diff --git a/hack/.staticcheck_failures b/hack/.staticcheck_failures
index 02734dfb421..84dc2b0a146 100644
--- a/hack/.staticcheck_failures
+++ b/hack/.staticcheck_failures
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ pkg/registry/core/service/ipallocator
 pkg/registry/core/service/portallocator
 pkg/registry/core/service/storage
 pkg/util/coverage
-pkg/util/netsh
 pkg/volume
 pkg/volume/awsebs
 pkg/volume/azure_dd
diff --git a/pkg/util/netsh/netsh.go b/pkg/util/netsh/netsh.go
index a9f1731b45d..580e1482f52 100644
--- a/pkg/util/netsh/netsh.go
+++ b/pkg/util/netsh/netsh.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"k8s.io/klog"
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ const (
 
 // runner implements Interface in terms of exec("netsh").
 type runner struct {
-	mu   sync.Mutex
 	exec utilexec.Interface
 }