diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6fb089fc..f8912ca4 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -23,5 +23,3 @@ replace (
 	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20190624085356-2c6e35a5b9cf
 	k8s.io/code-generator => k8s.io/code-generator v0.0.0-20190620073620-d55040311883
 )
-
-replace k8s.io/component-base => k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20190624085813-dd74dcc4bb91
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index e8574a24..44f8504b 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func main() {
+	klog.InitFlags(nil)
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	// set up signals so we handle the first shutdown signal gracefully