diff --git a/pkg/master/ports/ports.go b/pkg/master/ports/ports.go
index bbe702e2d37..3e36603acae 100644
--- a/pkg/master/ports/ports.go
+++ b/pkg/master/ports/ports.go
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 package ports
 
 const (
-	// KubeletStatusPort is the default port for the kubelet healthz server.
-	// May be overridden by a flag at startup.
-	KubeletStatusPort = 10248
 	// ProxyPort is the default port for the proxy healthz server.
 	// May be overriden by a flag at startup.
 	ProxyStatusPort = 10249