diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/nodelease/BUILD b/pkg/kubelet/nodelease/BUILD
deleted file mode 100644
index f4a5456f879..00000000000
--- a/pkg/kubelet/nodelease/BUILD
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library", "go_test")
-
-go_library(
-    name = "go_default_library",
-    srcs = ["controller.go"],
-    importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/nodelease",
-    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
-    deps = [
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/coordination/v1:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/coordination/v1:go_default_library",
-        "//vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2:go_default_library",
-        "//vendor/k8s.io/utils/pointer:go_default_library",
-    ],
-)
-
-go_test(
-    name = "go_default_test",
-    srcs = ["controller_test.go"],
-    embed = [":go_default_library"],
-    deps = [
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/coordination/v1:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/testing:go_default_library",
-        "//vendor/k8s.io/utils/pointer:go_default_library",
-    ],
-)
-
-filegroup(
-    name = "package-srcs",
-    srcs = glob(["**"]),
-    tags = ["automanaged"],
-    visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
-)
-
-filegroup(
-    name = "all-srcs",
-    srcs = [":package-srcs"],
-    tags = ["automanaged"],
-    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
-)
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/nodelease/controller.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/lease/controller.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubelet/nodelease/controller.go
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/lease/controller.go
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/nodelease/controller_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/lease/controller_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubelet/nodelease/controller_test.go
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/lease/controller_test.go