diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/container/runtime.go b/pkg/kubelet/container/runtime.go
index 2c6172f5e26..173ef0a1676 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/container/runtime.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/container/runtime.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ type Runtime interface {
 	// TODO: Revisit this method and make it cleaner.
 	GarbageCollect(gcPolicy ContainerGCPolicy, allSourcesReady bool, evictNonDeletedPods bool) error
 	// Syncs the running pod into the desired pod.
-	SyncPod(pod *v1.Pod, apiPodStatus v1.PodStatus, podStatus *PodStatus, pullSecrets []v1.Secret, backOff *flowcontrol.Backoff) PodSyncResult
+	SyncPod(pod *v1.Pod, podStatus *PodStatus, pullSecrets []v1.Secret, backOff *flowcontrol.Backoff) PodSyncResult
 	// KillPod kills all the containers of a pod. Pod may be nil, running pod must not be.
 	// TODO(random-liu): Return PodSyncResult in KillPod.
 	// gracePeriodOverride if specified allows the caller to override the pod default grace period.
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/container/testing/fake_runtime.go b/pkg/kubelet/container/testing/fake_runtime.go
index 81596632328..01cc606dc69 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/container/testing/fake_runtime.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/container/testing/fake_runtime.go
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func (f *FakeRuntime) GetPods(all bool) ([]*Pod, error) {
 	return pods, f.Err
 }
 
-func (f *FakeRuntime) SyncPod(pod *v1.Pod, _ v1.PodStatus, _ *PodStatus, _ []v1.Secret, backOff *flowcontrol.Backoff) (result PodSyncResult) {
+func (f *FakeRuntime) SyncPod(pod *v1.Pod, _ *PodStatus, _ []v1.Secret, backOff *flowcontrol.Backoff) (result PodSyncResult) {
 	f.Lock()
 	defer f.Unlock()
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/container/testing/runtime_mock.go b/pkg/kubelet/container/testing/runtime_mock.go
index 67898b5e3d1..5edc0d32c6f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/container/testing/runtime_mock.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/container/testing/runtime_mock.go
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ func (r *Mock) GetPods(all bool) ([]*Pod, error) {
 	return args.Get(0).([]*Pod), args.Error(1)
 }
 
-func (r *Mock) SyncPod(pod *v1.Pod, apiStatus v1.PodStatus, status *PodStatus, secrets []v1.Secret, backOff *flowcontrol.Backoff) PodSyncResult {
-	args := r.Called(pod, apiStatus, status, secrets, backOff)
+func (r *Mock) SyncPod(pod *v1.Pod, status *PodStatus, secrets []v1.Secret, backOff *flowcontrol.Backoff) PodSyncResult {
+	args := r.Called(pod, status, secrets, backOff)
 	return args.Get(0).(PodSyncResult)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
index 1592b558f65..23b3c946200 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -1660,7 +1660,7 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) syncPod(o syncPodOptions) error {
 	pullSecrets := kl.getPullSecretsForPod(pod)
 
 	// Call the container runtime's SyncPod callback
-	result := kl.containerRuntime.SyncPod(pod, apiPodStatus, podStatus, pullSecrets, kl.backOff)
+	result := kl.containerRuntime.SyncPod(pod, podStatus, pullSecrets, kl.backOff)
 	kl.reasonCache.Update(pod.UID, result)
 	if err := result.Error(); err != nil {
 		// Do not return error if the only failures were pods in backoff
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager.go
index c60b398efd0..2d5fdf30716 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager.go
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) computePodActions(pod *v1.Pod, podStatus *ku
 //  4. Create sandbox if necessary.
 //  5. Create init containers.
 //  6. Create normal containers.
-func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) SyncPod(pod *v1.Pod, _ v1.PodStatus, podStatus *kubecontainer.PodStatus, pullSecrets []v1.Secret, backOff *flowcontrol.Backoff) (result kubecontainer.PodSyncResult) {
+func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) SyncPod(pod *v1.Pod, podStatus *kubecontainer.PodStatus, pullSecrets []v1.Secret, backOff *flowcontrol.Backoff) (result kubecontainer.PodSyncResult) {
 	// Step 1: Compute sandbox and container changes.
 	podContainerChanges := m.computePodActions(pod, podStatus)
 	klog.V(3).Infof("computePodActions got %+v for pod %q", podContainerChanges, format.Pod(pod))
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager_test.go
index e71c7d4a1af..ffbb40329a5 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager_test.go
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ func TestSyncPod(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	backOff := flowcontrol.NewBackOff(time.Second, time.Minute)
-	result := m.SyncPod(pod, v1.PodStatus{}, &kubecontainer.PodStatus{}, []v1.Secret{}, backOff)
+	result := m.SyncPod(pod, &kubecontainer.PodStatus{}, []v1.Secret{}, backOff)
 	assert.NoError(t, result.Error())
 	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(fakeRuntime.Containers))
 	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(fakeImage.Images))
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ func TestSyncPodWithInitContainers(t *testing.T) {
 	// 1. should only create the init container.
 	podStatus, err := m.GetPodStatus(pod.UID, pod.Name, pod.Namespace)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	result := m.SyncPod(pod, v1.PodStatus{}, podStatus, []v1.Secret{}, backOff)
+	result := m.SyncPod(pod, podStatus, []v1.Secret{}, backOff)
 	assert.NoError(t, result.Error())
 	expected := []*cRecord{
 		{name: initContainers[0].Name, attempt: 0, state: runtimeapi.ContainerState_CONTAINER_RUNNING},
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ func TestSyncPodWithInitContainers(t *testing.T) {
 	// 2. should not create app container because init container is still running.
 	podStatus, err = m.GetPodStatus(pod.UID, pod.Name, pod.Namespace)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	result = m.SyncPod(pod, v1.PodStatus{}, podStatus, []v1.Secret{}, backOff)
+	result = m.SyncPod(pod, podStatus, []v1.Secret{}, backOff)
 	assert.NoError(t, result.Error())
 	verifyContainerStatuses(t, fakeRuntime, expected, "init container still running; do nothing")
 
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ func TestSyncPodWithInitContainers(t *testing.T) {
 	// Sync again.
 	podStatus, err = m.GetPodStatus(pod.UID, pod.Name, pod.Namespace)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	result = m.SyncPod(pod, v1.PodStatus{}, podStatus, []v1.Secret{}, backOff)
+	result = m.SyncPod(pod, podStatus, []v1.Secret{}, backOff)
 	assert.NoError(t, result.Error())
 	expected = []*cRecord{
 		{name: initContainers[0].Name, attempt: 0, state: runtimeapi.ContainerState_CONTAINER_EXITED},
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ func TestSyncPodWithInitContainers(t *testing.T) {
 	// Sync again.
 	podStatus, err = m.GetPodStatus(pod.UID, pod.Name, pod.Namespace)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	result = m.SyncPod(pod, v1.PodStatus{}, podStatus, []v1.Secret{}, backOff)
+	result = m.SyncPod(pod, podStatus, []v1.Secret{}, backOff)
 	assert.NoError(t, result.Error())
 	expected = []*cRecord{
 		// The first init container instance is purged and no longer visible.