diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods_test.go
index c48894cf82a..3f81d46b32f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods_test.go
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/metrics"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/prober/results"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/secret"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/status"
 	kubetypes "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/types"
 	netutils "k8s.io/utils/net"
 	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
@@ -3925,7 +3924,6 @@ func Test_generateAPIPodStatusForInPlaceVPAEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 			kl := testKubelet.kubelet
 
 			oldStatus := test.pod.Status
-			kl.statusManager = status.NewFakeManager()
 			kl.statusManager.SetPodStatus(test.pod, oldStatus)
 			actual := kl.generateAPIPodStatus(test.pod, &testKubecontainerPodStatus /* criStatus */, false /* test.isPodTerminal */)
 
@@ -4727,7 +4725,6 @@ func TestConvertToAPIContainerStatusesForResources(t *testing.T) {
 	testKubelet := newTestKubelet(t, false)
 	defer testKubelet.Cleanup()
 	kubelet := testKubelet.kubelet
-	kubelet.statusManager = status.NewFakeManager()
 
 	idx := 0
 	for tdesc, tc := range map[string]struct {
@@ -5181,7 +5178,6 @@ func TestConvertToAPIContainerStatusesForUser(t *testing.T) {
 	testKubelet := newTestKubelet(t, false)
 	defer testKubelet.Cleanup()
 	kubelet := testKubelet.kubelet
-	kubelet.statusManager = status.NewFakeManager()
 
 	for tdesc, tc := range map[string]struct {
 		testPodStatus           *kubecontainer.PodStatus
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
index c8d07f4bbe1..2a5652e7471 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
@@ -2403,7 +2403,6 @@ func TestPodResourceAllocationReset(t *testing.T) {
 	testKubelet := newTestKubelet(t, false)
 	defer testKubelet.Cleanup()
 	kubelet := testKubelet.kubelet
-	kubelet.statusManager = status.NewFakeManager()
 
 	// fakePodWorkers trigger syncPodFn synchronously on update, but entering
 	// kubelet.SyncPod while holding the podResizeMutex can lead to deadlock.
@@ -2837,8 +2836,6 @@ func TestHandlePodResourcesResize(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		for _, isSidecarContainer := range []bool{false, true} {
 			t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%s/sidecar=%t", tt.name, isSidecarContainer), func(t *testing.T) {
-				kubelet.statusManager = status.NewFakeManager()
-
 				var originalPod *v1.Pod
 				var originalCtr *v1.Container
 				if isSidecarContainer {
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/status/fake_status_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/status/fake_status_manager.go
deleted file mode 100644
index d9c3da24402..00000000000
--- a/pkg/kubelet/status/fake_status_manager.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2021 The Kubernetes Authors.
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-package status
-
-import (
-	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
-	kubecontainer "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/container"
-)
-
-type fakeManager struct {
-	podResizeStatuses map[types.UID]v1.PodResizeStatus
-}
-
-func (m *fakeManager) Start() {
-	klog.InfoS("Start()")
-	return
-}
-
-func (m *fakeManager) GetPodStatus(uid types.UID) (v1.PodStatus, bool) {
-	klog.InfoS("GetPodStatus()")
-	return v1.PodStatus{}, false
-}
-
-func (m *fakeManager) SetPodStatus(pod *v1.Pod, status v1.PodStatus) {
-	klog.InfoS("SetPodStatus()")
-	return
-}
-
-func (m *fakeManager) SetContainerReadiness(podUID types.UID, containerID kubecontainer.ContainerID, ready bool) {
-	klog.InfoS("SetContainerReadiness()")
-	return
-}
-
-func (m *fakeManager) SetContainerStartup(podUID types.UID, containerID kubecontainer.ContainerID, started bool) {
-	klog.InfoS("SetContainerStartup()")
-	return
-}
-
-func (m *fakeManager) TerminatePod(pod *v1.Pod) {
-	klog.InfoS("TerminatePod()")
-	return
-}
-
-func (m *fakeManager) RemoveOrphanedStatuses(podUIDs map[types.UID]bool) {
-	klog.InfoS("RemoveOrphanedStatuses()")
-	return
-}
-
-func (m *fakeManager) GetPodResizeStatus(podUID types.UID) v1.PodResizeStatus {
-	return m.podResizeStatuses[podUID]
-}
-
-func (m *fakeManager) SetPodResizeStatus(podUID types.UID, resizeStatus v1.PodResizeStatus) {
-	m.podResizeStatuses[podUID] = resizeStatus
-}
-
-// NewFakeManager creates empty/fake memory manager
-func NewFakeManager() Manager {
-	return &fakeManager{
-		podResizeStatuses: make(map[types.UID]v1.PodResizeStatus),
-	}
-}