diff --git a/pkg/controller/service/service_controller.go b/pkg/controller/service/service_controller.go
index 7464b7e8cdb..7cb01766806 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/service/service_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/service/service_controller.go
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ const (
 	minRetryDelay = 5 * time.Second
 	maxRetryDelay = 300 * time.Second
 
-	clientRetryCount    = 5
-	clientRetryInterval = 5 * time.Second
-
 	// LabelNodeRoleMaster specifies that a node is a master
 	// It's copied over to kubeadm until it's merged in core: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/39112
 	LabelNodeRoleMaster = "node-role.kubernetes.io/master"