diff --git a/templates/arbiter/01-arbiter-kubelet/_base/units/kubelet.service.yaml b/templates/arbiter/01-arbiter-kubelet/_base/units/kubelet.service.yaml
index cbc2dbd9dc..aa87146012 100644
--- a/templates/arbiter/01-arbiter-kubelet/_base/units/kubelet.service.yaml
+++ b/templates/arbiter/01-arbiter-kubelet/_base/units/kubelet.service.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ contents: |
         --hostname-override=${KUBELET_NODE_NAME} \
         --provider-id=${KUBELET_PROVIDERID} \
         --register-with-taints=node-role.kubernetes.io/arbiter=:NoSchedule \
-        --pod-infra-container-image={{.Images.infraImageKey}} \
         --system-reserved=cpu=${SYSTEM_RESERVED_CPU},memory=${SYSTEM_RESERVED_MEMORY},ephemeral-storage=${SYSTEM_RESERVED_ES} \
         --v=${KUBELET_LOG_LEVEL}
 
diff --git a/templates/arbiter/01-arbiter-kubelet/on-prem/units/kubelet.service.yaml b/templates/arbiter/01-arbiter-kubelet/on-prem/units/kubelet.service.yaml
index 9a5f406ef9..63002f660c 100644
--- a/templates/arbiter/01-arbiter-kubelet/on-prem/units/kubelet.service.yaml
+++ b/templates/arbiter/01-arbiter-kubelet/on-prem/units/kubelet.service.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ contents: |
         --volume-plugin-dir=/etc/kubernetes/kubelet-plugins/volume/exec \
         --hostname-override=${KUBELET_NODE_NAME} \
         --register-with-taints=node-role.kubernetes.io/master=:NoSchedule,node-role.kubernetes.io/arbiter=:NoSchedule \
-        --pod-infra-container-image={{.Images.infraImageKey}} \
         --system-reserved=cpu=${SYSTEM_RESERVED_CPU},memory=${SYSTEM_RESERVED_MEMORY},ephemeral-storage=${SYSTEM_RESERVED_ES} \
         --v=${KUBELET_LOG_LEVEL}
 
diff --git a/templates/master/01-master-kubelet/_base/units/kubelet.service.yaml b/templates/master/01-master-kubelet/_base/units/kubelet.service.yaml
index 8763e8dd74..321f40a099 100644
--- a/templates/master/01-master-kubelet/_base/units/kubelet.service.yaml
+++ b/templates/master/01-master-kubelet/_base/units/kubelet.service.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ contents: |
         --hostname-override=${KUBELET_NODE_NAME} \
         --provider-id=${KUBELET_PROVIDERID} \
         --register-with-taints=node-role.kubernetes.io/master=:NoSchedule \
-        --pod-infra-container-image={{.Images.infraImageKey}} \
         --system-reserved=cpu=${SYSTEM_RESERVED_CPU},memory=${SYSTEM_RESERVED_MEMORY},ephemeral-storage=${SYSTEM_RESERVED_ES} \
         --v=${KUBELET_LOG_LEVEL}
 
diff --git a/templates/master/01-master-kubelet/on-prem/units/kubelet.service.yaml b/templates/master/01-master-kubelet/on-prem/units/kubelet.service.yaml
index 99f6d380c3..c203faa4c9 100644
--- a/templates/master/01-master-kubelet/on-prem/units/kubelet.service.yaml
+++ b/templates/master/01-master-kubelet/on-prem/units/kubelet.service.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ contents: |
         --volume-plugin-dir=/etc/kubernetes/kubelet-plugins/volume/exec \
         --hostname-override=${KUBELET_NODE_NAME} \
         --register-with-taints=node-role.kubernetes.io/master=:NoSchedule \
-        --pod-infra-container-image={{.Images.infraImageKey}} \
         --system-reserved=cpu=${SYSTEM_RESERVED_CPU},memory=${SYSTEM_RESERVED_MEMORY},ephemeral-storage=${SYSTEM_RESERVED_ES} \
         --v=${KUBELET_LOG_LEVEL}
 
diff --git a/templates/worker/01-worker-kubelet/_base/units/kubelet.service.yaml b/templates/worker/01-worker-kubelet/_base/units/kubelet.service.yaml
index d499a1c25c..0f80e30dd9 100644
--- a/templates/worker/01-worker-kubelet/_base/units/kubelet.service.yaml
+++ b/templates/worker/01-worker-kubelet/_base/units/kubelet.service.yaml
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ contents: |
         {{credentialProviderConfigFlag . }} \
         --hostname-override=${KUBELET_NODE_NAME} \
         --provider-id=${KUBELET_PROVIDERID} \
-        --pod-infra-container-image={{.Images.infraImageKey}} \
         --system-reserved=cpu=${SYSTEM_RESERVED_CPU},memory=${SYSTEM_RESERVED_MEMORY},ephemeral-storage=${SYSTEM_RESERVED_ES} \
         --v=${KUBELET_LOG_LEVEL}
 
diff --git a/templates/worker/01-worker-kubelet/on-prem/units/kubelet.service.yaml b/templates/worker/01-worker-kubelet/on-prem/units/kubelet.service.yaml
index 8a0741f1a2..0aa5798710 100644
--- a/templates/worker/01-worker-kubelet/on-prem/units/kubelet.service.yaml
+++ b/templates/worker/01-worker-kubelet/on-prem/units/kubelet.service.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ contents: |
         --volume-plugin-dir=/etc/kubernetes/kubelet-plugins/volume/exec \
         --cloud-provider={{cloudProvider .}} \
         --hostname-override=${KUBELET_NODE_NAME} \
-        --pod-infra-container-image={{.Images.infraImageKey}} \
         --system-reserved=cpu=${SYSTEM_RESERVED_CPU},memory=${SYSTEM_RESERVED_MEMORY},ephemeral-storage=${SYSTEM_RESERVED_ES} \
         --v=${KUBELET_LOG_LEVEL}