diff --git a/pkg/util/kube/secrets.go b/pkg/util/kube/secrets.go
index d97edee1d..e949b0e97 100644
--- a/pkg/util/kube/secrets.go
+++ b/pkg/util/kube/secrets.go
@@ -113,18 +113,6 @@ func CopySecret(ctx context.Context, client corev1client.CoreV1Interface, secret
 	return ErrSecretCollision
 }
 
-// DeleteSecretIfAny deletes a secret if it exists, logging but not returning errors.
-func DeleteSecretIfAny(ctx context.Context, client corev1client.CoreV1Interface, secretName, namespace string, log logrus.FieldLogger) {
-	err := client.Secrets(namespace).Delete(ctx, secretName, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
-	if err != nil {
-		if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
-			log.Debugf("Secret %s/%s not found, skipping delete", namespace, secretName)
-		} else {
-			log.WithError(err).Errorf("Failed to delete secret %s/%s", namespace, secretName)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 // DeleteSecretsWithLabel deletes all secrets in a namespace matching a label key=value pair.
 // Uses UID preconditions to avoid deleting a recreated object with the same name.
 func DeleteSecretsWithLabel(ctx context.Context, client corev1client.CoreV1Interface, namespace, labelKey, labelValue string, log logrus.FieldLogger) {
@@ -193,18 +181,6 @@ func CopyConfigMap(ctx context.Context, client corev1client.CoreV1Interface, cmN
 	return ErrSecretCollision
 }
 
-// DeleteConfigMapIfAny deletes a configmap if it exists, logging but not returning errors.
-func DeleteConfigMapIfAny(ctx context.Context, client corev1client.CoreV1Interface, cmName, namespace string, log logrus.FieldLogger) {
-	err := client.ConfigMaps(namespace).Delete(ctx, cmName, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
-	if err != nil {
-		if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
-			log.Debugf("ConfigMap %s/%s not found, skipping delete", namespace, cmName)
-		} else {
-			log.WithError(err).Errorf("Failed to delete configmap %s/%s", namespace, cmName)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 // DeleteConfigMapsWithLabel deletes all configmaps in a namespace matching a label key=value pair.
 // Uses UID preconditions to avoid deleting a recreated object with the same name.
 func DeleteConfigMapsWithLabel(ctx context.Context, client corev1client.CoreV1Interface, namespace, labelKey, labelValue string, log logrus.FieldLogger) {
diff --git a/pkg/util/kube/secrets_copy_test.go b/pkg/util/kube/secrets_copy_test.go
index cdd1889a7..ea294eb4e 100644
--- a/pkg/util/kube/secrets_copy_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/kube/secrets_copy_test.go
@@ -163,28 +163,6 @@ func TestCopySecret(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestDeleteSecretIfAny(t *testing.T) {
-	log := logrus.New()
-
-	t.Run("deletes existing secret", func(t *testing.T) {
-		secret := &corev1api.Secret{
-			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "test-secret", Namespace: "velero"},
-		}
-		fakeClient := fake.NewSimpleClientset(secret)
-
-		DeleteSecretIfAny(context.Background(), fakeClient.CoreV1(), "test-secret", "velero", log)
-
-		_, err := fakeClient.CoreV1().Secrets("velero").Get(
-			context.Background(), "test-secret", metav1.GetOptions{})
-		assert.Error(t, err)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("no error when secret does not exist", func(t *testing.T) {
-		fakeClient := fake.NewSimpleClientset()
-		DeleteSecretIfAny(context.Background(), fakeClient.CoreV1(), "missing", "velero", log)
-	})
-}
-
 func TestDeleteSecretsWithLabel(t *testing.T) {
 	log := logrus.New()
 
@@ -353,28 +331,6 @@ func TestCopyConfigMap(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestDeleteConfigMapIfAny(t *testing.T) {
-	log := logrus.New()
-
-	t.Run("deletes existing configmap", func(t *testing.T) {
-		cm := &corev1api.ConfigMap{
-			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "test-cm", Namespace: "velero"},
-		}
-		fakeClient := fake.NewSimpleClientset(cm)
-
-		DeleteConfigMapIfAny(context.Background(), fakeClient.CoreV1(), "test-cm", "velero", log)
-
-		_, err := fakeClient.CoreV1().ConfigMaps("velero").Get(
-			context.Background(), "test-cm", metav1.GetOptions{})
-		assert.Error(t, err)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("no error when configmap does not exist", func(t *testing.T) {
-		fakeClient := fake.NewSimpleClientset()
-		DeleteConfigMapIfAny(context.Background(), fakeClient.CoreV1(), "missing", "velero", log)
-	})
-}
-
 func TestDeleteConfigMapsWithLabel(t *testing.T) {
 	log := logrus.New()