diff --git a/python/ray/experimental/state.py b/python/ray/experimental/state.py
index c9d4ae8cee9f..538e526523ec 100644
--- a/python/ray/experimental/state.py
+++ b/python/ray/experimental/state.py
@@ -1151,8 +1151,6 @@ def workers(self):
             worker_id = binary_to_hex(worker_key[len("Workers:"):])
 
             workers_data[worker_id] = {
-                "local_scheduler_socket": (decode(
-                    worker_info[b"local_scheduler_socket"])),
                 "node_ip_address": decode(worker_info[b"node_ip_address"]),
                 "plasma_store_socket": decode(
                     worker_info[b"plasma_store_socket"])
diff --git a/python/ray/services.py b/python/ray/services.py
index 981d06160674..841fababd1b5 100644
--- a/python/ray/services.py
+++ b/python/ray/services.py
@@ -1162,7 +1162,6 @@ def start_worker(node_ip_address,
         sys.executable, "-u", worker_path,
         "--node-ip-address=" + node_ip_address,
         "--object-store-name=" + object_store_name,
-        "--local-scheduler-name=" + local_scheduler_name,
         "--redis-address=" + str(redis_address),
         "--temp-dir=" + get_temp_root()
     ]
diff --git a/python/ray/worker.py b/python/ray/worker.py
index 6611fb08c298..f68bb42886f0 100644
--- a/python/ray/worker.py
+++ b/python/ray/worker.py
@@ -2036,7 +2036,7 @@ def connect(info,
     worker.plasma_client = thread_safe_client(
         plasma.connect(info["store_socket_name"], "", 64))
 
-    local_scheduler_socket = info["raylet_socket_name"]
+    raylet_socket = info["raylet_socket_name"]
 
     # If this is a driver, set the current task ID, the task driver ID, and set
     # the task index to 0.
@@ -2095,8 +2095,7 @@ def connect(info,
     worker.multithreading_warned = False
 
     worker.local_scheduler_client = ray.raylet.LocalSchedulerClient(
-        local_scheduler_socket, worker.worker_id, is_worker,
-        worker.current_task_id)
+        raylet_socket, worker.worker_id, is_worker, worker.current_task_id)
 
     # Start the import thread
     import_thread.ImportThread(worker, mode).start()
diff --git a/python/ray/workers/default_worker.py b/python/ray/workers/default_worker.py
index 4ec9e4d14e56..b9c9500e7087 100644
--- a/python/ray/workers/default_worker.py
+++ b/python/ray/workers/default_worker.py
@@ -40,11 +40,6 @@
     required=False,
     type=str,
     help="the object store manager's name")
-parser.add_argument(
-    "--local-scheduler-name",
-    required=False,
-    type=str,
-    help="the local scheduler's name")
 parser.add_argument(
     "--raylet-name", required=False, type=str, help="the raylet's name")
 parser.add_argument(
@@ -76,7 +71,6 @@
         "redis_password": args.redis_password,
         "store_socket_name": args.object_store_name,
         "manager_socket_name": args.object_store_manager_name,
-        "local_scheduler_socket_name": args.local_scheduler_name,
         "raylet_socket_name": args.raylet_name
     }
 
diff --git a/test/runtest.py b/test/runtest.py
index cea97090576b..767960a16658 100644
--- a/test/runtest.py
+++ b/test/runtest.py
@@ -2326,7 +2326,6 @@ def f():
     assert len(worker_info) >= num_workers
     for worker_id, info in worker_info.items():
         assert "node_ip_address" in info
-        assert "local_scheduler_socket" in info
         assert "plasma_store_socket" in info
         assert "stderr_file" in info
         assert "stdout_file" in info