diff --git a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
index 2ef60426c1..980c25cd0a 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/mux"
-	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	apiserverflag "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flag"
 	cacheddiscovery "k8s.io/client-go/discovery/cached"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/informers"
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
 	kubectrlmgrconfig "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/apis/config"
 	serviceaccountcontroller "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/serviceaccount"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/serviceaccount"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/configz"
 	utilflag "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/flag"
@@ -337,7 +335,6 @@ func KnownControllers() []string {
 var ControllersDisabledByDefault = sets.NewString(
 	"bootstrapsigner",
 	"tokencleaner",
-	"root_ca_crt_publisher",
 )
 
 const (
@@ -384,9 +381,7 @@ func NewControllerInitializers(loopMode ControllerLoopMode) map[string]InitFunc
 	controllers["pvc-protection"] = startPVCProtectionController
 	controllers["pv-protection"] = startPVProtectionController
 	controllers["ttl-after-finished"] = startTTLAfterFinishedController
-	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.TokenRequest) {
-		controllers["root_ca_crt_publisher"] = startRootCACertPublisher
-	}
+	controllers["root-ca-cert-publisher"] = startRootCACertPublisher
 
 	return controllers
 }
diff --git a/pkg/controller/certificates/rootcacertpublisher/BUILD b/pkg/controller/certificates/rootcacertpublisher/BUILD
index 603de73b74..35f0ed8a93 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/certificates/rootcacertpublisher/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/controller/certificates/rootcacertpublisher/BUILD
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library", "go_test")
 
 go_library(
     name = "go_default_library",
-    srcs = ["root_ca_cert_publisher.go"],
+    srcs = ["publisher.go"],
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/certificates/rootcacertpublisher",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
@@ -22,20 +22,6 @@ go_library(
     ],
 )
 
-go_test(
-    name = "go_default_test",
-    srcs = ["root_ca_cert_publisher_test.go"],
-    embed = [":go_default_library"],
-    deps = [
-        "//pkg/controller:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/informers:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/testing:go_default_library",
-    ],
-)
-
 filegroup(
     name = "package-srcs",
     srcs = glob(["**"]),
@@ -49,3 +35,17 @@ filegroup(
     tags = ["automanaged"],
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
+
+go_test(
+    name = "go_default_test",
+    srcs = ["publisher_test.go"],
+    embed = [":go_default_library"],
+    deps = [
+        "//pkg/controller:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/informers:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/testing:go_default_library",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/pkg/controller/certificates/rootcacertpublisher/root_ca_cert_publisher.go b/pkg/controller/certificates/rootcacertpublisher/publisher.go
similarity index 97%
rename from pkg/controller/certificates/rootcacertpublisher/root_ca_cert_publisher.go
rename to pkg/controller/certificates/rootcacertpublisher/publisher.go
index 274518afe8..79a50357c2 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/certificates/rootcacertpublisher/root_ca_cert_publisher.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/certificates/rootcacertpublisher/publisher.go
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ func NewPublisher(cmInformer coreinformers.ConfigMapInformer, nsInformer coreinf
 				"ca.crt": string(rootCA),
 			},
 		},
-		queue: workqueue.NewNamedRateLimitingQueue(workqueue.DefaultControllerRateLimiter(), "root-ca-crt-publisher"),
+		queue: workqueue.NewNamedRateLimitingQueue(workqueue.DefaultControllerRateLimiter(), "root-ca-cert-publisher"),
 	}
 	if cl.CoreV1().RESTClient().GetRateLimiter() != nil {
-		if err := metrics.RegisterMetricAndTrackRateLimiterUsage("root_ca_crt_publisher", cl.CoreV1().RESTClient().GetRateLimiter()); err != nil {
+		if err := metrics.RegisterMetricAndTrackRateLimiterUsage("root_ca_cert_publisher", cl.CoreV1().RESTClient().GetRateLimiter()); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/certificates/rootcacertpublisher/root_ca_cert_publisher_test.go b/pkg/controller/certificates/rootcacertpublisher/publisher_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/controller/certificates/rootcacertpublisher/root_ca_cert_publisher_test.go
rename to pkg/controller/certificates/rootcacertpublisher/publisher_test.go