diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.j2 b/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.j2
index cb5935178..6abea5db5 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.j2
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ KUBELET_NETWORK_PLUGIN="--network-plugin=cni --network-plugin-dir=/etc/cni/net.d
 {% elif kube_network_plugin is defined and kube_network_plugin == "weave" %}
 DOCKER_SOCKET="--docker-endpoint=unix:/var/run/weave/weave.sock"
 {% elif kube_network_plugin is defined and kube_network_plugin == "cloud" %}
-# Please note that --reconcile-cidr is deprecated and a no-op in Kubernetes 1.5 but still required in 1.4
-KUBELET_NETWORK_PLUGIN="--hairpin-mode=promiscuous-bridge --network-plugin=kubenet --reconcile-cidr=true"
+KUBELET_NETWORK_PLUGIN="--hairpin-mode=promiscuous-bridge --network-plugin=kubenet"
 {% endif %}
 # Should this cluster be allowed to run privileged docker containers
 KUBE_ALLOW_PRIV="--allow-privileged=true"