count int) (int, bool) {
-	if count >= max {
-		return 0, false
-	}
-	for i := 0; i < max; i++ {
-		if allocated.Bit(i) == 0 {
-			return i, true
-		}
-	}
-	return 0, false
-}
-
-var _ bitAllocator = contiguousScanStrategy{}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/service/allocator/bitmap_test.go b/pkg/registry/core/service/allocator/bitmap_test.go
index 8aa434950f8..b5eacc114e5 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/service/allocator/bitmap_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/service/allocator/bitmap_test.go
@@ -136,22 +136,3 @@ func TestSnapshotAndRestore(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("expect offset %v allocated", offset)
 	}
 }
-
-func TestContiguousAllocation(t *testing.T) {
-	max := 10
-	m := NewContiguousAllocationMap(max, "test")
-
-	for i := 0; i < max; i++ {
-		next, ok, _ := m.AllocateNext()
-		if !ok {
-			t.Fatalf("unexpected error")
-		}
-		if next != i {
-			t.Fatalf("expect next to %d, but got %d", i, next)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if _, ok, _ := m.AllocateNext(); ok {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected success")
-	}
-}