diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/defaults/main/kube-proxy.yml b/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/defaults/main/kube-proxy.yml
index 52346fad1..5503212ab 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/defaults/main/kube-proxy.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/defaults/main/kube-proxy.yml
@@ -111,8 +111,4 @@ kube_proxy_oom_score_adj: -999
 
 # portRange is the range of host ports (beginPort-endPort, inclusive) that may be consumed
 # in order to proxy service traffic. If unspecified, 0, or (0-0) then ports will be randomly chosen.
-kube_proxy_port_range: ''
-
-# udpIdleTimeout is how long an idle UDP connection will be kept open (e.g. '250ms', '2s').
-# Must be greater than 0. Only applicable for proxyMode=userspace.
-kube_proxy_udp_idle_timeout: 250ms
+kube_proxy_port_range: ''
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diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/templates/kubeadm-config.v1beta3.yaml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/templates/kubeadm-config.v1beta3.yaml.j2
index 2fbd5534d..1bb31ba82 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/templates/kubeadm-config.v1beta3.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/templates/kubeadm-config.v1beta3.yaml.j2
@@ -417,7 +417,6 @@ mode: {{ kube_proxy_mode }}
 nodePortAddresses: {{ kube_proxy_nodeport_addresses }}
 oomScoreAdj: {{ kube_proxy_oom_score_adj }}
 portRange: {{ kube_proxy_port_range }}
-udpIdleTimeout: {{ kube_proxy_udp_idle_timeout }}
 {% if kube_proxy_feature_gates or kube_feature_gates %}
 {% set feature_gates = ( kube_proxy_feature_gates | default(kube_feature_gates, true) ) %}
 featureGates: