diff --git a/pkg/util/goroutinemap/goroutinemap.go b/pkg/util/goroutinemap/goroutinemap.go
index b28ca30a61..474e1215cc 100644
--- a/pkg/util/goroutinemap/goroutinemap.go
+++ b/pkg/util/goroutinemap/goroutinemap.go
@@ -24,27 +24,12 @@ package goroutinemap
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"sync"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	k8sRuntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/goroutinemap/exponentialbackoff"
 )
 
-const (
-	// initialDurationBeforeRetry is the amount of time after an error occurs
-	// that GoRoutineMap will refuse to allow another operation to start with
-	// the same operation name (if exponentialBackOffOnError is enabled). Each
-	// successive error results in a wait 2x times the previous.
-	initialDurationBeforeRetry = 500 * time.Millisecond
-
-	// maxDurationBeforeRetry is the maximum amount of time that
-	// durationBeforeRetry will grow to due to exponential backoff.
-	// Value is slightly offset from 2 minutes to make timeouts due to this
-	// constant recognizable.
-	maxDurationBeforeRetry = 2*time.Minute + 1*time.Second
-)
-
 // GoRoutineMap defines a type that can run named goroutines and track their
 // state.  It prevents the creation of multiple goroutines with the same name
 // and may prevent recreation of a goroutine until after the a backoff time