diff --git a/pkg/controller/kubelet-config/kubelet_config_nodes.go b/pkg/controller/kubelet-config/kubelet_config_nodes.go
index 4e4ccc37d8..fda57acd6a 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/kubelet-config/kubelet_config_nodes.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/kubelet-config/kubelet_config_nodes.go
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ func (ctrl *Controller) syncNodeConfigHandler(key string) error {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("could not fetch Node: %w", err)
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := ctrl.cleanUpDuplicatedMC(managedNodeConfigKeyPrefix); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 
 	// Fetch the controllerconfig
 	cc, err := ctrl.ccLister.Get(ctrlcommon.ControllerConfigName)