diff --git a/cluster/validation.go b/cluster/validation.go
index 339066c6..ff3a8e0c 100644
--- a/cluster/validation.go
+++ b/cluster/validation.go
@@ -215,6 +215,16 @@ func validateNetworkOptions(c *Cluster) error {
 	}
 
 	if c.Network.Plugin == WeaveNetworkPlugin {
+		supported, err := isWeaveSupportedK8sVersion(c.Version)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error while checking weave support for cluster version: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		if !supported {
+			logrus.Errorf("weave CNI support is removed for k8s version >=1.30.0")
+			return fmt.Errorf("weave CNI support is removed for k8s version >=1.30.0")
+		}
+
 		if err := warnWeaveDeprecation(c.Version); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Error while printing Weave deprecation message: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -732,3 +742,8 @@ func warnWeaveDeprecation(k8sVersion string) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// isWeaveSupportedK8sVersion checks if weave CNI is supported for a given kubernetes version
+func isWeaveSupportedK8sVersion(k8sVersion string) (bool, error) {
+	return util.SemVerMatchRange(k8sVersion, "<1.30.0-rancher0")
+}
diff --git a/cluster/validation_test.go b/cluster/validation_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..20b56d4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cluster/validation_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package cluster
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/rancher/rke/types"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestValidateNetworkOptions(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("weave with k8s v1.30.0 or greater", func(tt *testing.T) {
+		cluster := &Cluster{
+			RancherKubernetesEngineConfig: types.RancherKubernetesEngineConfig{
+				Version: "v1.30.0-rancher1",
+				Network: types.NetworkConfig{
+					Plugin: WeaveNetworkPlugin,
+				},
+			},
+		}
+
+		err := validateNetworkOptions(cluster)
+		assert.NotNil(t, err)
+		assert.EqualError(t, err, "weave CNI support is removed for k8s version >=1.30.0")
+
+		cluster.Version = "v1.30.1-rancher1"
+		err = validateNetworkOptions(cluster)
+		assert.NotNil(t, err)
+		assert.EqualError(t, err, "weave CNI support is removed for k8s version >=1.30.0")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("weave with k8s version less than v1.30.0", func(tt *testing.T) {
+		cluster := &Cluster{
+			RancherKubernetesEngineConfig: types.RancherKubernetesEngineConfig{
+				Version: "v1.29.0-rancher1",
+				Network: types.NetworkConfig{
+					Plugin: WeaveNetworkPlugin,
+				},
+			},
+		}
+
+		err := validateNetworkOptions(cluster)
+		assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+		cluster.Version = "v1.28.5-rancher1"
+		err = validateNetworkOptions(cluster)
+		assert.Nil(t, err)
+	})
+
+}
diff --git a/scripts/integration b/scripts/integration
index 4af9d954..ceb29335 100755
--- a/scripts/integration
+++ b/scripts/integration
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ for ver in "${!versions_to_test[@]}"; do
     version_to_test=${versions_to_test["${ver}"]}
     echo_with_time "Testing version ${version_to_test}"
 
+    MINOR_VERSION=$(echo ${version_to_test} | cut -d. -f2)
+    if [ ${MINOR_VERSION} -ge 30 ] && [ "${NETWORK_PLUGIN}" == "weave" ]; then
+        echo "Skipping weave testing with ${version_to_test} since weave is not supported for version >=1.30.0"
+        continue
+    fi
+
     # Create cluster yaml with random node names
     node=$(cat /dev/urandom | tr -dc a-z | head -c8)
     cat << EOF > "./bin/cluster-${version_to_test}.yml"
@@ -223,6 +229,12 @@ for ver in "${!versions_to_test[@]}"; do
     # Example $all_versions: "v1.16.15-rancher1-2 v1.17.12-rancher1-1 v1.18.9-rancher1-1 v1.19.2-rancher1-1"
     upgrade_to_version=$(echo $all_versions | grep -oP '(?<='"${versions_to_test["${ver}"]}"' )[^ ]*')
 
+    MINOR_VERSION=$(echo ${upgrade_to_version} | cut -d. -f2)
+    if [ ${MINOR_VERSION} -ge 30 ] && [ "${NETWORK_PLUGIN}" == "weave" ]; then
+        echo "Skipping cluster upgrade testing to ${upgrade_to_version} with weave since weave is not supported for version >=1.30.0"
+        continue
+    fi
+
     if [ "${upgrade_to_version}" = "" ]; then
         echo_with_time "No newer version found for ${versions_to_test["${ver}"]} to upgrade to"
         continue