diff --git a/pkg/k8sutil/client.go b/pkg/k8sutil/client.go
index 991b346d4..4cd495e50 100644
--- a/pkg/k8sutil/client.go
+++ b/pkg/k8sutil/client.go
@@ -22,22 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
 )
 
-// NewClientsetFromFile creates a new Kubernetes Client set object from the given
-// kubeconfig file path.
-func NewClientsetFromFile(kubeconfigPath string) (*kubernetes.Clientset, error) {
-	c, err := clientcmd.BuildConfigFromFlags("", kubeconfigPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	apiclientset, err := kubernetes.NewForConfig(c)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return apiclientset, nil
-}
-
 // NewClientset creates new Kubernetes Client set object from the contents
 // of the given kubeconfig file.
 func NewClientset(data []byte) (*kubernetes.Clientset, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/k8sutil/client_test.go b/pkg/k8sutil/client_test.go
index 77a2d52ec..c6a206454 100644
--- a/pkg/k8sutil/client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/k8sutil/client_test.go
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 package k8sutil_test
 
 import (
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/kinvolk/lokomotive/pkg/k8sutil"
@@ -54,53 +52,3 @@ func TestNewClientsetInvalidKubeconfig(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("creating clientset from invalid kubeconfig should fail")
 	}
 }
-
-func TestNewClientsetFromValidKubeconfigFile(t *testing.T) {
-	tmpFile, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "lokoctl-tests-")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("creating tmp file should succeed, got: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	defer func() {
-		if err := os.Remove(tmpFile.Name()); err != nil {
-			t.Logf("failed to remove tmp file %q: %v", tmpFile.Name(), err)
-		}
-	}()
-
-	if _, err := tmpFile.Write([]byte(validKubeconfig)); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("writing to tmp file %q should succeed, got: %v", tmpFile.Name(), err)
-	}
-
-	if err := tmpFile.Close(); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("closing tmp file %q should succeed, got: %v", tmpFile.Name(), err)
-	}
-
-	if _, err := k8sutil.NewClientsetFromFile(tmpFile.Name()); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("creating clientset from valid kubeconfig file should succeed, got: %v", err)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestNewClientsetFromInvalidKubeconfigFile(t *testing.T) {
-	tmpFile, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "lokoctl-tests-")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("creating tmp file should succeed, got: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	defer func() {
-		if err := os.Remove(tmpFile.Name()); err != nil {
-			t.Logf("failed to remove tmp file %q: %v", tmpFile.Name(), err)
-		}
-	}()
-
-	if _, err := tmpFile.Write([]byte("foo")); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("writing to tmp file %q should succeed, got: %v", tmpFile.Name(), err)
-	}
-
-	if err := tmpFile.Close(); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("closing tmp file %q should succeed, got: %v", tmpFile.Name(), err)
-	}
-
-	if _, err := k8sutil.NewClientsetFromFile(tmpFile.Name()); err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("creating clientset from invalid kubeconfig file should fail")
-	}
-}