diff --git a/cluster/aws/config-default.sh b/cluster/aws/config-default.sh
index 4ff07ad7823..827be7cae78 100644
--- a/cluster/aws/config-default.sh
+++ b/cluster/aws/config-default.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ MASTER_NAME="${INSTANCE_PREFIX}-master"
 MASTER_TAG="${INSTANCE_PREFIX}-master"
 NODE_TAG="${INSTANCE_PREFIX}-minion"
 NODE_SCOPES=""
-POLL_SLEEP_INTERVAL=3
 NON_MASQUERADE_CIDR="${NON_MASQUERADE_CIDR:-10.0.0.0/8}" # Traffic to IPs outside this range will use IP masquerade
 SERVICE_CLUSTER_IP_RANGE="${SERVICE_CLUSTER_IP_RANGE:-10.0.0.0/16}"  # formerly PORTAL_NET
 CLUSTER_IP_RANGE="${CLUSTER_IP_RANGE:-10.244.0.0/16}"
diff --git a/cluster/aws/config-test.sh b/cluster/aws/config-test.sh
index 3c1b1dfb05c..2a144792717 100755
--- a/cluster/aws/config-test.sh
+++ b/cluster/aws/config-test.sh
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ MASTER_NAME="${INSTANCE_PREFIX}-master"
 MASTER_TAG="${INSTANCE_PREFIX}-master"
 NODE_TAG="${INSTANCE_PREFIX}-minion"
 NODE_SCOPES=""
-POLL_SLEEP_INTERVAL=3
 NON_MASQUERADE_CIDR="${NON_MASQUERADE_CIDR:-10.0.0.0/8}" # Traffic to IPs outside this range will use IP masquerade
 SERVICE_CLUSTER_IP_RANGE="${SERVICE_CLUSTER_IP_RANGE:-10.0.0.0/16}"  # formerly PORTAL_NET
 CLUSTER_IP_RANGE="${CLUSTER_IP_RANGE:-10.245.0.0/16}"
diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
index 3ee2dd2f1d7..9f295e5d9f8 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ NODE_SCOPES="${NODE_SCOPES:-compute-rw,monitoring,logging-write,storage-ro}"
 # Extra docker options for nodes.
 EXTRA_DOCKER_OPTS="${EXTRA_DOCKER_OPTS:-}"
 
-# Increase the sleep interval value if concerned about API rate limits. 3, in seconds, is the default.
-POLL_SLEEP_INTERVAL="${POLL_SLEEP_INTERVAL:-3}"
 SERVICE_CLUSTER_IP_RANGE="${SERVICE_CLUSTER_IP_RANGE:-10.0.0.0/16}"  # formerly PORTAL_NET
 ALLOCATE_NODE_CIDRS=true
 
diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
index 5185038525b..ac87f300492 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ TERMINATED_POD_GC_THRESHOLD=${TERMINATED_POD_GC_THRESHOLD:-100}
 # Extra docker options for nodes.
 EXTRA_DOCKER_OPTS="${EXTRA_DOCKER_OPTS:-}"
 
-# Increase the sleep interval value if concerned about API rate limits. 3, in seconds, is the default.
-POLL_SLEEP_INTERVAL=3
 SERVICE_CLUSTER_IP_RANGE="10.0.0.0/16"  # formerly PORTAL_NET
 
 # Optional: Deploy a L7 loadbalancer controller to fulfill Ingress requests: