diff --git a/plugin/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/configurator.go b/plugin/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/configurator.go
index c1e759e91d6..c6aba6486b6 100644
--- a/plugin/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/configurator.go
+++ b/plugin/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/configurator.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	v1core "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1"
 
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
@@ -57,11 +56,10 @@ func createRecorder(kubecli *clientset.Clientset, s *options.SchedulerServer) re
 	return eventBroadcaster.NewRecorder(api.Scheme, clientv1.EventSource{Component: s.SchedulerName})
 }
 
-// TODO: convert scheduler to only use client-go's clientset.
-func createClient(s *options.SchedulerServer) (*clientset.Clientset, *kubernetes.Clientset, error) {
+func createClient(s *options.SchedulerServer) (*clientset.Clientset, error) {
 	kubeconfig, err := clientcmd.BuildConfigFromFlags(s.Master, s.Kubeconfig)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to build config from flags: %v", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to build config from flags: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	kubeconfig.ContentType = s.ContentType
@@ -71,13 +69,9 @@ func createClient(s *options.SchedulerServer) (*clientset.Clientset, *kubernetes
 
 	cli, err := clientset.NewForConfig(restclient.AddUserAgent(kubeconfig, "leader-election"))
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid API configuration: %v", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid API configuration: %v", err)
 	}
-	clientgoCli, err := kubernetes.NewForConfig(restclient.AddUserAgent(kubeconfig, "leader-election"))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid API configuration: %v", err)
-	}
-	return cli, clientgoCli, nil
+	return cli, nil
 }
 
 // CreateScheduler encapsulates the entire creation of a runnable scheduler.
diff --git a/plugin/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/server.go b/plugin/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/server.go
index f16469bf98c..4e339ff4005 100644
--- a/plugin/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/server.go
+++ b/plugin/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/server.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ through the API as necessary.`,
 
 // Run runs the specified SchedulerServer.  This should never exit.
 func Run(s *options.SchedulerServer) error {
-	kubecli, clientgoCli, err := createClient(s)
+	kubecli, err := createClient(s)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create kube client: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func Run(s *options.SchedulerServer) error {
 	rl, err := resourcelock.New(s.LeaderElection.ResourceLock,
 		s.LockObjectNamespace,
 		s.LockObjectName,
-		clientgoCli,
+		kubecli,
 		resourcelock.ResourceLockConfig{
 			Identity:      id,
 			EventRecorder: recorder,