diff --git a/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/BUILD b/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/BUILD
index 3574f5d645..4fed506a57 100644
--- a/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/BUILD
+++ b/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/BUILD
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ go_library(
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/rest:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection/resourcelock:go_default_library",
-        "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go b/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
index 36a83fc86c..414b2f5a50 100644
--- a/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
+++ b/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import (
 	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection/resourcelock"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 	cloudcontrollerconfig "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/config"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/options"
 	genericcontrollermanager "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/controller-manager/app"
@@ -144,7 +143,7 @@ func Run(c *cloudcontrollerconfig.CompletedConfig) error {
 			clientBuilder = rootClientBuilder
 		}
 
-		if err := startControllers(c, c.Generic.Kubeconfig, rootClientBuilder, clientBuilder, stop, c.Generic.EventRecorder, cloud); err != nil {
+		if err := startControllers(c, rootClientBuilder, clientBuilder, stop, cloud); err != nil {
 			glog.Fatalf("error running controllers: %v", err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -192,7 +191,7 @@ func Run(c *cloudcontrollerconfig.CompletedConfig) error {
 }
 
 // startControllers starts the cloud specific controller loops.
-func startControllers(c *cloudcontrollerconfig.CompletedConfig, kubeconfig *restclient.Config, rootClientBuilder, clientBuilder controller.ControllerClientBuilder, stop <-chan struct{}, recorder record.EventRecorder, cloud cloudprovider.Interface) error {
+func startControllers(c *cloudcontrollerconfig.CompletedConfig, rootClientBuilder, clientBuilder controller.ControllerClientBuilder, stop <-chan struct{}, cloud cloudprovider.Interface) error {
 	// Function to build the kube client object
 	client := func(serviceAccountName string) kubernetes.Interface {
 		return clientBuilder.ClientOrDie(serviceAccountName)