remove pkg/cloudprovider

cmd/kube-apiserver/app/options/globalflags.go

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 
 	// ensure libs have a chance to globally register their flags
 	_ "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission"
-	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider/providers"
 )
 
 // AddCustomGlobalFlags explicitly registers flags that internal packages register

cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/plugins.go

@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 
-	// ensure the cloud providers are installed
-	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider/providers"
 	// Volume plugins
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/csi"

cmd/kubelet/app/plugins.go

@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/nfs"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/projected"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/secret"
-
-	// Cloud providers
-	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider/providers"
 )
 
 // ProbeVolumePlugins collects all volume plugins into an easy to use list.