diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/tasks/kubeadm-upgrade.yml b/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/tasks/kubeadm-upgrade.yml
index 7638a896864..f88921e98ac 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/tasks/kubeadm-upgrade.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/tasks/kubeadm-upgrade.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
     {{ bin_dir }}/kubeadm
     upgrade apply -y {{ kube_version }}
     --certificate-renewal={{ kubeadm_upgrade_auto_cert_renewal }}
-    --config={{ kube_config_dir }}/kubeadm-config.yaml
     --ignore-preflight-errors=all
     --allow-experimental-upgrades
     --etcd-upgrade={{ (etcd_deployment_type == "kubeadm") | bool | lower }}
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@
     {{ bin_dir }}/kubeadm
     upgrade apply -y {{ kube_version }}
     --certificate-renewal={{ kubeadm_upgrade_auto_cert_renewal }}
-    --config={{ kube_config_dir }}/kubeadm-config.yaml
     --ignore-preflight-errors=all
     --allow-experimental-upgrades
     --etcd-upgrade={{ (etcd_deployment_type == "kubeadm") | bool | lower }}