diff --git a/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/networking.cilium.io/k8s-1.16-v1.14.yaml.template b/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/networking.cilium.io/k8s-1.16-v1.14.yaml.template
index d8837d7456..6832d6b9d2 100644
--- a/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/networking.cilium.io/k8s-1.16-v1.14.yaml.template
+++ b/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/networking.cilium.io/k8s-1.16-v1.14.yaml.template
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ data:
     trusted-ca-file: '/var/lib/etcd-secrets/etcd-ca.crt'
     key-file: '/var/lib/etcd-secrets/etcd-client-cilium.key'
     cert-file: '/var/lib/etcd-secrets/etcd-client-cilium.crt'
-
-  enable-k8s-event-handover: "true"
 {{ end }}
 
   # Identity allocation mode selects how identities are shared between cilium