diff --git a/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/main.go b/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/main.go
index 62843f55a2b..27860fe1fd8 100644
--- a/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/main.go
+++ b/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/main.go
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
-	cloudprovider "k8s.io/cloud-provider"
+
+	"k8s.io/cloud-provider"
 	"k8s.io/cloud-provider/app"
 	cloudcontrollerconfig "k8s.io/cloud-provider/app/config"
 	"k8s.io/cloud-provider/options"
@@ -56,9 +57,6 @@ const (
 func main() {
 	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
 
-	// cloudProviderConfigFile shows an sample of parse config file from flag option
-	var flagset *pflag.FlagSet = pflag.NewFlagSet("flagSet", pflag.ContinueOnError)
-	var cloudProviderConfigFile *string = flagset.String("cloud-provider-configfile", "", "This is the sample input for cloud provider config file")
 	pflag.CommandLine.ParseErrorsWhitelist.UnknownFlags = true
 	_ = pflag.CommandLine.Parse(os.Args[1:])
 
@@ -75,7 +73,7 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	cloud, err := cloudprovider.InitCloudProvider(cloudProviderName, *cloudProviderConfigFile)
+	cloud, err := cloudprovider.InitCloudProvider(cloudProviderName, c.ComponentConfig.KubeCloudShared.CloudProvider.CloudConfigFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.Fatalf("Cloud provider could not be initialized: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/sample/advanced_main.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/sample/advanced_main.go
index 49b7198509c..b541ba531f3 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/sample/advanced_main.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/sample/advanced_main.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
+
 	"k8s.io/cloud-provider"
 	"k8s.io/cloud-provider/app"
 	"k8s.io/cloud-provider/options"
@@ -50,9 +51,6 @@ const (
 func advancedMain() {
 	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
 
-	// cloudProviderConfigFile shows an sample of parse config file from flag option
-	var flagset *pflag.FlagSet = pflag.NewFlagSet("flagSet", pflag.ContinueOnError)
-	var cloudProviderConfigFile *string = flagset.String("cloud-provider-configfile", "", "This is the sample input for cloud provider config file")
 	pflag.CommandLine.ParseErrorsWhitelist.UnknownFlags = true
 	_ = pflag.CommandLine.Parse(os.Args[1:])
 
@@ -69,7 +67,7 @@ func advancedMain() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	cloud, err := cloudprovider.InitCloudProvider(cloudProviderName, *cloudProviderConfigFile)
+	cloud, err := cloudprovider.InitCloudProvider(cloudProviderName, c.ComponentConfig.KubeCloudShared.CloudProvider.CloudConfigFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.Fatalf("Cloud provider could not be initialized: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/sample/basic_main.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/sample/basic_main.go
index f00873f3ac7..73df23faeb6 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/sample/basic_main.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/sample/basic_main.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
+
 	"k8s.io/cloud-provider"
 	"k8s.io/cloud-provider/app"
 	"k8s.io/cloud-provider/options"
@@ -45,8 +46,6 @@ const (
 
 	// sampleCloudProviderName shows an sample of using hard coded parameter for CloudProviderName
 	sampleCloudProviderName = "SampleCloudProviderName"
-	// sampleCloudProviderConfigFile shows an sample of using hard coded parameter for CloudProviderConfigFile
-	sampleCloudProviderConfigFile = "sampleCloudProviderConfigFile"
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	// initialize cloud provider with the cloud provider name and config file provided
-	cloud, err := cloudprovider.InitCloudProvider(sampleCloudProviderName, sampleCloudProviderConfigFile)
+	cloud, err := cloudprovider.InitCloudProvider(sampleCloudProviderName, c.ComponentConfig.KubeCloudShared.CloudProvider.CloudConfigFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.Fatalf("Cloud provider could not be initialized: %v", err)
 	}