diff --git a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/policy.go b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/policy.go
index 98a899f7ba3..db8132bd34e 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/policy.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/policy.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func NodeRules() []rbac.PolicyRule {
 		// Use the NodeRestriction admission plugin to limit a node to creating/updating its own API object.
 		rbac.NewRule("create", "get", "list", "watch").Groups(legacyGroup).Resources("nodes").RuleOrDie(),
 		rbac.NewRule("update", "patch").Groups(legacyGroup).Resources("nodes/status").RuleOrDie(),
-		rbac.NewRule("update", "patch", "delete").Groups(legacyGroup).Resources("nodes").RuleOrDie(),
+		rbac.NewRule("update", "patch").Groups(legacyGroup).Resources("nodes").RuleOrDie(),
 
 		// TODO: restrict to the bound node as creator in the NodeRestrictions admission plugin
 		rbac.NewRule("create", "update", "patch").Groups(legacyGroup).Resources("events").RuleOrDie(),
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/cluster-roles.yaml b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/cluster-roles.yaml
index 76d6089399b..df2e3e8d3bb 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/cluster-roles.yaml
+++ b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/cluster-roles.yaml
@@ -1067,7 +1067,6 @@ items:
     resources:
     - nodes
     verbs:
-    - delete
     - patch
     - update
   - apiGroups:
diff --git a/test/integration/auth/node_test.go b/test/integration/auth/node_test.go
index 5c6ecbeb683..92efd530e7e 100644
--- a/test/integration/auth/node_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/auth/node_test.go
@@ -418,7 +418,8 @@ func TestNodeAuthorizer(t *testing.T) {
 	expectAllowed(t, createNode2MirrorPodEviction(node2Client))
 	expectAllowed(t, createNode2(node2Client))
 	expectAllowed(t, updateNode2Status(node2Client))
-	expectAllowed(t, deleteNode2(node2Client))
+	// cleanup node
+	expectAllowed(t, deleteNode2(superuserClient))
 
 	// create a pod as an admin to add object references
 	expectAllowed(t, createNode2NormalPod(superuserClient))
@@ -508,8 +509,10 @@ func TestNodeAuthorizer(t *testing.T) {
 	expectAllowed(t, unsetNode2ConfigSource(superuserClient))
 	// node2 can no longer get the configmap after it is unassigned as its config source
 	expectForbidden(t, getConfigMapConfigSource(node2Client))
+	// node should not be able to delete itself
+	expectForbidden(t, deleteNode2(node2Client))
 	// clean up node2
-	expectAllowed(t, deleteNode2(node2Client))
+	expectAllowed(t, deleteNode2(superuserClient))
 
 	//TODO(mikedanese): integration test node restriction of TokenRequest
 }