diff --git a/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-master/layer.yaml b/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-master/layer.yaml
index 296d04d28e9..247f8c20720 100644
--- a/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-master/layer.yaml
+++ b/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-master/layer.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 repo: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes.git
 includes:
   - 'layer:basic'
-  - 'layer:status'
   - 'layer:snap'
   - 'layer:tls-client'
   - 'layer:leadership'
diff --git a/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-worker/layer.yaml b/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-worker/layer.yaml
index 52f03b09306..79fbdf117a3 100644
--- a/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-worker/layer.yaml
+++ b/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-worker/layer.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 repo: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes.git
 includes:
   - 'layer:basic'
-  - 'layer:status'
   - 'layer:debug'
   - 'layer:snap'
   - 'layer:docker'