diff --git a/pkg/daemon/daemon.go b/pkg/daemon/daemon.go
index faf2961e8..0adfeabbe 100644
--- a/pkg/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/pkg/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/strategicpatch"
@@ -89,9 +88,6 @@ type Daemon struct {
 
 	node *corev1.Node
 
-	// TODO(e0ne): remove it
-	drainable bool
-
 	disableDrain bool
 
 	nodeLister listerv1.NodeLister
@@ -261,10 +257,6 @@ func (dn *Daemon) Run(stopCh <-chan struct{}, exitCh <-chan error) error {
 	)
 	dn.nodeLister = nodeInformerFactory.Core().V1().Nodes().Lister()
 	nodeInformer := nodeInformerFactory.Core().V1().Nodes().Informer()
-	nodeInformer.AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
-		AddFunc:    dn.nodeAddHandler,
-		UpdateFunc: dn.nodeUpdateHandler,
-	})
 	go cfgInformer.Run(dn.stopCh)
 	go nodeInformer.Run(dn.stopCh)
 	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
@@ -366,30 +358,6 @@ func (dn *Daemon) processNextWorkItem() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func (dn *Daemon) nodeAddHandler(obj interface{}) {
-	dn.nodeUpdateHandler(nil, obj)
-}
-
-func (dn *Daemon) nodeUpdateHandler(old, new interface{}) {
-	node, err := dn.nodeLister.Get(dn.name)
-	if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
-		glog.V(2).Infof("nodeUpdateHandler(): node %v has been deleted", dn.name)
-		return
-	}
-	dn.node = node.DeepCopy()
-	nodes, err := dn.nodeLister.List(labels.Everything())
-	if err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-	for _, node := range nodes {
-		if node.GetName() != dn.name && (node.Annotations[annoKey] == annoDraining || node.Annotations[annoKey] == annoMcpPaused) {
-			dn.drainable = false
-			return
-		}
-	}
-	dn.drainable = true
-}
-
 func (dn *Daemon) operatorConfigAddHandler(obj interface{}) {
 	dn.operatorConfigChangeHandler(&sriovnetworkv1.SriovOperatorConfig{}, obj)
 }
@@ -497,7 +465,7 @@ func (dn *Daemon) nodeStateSyncHandler() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if dn.nodeHasAnnotation(annoKey, annoDrainRequired) {
+	if utils.NodeHasAnnotation(*dn.node, annoKey, annoDrainRequired) {
 		glog.Info("nodeStateSyncHandler(): waiting for drain")
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -557,7 +525,7 @@ func (dn *Daemon) nodeStateSyncHandler() error {
 			return err
 		}
 	} else {
-		if !dn.nodeHasAnnotation(annoKey, annoIdle) {
+		if !utils.NodeHasAnnotation(*dn.node, annoKey, annoIdle) {
 			if err := dn.annotateNode(dn.name, annoIdle); err != nil {
 				glog.Errorf("nodeStateSyncHandler(): failed to annotate node: %v", err)
 				return err
@@ -575,15 +543,6 @@ func (dn *Daemon) nodeStateSyncHandler() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dn *Daemon) nodeHasAnnotation(annoKey string, value string) bool {
-	// TODO(e0ne): re-use cluster.NodeHasAnnotation function
-	// Check if node already contains annotation
-	if anno, ok := dn.node.Annotations[annoKey]; ok && (anno == value) {
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 func (dn *Daemon) isNodeDraining() bool {
 	anno, ok := dn.node.Annotations[annoKey]
 	if !ok {