diff --git a/cmd/kops/integration_test.go b/cmd/kops/integration_test.go
index 33bd587560..cd15aef9b8 100644
--- a/cmd/kops/integration_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kops/integration_test.go
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ type integrationTest struct {
 	bastionUserData                  bool
 	ciliumEtcd                       bool
 	// nth is true if we should check for files created by nth queue processor add on
-	nth bool
+	nth          bool
+	nthRebalance bool
 }
 
 func newIntegrationTest(clusterName, srcDir string) *integrationTest {
@@ -149,6 +150,11 @@ func (i *integrationTest) withNTH() *integrationTest {
 	return i
 }
 
+func (i *integrationTest) withNTHRebalance() *integrationTest {
+	i.nthRebalance = true
+	return i
+}
+
 func (i *integrationTest) withOIDCDiscovery() *integrationTest {
 	i.discovery = true
 	return i
@@ -814,6 +820,7 @@ func TestCCM(t *testing.T) {
 			metricsServerAddon,
 		).
 		withNTH().
+		withNTHRebalance().
 		runTestTerraformAWS(t)
 }
 
@@ -1403,13 +1410,15 @@ func (i *integrationTest) runTestTerraformAWS(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedFilenames = append(expectedFilenames, []string{
 				"aws_s3_object_" + i.clusterName + "-addons-node-termination-handler.aws-k8s-1.11_content",
 				"aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_" + awsup.GetClusterName40(i.clusterName) + "-ASGLifecycle_event_pattern",
-				"aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_" + awsup.GetClusterName40(i.clusterName) + "-RebalanceRecommendation_event_pattern",
 				"aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_" + awsup.GetClusterName40(i.clusterName) + "-SpotInterruption_event_pattern",
 				"aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_" + awsup.GetClusterName40(i.clusterName) + "-InstanceStateChange_event_pattern",
 				"aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_" + awsup.GetClusterName40(i.clusterName) + "-InstanceScheduledChange_event_pattern",
 				"aws_sqs_queue_" + strings.Replace(i.clusterName, ".", "-", -1) + "-nth_policy",
 			}...)
 		}
+		if i.nthRebalance {
+			expectedFilenames = append(expectedFilenames, "aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_"+awsup.GetClusterName40(i.clusterName)+"-RebalanceRecommendation_event_pattern")
+		}
 	}
 	expectedFilenames = append(expectedFilenames, i.expectServiceAccountRolePolicies...)
 
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.26-NOTES.md b/docs/releases/1.26-NOTES.md
index df1bac300d..637b50145e 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.26-NOTES.md
+++ b/docs/releases/1.26-NOTES.md
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ with "control-plane-". The names of groups for existing clusters are unchanged.
 
 * Node Termination Handler now defaults to Queue-Processor mode. It also now enables Scheduled Event Draining by default.
 
+* Node Termination Handler, when in Queue-Processor mode, no longer drains on rebalance recommendations unless configured to do so.
+
 ## GCP
 
 * The default instance type is now `e2-medium` for control-plane and worker nodes, and `e2-micro` for bastions.
diff --git a/pkg/model/awsmodel/nodeterminationhandler.go b/pkg/model/awsmodel/nodeterminationhandler.go
index 0d9680a64d..9210299ae4 100644
--- a/pkg/model/awsmodel/nodeterminationhandler.go
+++ b/pkg/model/awsmodel/nodeterminationhandler.go
@@ -17,17 +17,16 @@ limitations under the License.
 package awsmodel
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/eventbridge"
+	"k8s.io/kops/pkg/apis/kops"
 	"k8s.io/kops/pkg/model"
-
+	"k8s.io/kops/upup/pkg/fi"
 	"k8s.io/kops/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/awstasks"
 	"k8s.io/kops/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/awsup"
-
-	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
-
-	"k8s.io/kops/pkg/apis/kops"
-	"k8s.io/kops/upup/pkg/fi"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -52,8 +51,9 @@ type event struct {
 
 var (
 	_ fi.ModelBuilder = &NodeTerminationHandlerBuilder{}
+	_ fi.HasDeletions = &NodeTerminationHandlerBuilder{}
 
