diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 7d07dba6e36..7ea31692dcc 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -1012,9 +1012,9 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 
 	DefaultHostNetworkHostPortsInPodTemplates: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Deprecated},
 
-	DisableCloudProviders: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	DisableCloudProviders: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 
-	DisableKubeletCloudCredentialProviders: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	DisableKubeletCloudCredentialProviders: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 
 	DevicePluginCDIDevices: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},