diff --git a/pkg/agent/dummy_data_gatherer.go b/pkg/agent/dummy_data_gatherer.go
index 970a69e0..48eda8c9 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/dummy_data_gatherer.go
+++ b/pkg/agent/dummy_data_gatherer.go
@@ -39,11 +39,6 @@ func (g *dummyDataGatherer) WaitForCacheSync(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (g *dummyDataGatherer) Delete() error {
-	// no async functionality, see Fetch
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (c *dummyDataGatherer) Fetch() (interface{}, int, error) {
 	var err error
 	if c.attemptNumber < c.FailedAttempts {
diff --git a/pkg/datagatherer/datagatherer.go b/pkg/datagatherer/datagatherer.go
index 1a92c366..3a4cfe04 100644
--- a/pkg/datagatherer/datagatherer.go
+++ b/pkg/datagatherer/datagatherer.go
@@ -20,6 +20,4 @@ type DataGatherer interface {
 	Run(ctx context.Context) error
 	// WaitForCacheSync waits for the data gatherer's informers cache to sync.
 	WaitForCacheSync(ctx context.Context) error
-	// Delete, clear the cache of the DataGatherer if one is being used
-	Delete() error
 }
diff --git a/pkg/datagatherer/k8s/discovery.go b/pkg/datagatherer/k8s/discovery.go
index f072dcaf..586622d6 100644
--- a/pkg/datagatherer/k8s/discovery.go
+++ b/pkg/datagatherer/k8s/discovery.go
@@ -57,11 +57,6 @@ func (g *DataGathererDiscovery) WaitForCacheSync(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (g *DataGathererDiscovery) Delete() error {
-	// no async functionality, see Fetch
-	return nil
-}
-
 // Fetch will fetch discovery data from the apiserver, or return an error
 func (g *DataGathererDiscovery) Fetch() (interface{}, int, error) {
 	data, err := g.cl.ServerVersion()
diff --git a/pkg/datagatherer/k8s/dynamic.go b/pkg/datagatherer/k8s/dynamic.go
index 49b96278..cca6e5cb 100644
--- a/pkg/datagatherer/k8s/dynamic.go
+++ b/pkg/datagatherer/k8s/dynamic.go
@@ -307,13 +307,6 @@ func (g *DataGathererDynamic) WaitForCacheSync(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Delete will flush the cache being used to stored resources gathered by the
-// informer
-func (g *DataGathererDynamic) Delete() error {
-	g.cache.Flush()
-	return nil
-}
-
 // Fetch will fetch the requested data from the apiserver, or return an error
 // if fetching the data fails.
 func (g *DataGathererDynamic) Fetch() (interface{}, int, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/datagatherer/local/local.go b/pkg/datagatherer/local/local.go
index a74dc6af..27368973 100644
--- a/pkg/datagatherer/local/local.go
+++ b/pkg/datagatherer/local/local.go
@@ -43,11 +43,6 @@ func (g *DataGatherer) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (g *DataGatherer) Delete() error {
-	// no async functionality, see Fetch
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (g *DataGatherer) WaitForCacheSync(ctx context.Context) error {
 	// no async functionality, see Fetch
 	return nil