diff --git a/executor/api/client/seldondeployment_client.go b/executor/api/client/seldondeployment_client.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 6670f4458e..0000000000
--- a/executor/api/client/seldondeployment_client.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-package client
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"path/filepath"
-
-	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
-	v1 "github.com/seldonio/seldon-core/operator/apis/machinelearning.seldon.io/v1"
-	clientset "github.com/seldonio/seldon-core/operator/client/machinelearning.seldon.io/v1/clientset/versioned/typed/machinelearning.seldon.io/v1"
-	v1meta "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/util/homedir"
-	logf "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/runtime/log"
-)
-
-type SeldonDeploymentClient struct {
-	client *clientset.MachinelearningV1Client
-	Log    logr.Logger
-}
-
-func NewSeldonDeploymentClient(path *string) *SeldonDeploymentClient {
-
-	var config *rest.Config
-	var err error
-
-	if path != nil && *path != "" {
-		config, err = clientcmd.BuildConfigFromFlags("", *path)
-		if err != nil {
-			panic(err.Error())
-		}
-	} else {
-		config, err = rest.InClusterConfig()
-		if err != nil {
-			if home := homedir.HomeDir(); home != "" {
-				homepath := filepath.Join(home, ".kube", "config")
-				config, err = clientcmd.BuildConfigFromFlags("", homepath)
-				if err != nil {
-					panic(err.Error())
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	kubeClientset, err := clientset.NewForConfig(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err.Error())
-	}
-
-	return &SeldonDeploymentClient{
-		kubeClientset,
-		logf.Log.WithName("SeldonRestApi"),
-	}
-}
-
-func (sd *SeldonDeploymentClient) GetPredictor(sdepName string, namespace string, predictorName string) (*v1.PredictorSpec, error) {
-	sdep, err := sd.client.SeldonDeployments(namespace).Get(sdepName, v1meta.GetOptions{})
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	for _, predictor := range sdep.Spec.Predictors {
-		if predictor.Name == predictorName {
-			return &predictor, nil
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to find predictor with name %s", predictorName)
-}
diff --git a/executor/go.mod b/executor/go.mod
index 207047e2b4..755e792a8d 100644
--- a/executor/go.mod
+++ b/executor/go.mod
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ require (
 	gotest.tools v2.2.0+incompatible
 	k8s.io/api v0.17.2
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.17.2
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.17.2
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.5.0
 )
 
diff --git a/executor/main.go b/executor/main.go
index 36ea50bb83..e3000d53c4 100644
--- a/executor/main.go
+++ b/executor/main.go
@@ -190,14 +190,6 @@ func main() {
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Error(err, "Failed to get predictor from Env")
 			panic(err)
-		} else if predictor == nil {
-			logger.Info("Trying to get predictor from API")
-			seldonDeploymentClient := seldonclient.NewSeldonDeploymentClient(configPath)
-			predictor, err = seldonDeploymentClient.GetPredictor(*sdepName, *namespace, *predictorName)
-			if err != nil {
-				logger.Error(err, "Failed to find predictor", "name", predictor)
-				panic(err)
-			}
 		}
 	}