diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/markcontrolplane/markcontrolplane_test.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/markcontrolplane/markcontrolplane_test.go
index b171072f80a..4cbb1226802 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/markcontrolplane/markcontrolplane_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/markcontrolplane/markcontrolplane_test.go
@@ -45,26 +45,12 @@ func TestMarkControlPlane(t *testing.T) {
 		expectedPatch  string
 	}{
 		{
-			name:           "control-plane label and taint missing",
-			existingLabels: []string{""},
-			existingTaints: nil,
-			newTaints:      []v1.Taint{kubeadmconstants.OldControlPlaneTaint},
-			expectedPatch:  `{"metadata":{"labels":{"node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane":"","node.kubernetes.io/exclude-from-external-load-balancers":""}},"spec":{"taints":[{"effect":"NoSchedule","key":"node-role.kubernetes.io/master"}]}}`,
-		},
-		{
-			name:           "control-plane label and taint missing but taint not wanted",
+			name:           "apply default labels",
 			existingLabels: []string{""},
 			existingTaints: nil,
 			newTaints:      nil,
 			expectedPatch:  `{"metadata":{"labels":{"node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane":"","node.kubernetes.io/exclude-from-external-load-balancers":""}}}`,
 		},
-		{
-			name:           "control-plane label missing",
-			existingLabels: []string{""},
-			existingTaints: []v1.Taint{kubeadmconstants.OldControlPlaneTaint},
-			newTaints:      []v1.Taint{kubeadmconstants.OldControlPlaneTaint},
-			expectedPatch:  `{"metadata":{"labels":{"node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane":"","node.kubernetes.io/exclude-from-external-load-balancers":""}}}`,
-		},
 		{
 			name: "control-plane taint missing",
 			existingLabels: []string{
@@ -72,8 +58,8 @@ func TestMarkControlPlane(t *testing.T) {
 				kubeadmconstants.LabelExcludeFromExternalLB,
 			},
 			existingTaints: nil,
-			newTaints:      []v1.Taint{kubeadmconstants.OldControlPlaneTaint},
-			expectedPatch:  `{"spec":{"taints":[{"effect":"NoSchedule","key":"node-role.kubernetes.io/master"}]}}`,
+			newTaints:      []v1.Taint{kubeadmconstants.ControlPlaneTaint},
+			expectedPatch:  `{"spec":{"taints":[{"effect":"NoSchedule","key":"node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane"}]}}`,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "nothing missing",
@@ -81,8 +67,8 @@ func TestMarkControlPlane(t *testing.T) {
 				kubeadmconstants.LabelNodeRoleControlPlane,
 				kubeadmconstants.LabelExcludeFromExternalLB,
 			},
-			existingTaints: []v1.Taint{kubeadmconstants.OldControlPlaneTaint},
-			newTaints:      []v1.Taint{kubeadmconstants.OldControlPlaneTaint},
+			existingTaints: []v1.Taint{kubeadmconstants.ControlPlaneTaint},
+			newTaints:      []v1.Taint{kubeadmconstants.ControlPlaneTaint},
 			expectedPatch:  `{}`,
 		},
 		{
@@ -113,8 +99,8 @@ func TestMarkControlPlane(t *testing.T) {
 					Effect: v1.TaintEffectNoSchedule,
 				},
 			},
-			newTaints:     []v1.Taint{kubeadmconstants.OldControlPlaneTaint},
-			expectedPatch: `{"spec":{"taints":[{"effect":"NoSchedule","key":"node-role.kubernetes.io/master"},{"effect":"NoSchedule","key":"node.cloudprovider.kubernetes.io/uninitialized"}]}}`,
+			newTaints:     []v1.Taint{kubeadmconstants.ControlPlaneTaint},
+			expectedPatch: `{"spec":{"taints":[{"effect":"NoSchedule","key":"node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane"},{"effect":"NoSchedule","key":"node.cloudprovider.kubernetes.io/uninitialized"}]}}`,
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/config/cluster_test.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/config/cluster_test.go
index 6bc87ff11c0..5cc43a5db17 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/config/cluster_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/config/cluster_test.go
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ func TestGetNodeRegistration(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
-					Taints: []v1.Taint{kubeadmconstants.OldControlPlaneTaint},
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{kubeadmconstants.ControlPlaneTaint},
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ func TestGetInitConfigurationFromCluster(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
-					Taints: []v1.Taint{kubeadmconstants.OldControlPlaneTaint},
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{kubeadmconstants.ControlPlaneTaint},
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ func TestGetInitConfigurationFromCluster(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
-					Taints: []v1.Taint{kubeadmconstants.OldControlPlaneTaint},
+					Taints: []v1.Taint{kubeadmconstants.ControlPlaneTaint},
 				},
 			},
 		},