diff --git a/pkg/controller/gc/gc_controller.go b/pkg/controller/gc/gc_controller.go
index f157f5c68e6..d73b211471a 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/gc/gc_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/gc/gc_controller.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
 	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
@@ -49,10 +48,6 @@ type GCController struct {
 }
 
 func New(kubeClient client.Interface, resyncPeriod controller.ResyncPeriodFunc, threshold int) *GCController {
-	eventBroadcaster := record.NewBroadcaster()
-	eventBroadcaster.StartLogging(glog.Infof)
-	eventBroadcaster.StartRecordingToSink(kubeClient.Events(""))
-
 	gcc := &GCController{
 		kubeClient: kubeClient,
 		threshold:  threshold,