diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/rkt/rkt.go b/pkg/kubelet/rkt/rkt.go
index 75111fc97e9..31b2bc6a0b6 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/rkt/rkt.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/rkt/rkt.go
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ const (
 	RktType                      = "rkt"
 	DefaultRktAPIServiceEndpoint = "localhost:15441"
 
-	minimumRktBinVersion     = "1.13.0"
-	recommendedRktBinVersion = "1.13.0"
+	minimumRktBinVersion = "1.13.0"
 
 	minimumRktApiVersion  = "1.0.0-alpha"
 	minimumSystemdVersion = "219"
@@ -1679,7 +1678,7 @@ func (r *Runtime) APIVersion() (kubecontainer.Version, error) {
 
 // Status returns error if rkt is unhealthy, nil otherwise.
 func (r *Runtime) Status() error {
-	return r.checkVersion(minimumRktBinVersion, recommendedRktBinVersion, minimumRktApiVersion, minimumSystemdVersion)
+	return r.checkVersion(minimumRktBinVersion, minimumRktApiVersion, minimumSystemdVersion)
 }
 
 // SyncPod syncs the running pod to match the specified desired pod.
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/rkt/version.go b/pkg/kubelet/rkt/version.go
index ee8ff11f382..37468572732 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/rkt/version.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/rkt/version.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/coreos/go-semver/semver"
 	rktapi "github.com/coreos/rkt/api/v1alpha"
-	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
 
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ func (r *Runtime) getVersions() error {
 
 // checkVersion tests whether the rkt/systemd/rkt-api-service that meet the version requirement.
 // If all version requirements are met, it returns nil.
-func (r *Runtime) checkVersion(minimumRktBinVersion, recommendedRktBinVersion, minimumRktApiVersion, minimumSystemdVersion string) error {
+func (r *Runtime) checkVersion(minimumRktBinVersion, minimumRktApiVersion, minimumSystemdVersion string) error {
 	if err := r.getVersions(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -123,14 +122,6 @@ func (r *Runtime) checkVersion(minimumRktBinVersion, recommendedRktBinVersion, m
 	if result < 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("rkt: binary version is too old(%v), requires at least %v", r.versions.binVersion, minimumRktBinVersion)
 	}
-	result, err = r.versions.binVersion.Compare(recommendedRktBinVersion)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if result != 0 {
-		// TODO(yifan): Record an event to expose the information.
-		glog.Warningf("rkt: current binary version %q is not recommended (recommended version %q)", r.versions.binVersion, recommendedRktBinVersion)
-	}
 
 	// Check rkt API version.
 	result, err = r.versions.apiVersion.Compare(minimumRktApiVersion)