diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.base b/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.base
index 35e14918a1b..54238f3f7b6 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.base
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.base
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ spec:
     spec:
       serviceAccountName: coredns
       tolerations:
-        - key: node-role.kubernetes.io/master
-          effect: NoSchedule
         - key: "CriticalAddonsOnly"
           operator: "Exists"
       containers:
diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.in b/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.in
index 245a00d4f39..1ed40f53e4d 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.in
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.in
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ spec:
     spec:
       serviceAccountName: coredns
       tolerations:
-        - key: node-role.kubernetes.io/master
-          effect: NoSchedule
         - key: "CriticalAddonsOnly"
           operator: "Exists"
       containers:
diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.sed b/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.sed
index 00f18803093..3ff5efeddab 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.sed
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.sed
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ spec:
     spec:
       serviceAccountName: coredns
       tolerations:
-        - key: node-role.kubernetes.io/master
-          effect: NoSchedule
         - key: "CriticalAddonsOnly"
           operator: "Exists"
       containers: