diff --git a/pkg/server/options/etcd.go b/pkg/server/options/etcd.go
index dfadadbca..0a6e1534f 100644
--- a/pkg/server/options/etcd.go
+++ b/pkg/server/options/etcd.go
@@ -167,10 +167,6 @@ func (s *EtcdOptions) AddFlags(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	fs.StringVar(&s.StorageConfig.Transport.TrustedCAFile, "etcd-cafile", s.StorageConfig.Transport.TrustedCAFile,
 		"SSL Certificate Authority file used to secure etcd communication.")
 
-	fs.StringVar(&s.EncryptionProviderConfigFilepath, "experimental-encryption-provider-config", s.EncryptionProviderConfigFilepath,
-		"The file containing configuration for encryption providers to be used for storing secrets in etcd")
-	fs.MarkDeprecated("experimental-encryption-provider-config", "use --encryption-provider-config.")
-
 	fs.StringVar(&s.EncryptionProviderConfigFilepath, "encryption-provider-config", s.EncryptionProviderConfigFilepath,
 		"The file containing configuration for encryption providers to be used for storing secrets in etcd")