diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/metrics_server/templates/metrics-server-deployment.yaml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/metrics_server/templates/metrics-server-deployment.yaml.j2
index 6a404c925..b2b4858cf 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/metrics_server/templates/metrics-server-deployment.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/metrics_server/templates/metrics-server-deployment.yaml.j2
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ spec:
           failureThreshold: 3
           initialDelaySeconds: 40
         securityContext:
-          allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
           capabilities:
             drop: ["all"]
             add: ["NET_BIND_SERVICE"]