diff --git a/cmd/controller-manager/app/options/insecure_serving.go b/cmd/controller-manager/app/options/insecure_serving.go
index bc5803f3a0..547aa5aff9 100644
--- a/cmd/controller-manager/app/options/insecure_serving.go
+++ b/cmd/controller-manager/app/options/insecure_serving.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options"
 	genericcontrollermanager "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/controller-manager/app"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/componentconfig"
 )
 
 // InsecureServingOptions are for creating an unauthenticated, unauthorized, insecure port.
@@ -43,12 +42,12 @@ type InsecureServingOptions struct {
 
 // Validate ensures that the insecure port values within the range of the port.
 func (s *InsecureServingOptions) Validate() []error {
-	errors := []error{}
-
 	if s == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	errors := []error{}
+
 	if s.BindPort < 0 || s.BindPort > 32767 {
 		errors = append(errors, fmt.Errorf("--insecure-port %v must be between 0 and 32767, inclusive. 0 for turning off insecure (HTTP) port", s.BindPort))
 	}
@@ -61,20 +60,10 @@ func (s *InsecureServingOptions) AddFlags(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	if s == nil {
 		return
 	}
-}
 
-// AddDeprecatedFlags adds deprecated flags related to insecure serving for controller manager to the specified FlagSet.
-// TODO: remove it until kops stop using `--address`
-func (s *InsecureServingOptions) AddDeprecatedFlags(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
-	if s == nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	fs.IPVar(&s.BindAddress, "address", s.BindAddress,
-		"DEPRECATED: the IP address on which to listen for the --port port. See --bind-address instead.")
+	fs.IPVar(&s.BindAddress, "address", s.BindAddress, "DEPRECATED: the IP address on which to listen for the --port port. See --bind-address instead.")
 	// MarkDeprecated hides the flag from the help. We don't want that:
 	// fs.MarkDeprecated("address", "see --bind-address instead.")
-
 	fs.IntVar(&s.BindPort, "port", s.BindPort, "DEPRECATED: the port on which to serve HTTP insecurely without authentication and authorization. If 0, don't serve HTTPS at all. See --secure-port instead.")
 	// MarkDeprecated hides the flag from the help. We don't want that:
 	// fs.MarkDeprecated("port", "see --secure-port instead.")
@@ -82,7 +71,7 @@ func (s *InsecureServingOptions) AddDeprecatedFlags(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 
 // ApplyTo adds InsecureServingOptions to the insecureserverinfo amd kube-controller manager configuration.
 // Note: the double pointer allows to set the *InsecureServingInfo to nil without referencing the struct hosting this pointer.
-func (s *InsecureServingOptions) ApplyTo(c **genericcontrollermanager.InsecureServingInfo, cfg *componentconfig.KubeCloudSharedConfiguration) error {
+func (s *InsecureServingOptions) ApplyTo(c **genericcontrollermanager.InsecureServingInfo) error {
 	if s == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -103,10 +92,5 @@ func (s *InsecureServingOptions) ApplyTo(c **genericcontrollermanager.InsecureSe
 		Listener: s.Listener,
 	}
 
-	// sync back to component config
-	// TODO: find more elegant way than synching back the values.
-	cfg.Port = int32(s.BindPort)
-	cfg.Address = s.BindAddress.String()
-
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/controller-manager/app/options/options.go b/cmd/controller-manager/app/options/options.go
index 18ad5f2405..567a795b87 100644
--- a/cmd/controller-manager/app/options/options.go
+++ b/cmd/controller-manager/app/options/options.go
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ func (o *GenericControllerManagerOptions) AddFlags(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	o.ServiceController.AddFlags(fs)
 	o.SecureServing.AddFlags(fs)
 	o.InsecureServing.AddFlags(fs)
-	o.InsecureServing.AddDeprecatedFlags(fs)
 	o.Authentication.AddFlags(fs)
 	o.Authorization.AddFlags(fs)
 }
@@ -304,7 +303,7 @@ func (o *GenericControllerManagerOptions) ApplyTo(c *genericcontrollermanager.Co
 	if err := o.SecureServing.ApplyTo(&c.SecureServing); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := o.InsecureServing.ApplyTo(&c.InsecureServing, &c.ComponentConfig.KubeCloudShared); err != nil {
+	if err := o.InsecureServing.ApplyTo(&c.InsecureServing); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	if err := o.Authentication.ApplyTo(&c.Authentication, c.SecureServing, nil); err != nil {
@@ -314,6 +313,11 @@ func (o *GenericControllerManagerOptions) ApplyTo(c *genericcontrollermanager.Co
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// sync back to component config
+	// TODO: find more elegant way than synching back the values.
+	c.ComponentConfig.KubeCloudShared.Port = int32(o.InsecureServing.BindPort)
+	c.ComponentConfig.KubeCloudShared.Address = o.InsecureServing.BindAddress.String()
+
 	var err error
 	c.Kubeconfig, err = clientcmd.BuildConfigFromFlags(o.Master, o.Kubeconfig)
 	if err != nil {