diff --git a/build/root/Makefile b/build/root/Makefile
index f463cd96f99..64fd4aa4fd5 100644
--- a/build/root/Makefile
+++ b/build/root/Makefile
@@ -327,27 +327,6 @@ clean:
 	hack/make-rules/clean.sh
 endif
 
-define VET_HELP_INFO
-# Run 'go vet'.
-#
-# Args:
-#   WHAT: Directory names to vet.  All *.go files under these
-#     directories will be vetted.  If not specified, "everything" will be
-#     vetted.
-#
-# Example:
-#   make vet
-#   make vet WHAT=./pkg/kubelet
-endef
-.PHONY: vet
-ifeq ($(PRINT_HELP),y)
-vet:
-	echo "$$VET_HELP_INFO"
-else
-vet:
-	hack/make-rules/vet.sh $(WHAT)
-endif
-
 define LINT_HELP_INFO
 # Run golangci-lint
 #
diff --git a/hack/make-rules/vet.sh b/hack/make-rules/vet.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index b623b1fc525..00000000000
--- a/hack/make-rules/vet.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# Copyright 2016 The Kubernetes Authors.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-set -o errexit
-set -o nounset
-set -o pipefail
-
-KUBE_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../..
-
-# Ignore the usual golangci.yaml config because it would
-# enable additional linters, then enable just "go vet".
-"${KUBE_ROOT}/hack/verify-golangci-lint.sh" -c none -- --disable-all --enable=govet "$@"