diff --git a/pkg/kube/client.go b/pkg/kube/client.go
index fd111c647..d253f06fd 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/client.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/client.go
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ func (c *Client) Wait(resources ResourceList, timeout time.Duration) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	checker := NewReadyChecker(cs, c.Log, PausedAsReady(true))
+	checker := NewReadyChecker(cs, PausedAsReady(true))
 	w := waiter{
 		c:       checker,
 		log:     c.Log,
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ func (c *Client) WaitWithJobs(resources ResourceList, timeout time.Duration) err
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	checker := NewReadyChecker(cs, c.Log, PausedAsReady(true), CheckJobs(true))
+	checker := NewReadyChecker(cs, PausedAsReady(true), CheckJobs(true))
 	w := waiter{
 		c:       checker,
 		log:     c.Log,
diff --git a/pkg/kube/ready.go b/pkg/kube/ready.go
index dd5869e6a..456147c96 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/ready.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/ready.go
@@ -57,13 +57,9 @@ func CheckJobs(checkJobs bool) ReadyCheckerOption {
 
 // NewReadyChecker creates a new checker. Passed ReadyCheckerOptions can
 // be used to override defaults.
-func NewReadyChecker(cl kubernetes.Interface, log func(string, ...interface{}), opts ...ReadyCheckerOption) ReadyChecker {
+func NewReadyChecker(cl kubernetes.Interface, opts ...ReadyCheckerOption) ReadyChecker {
 	c := ReadyChecker{
 		client: cl,
-		log:    log,
-	}
-	if c.log == nil {
-		c.log = nopLogger
 	}
 	for _, opt := range opts {
 		opt(&c)
@@ -74,7 +70,6 @@ func NewReadyChecker(cl kubernetes.Interface, log func(string, ...interface{}),
 // ReadyChecker is a type that can check core Kubernetes types for readiness.
 type ReadyChecker struct {
 	client        kubernetes.Interface
-	log           func(string, ...interface{})
 	checkJobs     bool
 	pausedAsReady bool
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kube/ready_test.go b/pkg/kube/ready_test.go
index a8ba05287..2053bf1e2 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/ready_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/ready_test.go
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ func Test_ReadyChecker_IsReady_Pod(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			c := &ReadyChecker{
 				client:        tt.fields.client,
-				log:           tt.fields.log,
 				checkJobs:     tt.fields.checkJobs,
 				pausedAsReady: tt.fields.pausedAsReady,
 			}
@@ -166,7 +165,6 @@ func Test_ReadyChecker_IsReady_Job(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			c := &ReadyChecker{
 				client:        tt.fields.client,
-				log:           tt.fields.log,
 				checkJobs:     tt.fields.checkJobs,
 				pausedAsReady: tt.fields.pausedAsReady,
 			}
@@ -244,7 +242,6 @@ func Test_ReadyChecker_IsReady_Deployment(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			c := &ReadyChecker{
 				client:        tt.fields.client,
-				log:           tt.fields.log,
 				checkJobs:     tt.fields.checkJobs,
 				pausedAsReady: tt.fields.pausedAsReady,
 			}
@@ -323,7 +320,6 @@ func Test_ReadyChecker_IsReady_PersistentVolumeClaim(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			c := &ReadyChecker{
 				client:        tt.fields.client,
-				log:           tt.fields.log,
 				checkJobs:     tt.fields.checkJobs,
 				pausedAsReady: tt.fields.pausedAsReady,
 			}
@@ -398,7 +394,6 @@ func Test_ReadyChecker_IsReady_Service(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			c := &ReadyChecker{
 				client:        tt.fields.client,
-				log:           tt.fields.log,
 				checkJobs:     tt.fields.checkJobs,
 				pausedAsReady: tt.fields.pausedAsReady,
 			}