diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/stop.go b/pkg/kubectl/stop.go
index f104f4f1e0..fe28b0417d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/stop.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/stop.go
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ func ReaperFor(kind schema.GroupKind, c internalclientset.Interface) (Reaper, er
 	case api.Kind("Pod"):
 		return &PodReaper{c.Core()}, nil
 
-	case api.Kind("Service"):
-		return &ServiceReaper{c.Core()}, nil
-
 	case batch.Kind("Job"):
 		return &JobReaper{c.Batch(), c.Core(), Interval, Timeout}, nil
 
@@ -126,9 +123,6 @@ type DeploymentReaper struct {
 type PodReaper struct {
 	client coreclient.PodsGetter
 }
-type ServiceReaper struct {
-	client coreclient.ServicesGetter
-}
 type StatefulSetReaper struct {
 	client                appsclient.StatefulSetsGetter
 	podClient             coreclient.PodsGetter
@@ -484,14 +478,3 @@ func (reaper *PodReaper) Stop(namespace, name string, timeout time.Duration, gra
 	}
 	return pods.Delete(name, gracePeriod)
 }
-
-func (reaper *ServiceReaper) Stop(namespace, name string, timeout time.Duration, gracePeriod *metav1.DeleteOptions) error {
-	services := reaper.client.Services(namespace)
-	_, err := services.Get(name, metav1.GetOptions{})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	falseVar := false
-	deleteOptions := &metav1.DeleteOptions{OrphanDependents: &falseVar}
-	return services.Delete(name, deleteOptions)
-}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/stop_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/stop_test.go
index dd8752903e..0d2f5ea9da 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/stop_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/stop_test.go
@@ -558,26 +558,26 @@ func (c *noSuchPod) Get(name string, options metav1.GetOptions) (*api.Pod, error
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s does not exist", name)
 }
 
-type noDeleteService struct {
-	coreclient.ServiceInterface
+type noDeletePod struct {
+	coreclient.PodInterface
 }
 
-func (c *noDeleteService) Delete(service string, o *metav1.DeleteOptions) error {
+func (c *noDeletePod) Delete(name string, o *metav1.DeleteOptions) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave")
 }
 
 type reaperFake struct {
 	*fake.Clientset
-	noSuchPod, noDeleteService bool
+	noSuchPod, noDeletePod bool
 }
 
 func (c *reaperFake) Core() coreclient.CoreInterface {
-	return &reaperCoreFake{c.Clientset.Core(), c.noSuchPod, c.noDeleteService}
+	return &reaperCoreFake{c.Clientset.Core(), c.noSuchPod, c.noDeletePod}
 }
 
 type reaperCoreFake struct {
 	coreclient.CoreInterface
-	noSuchPod, noDeleteService bool
+	noSuchPod, noDeletePod bool
 }
 
 func (c *reaperCoreFake) Pods(namespace string) coreclient.PodInterface {
@@ -585,25 +585,16 @@ func (c *reaperCoreFake) Pods(namespace string) coreclient.PodInterface {
 	if c.noSuchPod {
 		return &noSuchPod{pods}
 	}
-	return pods
-}
-
-func (c *reaperCoreFake) Services(namespace string) coreclient.ServiceInterface {
-	services := c.CoreInterface.Services(namespace)
-	if c.noDeleteService {
-		return &noDeleteService{services}
+	if c.noDeletePod {
+		return &noDeletePod{pods}
 	}
-	return services
+	return pods
 }
 
 func pod() *api.Pod {
 	return &api.Pod{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Namespace: metav1.NamespaceDefault, Name: "foo"}}
 }
 
-func service() *api.Service {
-	return &api.Service{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Namespace: metav1.NamespaceDefault, Name: "foo"}}
-}
-
 func TestSimpleStop(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		fake        *reaperFake
@@ -624,18 +615,6 @@ func TestSimpleStop(t *testing.T) {
 			expectError: false,
 			test:        "stop pod succeeds",
 		},
-		{
-			fake: &reaperFake{
-				Clientset: fake.NewSimpleClientset(service()),
-			},
-			kind: api.Kind("Service"),
-			actions: []testcore.Action{
-				testcore.NewGetAction(api.Resource("services").WithVersion(""), metav1.NamespaceDefault, "foo"),
-				testcore.NewDeleteAction(api.Resource("services").WithVersion(""), metav1.NamespaceDefault, "foo"),
-			},
-			expectError: false,
-			test:        "stop service succeeds",
-		},
 		{
 			fake: &reaperFake{
 				Clientset: fake.NewSimpleClientset(),
@@ -648,15 +627,15 @@ func TestSimpleStop(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			fake: &reaperFake{
-				Clientset:       fake.NewSimpleClientset(service()),
-				noDeleteService: true,
+				Clientset:   fake.NewSimpleClientset(pod()),
+				noDeletePod: true,
 			},
-			kind: api.Kind("Service"),
+			kind: api.Kind("Pod"),
 			actions: []testcore.Action{
-				testcore.NewGetAction(api.Resource("services").WithVersion(""), metav1.NamespaceDefault, "foo"),
+				testcore.NewGetAction(api.Resource("pods").WithVersion(""), metav1.NamespaceDefault, "foo"),
 			},
 			expectError: true,
-			test:        "stop service fails, can't delete",
+			test:        "stop pod fails, can't delete",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {