diff --git a/discovery/kubernetes/endpoints.go b/discovery/kubernetes/endpoints.go
index 679934dd4..f905ae92c 100644
--- a/discovery/kubernetes/endpoints.go
+++ b/discovery/kubernetes/endpoints.go
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func (e *Endpoints) process(ctx context.Context, ch chan<- []*targetgroup.Group)
 		return true
 	}
 	if !exists {
-		send(ctx, e.logger, RoleEndpoint, ch, &targetgroup.Group{Source: endpointsSourceFromNamespaceAndName(namespace, name)})
+		send(ctx, ch, &targetgroup.Group{Source: endpointsSourceFromNamespaceAndName(namespace, name)})
 		return true
 	}
 	eps, err := convertToEndpoints(o)
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func (e *Endpoints) process(ctx context.Context, ch chan<- []*targetgroup.Group)
 		level.Error(e.logger).Log("msg", "converting to Endpoints object failed", "err", err)
 		return true
 	}
-	send(ctx, e.logger, RoleEndpoint, ch, e.buildEndpoints(eps))
+	send(ctx, ch, e.buildEndpoints(eps))
 	return true
 }
 
diff --git a/discovery/kubernetes/ingress.go b/discovery/kubernetes/ingress.go
index 27b4e8a6a..481789900 100644
--- a/discovery/kubernetes/ingress.go
+++ b/discovery/kubernetes/ingress.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (i *Ingress) process(ctx context.Context, ch chan<- []*targetgroup.Group) b
 		return true
 	}
 	if !exists {
-		send(ctx, i.logger, RoleIngress, ch, &targetgroup.Group{Source: ingressSourceFromNamespaceAndName(namespace, name)})
+		send(ctx, ch, &targetgroup.Group{Source: ingressSourceFromNamespaceAndName(namespace, name)})
 		return true
 	}
 	eps, err := convertToIngress(o)
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func (i *Ingress) process(ctx context.Context, ch chan<- []*targetgroup.Group) b
 		level.Error(i.logger).Log("msg", "converting to Ingress object failed", "err", err)
 		return true
 	}
-	send(ctx, i.logger, RoleIngress, ch, i.buildIngress(eps))
+	send(ctx, ch, i.buildIngress(eps))
 	return true
 }
 
diff --git a/discovery/kubernetes/kubernetes.go b/discovery/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
index abfdcc3d4..9325794c7 100644
--- a/discovery/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
+++ b/discovery/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ func lv(s string) model.LabelValue {
 	return model.LabelValue(s)
 }
 
-func send(ctx context.Context, l log.Logger, role Role, ch chan<- []*targetgroup.Group, tg *targetgroup.Group) {
+func send(ctx context.Context, ch chan<- []*targetgroup.Group, tg *targetgroup.Group) {
 	if tg == nil {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/discovery/kubernetes/node.go b/discovery/kubernetes/node.go
index bf57dd767..d196358df 100644
--- a/discovery/kubernetes/node.go
+++ b/discovery/kubernetes/node.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (n *Node) process(ctx context.Context, ch chan<- []*targetgroup.Group) bool
 		return true
 	}
 	if !exists {
-		send(ctx, n.logger, RoleNode, ch, &targetgroup.Group{Source: nodeSourceFromName(name)})
+		send(ctx, ch, &targetgroup.Group{Source: nodeSourceFromName(name)})
 		return true
 	}
 	node, err := convertToNode(o)
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func (n *Node) process(ctx context.Context, ch chan<- []*targetgroup.Group) bool
 		level.Error(n.logger).Log("msg", "converting to Node object failed", "err", err)
 		return true
 	}
-	send(ctx, n.logger, RoleNode, ch, n.buildNode(node))
+	send(ctx, ch, n.buildNode(node))
 	return true
 }
 
diff --git a/discovery/kubernetes/pod.go b/discovery/kubernetes/pod.go
index 4a465abe9..86fa31f7f 100644
--- a/discovery/kubernetes/pod.go
+++ b/discovery/kubernetes/pod.go
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func (p *Pod) process(ctx context.Context, ch chan<- []*targetgroup.Group) bool
 		return true
 	}
 	if !exists {
-		send(ctx, p.logger, RolePod, ch, &targetgroup.Group{Source: podSourceFromNamespaceAndName(namespace, name)})
+		send(ctx, ch, &targetgroup.Group{Source: podSourceFromNamespaceAndName(namespace, name)})
 		return true
 	}
 	eps, err := convertToPod(o)
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func (p *Pod) process(ctx context.Context, ch chan<- []*targetgroup.Group) bool
 		level.Error(p.logger).Log("msg", "converting to Pod object failed", "err", err)
 		return true
 	}
-	send(ctx, p.logger, RolePod, ch, p.buildPod(eps))
+	send(ctx, ch, p.buildPod(eps))
 	return true
 }
 
diff --git a/discovery/kubernetes/service.go b/discovery/kubernetes/service.go
index a3136e0a3..017f4ba65 100644
--- a/discovery/kubernetes/service.go
+++ b/discovery/kubernetes/service.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func (s *Service) process(ctx context.Context, ch chan<- []*targetgroup.Group) b
 		return true
 	}
 	if !exists {
-		send(ctx, s.logger, RoleService, ch, &targetgroup.Group{Source: serviceSourceFromNamespaceAndName(namespace, name)})
+		send(ctx, ch, &targetgroup.Group{Source: serviceSourceFromNamespaceAndName(namespace, name)})
 		return true
 	}
 	eps, err := convertToService(o)
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func (s *Service) process(ctx context.Context, ch chan<- []*targetgroup.Group) b
 		level.Error(s.logger).Log("msg", "converting to Service object failed", "err", err)
 		return true
 	}
-	send(ctx, s.logger, RoleService, ch, s.buildService(eps))
+	send(ctx, ch, s.buildService(eps))
 	return true
 }