diff --git a/cloud/linode/service_controller.go b/cloud/linode/service_controller.go
index abbf707d..f04167e9 100644
--- a/cloud/linode/service_controller.go
+++ b/cloud/linode/service_controller.go
@@ -110,5 +110,5 @@ func (s *serviceController) processNextDeletion() bool {
 func (s *serviceController) handleServiceDeleted(service *v1.Service) error {
 	klog.Infof("ServiceController handling service (%s) deletion", getServiceNn(service))
 	clusterName := strings.TrimPrefix(service.Namespace, "kube-system-")
-	return s.loadbalancers.EnsureLoadBalancerDeleted(context.TODO(), clusterName, service)
+	return s.loadbalancers.EnsureLoadBalancerDeleted(context.Background(), clusterName, service)
 }