diff --git a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
index 323bffbf339..6836338006d 100755
--- a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
+++ b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ function start_kubelet {
     KUBELET_LOG=${LOG_DIR}/kubelet.log
     mkdir -p "${POD_MANIFEST_PATH}" &>/dev/null || sudo mkdir -p "${POD_MANIFEST_PATH}"
 
-    cloud_config_arg=("--cloud-provider=${CLOUD_PROVIDER}" "--cloud-config=${CLOUD_CONFIG}")
+    cloud_config_arg=("--cloud-provider=${CLOUD_PROVIDER}")
     if [[ "${EXTERNAL_CLOUD_PROVIDER:-}" == "true" ]]; then
        cloud_config_arg=("--cloud-provider=external")
        if [[ "${CLOUD_PROVIDER:-}" == "aws" ]]; then