diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/pod_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/pod_manager.go
index 1f261e87641..1c4984cc067 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/pod_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/pod_manager.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ type basicPodManager struct {
 	mirrorPodByFullName map[string]*api.Pod
 
 	// A mirror pod client to create/delete mirror pods.
-	mirrorClient mirrorClient
+	mirrorClient
 }
 
 func newBasicPodManager(apiserverClient client.Interface) *basicPodManager {
@@ -271,16 +271,6 @@ func (self *basicPodManager) DeleteOrphanedMirrorPods() {
 	}
 }
 
-// Creates a mirror pod for the given pod.
-func (self *basicPodManager) CreateMirrorPod(pod api.Pod) error {
-	return self.mirrorClient.CreateMirrorPod(pod)
-}
-
-// Delete a mirror pod by name.
-func (self *basicPodManager) DeleteMirrorPod(podFullName string) error {
-	return self.mirrorClient.DeleteMirrorPod(podFullName)
-}
-
 // Returns true if mirrorPod is a correct representation of pod; false otherwise.
 func (self *basicPodManager) IsMirrorPodOf(mirrorPod, pod *api.Pod) bool {
 	// Check name and namespace first.