-	events = []event{
+	fixedEvents = []event{
 		{
 			name:    "ASGLifecycle",
 			pattern: `{"source":["aws.autoscaling"],"detail-type":["EC2 Instance-terminate Lifecycle Action"]}`,
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@ var (
 			name:    "SpotInterruption",
 			pattern: `{"source": ["aws.ec2"],"detail-type": ["EC2 Spot Instance Interruption Warning"]}`,
 		},
-		{
-			name:    "RebalanceRecommendation",
-			pattern: `{"source": ["aws.ec2"],"detail-type": ["EC2 Instance Rebalance Recommendation"]}`,
-		},
 		{
 			name:    "InstanceStateChange",
 			pattern: `{"source": ["aws.ec2"],"detail-type": ["EC2 Instance State-change Notification"]}`,
@@ -75,6 +71,11 @@ var (
 			pattern: `{"source": ["aws.health"],"detail-type": ["AWS Health Event"],"detail": {"service": ["EC2"],"eventTypeCategory": ["scheduledChange"]}}`,
 		},
 	}
+
+	rebalanceEvent = event{
+		name:    "RebalanceRecommendation",
+		pattern: `{"source": ["aws.ec2"],"detail-type": ["EC2 Instance Rebalance Recommendation"]}`,
+	}
 )
 
 type NodeTerminationHandlerBuilder struct {
@@ -140,6 +141,12 @@ func (b *NodeTerminationHandlerBuilder) build(c *fi.ModelBuilderContext) error {
 	clusterName := b.ClusterName()
 
 	clusterNamePrefix := awsup.GetClusterName40(clusterName)
+
+	events := append([]event(nil), fixedEvents...)
+	if b.Cluster.Spec.NodeTerminationHandler != nil && fi.ValueOf(b.Cluster.Spec.NodeTerminationHandler.EnableRebalanceDraining) {
+		events = append(events, rebalanceEvent)
+	}
+
 	for _, event := range events {
 		// build rule
 		ruleName := aws.String(clusterNamePrefix + "-" + event.name)
@@ -170,3 +177,55 @@ func (b *NodeTerminationHandlerBuilder) build(c *fi.ModelBuilderContext) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (b *NodeTerminationHandlerBuilder) FindDeletions(c *fi.ModelBuilderContext, cloud fi.Cloud) error {
+	if b.Cluster.Spec.NodeTerminationHandler != nil && fi.ValueOf(b.Cluster.Spec.NodeTerminationHandler.EnableRebalanceDraining) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	clusterName := b.ClusterName()
+	clusterNamePrefix := awsup.GetClusterName40(clusterName)
+	ruleName := aws.String(clusterNamePrefix + "-" + rebalanceEvent.name)
+
+	eventBridge := cloud.(awsup.AWSCloud).EventBridge()
+	request := &eventbridge.ListRulesInput{
+		NamePrefix: ruleName,
+	}
+	response, err := eventBridge.ListRules(request)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("listing EventBridge rules: %w", err)
+	}
+	if response == nil || len(response.Rules) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if len(response.Rules) > 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("found multiple EventBridge rules with the same name %s", *ruleName)
+	}
+
+	rule := response.Rules[0]
+
+	tagResponse, err := eventBridge.ListTagsForResource(&eventbridge.ListTagsForResourceInput{ResourceARN: rule.Arn})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("listing tags for EventBridge rule: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	owned := false
+	ownershipTag := "kubernetes.io/cluster/" + b.Cluster.ObjectMeta.Name
+	for _, tag := range tagResponse.Tags {
+		if fi.ValueOf(tag.Key) == ownershipTag && fi.ValueOf(tag.Value) == "owned" {
+			owned = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if !owned {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	ruleTask := &awstasks.EventBridgeRule{
+		Name:      ruleName,
+		Lifecycle: b.Lifecycle,
+	}
+	c.AddTask(ruleTask)
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/resources/aws/eventbridge.go b/pkg/resources/aws/eventbridge.go
index e89909afdb..ace8414b15 100644
--- a/pkg/resources/aws/eventbridge.go
+++ b/pkg/resources/aws/eventbridge.go
@@ -39,37 +39,42 @@ func DumpEventBridgeRule(op *resources.DumpOperation, r *resources.Resource) err
 	return nil
 }
 
