diff --git a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
index ff9d21673c3..cbf133b14e5 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
@@ -3151,7 +3151,6 @@ function main() {
   fi
   reset-motd
   prepare-mounter-rootfs
-  modprobe configs
   echo "Done for the configuration for kubernetes"
 }