diff --git a/kubetest2-ec2/config/kubeadm-init.yaml b/kubetest2-ec2/config/kubeadm-init.yaml
index d61ffd466..47ad64413 100644
--- a/kubetest2-ec2/config/kubeadm-init.yaml
+++ b/kubetest2-ec2/config/kubeadm-init.yaml
@@ -6,18 +6,13 @@ bootstrapTokens:
   token: {{BOOTSTRAP_TOKEN}}
 nodeRegistration:
   criSocket: unix:///run/containerd/containerd.sock
-  kubeletExtraArgs:
-    cloud-provider: external
 ---
 apiVersion: kubeadm.k8s.io/v1beta3
 kind: ClusterConfiguration
 kubernetesVersion: {{KUBERNETES_VERSION}}
 apiServer:
-  cloud-provider: external
   certSANs:
   - {{EXTRA_SANS}}
 controllerManager:
-  extraArgs:
-    cloud-provider: external
 networking:
   podSubnet: {{POD_CIDR}}
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diff --git a/kubetest2-ec2/config/kubeadm-join.yaml b/kubetest2-ec2/config/kubeadm-join.yaml
index eb848beea..46882e7d0 100644
--- a/kubetest2-ec2/config/kubeadm-join.yaml
+++ b/kubetest2-ec2/config/kubeadm-join.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,4 @@ discovery:
     token: {{BOOTSTRAP_TOKEN}}
     unsafeSkipCAVerification: true
 nodeRegistration:
-  criSocket: unix:///run/containerd/containerd.sock
-  kubeletExtraArgs:
-    cloud-provider: external
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+  criSocket: unix:///run/containerd/containerd.sock
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