diff --git a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options.go b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options.go
index 22cf24a12e..1e28c98e76 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options.go
@@ -260,9 +260,6 @@ func (s *KubeControllerManagerOptions) Flags(allControllers []string, disabledBy
 	fs := fss.FlagSet("misc")
 	fs.StringVar(&s.Master, "master", s.Master, "The address of the Kubernetes API server (overrides any value in kubeconfig).")
 	fs.StringVar(&s.Kubeconfig, "kubeconfig", s.Kubeconfig, "Path to kubeconfig file with authorization and master location information.")
-	var dummy string
-	fs.MarkDeprecated("insecure-experimental-approve-all-kubelet-csrs-for-group", "This flag does nothing.")
-	fs.StringVar(&dummy, "insecure-experimental-approve-all-kubelet-csrs-for-group", "", "This flag does nothing.")
 	utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.AddFlag(fss.FlagSet("generic"))
 
 	return fss