diff --git a/hack/deploy-karmada-agent.sh b/hack/deploy-karmada-agent.sh
index 5e33751d2..bc68cb171 100755
--- a/hack/deploy-karmada-agent.sh
+++ b/hack/deploy-karmada-agent.sh
@@ -59,17 +59,7 @@ fi
 export KUBECONFIG="${MEMBER_CLUSTER_KUBECONFIG}" # switch to member cluster
 kubectl config use-context "${MEMBER_CLUSTER_NAME}"
 
-AGENT_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY="Always" # default is 'always' for standalone member cluster to try to use the latest version
-# load image if member cluster created by kind (if kubeconfig clusters' name contains kind-xxx)
-if kubectl config get-clusters | grep "kind-${MEMBER_CLUSTER_NAME}"
-then
-  # make agent image
-  export VERSION="latest"
-  export REGISTRY="swr.ap-southeast-1.myhuaweicloud.com/karmada"
-  make image-karmada-agent --directory="${REPO_ROOT}"
-  kind load docker-image "${REGISTRY}/karmada-agent:${VERSION}" --name="${MEMBER_CLUSTER_NAME}"
-  AGENT_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY="IfNotPresent" # It must not reload the image when member cluster created by kind
-fi
+AGENT_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY=${IMAGE_PULL_POLICY:-IfNotPresent}
 
 # create namespace for karmada agent
 kubectl apply -f "${REPO_ROOT}/artifacts/agent/namespace.yaml"