diff --git a/pkg/operator/configobserver/node/observe_minimum_kubelet_version.go b/pkg/operator/configobserver/node/observe_minimum_kubelet_version.go
deleted file mode 100644
index ea37c99113..0000000000
--- a/pkg/operator/configobserver/node/observe_minimum_kubelet_version.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-package node
-
-import (
-	configv1 "github.com/openshift/api/config/v1"
-	"github.com/openshift/library-go/pkg/operator/configobserver"
-	"github.com/openshift/library-go/pkg/operator/events"
-	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
-	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
-)
-
-var minimumKubeletVersionConfigPath = "minimumKubeletVersion"
-
-// ObserveKubeletMinimumVersion watches the node configuration and generates the minimumKubeletVersion
-func ObserveMinimumKubeletVersion(genericListers configobserver.Listers, _ events.Recorder, existingConfig map[string]interface{}) (ret map[string]interface{}, errs []error) {
-	defer func() {
-		// Prune the observed config so that it only contains minimumKubeletVersion field.
-		ret = configobserver.Pruned(ret, []string{minimumKubeletVersionConfigPath})
-	}()
-	nodeLister := genericListers.(NodeLister)
-	configNode, err := nodeLister.NodeLister().Get("cluster")
-	// we got an error so without the node object we are not able to determine minimumKubeletVersion
-	if err != nil {
-		// if config/v1/node/cluster object is not found, that can be treated as a non-error case, but raise a warning
-		if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
-			klog.Warningf("ObserveMinimumKubeletVersion: nodes.%s/cluster not found", configv1.GroupName)
-		} else {
-			errs = append(errs, err)
-		}
-		return existingConfig, errs
-	}
-
-	if configNode.Spec.MinimumKubeletVersion == "" {
-		// in case minimum kubelet version is not set on cluster
-		// return empty set of configs, this helps to unset the config
-		// values related to the minimumKubeletVersion.
-		// Also, ensures that this observer doesn't break cluster upgrades/downgrades
-		return map[string]interface{}{}, errs
-	}
-
-	ret = map[string]interface{}{}
-	if err := unstructured.SetNestedField(ret, configNode.Spec.MinimumKubeletVersion, minimumKubeletVersionConfigPath); err != nil {
-		errs = append(errs, err)
-	}
-
-	return ret, errs
-}
diff --git a/pkg/operator/configobserver/node/observe_minimum_kubelet_version_test.go b/pkg/operator/configobserver/node/observe_minimum_kubelet_version_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index f4c9c4be89..0000000000
--- a/pkg/operator/configobserver/node/observe_minimum_kubelet_version_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-package node
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
-	configv1 "github.com/openshift/api/config/v1"
-	configlistersv1 "github.com/openshift/client-go/config/listers/config/v1"
-	"github.com/openshift/library-go/pkg/operator/events"
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
-	clocktesting "k8s.io/utils/clock/testing"
-)
-
-func TestObserveKubeletMinimumVersion(t *testing.T) {
-	type Test struct {
-		name                   string
-		existingConfig         map[string]interface{}
-		expectedObservedConfig map[string]interface{}
-		minimumKubeletVersion  string
-	}
-	tests := []Test{
-		{
-			name:                   "empty minimumKubeletVersion",
-			expectedObservedConfig: map[string]interface{}{},
-			minimumKubeletVersion:  "",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "set minimumKubeletVersion",
-			expectedObservedConfig: map[string]interface{}{
-				"minimumKubeletVersion": string("1.30.0"),
-			},
-			minimumKubeletVersion: "1.30.0",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "existing minimumKubeletVersion",
-			expectedObservedConfig: map[string]interface{}{
-				"minimumKubeletVersion": string("1.30.0"),
-			},
-			existingConfig: map[string]interface{}{
-				"minimumKubeletVersion": string("1.29.0"),
-			},
-			minimumKubeletVersion: "1.30.0",
-		},
-		{
-			name:                   "existing minimumKubeletVersion unset",
-			expectedObservedConfig: map[string]interface{}{},
-			existingConfig: map[string]interface{}{
-				"minimumKubeletVersion": string("1.29.0"),
-			},
-			minimumKubeletVersion: "",
-		},
-	}
-	for _, test := range tests {
-		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			// test data
-			eventRecorder := events.NewInMemoryRecorder("", clocktesting.NewFakePassiveClock(time.Now()))
-			configNodeIndexer := cache.NewIndexer(cache.MetaNamespaceKeyFunc, cache.Indexers{})
-			configNodeIndexer.Add(&configv1.Node{
-				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "cluster"},
-				Spec:       configv1.NodeSpec{MinimumKubeletVersion: test.minimumKubeletVersion},
-			})
-			listers := testLister{
-				nodeLister: configlistersv1.NewNodeLister(configNodeIndexer),
-			}
-
-			// act
-			actualObservedConfig, errs := ObserveMinimumKubeletVersion(listers, eventRecorder, test.existingConfig)
-
-			// validate
-			if len(errs) > 0 {
-				t.Fatal(errs)
-			}
-			if diff := cmp.Diff(test.expectedObservedConfig, actualObservedConfig); diff != "" {
-				t.Fatalf("unexpected configuration, diff = %v", diff)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}