-func DeleteEventBridgeRule(cloud fi.Cloud, r *resources.Resource) error {
+func EventBridgeRuleDeleter(cloud fi.Cloud, r *resources.Resource) error {
+	return DeleteEventBridgeRule(cloud, r.Name)
+}
+
+func DeleteEventBridgeRule(cloud fi.Cloud, ruleName string) error {
+
 	c := cloud.(awsup.AWSCloud)
 
 	targets, err := c.EventBridge().ListTargetsByRule(&eventbridge.ListTargetsByRuleInput{
-		Rule: aws.String(r.Name),
+		Rule: aws.String(ruleName),
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error listing targets for EventBridge rule %q: %v", r.Name, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("listing targets for EventBridge rule %q: %w", ruleName, err)
 	}
 	if len(targets.Targets) > 0 {
 		var ids []*string
 		for _, target := range targets.Targets {
 			ids = append(ids, target.Id)
 		}
-		klog.V(2).Infof("Removing EventBridge Targets for rule %q", r.Name)
+		klog.V(2).Infof("Removing EventBridge Targets for rule %q", ruleName)
 		_, err = c.EventBridge().RemoveTargets(&eventbridge.RemoveTargetsInput{
 			Ids:  ids,
-			Rule: aws.String(r.Name),
+			Rule: aws.String(ruleName),
 		})
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error removing targets for EventBridge rule %q: %v", r.Name, err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("removing targets for EventBridge rule %q: %w", ruleName, err)
 		}
 	}
 
-	klog.V(2).Infof("Deleting EventBridge rule %q", r.Name)
+	klog.V(2).Infof("Deleting EventBridge rule %q", ruleName)
 	request := &eventbridge.DeleteRuleInput{
-		Name: aws.String(r.Name),
+		Name: aws.String(ruleName),
 	}
 	_, err = c.EventBridge().DeleteRule(request)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error deleting EventBridge rule %q: %v", r.Name, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("deleting EventBridge rule %q: %w", ruleName, err)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -101,7 +106,7 @@ func ListEventBridgeRules(cloud fi.Cloud, clusterName string) ([]*resources.Reso
 			Name:    *rule.Name,
 			ID:      *rule.Name,
 			Type:    "eventbridge",
-			Deleter: DeleteEventBridgeRule,
+			Deleter: EventBridgeRuleDeleter,
 			Dumper:  DumpEventBridgeRule,
 			Obj:     rule,
 		}
diff --git a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa/data/aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation_event_pattern b/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa/data/aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation_event_pattern
deleted file mode 100644
index 226b0ac52d..0000000000
--- a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa/data/aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation_event_pattern
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{"source": ["aws.ec2"],"detail-type": ["EC2 Instance Rebalance Recommendation"]}
diff --git a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa/kubernetes.tf b/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa/kubernetes.tf
index c882c8904d..d3ffaebb99 100644
--- a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa/kubernetes.tf
+++ b/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa/kubernetes.tf
@@ -341,16 +341,6 @@ resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_rule" "minimal-example-com-InstanceStateChange" {
   }
 }
 
-resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_rule" "minimal-example-com-RebalanceRecommendation" {
-  event_pattern = file("${path.module}/data/aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation_event_pattern")
-  name          = "minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation"
-  tags = {
-    "KubernetesCluster"                         = "minimal.example.com"
-    "Name"                                      = "minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation"
-    "kubernetes.io/cluster/minimal.example.com" = "owned"
-  }
-}
-
 resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_rule" "minimal-example-com-SpotInterruption" {
   event_pattern = file("${path.module}/data/aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_minimal.example.com-SpotInterruption_event_pattern")
   name          = "minimal.example.com-SpotInterruption"
@@ -376,11 +366,6 @@ resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_target" "minimal-example-com-InstanceStateChange-
   rule = aws_cloudwatch_event_rule.minimal-example-com-InstanceStateChange.id
 }
 
-resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_target" "minimal-example-com-RebalanceRecommendation-Target" {
-  arn  = aws_sqs_queue.minimal-example-com-nth.arn
-  rule = aws_cloudwatch_event_rule.minimal-example-com-RebalanceRecommendation.id
-}
-
 resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_target" "minimal-example-com-SpotInterruption-Target" {
   arn  = aws_sqs_queue.minimal-example-com-nth.arn
   rule = aws_cloudwatch_event_rule.minimal-example-com-SpotInterruption.id
diff --git a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa23/data/aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation_event_pattern b/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa23/data/aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation_event_pattern
deleted file mode 100644
index 226b0ac52d..0000000000
--- a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa23/data/aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation_event_pattern
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{"source": ["aws.ec2"],"detail-type": ["EC2 Instance Rebalance Recommendation"]}
diff --git a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa23/kubernetes.tf b/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa23/kubernetes.tf
index 3fc6f46802..afcf721bd8 100644
--- a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa23/kubernetes.tf
+++ b/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa23/kubernetes.tf
@@ -341,16 +341,6 @@ resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_rule" "minimal-example-com-InstanceStateChange" {
   }
 }
 
-resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_rule" "minimal-example-com-RebalanceRecommendation" {
-  event_pattern = file("${path.module}/data/aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation_event_pattern")
-  name          = "minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation"
-  tags = {
-    "KubernetesCluster"                         = "minimal.example.com"
-    "Name"                                      = "minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation"
-    "kubernetes.io/cluster/minimal.example.com" = "owned"
-  }
-}
-
 resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_rule" "minimal-example-com-SpotInterruption" {
   event_pattern = file("${path.module}/data/aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_minimal.example.com-SpotInterruption_event_pattern")
   name          = "minimal.example.com-SpotInterruption"
@@ -376,11 +366,6 @@ resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_target" "minimal-example-com-InstanceStateChange-
   rule = aws_cloudwatch_event_rule.minimal-example-com-InstanceStateChange.id
 }
 
-resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_target" "minimal-example-com-RebalanceRecommendation-Target" {
-  arn  = aws_sqs_queue.minimal-example-com-nth.arn
-  rule = aws_cloudwatch_event_rule.minimal-example-com-RebalanceRecommendation.id
-}
-
 resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_target" "minimal-example-com-SpotInterruption-Target" {
   arn  = aws_sqs_queue.minimal-example-com-nth.arn
   rule = aws_cloudwatch_event_rule.minimal-example-com-SpotInterruption.id
diff --git a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa24/data/aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation_event_pattern b/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa24/data/aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation_event_pattern
deleted file mode 100644
index 226b0ac52d..0000000000
--- a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa24/data/aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation_event_pattern
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{"source": ["aws.ec2"],"detail-type": ["EC2 Instance Rebalance Recommendation"]}
diff --git a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa24/kubernetes.tf b/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa24/kubernetes.tf
index 2c89ac12f1..7c7d3de77f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa24/kubernetes.tf
+++ b/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa24/kubernetes.tf
@@ -326,16 +326,6 @@ resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_rule" "minimal-example-com-InstanceStateChange" {
   }
 }
 
-resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_rule" "minimal-example-com-RebalanceRecommendation" {
-  event_pattern = file("${path.module}/data/aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation_event_pattern")
-  name          = "minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation"
-  tags = {
-    "KubernetesCluster"                         = "minimal.example.com"
-    "Name"                                      = "minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation"
-    "kubernetes.io/cluster/minimal.example.com" = "owned"
-  }
-}
-
 resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_rule" "minimal-example-com-SpotInterruption" {
   event_pattern = file("${path.module}/data/aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_minimal.example.com-SpotInterruption_event_pattern")
   name          = "minimal.example.com-SpotInterruption"
@@ -361,11 +351,6 @@ resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_target" "minimal-example-com-InstanceStateChange-
   rule = aws_cloudwatch_event_rule.minimal-example-com-InstanceStateChange.id
 }
 
-resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_target" "minimal-example-com-RebalanceRecommendation-Target" {
-  arn  = aws_sqs_queue.minimal-example-com-nth.arn
-  rule = aws_cloudwatch_event_rule.minimal-example-com-RebalanceRecommendation.id
-}
-
 resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_target" "minimal-example-com-SpotInterruption-Target" {
   arn  = aws_sqs_queue.minimal-example-com-nth.arn
   rule = aws_cloudwatch_event_rule.minimal-example-com-SpotInterruption.id
diff --git a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa25/data/aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation_event_pattern b/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa25/data/aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation_event_pattern
deleted file mode 100644
index 226b0ac52d..0000000000
--- a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa25/data/aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation_event_pattern
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{"source": ["aws.ec2"],"detail-type": ["EC2 Instance Rebalance Recommendation"]}
diff --git a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa25/kubernetes.tf b/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa25/kubernetes.tf
index 2c89ac12f1..7c7d3de77f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa25/kubernetes.tf
+++ b/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa25/kubernetes.tf
@@ -326,16 +326,6 @@ resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_rule" "minimal-example-com-InstanceStateChange" {
   }
 }
 
-resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_rule" "minimal-example-com-RebalanceRecommendation" {
-  event_pattern = file("${path.module}/data/aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation_event_pattern")
-  name          = "minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation"
-  tags = {
-    "KubernetesCluster"                         = "minimal.example.com"
-    "Name"                                      = "minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation"
-    "kubernetes.io/cluster/minimal.example.com" = "owned"
-  }
-}
-
 resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_rule" "minimal-example-com-SpotInterruption" {
   event_pattern = file("${path.module}/data/aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_minimal.example.com-SpotInterruption_event_pattern")
   name          = "minimal.example.com-SpotInterruption"
@@ -361,11 +351,6 @@ resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_target" "minimal-example-com-InstanceStateChange-
   rule = aws_cloudwatch_event_rule.minimal-example-com-InstanceStateChange.id
 }
 
-resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_target" "minimal-example-com-RebalanceRecommendation-Target" {
-  arn  = aws_sqs_queue.minimal-example-com-nth.arn
-  rule = aws_cloudwatch_event_rule.minimal-example-com-RebalanceRecommendation.id
-}
-
 resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_target" "minimal-example-com-SpotInterruption-Target" {
   arn  = aws_sqs_queue.minimal-example-com-nth.arn
   rule = aws_cloudwatch_event_rule.minimal-example-com-SpotInterruption.id
diff --git a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa26/data/aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation_event_pattern b/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa26/data/aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation_event_pattern
deleted file mode 100644
index 226b0ac52d..0000000000
--- a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa26/data/aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation_event_pattern
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{"source": ["aws.ec2"],"detail-type": ["EC2 Instance Rebalance Recommendation"]}
diff --git a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa26/kubernetes.tf b/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa26/kubernetes.tf
index 2299556d7f..a0812f3d81 100644
--- a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa26/kubernetes.tf
+++ b/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm-irsa26/kubernetes.tf
@@ -326,16 +326,6 @@ resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_rule" "minimal-example-com-InstanceStateChange" {
   }
 }
 
-resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_rule" "minimal-example-com-RebalanceRecommendation" {
-  event_pattern = file("${path.module}/data/aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation_event_pattern")
-  name          = "minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation"
-  tags = {
-    "KubernetesCluster"                         = "minimal.example.com"
-    "Name"                                      = "minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation"
-    "kubernetes.io/cluster/minimal.example.com" = "owned"
-  }
-}
-
 resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_rule" "minimal-example-com-SpotInterruption" {
   event_pattern = file("${path.module}/data/aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_minimal.example.com-SpotInterruption_event_pattern")
   name          = "minimal.example.com-SpotInterruption"
@@ -361,11 +351,6 @@ resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_target" "minimal-example-com-InstanceStateChange-
   rule = aws_cloudwatch_event_rule.minimal-example-com-InstanceStateChange.id
 }
 
-resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_target" "minimal-example-com-RebalanceRecommendation-Target" {
-  arn  = aws_sqs_queue.minimal-example-com-nth.arn
-  rule = aws_cloudwatch_event_rule.minimal-example-com-RebalanceRecommendation.id
-}
-
 resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_target" "minimal-example-com-SpotInterruption-Target" {
   arn  = aws_sqs_queue.minimal-example-com-nth.arn
   rule = aws_cloudwatch_event_rule.minimal-example-com-SpotInterruption.id
diff --git a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm/data/aws_s3_object_cluster-completed.spec_content b/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm/data/aws_s3_object_cluster-completed.spec_content
index 0eb3b3f7f3..cb78e2705a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm/data/aws_s3_object_cluster-completed.spec_content
+++ b/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm/data/aws_s3_object_cluster-completed.spec_content
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ spec:
     amazonvpc: {}
   nodeTerminationHandler:
     cpuRequest: 50m
-    enableRebalanceDraining: false
+    enableRebalanceDraining: true
     enableRebalanceMonitoring: false
     enableScheduledEventDraining: true
     enableSpotInterruptionDraining: true
diff --git a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm/data/aws_s3_object_minimal.example.com-addons-bootstrap_content b/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm/data/aws_s3_object_minimal.example.com-addons-bootstrap_content
index aadec008fa..8f2bdf5160 100644
--- a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm/data/aws_s3_object_minimal.example.com-addons-bootstrap_content
+++ b/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm/data/aws_s3_object_minimal.example.com-addons-bootstrap_content
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ spec:
     version: 9.99.0
   - id: k8s-1.11
     manifest: node-termination-handler.aws/k8s-1.11.yaml
-    manifestHash: 031dd270cecb6247a363cebba3efb61ebb940315373f929a9ba2aee8e249ddfd
+    manifestHash: 7cd05c5a73220c7db013f0c2e6322b23c989affed13804a221e98b82c11a60c6
     name: node-termination-handler.aws
     prune:
       kinds:
diff --git a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm/data/aws_s3_object_minimal.example.com-addons-node-termination-handler.aws-k8s-1.11_content b/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm/data/aws_s3_object_minimal.example.com-addons-node-termination-handler.aws-k8s-1.11_content
index 060d1c6928..79d0a6adae 100644
--- a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm/data/aws_s3_object_minimal.example.com-addons-node-termination-handler.aws-k8s-1.11_content
+++ b/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm/data/aws_s3_object_minimal.example.com-addons-node-termination-handler.aws-k8s-1.11_content
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ spec:
         - name: ENABLE_REBALANCE_MONITORING
           value: "false"
         - name: ENABLE_REBALANCE_DRAINING
-          value: "false"
+          value: "true"
         - name: ENABLE_SQS_TERMINATION_DRAINING
           value: "true"
         - name: QUEUE_URL
diff --git a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm/in-v1alpha2.yaml b/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm/in-v1alpha2.yaml
index 4467c7658f..cfe2f2887f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm/in-v1alpha2.yaml
+++ b/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons-ccm/in-v1alpha2.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ spec:
     amazonvpc: {}
   nodeTerminationHandler:
     enabled: true
+    enableRebalanceDraining: true
   nonMasqueradeCIDR: 172.20.0.0/16
   snapshotController:
     enabled: true
diff --git a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons/data/aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation_event_pattern b/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons/data/aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation_event_pattern
deleted file mode 100644
index 226b0ac52d..0000000000
--- a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons/data/aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation_event_pattern
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{"source": ["aws.ec2"],"detail-type": ["EC2 Instance Rebalance Recommendation"]}
diff --git a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons/kubernetes.tf b/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons/kubernetes.tf
index d21bedc13b..d61ce0673d 100644
--- a/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons/kubernetes.tf
+++ b/tests/integration/update_cluster/many-addons/kubernetes.tf
@@ -271,16 +271,6 @@ resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_rule" "minimal-example-com-InstanceStateChange" {
   }
 }
 
-resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_rule" "minimal-example-com-RebalanceRecommendation" {
-  event_pattern = file("${path.module}/data/aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation_event_pattern")
-  name          = "minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation"
-  tags = {
-    "KubernetesCluster"                         = "minimal.example.com"
-    "Name"                                      = "minimal.example.com-RebalanceRecommendation"
-    "kubernetes.io/cluster/minimal.example.com" = "owned"
-  }
-}
-
 resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_rule" "minimal-example-com-SpotInterruption" {
   event_pattern = file("${path.module}/data/aws_cloudwatch_event_rule_minimal.example.com-SpotInterruption_event_pattern")
   name          = "minimal.example.com-SpotInterruption"
@@ -306,11 +296,6 @@ resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_target" "minimal-example-com-InstanceStateChange-
   rule = aws_cloudwatch_event_rule.minimal-example-com-InstanceStateChange.id
 }
 
-resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_target" "minimal-example-com-RebalanceRecommendation-Target" {
-  arn  = aws_sqs_queue.minimal-example-com-nth.arn
-  rule = aws_cloudwatch_event_rule.minimal-example-com-RebalanceRecommendation.id
-}
-
 resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_target" "minimal-example-com-SpotInterruption-Target" {
   arn  = aws_sqs_queue.minimal-example-com-nth.arn
   rule = aws_cloudwatch_event_rule.minimal-example-com-SpotInterruption.id
diff --git a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/awstasks/eventbridgerule.go b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/awstasks/eventbridgerule.go
index 75be6fc5a7..3c78010933 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/awstasks/eventbridgerule.go
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/awstasks/eventbridgerule.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/eventbridge"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field"
+	awsResources "k8s.io/kops/pkg/resources/aws"
 	"k8s.io/kops/upup/pkg/fi"
 	"k8s.io/kops/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/awsup"
 	"k8s.io/kops/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/terraform"
@@ -100,6 +101,10 @@ func (_ *EventBridgeRule) CheckChanges(a, e, changes *EventBridgeRule) error {
 }
 
 func (eb *EventBridgeRule) RenderAWS(t *awsup.AWSAPITarget, a, e, changes *EventBridgeRule) error {
+	if e.EventPattern == nil {
+		return awsResources.DeleteEventBridgeRule(t.Cloud, *e.Name)
+	}
+
 	if a == nil {
 		var tags []*eventbridge.Tag
 		for k, v := range eb.Tags {