diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/drain/drain.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/drain/drain.go
index 047dde5be87..e009098cf7d 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/drain/drain.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/drain/drain.go
@@ -349,7 +349,6 @@ func (d *Helper) evictPods(pods []corev1.Pod, policyGroupVersion string, getPodF
 			if err != nil {
 				errors = append(errors, err)
 			}
-		default:
 		}
 	}