diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
index 6525f6d2a73..4f21b5d85ca 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -596,7 +596,6 @@ func NewMainKubelet(kubeCfg *componentconfig.KubeletConfiguration, kubeDeps *Kub
 			machineInfo,
 			klet.podManager,
 			kubeDeps.OSInterface,
-			klet.networkPlugin,
 			klet,
 			klet.httpClient,
 			imageBackOff,
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/BUILD b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/BUILD
index fc15828dbb2..97999d047c1 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/BUILD
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/kubelet/images:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/lifecycle:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/metrics:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/kubelet/network:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/prober/results:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/qos:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/types:go_default_library",
@@ -82,13 +81,10 @@ go_test(
     tags = ["automanaged"],
     deps = [
         "//pkg/api/v1:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/apis/componentconfig:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/api/testing:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/api/v1alpha1/runtime:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/container:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/container/testing:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/kubelet/network:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/kubelet/network/testing:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/golang/mock/gomock:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/google/cadvisor/info/v1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/fake_kuberuntime_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/fake_kuberuntime_manager.go
index 070ef9e9877..ec4f067fa3d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/fake_kuberuntime_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/fake_kuberuntime_manager.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import (
 	kubecontainer "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/container"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/images"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/lifecycle"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/network"
 	proberesults "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/prober/results"
 )
 
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ func (f *fakePodGetter) GetPodByUID(uid types.UID) (*v1.Pod, bool) {
 	return pod, found
 }
 
-func NewFakeKubeRuntimeManager(runtimeService internalapi.RuntimeService, imageService internalapi.ImageManagerService, machineInfo *cadvisorapi.MachineInfo, networkPlugin network.NetworkPlugin, osInterface kubecontainer.OSInterface, runtimeHelper kubecontainer.RuntimeHelper) (*kubeGenericRuntimeManager, error) {
+func NewFakeKubeRuntimeManager(runtimeService internalapi.RuntimeService, imageService internalapi.ImageManagerService, machineInfo *cadvisorapi.MachineInfo, osInterface kubecontainer.OSInterface, runtimeHelper kubecontainer.RuntimeHelper) (*kubeGenericRuntimeManager, error) {
 	recorder := &record.FakeRecorder{}
 	kubeRuntimeManager := &kubeGenericRuntimeManager{
 		recorder:            recorder,
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ func NewFakeKubeRuntimeManager(runtimeService internalapi.RuntimeService, imageS
 		containerRefManager: kubecontainer.NewRefManager(),
 		machineInfo:         machineInfo,
 		osInterface:         osInterface,
-		networkPlugin:       networkPlugin,
 		runtimeHelper:       runtimeHelper,
 		runtimeService:      runtimeService,
 		imageService:        imageService,
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager.go
index 45208472b2c..3ca3f61a133 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager.go
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/events"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/images"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/lifecycle"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/network"
 	proberesults "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/prober/results"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/types"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/util/cache"
@@ -97,9 +96,6 @@ type kubeGenericRuntimeManager struct {
 	// If true, enforce container cpu limits with CFS quota support
 	cpuCFSQuota bool
 
-	// Network plugin.
-	networkPlugin network.NetworkPlugin
-
 	// wrapped image puller.
 	imagePuller images.ImageManager
 
@@ -125,7 +121,6 @@ func NewKubeGenericRuntimeManager(
 	machineInfo *cadvisorapi.MachineInfo,
 	podGetter podGetter,
 	osInterface kubecontainer.OSInterface,
-	networkPlugin network.NetworkPlugin,
 	runtimeHelper kubecontainer.RuntimeHelper,
 	httpClient types.HttpGetter,
 	imageBackOff *flowcontrol.Backoff,
@@ -143,7 +138,6 @@ func NewKubeGenericRuntimeManager(
 		containerRefManager: containerRefManager,
 		machineInfo:         machineInfo,
 		osInterface:         osInterface,
-		networkPlugin:       networkPlugin,
 		runtimeHelper:       runtimeHelper,
 		runtimeService:      newInstrumentedRuntimeService(runtimeService),
 		imageService:        newInstrumentedImageManagerService(imageService),
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager_test.go
index 1b29e2422ea..65ec763e6a7 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager_test.go
@@ -29,13 +29,10 @@ import (
 	kubetypes "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/flowcontrol"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/componentconfig"
 	apitest "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/api/testing"
 	runtimeapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/api/v1alpha1/runtime"
 	kubecontainer "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/container"
 	containertest "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/container/testing"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/network"
-	nettest "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/network/testing"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -49,16 +46,8 @@ func createTestRuntimeManager() (*apitest.FakeRuntimeService, *apitest.FakeImage
 	// data in machineInfo is not used. If burstable containers are used in unit test in the future,
 	// we may want to set memory capacity.
 	machineInfo := &cadvisorapi.MachineInfo{}
-	networkPlugin, _ := network.InitNetworkPlugin(
-		[]network.NetworkPlugin{},
-		"",
-		nettest.NewFakeHost(nil),
-		componentconfig.HairpinNone,
-		"10.0.0.0/8",
-		network.UseDefaultMTU,
-	)
 	osInterface := &containertest.FakeOS{}
-	manager, err := NewFakeKubeRuntimeManager(fakeRuntimeService, fakeImageService, machineInfo, networkPlugin, osInterface, &containertest.FakeRuntimeHelper{})
+	manager, err := NewFakeKubeRuntimeManager(fakeRuntimeService, fakeImageService, machineInfo, osInterface, &containertest.FakeRuntimeHelper{})
 	return fakeRuntimeService, fakeImageService, manager, err
 }