diff --git a/cmd/clusterctl/phases/pivot.go b/cmd/clusterctl/phases/pivot.go
index 1ca23b409938..e54e6de48980 100644
--- a/cmd/clusterctl/phases/pivot.go
+++ b/cmd/clusterctl/phases/pivot.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func pivot(from, to clusterclient.Client, providerComponents string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := deleteMachineClasses(from, to, machineClasses); err != nil {
+	if err := deleteMachineClasses(from, machineClasses); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func moveClusters(from, to clusterclient.Client, clusters []*clusterv1.Cluster)
 	return nil
 }
 
-func deleteMachineClasses(from, to clusterclient.Client, machineClasses []*clusterv1.MachineClass) error {
+func deleteMachineClasses(client clusterclient.Client, machineClasses []*clusterv1.MachineClass) error {
 	machineClassNames := make([]string, 0, len(machineClasses))
 	for _, mc := range machineClasses {
 		machineClassNames = append(machineClassNames, mc.Name)
@@ -157,17 +157,17 @@ func deleteMachineClasses(from, to clusterclient.Client, machineClasses []*clust
 	klog.V(4).Infof("Preparing to delete MachineClasses: %v", machineClassNames)
 
 	for _, mc := range machineClasses {
-		if err := deleteMachineClass(from, to, mc); err != nil {
+		if err := deleteMachineClass(client, mc); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to delete MachineClass %s:%s", mc.Namespace, mc.Name)
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func deleteMachineClass(from, to clusterclient.Client, machineClass *clusterv1.MachineClass) error {
+func deleteMachineClass(client clusterclient.Client, machineClass *clusterv1.MachineClass) error {
 	// New objects cannot have a specified resource version. Clear it out.
 	machineClass.SetResourceVersion("")
-	if err := to.DeleteMachineClass(machineClass.Namespace, machineClass.Name); err != nil {
+	if err := client.DeleteMachineClass(machineClass.Namespace, machineClass.Name); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "error deleting MachineClass %s/%s from source cluster", machineClass.Namespace, machineClass.Name)
 	}