diff --git a/docs/releases/1.26-NOTES.md b/docs/releases/1.26-NOTES.md
index 8e13ab75fa..8515a1f0d4 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.26-NOTES.md
+++ b/docs/releases/1.26-NOTES.md
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ error is encountered while updating an InstanceGroup.
 
 # Other changes of note
 
-* Add unreachable route for pod IP on deletion option in Cilium.
+* containerd config is now written to `/etc/containerd/config.toml`.
+
+* Cilium can be configured to add unreachable route for pod IP on deletion.
 
 # Breaking changes
 
diff --git a/nodeup/pkg/model/containerd.go b/nodeup/pkg/model/containerd.go
index 50e11e551d..13d236b2fc 100644
--- a/nodeup/pkg/model/containerd.go
+++ b/nodeup/pkg/model/containerd.go
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kops/util/pkg/distributions"
 )
 
+const containerdConfigFilePath = "/etc/containerd/config.toml"
+
 // ContainerdBuilder install containerd (just the packages at the moment)
 type ContainerdBuilder struct {
 	*NodeupModelContext
@@ -203,7 +205,7 @@ func (b *ContainerdBuilder) buildSystemdService(sv semver.Version) *nodetasks.Se
 	manifest.Set("Service", "EnvironmentFile", "/etc/sysconfig/containerd")
 	manifest.Set("Service", "EnvironmentFile", "/etc/environment")
 	manifest.Set("Service", "ExecStartPre", "-/sbin/modprobe overlay")
-	manifest.Set("Service", "ExecStart", "/usr/bin/containerd -c "+b.containerdConfigFilePath()+" \"$CONTAINERD_OPTS\"")
+	manifest.Set("Service", "ExecStart", "/usr/bin/containerd -c "+containerdConfigFilePath+" \"$CONTAINERD_OPTS\"")
 
 	// notify the daemon's readiness to systemd
 	if (b.NodeupConfig.ContainerRuntime == "containerd" && sv.GTE(semver.MustParse("1.3.4"))) || sv.GTE(semver.MustParse("19.3.13")) {
@@ -248,18 +250,6 @@ func (b *ContainerdBuilder) buildSystemdService(sv semver.Version) *nodetasks.Se
 	return service
 }
 
-// containerdConfigFilePath returns the path we use for the containerd config file
-// We normally use a different path for clarity, but on some OSes we can't override the path.
-// TODO: Should we just use config.toml everywhere?
-func (b *ContainerdBuilder) containerdConfigFilePath() string {
-	switch b.Distribution {
-	case distributions.DistributionContainerOS:
-		return "/etc/containerd/config.toml"
-	default:
-		return "/etc/containerd/config-kops.toml"
-	}
-}
-
 // buildSystemdServiceOverrideContainerOS is responsible for overriding the containerd service for ContainerOS
 func (b *ContainerdBuilder) buildSystemdServiceOverrideContainerOS(c *fi.NodeupModelBuilderContext) {
 	lines := []string{
@@ -273,7 +263,7 @@ func (b *ContainerdBuilder) buildSystemdServiceOverrideContainerOS(c *fi.NodeupM
 		Path:       "/etc/systemd/system/containerd.service.d/10-kops.conf",
 		Contents:   fi.NewStringResource(contents),
 		Type:       nodetasks.FileType_File,
-		AfterFiles: []string{b.containerdConfigFilePath()},
+		AfterFiles: []string{containerdConfigFilePath},
 		OnChangeExecute: [][]string{
 			{"systemctl", "daemon-reload"},
 			{"systemctl", "restart", "containerd.service"},
@@ -292,7 +282,7 @@ func (b *ContainerdBuilder) buildSystemdServiceOverrideFlatcar(c *fi.NodeupModel
 		"[Service]",
 		"EnvironmentFile=/etc/environment",
 		"ExecStart=",
-		"ExecStart=/usr/bin/containerd --config " + b.containerdConfigFilePath(),
+		"ExecStart=/usr/bin/containerd --config " + containerdConfigFilePath,
 	}
 	contents := strings.Join(lines, "\n")
 
@@ -300,7 +290,7 @@ func (b *ContainerdBuilder) buildSystemdServiceOverrideFlatcar(c *fi.NodeupModel
 		Path:       "/etc/systemd/system/containerd.service.d/10-kops.conf",
 		Contents:   fi.NewStringResource(contents),
 		Type:       nodetasks.FileType_File,
-		AfterFiles: []string{b.containerdConfigFilePath()},
+		AfterFiles: []string{containerdConfigFilePath},
 		OnChangeExecute: [][]string{
 			{"systemctl", "daemon-reload"},
 			{"systemctl", "restart", "containerd.service"},
@@ -353,7 +343,7 @@ func (b *ContainerdBuilder) buildConfigFile(c *fi.NodeupModelBuilderContext) err
 		}
 	}
 	c.AddTask(&nodetasks.File{
-		Path:     b.containerdConfigFilePath(),
+		Path:     containerdConfigFilePath,
 		Contents: fi.NewStringResource(config),
 		Type:     nodetasks.FileType_File,
 	})
diff --git a/nodeup/pkg/model/tests/containerdbuilder/flatcar/tasks.yaml b/nodeup/pkg/model/tests/containerdbuilder/flatcar/tasks.yaml
index a8530ec10c..14ad8293bf 100644
--- a/nodeup/pkg/model/tests/containerdbuilder/flatcar/tasks.yaml
+++ b/nodeup/pkg/model/tests/containerdbuilder/flatcar/tasks.yaml
@@ -40,16 +40,16 @@ contents: |
 
