diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/docker.go b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/docker.go
index ee6fa0dcb35..b893845a9c5 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/docker.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/docker.go
@@ -622,21 +622,3 @@ func parseImageName(image string) (string, string) {
 type ContainerCommandRunner interface {
 	RunInContainer(containerID string, cmd []string) ([]byte, error)
 }
-
-func GetUnusedImages(client DockerInterface) ([]string, error) {
-	// IMPORTANT: this is _unsafe_ to do while there are active pulls
-	// See https://github.com/docker/docker/issues/8926 for details
-	images, err := client.ListImages(docker.ListImagesOptions{
-		Filters: map[string][]string{
-			"dangling": {"true"},
-		},
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	result := make([]string, len(images))
-	for ix := range images {
-		result[ix] = images[ix].ID
-	}
-	return result, nil
-}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
index 9e8baac231e..69d76eff3d2 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -376,31 +376,9 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) GarbageCollectLoop() {
 		if err := kl.GarbageCollectContainers(); err != nil {
 			glog.Errorf("Garbage collect failed: %v", err)
 		}
-		if err := kl.GarbageCollectImages(); err != nil {
-			glog.Errorf("Garbage collect images failed: %v", err)
-		}
 	}, time.Minute*1)
 }
 
-func (kl *Kubelet) getUnusedImages() ([]string, error) {
-	kl.pullLock.Lock()
-	defer kl.pullLock.Unlock()
-	return dockertools.GetUnusedImages(kl.dockerClient)
-}
-
-func (kl *Kubelet) GarbageCollectImages() error {
-	images, err := kl.getUnusedImages()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	for ix := range images {
-		if err := kl.dockerClient.RemoveImage(images[ix]); err != nil {
-			glog.Errorf("Failed to remove image: %q (%v)", images[ix], err)
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // TODO: Also enforce a maximum total number of containers.
 func (kl *Kubelet) GarbageCollectContainers() error {
 	if kl.maxContainerCount == 0 {
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
index 4d99606b562..4739d6c09bb 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
@@ -1934,29 +1934,6 @@ func TestSyncPodsWithPullPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 	fakeDocker.Unlock()
 }
 
-func TestGarbageCollectImages(t *testing.T) {
-	kubelet, fakeDocker := newTestKubelet(t)
-
-	fakeDocker.Images = []docker.APIImages{
-		{
-			ID: "foo",
-		},
-		{
-			ID: "bar",
-		},
-	}
-
-	if err := kubelet.GarbageCollectImages(); err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	if len(fakeDocker.RemovedImages) != 2 ||
-		!fakeDocker.RemovedImages.Has("foo") ||
-		!fakeDocker.RemovedImages.Has("bar") {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected images removed: %v", fakeDocker.RemovedImages)
-	}
-}
-
 func TestParseResolvConf(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		data        string