diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/addons/proxy/manifests.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/addons/proxy/manifests.go
index 9f2a6a2fe92..58119eb97ae 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/addons/proxy/manifests.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/addons/proxy/manifests.go
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@ spec:
         hostPath:
           path: /lib/modules
       tolerations:
-      - key: CriticalAddonsOnly
-        operator: Exists
       - operator: Exists
       nodeSelector:
         kubernetes.io/os: linux