diff --git a/pkg/nfd-worker/nfd-worker-internal_test.go b/pkg/nfd-worker/nfd-worker-internal_test.go
index 8b2943ad5..2d2b13a6b 100644
--- a/pkg/nfd-worker/nfd-worker-internal_test.go
+++ b/pkg/nfd-worker/nfd-worker-internal_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 package nfdworker
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/node-feature-discovery/source/cpu"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/node-feature-discovery/source/fake"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/node-feature-discovery/source/kernel"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/node-feature-discovery/source/panic_fake"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/node-feature-discovery/source/pci"
 )
 
@@ -358,12 +356,12 @@ func TestNewNfdWorker(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestCreateFeatureLabels(t *testing.T) {
 	Convey("When creating feature labels from the configured sources", t, func() {
+		fakeFeatureSource := source.FeatureSource(new(fake.Source))
+		fakeFeatureSource.SetConfig(fakeFeatureSource.NewConfig())
+		sources := []source.FeatureSource{fakeFeatureSource}
+
 		Convey("When fake feature source is configured", func() {
 			emptyLabelWL := regexp.MustCompile("")
-			fakeFeatureSource := source.FeatureSource(new(fake.Source))
-			fakeFeatureSource.SetConfig(fakeFeatureSource.NewConfig())
-			sources := []source.FeatureSource{}
-			sources = append(sources, fakeFeatureSource)
 			labels := createFeatureLabels(sources, *emptyLabelWL)
 
 			Convey("Proper fake labels are returned", func() {
@@ -374,9 +372,6 @@ func TestCreateFeatureLabels(t *testing.T) {
 			})
 		})
 		Convey("When fake feature source is configured with a whitelist that doesn't match", func() {
-			fakeFeatureSource := source.FeatureSource(new(fake.Source))
-			sources := []source.FeatureSource{}
-			sources = append(sources, fakeFeatureSource)
 			labels := createFeatureLabels(sources, *regexp.MustCompile(".*rdt.*"))
 
 			Convey("fake labels are not returned", func() {
@@ -389,21 +384,6 @@ func TestCreateFeatureLabels(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-func TestGetFeatureLabels(t *testing.T) {
-	Convey("When I get feature labels and panic occurs during discovery of a feature source", t, func() {
-		fakePanicFeatureSource := source.FeatureSource(new(panicfake.Source))
-
-		returnedLabels, err := getFeatureLabels(fakePanicFeatureSource, *regexp.MustCompile(""))
-		Convey("No label is returned", func() {
-			So(len(returnedLabels), ShouldEqual, 0)
-		})
-		Convey("Error is produced and panic error is returned", func() {
-			So(err, ShouldResemble, fmt.Errorf("fake panic error"))
-		})
-
-	})
-}
-
 func TestAdvertiseFeatureLabels(t *testing.T) {
 	Convey("When advertising labels", t, func() {
 		mockClient := &labeler.MockLabelerClient{}
diff --git a/pkg/nfd-worker/nfd-worker.go b/pkg/nfd-worker/nfd-worker.go
index 1ad42adde..81bf0be33 100644
--- a/pkg/nfd-worker/nfd-worker.go
+++ b/pkg/nfd-worker/nfd-worker.go
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/node-feature-discovery/source/local"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/node-feature-discovery/source/memory"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/node-feature-discovery/source/network"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/node-feature-discovery/source/panic_fake"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/node-feature-discovery/source/pci"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/node-feature-discovery/source/storage"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/node-feature-discovery/source/system"
@@ -146,7 +145,6 @@ func NewNfdWorker(args *Args) (NfdWorker, error) {
 		},
 		testSources: []source.FeatureSource{
 			&fake.Source{},
-			&panicfake.Source{},
 		},
 		stop: make(chan struct{}, 1),
 	}
@@ -527,13 +525,6 @@ func createFeatureLabels(sources []source.FeatureSource, labelWhiteList regexp.R
 // getFeatureLabels returns node labels for features discovered by the
 // supplied source.
 func getFeatureLabels(source source.FeatureSource, labelWhiteList regexp.Regexp) (labels Labels, err error) {
-	defer func() {
-		if r := recover(); r != nil {
-			klog.Errorf("panic occurred during discovery of source [%s]: %v", source.Name(), r)
-			err = fmt.Errorf("%v", r)
-		}
-	}()
-
 	labels = Labels{}
 	features, err := source.Discover()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/source/panic_fake/fake_panic.go b/source/panic_fake/fake_panic.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 741dd71b7..000000000
--- a/source/panic_fake/fake_panic.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2017 The Kubernetes Authors.
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-package panicfake
-
-import "sigs.k8s.io/node-feature-discovery/source"
-
-// Source implements FeatureSource.
-type Source struct{}
-
-// Name returns an identifier string for this feature source.
-func (s Source) Name() string { return "panic_fake" }
-
-// NewConfig method of the FeatureSource interface
-func (s *Source) NewConfig() source.Config { return nil }
-
-// GetConfig method of the FeatureSource interface
-func (s *Source) GetConfig() source.Config { return nil }
-
-// SetConfig method of the FeatureSource interface
-func (s *Source) SetConfig(source.Config) {}
-
-// Discover calls panic().
-func (s Source) Discover() (source.Features, error) {
-	panic("fake panic error")
-}