diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/status.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/status.go
index 710990297ba04ed50a4eb9dbd868eea8e9d2bc8f..dd651e15925f52162a6d824da8c9d75a8696c4a5 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/status.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/status.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ type Status struct {
 	APIServer  string
 	Kubeconfig string
 	Worker     bool
-	TimeToStop string
+	TimeToStop string `json:",omitempty"`
 	DockerEnv  string `json:",omitempty"`
 	PodManEnv  string `json:",omitempty"`
 }
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ type ClusterState struct {
 	BaseState
 
 	BinaryVersion string
-	TimeToStop    string
+	TimeToStop    string `json:",omitempty"`
 	Components    map[string]BaseState
 	Nodes         []NodeState
 }
@@ -185,7 +185,9 @@ host: {{.Host}}
 kubelet: {{.Kubelet}}
 apiserver: {{.APIServer}}
 kubeconfig: {{.Kubeconfig}}
+{{- if .TimeToStop }}
 timeToStop: {{.TimeToStop}}
+{{- end }}
 {{- if .DockerEnv }}
 docker-env: {{.DockerEnv}}
 {{- end }}
@@ -319,7 +321,6 @@ func nodeStatus(api libmachine.API, cc config.ClusterConfig, n config.Node) (*St
 		Kubelet:    Nonexistent,
 		Kubeconfig: Nonexistent,
 		Worker:     !controlPlane,
-		TimeToStop: Nonexistent,
 	}
 
 	hs, err := machine.Status(api, name)
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/status_test.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/status_test.go
index aa9f905c22af94669afef9ac90de563bdebc9494..bd794cbe32d0d2af31b8775d823e6950319547de 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/status_test.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/status_test.go
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ func TestStatusText(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name:  "paused",
-			state: &Status{Name: "minikube", Host: "Running", Kubelet: "Stopped", APIServer: "Paused", Kubeconfig: Configured, TimeToStop: Nonexistent},
-			want:  "minikube\ntype: Control Plane\nhost: Running\nkubelet: Stopped\napiserver: Paused\nkubeconfig: Configured\ntimeToStop: Nonexistent\n\n",
+			state: &Status{Name: "minikube", Host: "Running", Kubelet: "Stopped", APIServer: "Paused", Kubeconfig: Configured},
+			want:  "minikube\ntype: Control Plane\nhost: Running\nkubelet: Stopped\napiserver: Paused\nkubeconfig: Configured\n\n",
 		},
 		{
 			name:  "down",
-			state: &Status{Name: "minikube", Host: "Stopped", Kubelet: "Stopped", APIServer: "Stopped", Kubeconfig: Misconfigured, TimeToStop: Nonexistent},
-			want:  "minikube\ntype: Control Plane\nhost: Stopped\nkubelet: Stopped\napiserver: Stopped\nkubeconfig: Misconfigured\ntimeToStop: Nonexistent\n\n\nWARNING: Your kubectl is pointing to stale minikube-vm.\nTo fix the kubectl context, run `minikube update-context`\n",
+			state: &Status{Name: "minikube", Host: "Stopped", Kubelet: "Stopped", APIServer: "Stopped", Kubeconfig: Misconfigured},
+			want:  "minikube\ntype: Control Plane\nhost: Stopped\nkubelet: Stopped\napiserver: Stopped\nkubeconfig: Misconfigured\n\n\nWARNING: Your kubectl is pointing to stale minikube-vm.\nTo fix the kubectl context, run `minikube update-context`\n",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tests {
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ func TestStatusJSON(t *testing.T) {
 		state *Status
 	}{
 		{"ok", &Status{Host: "Running", Kubelet: "Running", APIServer: "Running", Kubeconfig: Configured, TimeToStop: "10m"}},
-		{"paused", &Status{Host: "Running", Kubelet: "Stopped", APIServer: "Paused", Kubeconfig: Configured, TimeToStop: Nonexistent}},
-		{"down", &Status{Host: "Stopped", Kubelet: "Stopped", APIServer: "Stopped", Kubeconfig: Misconfigured, TimeToStop: Nonexistent}},
+		{"paused", &Status{Host: "Running", Kubelet: "Stopped", APIServer: "Paused", Kubeconfig: Configured}},
+		{"down", &Status{Host: "Stopped", Kubelet: "Stopped", APIServer: "Stopped", Kubeconfig: Misconfigured}},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tests {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/commands/status.md b/site/content/en/docs/commands/status.md
index 992691f07469ac31b66ac8f9aa61d28234bc02e4..109948ab56145b6f1d32903c1e6a1416c52f461c 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/commands/status.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/commands/status.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ minikube status [flags]
 
 ```
   -f, --format string         Go template format string for the status output.  The format for Go templates can be found here: https://golang.org/pkg/text/template/
-                              For the list accessible variables for the template, see the struct values here: https://godoc.org/k8s.io/minikube/cmd/minikube/cmd#Status (default "{{.Name}}\ntype: Control Plane\nhost: {{.Host}}\nkubelet: {{.Kubelet}}\napiserver: {{.APIServer}}\nkubeconfig: {{.Kubeconfig}}\ntimeToStop: {{.TimeToStop}}\n{{- if .DockerEnv }}\ndocker-env: {{.DockerEnv}}\n{{- end }}\n{{- if .PodManEnv }}\npodman-env: {{.PodManEnv}}\n{{- end }}\n\n")
+                              For the list accessible variables for the template, see the struct values here: https://godoc.org/k8s.io/minikube/cmd/minikube/cmd#Status (default "{{.Name}}\ntype: Control Plane\nhost: {{.Host}}\nkubelet: {{.Kubelet}}\napiserver: {{.APIServer}}\nkubeconfig: {{.Kubeconfig}}\n{{- if .TimeToStop }}\ntimeToStop: {{.TimeToStop}}\n{{- end }}\n{{- if .DockerEnv }}\ndocker-env: {{.DockerEnv}}\n{{- end }}\n{{- if .PodManEnv }}\npodman-env: {{.PodManEnv}}\n{{- end }}\n\n")
   -l, --layout string         output layout (EXPERIMENTAL, JSON only): 'nodes' or 'cluster' (default "nodes")
   -n, --node string           The node to check status for. Defaults to control plane. Leave blank with default format for status on all nodes.
   -o, --output string         minikube status --output OUTPUT. json, text (default "text")
diff --git a/test/integration/scheduled_stop_test.go b/test/integration/scheduled_stop_test.go
index f10c4e2d6bf44a82fc670dc562f8323717be8f75..bfe05198a87846061df0e1a6f5ee57b5897ddb8a 100644
--- a/test/integration/scheduled_stop_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/scheduled_stop_test.go
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ func TestScheduledStopWindows(t *testing.T) {
 	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
 	// make sure minikube status is "Stopped"
 	ensureMinikubeStatus(ctx, t, profile, "Host", state.Stopped.String())
-	// make sure minikube timtostop is "Nonexistent"
-	ensureMinikubeStatus(ctx, t, profile, "TimeToStop", "Nonexistent")
 }
 
 func TestScheduledStopUnix(t *testing.T) {
@@ -115,8 +113,6 @@ func TestScheduledStopUnix(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// make sure minikube status is "Stopped"
 	ensureMinikubeStatus(ctx, t, profile, "Host", state.Stopped.String())
-	// make sure minikube timtostop is "Nonexistent"
-	ensureMinikubeStatus(ctx, t, profile, "TimeToStop", "Nonexistent")
 }
 
 func startMinikube(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, profile string) {