diff --git a/hypershift-operator/controllers/hostedcluster/hostedcluster_controller.go b/hypershift-operator/controllers/hostedcluster/hostedcluster_controller.go
index 3a0af6f89d6..9f852845e6c 100644
--- a/hypershift-operator/controllers/hostedcluster/hostedcluster_controller.go
+++ b/hypershift-operator/controllers/hostedcluster/hostedcluster_controller.go
@@ -2638,7 +2638,6 @@ func reconcileCAPIManagerDeployment(deployment *appsv1.Deployment, hc *hyperv1.H
 							},
 						},
 						Args: []string{"--namespace", "$(MY_NAMESPACE)",
-							"--alsologtostderr",
 							"--v=4",
 							"--leader-elect=true",
 							fmt.Sprintf("--leader-elect-lease-duration=%s", config.RecommendedLeaseDuration),
diff --git a/hypershift-operator/controllers/hostedcluster/internal/platform/aws/aws.go b/hypershift-operator/controllers/hostedcluster/internal/platform/aws/aws.go
index 210dee10e6f..d14d54b633c 100644
--- a/hypershift-operator/controllers/hostedcluster/internal/platform/aws/aws.go
+++ b/hypershift-operator/controllers/hostedcluster/internal/platform/aws/aws.go
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ func (p AWS) CAPIProviderDeploymentSpec(hcluster *hyperv1.HostedCluster, hcp *hy
 							},
 						},
 						Args: []string{"--namespace", "$(MY_NAMESPACE)",
-							"--alsologtostderr",
 							"--v=4",
 							"--leader-elect=true",
 							"--feature-gates=EKS=false",
diff --git a/hypershift-operator/controllers/hostedcluster/internal/platform/kubevirt/kubevirt.go b/hypershift-operator/controllers/hostedcluster/internal/platform/kubevirt/kubevirt.go
index 250fe555fe9..91b42b6c59b 100644
--- a/hypershift-operator/controllers/hostedcluster/internal/platform/kubevirt/kubevirt.go
+++ b/hypershift-operator/controllers/hostedcluster/internal/platform/kubevirt/kubevirt.go
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ func (p Kubevirt) CAPIProviderDeploymentSpec(hcluster *hyperv1.HostedCluster, _
 						Command: []string{"/manager"},
 						Args: []string{
 							"--namespace", "$(MY_NAMESPACE)",
-							"--alsologtostderr",
 							"--v=4",
 							"--leader-elect=true",
 						},
diff --git a/hypershift-operator/controllers/hostedcluster/internal/platform/powervs/powervs.go b/hypershift-operator/controllers/hostedcluster/internal/platform/powervs/powervs.go
index 71c2d2849da..76f90483cf9 100644
--- a/hypershift-operator/controllers/hostedcluster/internal/platform/powervs/powervs.go
+++ b/hypershift-operator/controllers/hostedcluster/internal/platform/powervs/powervs.go
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ func (p PowerVS) CAPIProviderDeploymentSpec(hcluster *hyperv1.HostedCluster, _ *
 						},
 						Command: []string{"/bin/cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud-controller-manager"},
 						Args: []string{"--namespace", "$(MY_NAMESPACE)",
-							"--alsologtostderr",
 							"--v=4",
 							"--leader-elect=true",
 							"--powervs-provider-id-fmt=v2",