diff --git a/lib/cloud_controller/drain.rb b/lib/cloud_controller/drain.rb
index 682e97e6253..48713cfeb2f 100644
--- a/lib/cloud_controller/drain.rb
+++ b/lib/cloud_controller/drain.rb
@@ -58,22 +58,6 @@ def shutdown_delayed_worker(pid_path, timeout=15)
         send_signal('KILL', pid, process_name)
       end
 
-      def shutdown_cc_uploader(pid_path)
-        pid = File.read(pid_path).to_i
-        process_name = File.basename(pid_path, '.pid')
-        # Initiate shutdown.
-        send_signal('TERM', pid, process_name)
-
-        # Wait some additional time for cc_uploader to be terminated; otherwise write an error log message.
-        log_shutdown_error(pid, process_name) unless wait_for_shutdown(pid, process_name, CC_UPLOADER_FINAL_TIMEOUT_SECONDS)
-
-        # force shutdown
-        return if terminated?(pid, process_name)
-
-        log_info("Forcefully shutting down process '#{process_name}' with pid '#{pid}'")
-        send_signal('KILL', pid, process_name)
-      end
-
       private
 
       def send_signal(signal, pid, process_name)
diff --git a/spec/unit/lib/cloud_controller/drain_spec.rb b/spec/unit/lib/cloud_controller/drain_spec.rb
index d27bba7c3b4..09ff32ed5d3 100644
--- a/spec/unit/lib/cloud_controller/drain_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/lib/cloud_controller/drain_spec.rb
@@ -159,40 +159,5 @@ def log_contents
         end
       end
     end
-
-    describe '#shutdown_cc_uploader' do
-      it 'sends TERM to the cc_uploader process specified in the pid file' do
-        expect(Process).to receive(:kill).with('TERM', pid)
-
-        drain.shutdown_cc_uploader(pid_path)
-
-        log_contents do |log|
-          expect(log).to include("Sending signal 'TERM' to process '#{pid_name}' with pid '#{pid}'")
-        end
-      end
-
-      it 'waits 900s after sending TERM' do
-        allow(Process).to receive(:getpgid).with(pid).and_return(1)
-
-        drain.shutdown_cc_uploader(pid_path)
-
-        expect(drain).to have_received(:sleep).exactly(900).times
-        log_contents do |log|
-          expect(log).to include("Process '#{pid_name}' with pid '#{pid}' is still running - this indicates an error in the shutdown procedure!")
-        end
-      end
-
-      it 'sends KILL to the cc_uploader process if it is still running after 900s' do
-        allow(Process).to receive(:getpgid).with(pid).and_return(1)
-        allow(Process).to receive(:kill).with('TERM', pid)
-        expect(Process).to receive(:kill).with('KILL', pid)
-
-        drain.shutdown_cc_uploader(pid_path)
-
-        log_contents do |log|
-          expect(log).to include("Forcefully shutting down process '#{pid_name}' with pid '#{pid}'")
-        end
-      end
-    end
   end
 end