diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/qos_container_manager_linux.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/qos_container_manager_linux.go
index 8cfea46ce6..02b29dbde6 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/qos_container_manager_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/qos_container_manager_linux.go
@@ -194,9 +194,6 @@ func (m *qosContainerManagerImpl) setCPUCgroupConfig(configs map[v1.PodQOSClass]
 
 	// set burstable shares based on current observe state
 	burstableCPUShares := MilliCPUToShares(burstablePodCPURequest)
-	if burstableCPUShares < uint64(MinShares) {
-		burstableCPUShares = uint64(MinShares)
-	}
 	configs[v1.PodQOSBurstable].ResourceParameters.CpuShares = &burstableCPUShares
 	return nil
 }