diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/completion.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/completion.go
index f7017daf66..64d11b9f96 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/completion.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/completion.go
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ __kubectl_quote() {
     fi
 }
 
-autoload -U +X compinit && compinit
 autoload -U +X bashcompinit && bashcompinit
 
 # use word boundary patterns for BSD or GNU sed