diff --git a/hack/golangci-hints.yaml b/hack/golangci-hints.yaml
index 8a2cccda283..ad81b9c482e 100644
--- a/hack/golangci-hints.yaml
+++ b/hack/golangci-hints.yaml
@@ -350,8 +350,6 @@ linters:
             contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/dra/.*
             contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/test/images/sample-device-plugin/.*
             contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/.*
-            # Temporary carve-outs for PR1 split safety: these files still have legacy global klog calls.
-            # TODO: remove each exclusion as follow-up PRs migrate the file to contextual logging.
       sorted:
         # Installed there by hack/verify-golangci-lint.sh.
         path: _output/local/bin/sorted.so
diff --git a/hack/golangci.yaml b/hack/golangci.yaml
index 391b47e8581..a75e44e42e0 100644
--- a/hack/golangci.yaml
+++ b/hack/golangci.yaml
@@ -363,8 +363,6 @@ linters:
             contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/dra/.*
             contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/test/images/sample-device-plugin/.*
             contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/.*
-            # Temporary carve-outs for PR1 split safety: these files still have legacy global klog calls.
-            # TODO: remove each exclusion as follow-up PRs migrate the file to contextual logging.
       sorted:
         # Installed there by hack/verify-golangci-lint.sh.
         path: _output/local/bin/sorted.so
diff --git a/hack/logcheck.conf b/hack/logcheck.conf
index bc6ab4b645d..e3ec8e3c467 100644
--- a/hack/logcheck.conf
+++ b/hack/logcheck.conf
@@ -65,5 +65,3 @@ contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/securitycontext/.*
 contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/dra/.*
 contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/test/images/sample-device-plugin/.*
 contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/.*
-# Temporary carve-outs for PR1 split safety: these files still have legacy global klog calls.
-# TODO: remove each exclusion as follow-up PRs migrate the file to contextual logging.