diff --git a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
index 2ebbc0b8fd2..84231748844 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func StartControllers(s *options.CMServer, kubeClient *client.Client, kubeconfig
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Fatalf("Failed to initialize nodecontroller: %v", err)
 	}
-	nodeController.Run(s.NodeSyncPeriod.Duration)
+	nodeController.Run()
 	time.Sleep(wait.Jitter(s.ControllerStartInterval.Duration, ControllerStartJitter))
 
 	serviceController, err := servicecontroller.New(cloud, clientset.NewForConfigOrDie(restclient.AddUserAgent(kubeconfig, "service-controller")), s.ClusterName)
diff --git a/contrib/mesos/pkg/controllermanager/controllermanager.go b/contrib/mesos/pkg/controllermanager/controllermanager.go
index 9129fbe6ec4..9a79ef7919b 100644
--- a/contrib/mesos/pkg/controllermanager/controllermanager.go
+++ b/contrib/mesos/pkg/controllermanager/controllermanager.go
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func (s *CMServer) Run(_ []string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Fatalf("Failed to initialize nodecontroller: %v", err)
 	}
-	nodeController.Run(s.NodeSyncPeriod.Duration)
+	nodeController.Run()
 
 	nodeStatusUpdaterController := node.NewStatusUpdater(clientset.NewForConfigOrDie(restclient.AddUserAgent(kubeconfig, "node-status-controller")), s.NodeMonitorPeriod.Duration, time.Now)
 	if err := nodeStatusUpdaterController.Run(wait.NeverStop); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/node/nodecontroller.go b/pkg/controller/node/nodecontroller.go
index d14779f3091..60a5d487bbd 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/node/nodecontroller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/node/nodecontroller.go
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ func NewNodeControllerFromClient(
 }
 
 // Run starts an asynchronous loop that monitors the status of cluster nodes.
-func (nc *NodeController) Run(period time.Duration) {
+func (nc *NodeController) Run() {
 	go nc.nodeController.Run(wait.NeverStop)
 	go nc.podController.Run(wait.NeverStop)
 	go nc.daemonSetController.Run(wait.NeverStop)