diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/kube-dns.yaml.base b/cluster/addons/dns/kube-dns.yaml.base
index 0fbda4f447f..f5e49ee35e1 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/kube-dns.yaml.base
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/kube-dns.yaml.base
@@ -84,17 +84,6 @@ spec:
       annotations:
         scheduler.alpha.kubernetes.io/critical-pod: ''
     spec:
-      affinity:
-        podAntiAffinity:
-          preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
-          - weight: 100
-            podAffinityTerm:
-              labelSelector:
-                matchExpressions:
-                  - key: k8s-app
-                    operator: In
-                    values: ["kube-dns"]
-              topologyKey: kubernetes.io/hostname
       tolerations:
       - key: "CriticalAddonsOnly"
         operator: "Exists"
diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/kube-dns.yaml.in b/cluster/addons/dns/kube-dns.yaml.in
index b8a431ab307..ee71e5ac903 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/kube-dns.yaml.in
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/kube-dns.yaml.in
@@ -84,17 +84,6 @@ spec:
       annotations:
         scheduler.alpha.kubernetes.io/critical-pod: ''
     spec:
-      affinity:
-        podAntiAffinity:
-          preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
-          - weight: 100
-            podAffinityTerm:
-              labelSelector:
-                matchExpressions:
-                  - key: k8s-app
-                    operator: In
-                    values: ["kube-dns"]
-              topologyKey: kubernetes.io/hostname
       tolerations:
       - key: "CriticalAddonsOnly"
         operator: "Exists"
diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/kube-dns.yaml.sed b/cluster/addons/dns/kube-dns.yaml.sed
index 92a29c94cb3..cc894dc5c5f 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/kube-dns.yaml.sed
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/kube-dns.yaml.sed
@@ -84,17 +84,6 @@ spec:
       annotations:
         scheduler.alpha.kubernetes.io/critical-pod: ''
     spec:
-      affinity:
-        podAntiAffinity:
-          preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
-          - weight: 100
-            podAffinityTerm:
-              labelSelector:
-                matchExpressions:
-                  - key: k8s-app
-                    operator: In
-                    values: ["kube-dns"]
-              topologyKey: kubernetes.io/hostname
       tolerations:
       - key: "CriticalAddonsOnly"
         operator: "Exists"