diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9b65eebc5..a260c05d5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -137,12 +137,6 @@ print-e2e-suite: e2e-test-binary ## Prints information about the suite of e2e te
 	@build/run-in-docker.sh \
 		hack/print-e2e-suite.sh
 
-.PHONY: cover
-cover:  ## Run go coverage unit tests.
-	@build/cover.sh
-	echo "Uploading coverage results..."
-	@curl -s https://codecov.io/bash | bash
-
 .PHONY: vet
 vet:
 	@go vet $(shell go list ${PKG}/internal/... | grep -v vendor)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eab3e6bb0..6a5d7605b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 # NGINX Ingress Controller
 
-[![Coverage Status](https://codecov.io/gh/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/kubernetes/ingress-nginx)
 [![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx)
 [![GitHub license](https://img.shields.io/github/license/kubernetes/ingress-nginx.svg)](https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/blob/master/LICENSE)
 [![GitHub stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/kubernetes/ingress-nginx.svg)](https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/stargazers)