diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_linux.go b/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_linux.go
index 41729e5547d..408b0050544 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_linux.go
@@ -137,19 +137,6 @@ func (cc *cadvisorClient) VersionInfo() (*cadvisorapi.VersionInfo, error) {
 	return cc.GetVersionInfo()
 }
 
-func (cc *cadvisorClient) SubcontainerInfo(name string, req *cadvisorapi.ContainerInfoRequest) (map[string]*cadvisorapi.ContainerInfo, error) {
-	infos, err := cc.SubcontainersInfo(name, req)
-	if err != nil && len(infos) == 0 {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	result := make(map[string]*cadvisorapi.ContainerInfo, len(infos))
-	for _, info := range infos {
-		result[info.Name] = info
-	}
-	return result, err
-}
-
 func (cc *cadvisorClient) MachineInfo() (*cadvisorapi.MachineInfo, error) {
 	return cc.GetMachineInfo()
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_unsupported.go b/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_unsupported.go
index abd11f62345..bc1b32c4d00 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_unsupported.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_unsupported.go
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ func (cu *cadvisorUnsupported) GetRequestedContainersInfo(containerName string,
 	return nil, errUnsupported
 }
 
-func (cu *cadvisorUnsupported) SubcontainerInfo(name string, req *cadvisorapi.ContainerInfoRequest) (map[string]*cadvisorapi.ContainerInfo, error) {
-	return nil, errUnsupported
-}
-
 func (cu *cadvisorUnsupported) MachineInfo() (*cadvisorapi.MachineInfo, error) {
 	return nil, errUnsupported
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_windows.go b/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_windows.go
index 5cbedcfe3a1..407066996d5 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_windows.go
@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@ func (cu *cadvisorClient) GetRequestedContainersInfo(containerName string, optio
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func (cu *cadvisorClient) SubcontainerInfo(name string, req *cadvisorapi.ContainerInfoRequest) (map[string]*cadvisorapi.ContainerInfo, error) {
-	return nil, nil
-}
-
 func (cu *cadvisorClient) MachineInfo() (*cadvisorapi.MachineInfo, error) {
 	return cu.winStatsClient.WinMachineInfo()
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/testing/cadvisor_fake.go b/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/testing/cadvisor_fake.go
index 925682fd86b..108058d5f1f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/testing/cadvisor_fake.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/testing/cadvisor_fake.go
@@ -56,11 +56,6 @@ func (c *Fake) GetRequestedContainersInfo(containerName string, options cadvisor
 	return map[string]*cadvisorapi.ContainerInfo{}, nil
 }
 
-// SubcontainerInfo is a fake implementation of Interface.SubcontainerInfo.
-func (c *Fake) SubcontainerInfo(name string, req *cadvisorapi.ContainerInfoRequest) (map[string]*cadvisorapi.ContainerInfo, error) {
-	return map[string]*cadvisorapi.ContainerInfo{}, nil
-}
-
 // MachineInfo is a fake implementation of Interface.MachineInfo.
 func (c *Fake) MachineInfo() (*cadvisorapi.MachineInfo, error) {
 	// Simulate a machine with 1 core and 3.75GB of memory.
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/testing/cadvisor_mock.go b/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/testing/cadvisor_mock.go
index ce35a228201..0f55fe34e9e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/testing/cadvisor_mock.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/testing/cadvisor_mock.go
@@ -171,21 +171,6 @@ func (mr *MockInterfaceMockRecorder) Start() *gomock.Call {
 	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "Start", reflect.TypeOf((*MockInterface)(nil).Start))
 }
 
-// SubcontainerInfo mocks base method.
-func (m *MockInterface) SubcontainerInfo(name string, req *v1.ContainerInfoRequest) (map[string]*v1.ContainerInfo, error) {
-	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
-	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "SubcontainerInfo", name, req)
-	ret0, _ := ret[0].(map[string]*v1.ContainerInfo)
-	ret1, _ := ret[1].(error)
-	return ret0, ret1
-}
-
-// SubcontainerInfo indicates an expected call of SubcontainerInfo.
-func (mr *MockInterfaceMockRecorder) SubcontainerInfo(name, req interface{}) *gomock.Call {
-	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
-	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "SubcontainerInfo", reflect.TypeOf((*MockInterface)(nil).SubcontainerInfo), name, req)
-}
-
 // VersionInfo mocks base method.
 func (m *MockInterface) VersionInfo() (*v1.VersionInfo, error) {
 	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/types.go b/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/types.go
index 153ca8c01a6..d9fced40ef4 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/types.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/types.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ type Interface interface {
 	Start() error
 	ContainerInfoV2(name string, options cadvisorapiv2.RequestOptions) (map[string]cadvisorapiv2.ContainerInfo, error)
 	GetRequestedContainersInfo(containerName string, options cadvisorapiv2.RequestOptions) (map[string]*cadvisorapi.ContainerInfo, error)
-	SubcontainerInfo(name string, req *cadvisorapi.ContainerInfoRequest) (map[string]*cadvisorapi.ContainerInfo, error)
 	MachineInfo() (*cadvisorapi.MachineInfo, error)
 
 	VersionInfo() (*cadvisorapi.VersionInfo, error)