diff --git a/templates/cluster-template-powervs-clusterclass.yaml b/templates/cluster-template-powervs-clusterclass.yaml
index cef05fef3..a1c52f3b7 100644
--- a/templates/cluster-template-powervs-clusterclass.yaml
+++ b/templates/cluster-template-powervs-clusterclass.yaml
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ spec:
             certSANs:
             - ${IBMPOWERVS_VIP}
             - ${IBMPOWERVS_VIP_EXTERNAL}
-            extraArgs:
-              cloud-provider: external
           controlPlaneEndpoint: ${IBMPOWERVS_VIP}:${API_SERVER_PORT:=6443}
           controllerManager:
             extraArgs:
diff --git a/templates/cluster-template-powervs-clusterclass/cluster-with-kcp.yaml b/templates/cluster-template-powervs-clusterclass/cluster-with-kcp.yaml
index 56b208ad7..a72f78f09 100644
--- a/templates/cluster-template-powervs-clusterclass/cluster-with-kcp.yaml
+++ b/templates/cluster-template-powervs-clusterclass/cluster-with-kcp.yaml
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ spec:
             certSANs:
               - "${IBMPOWERVS_VIP}"
               - "${IBMPOWERVS_VIP_EXTERNAL}"
-            extraArgs:
-              cloud-provider: external
           controlPlaneEndpoint: ${IBMPOWERVS_VIP}:${API_SERVER_PORT:=6443}
           controllerManager:
             extraArgs:
diff --git a/templates/cluster-template-powervs-create-infra.yaml b/templates/cluster-template-powervs-create-infra.yaml
index 0874380c8..56e4c9ef6 100644
--- a/templates/cluster-template-powervs-create-infra.yaml
+++ b/templates/cluster-template-powervs-create-infra.yaml
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   kubeadmConfigSpec:
     clusterConfiguration:
-      apiServer:
-        extraArgs:
-          cloud-provider: external
       controllerManager:
         extraArgs:
           cloud-provider: external
diff --git a/templates/cluster-template-powervs.yaml b/templates/cluster-template-powervs.yaml
index 34f9d2241..f46e9070a 100644
--- a/templates/cluster-template-powervs.yaml
+++ b/templates/cluster-template-powervs.yaml
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ spec:
         certSANs:
         - ${IBMPOWERVS_VIP}
         - ${IBMPOWERVS_VIP_EXTERNAL}
-        extraArgs:
-          cloud-provider: external
       controlPlaneEndpoint: ${IBMPOWERVS_VIP}:${API_SERVER_PORT:=6443}
       controllerManager:
         extraArgs:
diff --git a/templates/cluster-template-powervs/kcp.yaml b/templates/cluster-template-powervs/kcp.yaml
index e252e978c..e491053dc 100644
--- a/templates/cluster-template-powervs/kcp.yaml
+++ b/templates/cluster-template-powervs/kcp.yaml
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   kubeadmConfigSpec:
     clusterConfiguration:
-      apiServer:
-        extraArgs:
-          cloud-provider: external
       controllerManager:
         extraArgs:
           cloud-provider: external
diff --git a/templates/cluster-template-vpc-clusterclass.yaml b/templates/cluster-template-vpc-clusterclass.yaml
index 4a1d1740b..8c1971663 100644
--- a/templates/cluster-template-vpc-clusterclass.yaml
+++ b/templates/cluster-template-vpc-clusterclass.yaml
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@ spec:
             certSANs:
             - localhost
             - 127.0.0.1
-            extraArgs:
-              cloud-provider: external
           controllerManager:
             extraArgs:
               cloud-provider: external
diff --git a/templates/cluster-template-vpc-clusterclass/cluster-with-kcp.yaml b/templates/cluster-template-vpc-clusterclass/cluster-with-kcp.yaml
index 73344a343..689361be6 100644
--- a/templates/cluster-template-vpc-clusterclass/cluster-with-kcp.yaml
+++ b/templates/cluster-template-vpc-clusterclass/cluster-with-kcp.yaml
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ spec:
           kubernetesVersion: ${KUBERNETES_VERSION}
           apiServer:
             certSANs: [localhost, 127.0.0.1]
-            extraArgs:
-              cloud-provider: external
           controllerManager:
             extraArgs:
               enable-hostpath-provisioner: 'true'
diff --git a/templates/cluster-template.yaml b/templates/cluster-template.yaml
index acf1c6ff4..62854e245 100644
--- a/templates/cluster-template.yaml
+++ b/templates/cluster-template.yaml
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ spec:
         certSANs:
         - localhost
         - 127.0.0.1
-        extraArgs:
-          cloud-provider: external
       controllerManager:
         extraArgs:
           cloud-provider: external
diff --git a/templates/cluster-template/kcp.yaml b/templates/cluster-template/kcp.yaml
index 99fb17ce6..42ea97142 100644
--- a/templates/cluster-template/kcp.yaml
+++ b/templates/cluster-template/kcp.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,3 @@ spec:
       controllerManager:
         extraArgs:
           cloud-provider: external
-      apiServer:
-        extraArgs:
-          cloud-provider: external