             [plugins."io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri".containerd.runtimes.runc.options]
               SystemdCgroup = true
-path: /etc/containerd/config-kops.toml
+path: /etc/containerd/config.toml
 type: file
 ---
 afterFiles:
-- /etc/containerd/config-kops.toml
+- /etc/containerd/config.toml
 contents: |-
   [Service]
   EnvironmentFile=/etc/environment
   ExecStart=
-  ExecStart=/usr/bin/containerd --config /etc/containerd/config-kops.toml
+  ExecStart=/usr/bin/containerd --config /etc/containerd/config.toml
 onChangeExecute:
 - - systemctl
   - daemon-reload
diff --git a/nodeup/pkg/model/tests/containerdbuilder/from_docker_19.03.11/tasks.yaml b/nodeup/pkg/model/tests/containerdbuilder/from_docker_19.03.11/tasks.yaml
index 0acc0311bd..ea4361c302 100644
--- a/nodeup/pkg/model/tests/containerdbuilder/from_docker_19.03.11/tasks.yaml
+++ b/nodeup/pkg/model/tests/containerdbuilder/from_docker_19.03.11/tasks.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 contents: |
   disabled_plugins = ["cri"]
-path: /etc/containerd/config-kops.toml
+path: /etc/containerd/config.toml
 type: file
 ---
 contents: CONTAINERD_OPTS=--log-level=info
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ definition: |
   EnvironmentFile=/etc/sysconfig/containerd
   EnvironmentFile=/etc/environment
   ExecStartPre=-/sbin/modprobe overlay
-  ExecStart=/usr/bin/containerd -c /etc/containerd/config-kops.toml "$CONTAINERD_OPTS"
+  ExecStart=/usr/bin/containerd -c /etc/containerd/config.toml "$CONTAINERD_OPTS"
   Delegate=yes
   KillMode=process
   Restart=always
diff --git a/nodeup/pkg/model/tests/containerdbuilder/from_docker_19.03.14/tasks.yaml b/nodeup/pkg/model/tests/containerdbuilder/from_docker_19.03.14/tasks.yaml
index d30fcdc0ff..638da7cb5b 100644
--- a/nodeup/pkg/model/tests/containerdbuilder/from_docker_19.03.14/tasks.yaml
+++ b/nodeup/pkg/model/tests/containerdbuilder/from_docker_19.03.14/tasks.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 contents: |
   disabled_plugins = ["cri"]
-path: /etc/containerd/config-kops.toml
+path: /etc/containerd/config.toml
 type: file
 ---
 contents: CONTAINERD_OPTS=--log-level=info
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ definition: |
   EnvironmentFile=/etc/sysconfig/containerd
   EnvironmentFile=/etc/environment
   ExecStartPre=-/sbin/modprobe overlay
-  ExecStart=/usr/bin/containerd -c /etc/containerd/config-kops.toml "$CONTAINERD_OPTS"
+  ExecStart=/usr/bin/containerd -c /etc/containerd/config.toml "$CONTAINERD_OPTS"
   Type=notify
   Delegate=yes
   KillMode=process
diff --git a/nodeup/pkg/model/tests/containerdbuilder/simple/tasks.yaml b/nodeup/pkg/model/tests/containerdbuilder/simple/tasks.yaml
index d0b5084a91..ef5335c686 100644
--- a/nodeup/pkg/model/tests/containerdbuilder/simple/tasks.yaml
+++ b/nodeup/pkg/model/tests/containerdbuilder/simple/tasks.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ contents: |
 
             [plugins."io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri".containerd.runtimes.runc.options]
               SystemdCgroup = true
-path: /etc/containerd/config-kops.toml
+path: /etc/containerd/config.toml
 type: file
 ---
 contents: |2
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ definition: |
   EnvironmentFile=/etc/sysconfig/containerd
   EnvironmentFile=/etc/environment
   ExecStartPre=-/sbin/modprobe overlay
-  ExecStart=/usr/bin/containerd -c /etc/containerd/config-kops.toml "$CONTAINERD_OPTS"
+  ExecStart=/usr/bin/containerd -c /etc/containerd/config.toml "$CONTAINERD_OPTS"
   Type=notify
   Delegate=yes
   KillMode=process