diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9d5072ed47..01e3285bcf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ e2e.test:
 .PHONY: check
 check: verify-fmt verify-lint vet
 
+.PHONY: develop
+develop: aws-cloud-controller-manager test update-fmt check
+
 .PHONY: test
 test:
 	go test -count=1 -race -v $(shell go list ./...)
diff --git a/pkg/providers/v1/aws.go b/pkg/providers/v1/aws.go
index dcdf7a2bb3..6b6c7084fe 100644
--- a/pkg/providers/v1/aws.go
+++ b/pkg/providers/v1/aws.go
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/endpoints"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/request"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/session"
-	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/autoscaling"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/elb"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/elbv2"
@@ -290,7 +289,6 @@ type Services interface {
 	Compute(region string) (iface.EC2, error)
 	LoadBalancing(region string) (ELB, error)
 	LoadBalancingV2(region string) (ELBV2, error)
-	Autoscaling(region string) (ASG, error)
 	Metadata() (config.EC2Metadata, error)
 	KeyManagement(region string) (KMS, error)
 }
@@ -354,13 +352,6 @@ type ELBV2 interface {
 	WaitUntilLoadBalancersDeleted(*elbv2.DescribeLoadBalancersInput) error
 }
 
-// ASG is a simple pass-through of the Autoscaling client interface, which
-// allows for testing.
-type ASG interface {
-	UpdateAutoScalingGroup(*autoscaling.UpdateAutoScalingGroupInput) (*autoscaling.UpdateAutoScalingGroupOutput, error)
-	DescribeAutoScalingGroups(*autoscaling.DescribeAutoScalingGroupsInput) (*autoscaling.DescribeAutoScalingGroupsOutput, error)
-}
-
 // KMS is a simple pass-through of the Key Management Service client interface,
 // which allows for testing.
 type KMS interface {
@@ -378,7 +369,6 @@ type Cloud struct {
 	ec2      iface.EC2
 	elb      ELB
 	elbv2    ELBV2
-	asg      ASG
 	kms      KMS
 	metadata config.EC2Metadata
 	cfg      *config.CloudConfig
@@ -604,11 +594,6 @@ func newAWSCloud2(cfg config.CloudConfig, awsServices Services, provider config.
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating AWS ELBV2 client: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	asg, err := awsServices.Autoscaling(regionName)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating AWS autoscaling client: %v", err)
-	}
-
 	kms, err := awsServices.KeyManagement(regionName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating AWS key management client: %v", err)
@@ -618,7 +603,6 @@ func newAWSCloud2(cfg config.CloudConfig, awsServices Services, provider config.
 		ec2:      ec2,
 		elb:      elb,
 		elbv2:    elbv2,
-		asg:      asg,
 		metadata: metadata,
 		kms:      kms,
 		cfg:      &cfg,
diff --git a/pkg/providers/v1/aws_fakes.go b/pkg/providers/v1/aws_fakes.go
index 2e4525d4bc..7e1a0e4579 100644
--- a/pkg/providers/v1/aws_fakes.go
+++ b/pkg/providers/v1/aws_fakes.go
@@ -168,11 +168,6 @@ func (s *FakeAWSServices) LoadBalancingV2(region string) (ELBV2, error) {
 	return s.elbv2, nil
 }
 
-// Autoscaling returns a fake ASG client
-func (s *FakeAWSServices) Autoscaling(region string) (ASG, error) {
-	return s.asg, nil
-}
-
 // Metadata returns a fake EC2Metadata client
 func (s *FakeAWSServices) Metadata() (config.EC2Metadata, error) {
 	return s.metadata, nil
diff --git a/pkg/providers/v1/aws_sdk.go b/pkg/providers/v1/aws_sdk.go
index 4f2d18a2dd..bc41b4cbbc 100644
--- a/pkg/providers/v1/aws_sdk.go
+++ b/pkg/providers/v1/aws_sdk.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/ec2metadata"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/request"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/session"
-	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/autoscaling"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/elb"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/elbv2"
@@ -179,27 +178,6 @@ func (p *awsSDKProvider) LoadBalancingV2(regionName string) (ELBV2, error) {
 	return elbClient, nil
 }
 
-func (p *awsSDKProvider) Autoscaling(regionName string) (ASG, error) {
-	awsConfig := &aws.Config{
-		Region:      &regionName,
-		Credentials: p.creds,
-	}
-	awsConfig = awsConfig.WithCredentialsChainVerboseErrors(true).
-		WithEndpointResolver(p.cfg.GetResolver())
-	sess, err := session.NewSessionWithOptions(session.Options{
-		Config:            *awsConfig,
-		SharedConfigState: session.SharedConfigEnable,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to initialize AWS session: %v", err)
-	}
-	client := autoscaling.New(sess)
-
-	p.AddHandlers(regionName, &client.Handlers)
-
-	return client, nil
-}
-
 func (p *awsSDKProvider) Metadata() (config.EC2Metadata, error) {
 	sess, err := session.NewSession(&aws.Config{
 		EndpointResolver: p.cfg.GetResolver(),