diff --git a/pkg/controller/controller_utils.go b/pkg/controller/controller_utils.go
index a4206d8bd35..9d573560e78 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/controller_utils.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/controller_utils.go
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import (
 	clientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 )
@@ -433,39 +432,6 @@ func FilterActivePods(pods []api.Pod) []*api.Pod {
 	return result
 }
 
-// SyncAllPodsWithStore lists all pods and inserts them into the given store.
-// Though this function is written in a generic manner, it is only used by the
-// controllers for a specific purpose, to synchronously populate the store
-// with the first batch of pods that would otherwise be sent by the Informer.
-// Doing this avoids more complicated forms of synchronization with the
-// Informer, though it also means that the controller calling this function
-// will receive "OnUpdate" events for all the pods in the store, instead of
-// "OnAdd". This should be ok, since most controllers are level triggered
-// and make decisions based on the contents of the store.
-//
-// TODO: Extend this logic to load arbitrary local state for the controllers
-// instead of just pods.
-func SyncAllPodsWithStore(kubeClient clientset.Interface, store cache.Store) {
-	var allPods *api.PodList
-	var err error
-	listOptions := api.ListOptions{LabelSelector: labels.Everything(), FieldSelector: fields.Everything()}
-	for {
-		if allPods, err = kubeClient.Core().Pods(api.NamespaceAll).List(listOptions); err != nil {
-			glog.Warningf("Retrying pod list: %v", err)
-			continue
-		}
-		break
-	}
-	pods := []interface{}{}
-	for i := range allPods.Items {
-		p := allPods.Items[i]
-		glog.V(4).Infof("Initializing store with pod %v/%v", p.Namespace, p.Name)
-		pods = append(pods, &p)
-	}
-	store.Replace(pods, allPods.ResourceVersion)
-	return
-}
-
 // ControllersByCreationTimestamp sorts a list of ReplicationControllers by creation timestamp, using their names as a tie breaker.
 type ControllersByCreationTimestamp []*api.ReplicationController
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/replication/replication_controller.go b/pkg/controller/replication/replication_controller.go
index b757d3bc0f4..73ddf019c0d 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/replication/replication_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/replication/replication_controller.go
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ func (rm *ReplicationManager) SetEventRecorder(recorder record.EventRecorder) {
 func (rm *ReplicationManager) Run(workers int, stopCh <-chan struct{}) {
 	defer utilruntime.HandleCrash()
 	glog.Infof("Starting RC Manager")
-	controller.SyncAllPodsWithStore(rm.kubeClient, rm.podStore.Store)
 	go rm.rcController.Run(stopCh)
 	go rm.podController.Run(stopCh)
 	for i := 0; i < workers; i++ {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/replication/replication_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/replication/replication_controller_test.go
index b5361d73bee..7ea9b3c3ec8 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/replication/replication_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/replication/replication_controller_test.go
@@ -892,27 +892,3 @@ func TestOverlappingRCs(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-func TestRCManagerInit(t *testing.T) {
-	// Insert a stable rc into the replication manager's store and make sure
-	// it syncs pods with the apiserver before making any decisions.
-	rc := newReplicationController(2)
-	response := runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), newPodList(nil, 2, api.PodRunning, rc))
-	fakeHandler := utiltesting.FakeHandler{
-		StatusCode:   200,
-		ResponseBody: response,
-	}
-	testServer := httptest.NewServer(&fakeHandler)
-	// TODO: Uncomment when fix #19254
-	// defer testServer.Close()
-
-	c := clientset.NewForConfigOrDie(&client.Config{Host: testServer.URL, ContentConfig: client.ContentConfig{GroupVersion: testapi.Default.GroupVersion()}})
-	manager := NewReplicationManager(c, controller.NoResyncPeriodFunc, BurstReplicas)
-	manager.rcStore.Store.Add(rc)
-	manager.podStoreSynced = alwaysReady
-	controller.SyncAllPodsWithStore(manager.kubeClient, manager.podStore.Store)
-	fakePodControl := &controller.FakePodControl{}
-	manager.podControl = fakePodControl
-	manager.syncReplicationController(getKey(rc, t))
-	validateSyncReplication(t, fakePodControl, 0, 0)
-}