diff --git a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
index 52e934e67f1..3be3c8f541b 100755
--- a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
+++ b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ CTLRMGR_PID=$!
 KUBELET_LOG=/tmp/kubelet.log
 sudo -E "${GO_OUT}/kubelet" \
   --v=${LOG_LEVEL} \
-  --etcd_servers="http://127.0.0.1:4001" \
   --hostname_override="127.0.0.1" \
   --address="127.0.0.1" \
   --api_servers="${API_HOST}:${API_PORT}" \