diff --git a/pkg/k8scheck/wait.go b/pkg/k8scheck/wait.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 4fdb2bbaa..000000000
--- a/pkg/k8scheck/wait.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-package k8scheck
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
-)
-
-func Wait(ctx context.Context, config rest.Config) error {
-	client, err := kubernetes.NewForConfig(&config)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	for {
-		_, err := client.Discovery().ServerVersion()
-		if err == nil {
-			break
-		}
-		logrus.Infof("Waiting for server to become available: %v", err)
-		select {
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			return fmt.Errorf("startup canceled")
-		case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}