diff --git a/internal/services/containers/kubernetes_cluster_network_resource_test.go b/internal/services/containers/kubernetes_cluster_network_resource_test.go
index 0631e65f477c2..5be8beab3393d 100644
--- a/internal/services/containers/kubernetes_cluster_network_resource_test.go
+++ b/internal/services/containers/kubernetes_cluster_network_resource_test.go
@@ -867,13 +867,6 @@ func TestAccKubernetesCluster_networkPluginModeUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 			),
 		},
 		data.ImportStep(),
-		{
-			Config: r.networkPluginBase(data),
-			Check: acceptance.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
-				check.That(data.ResourceName).ExistsInAzure(r),
-			),
-		},
-		data.ImportStep(),
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/services/containers/kubernetes_cluster_resource.go b/internal/services/containers/kubernetes_cluster_resource.go
index 80a0a5228387d..b538f5d4266b6 100644
--- a/internal/services/containers/kubernetes_cluster_resource.go
+++ b/internal/services/containers/kubernetes_cluster_resource.go
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ func resourceKubernetesCluster() *pluginsdk.Resource {
 				}
 				return nil
 			},
+			pluginsdk.ForceNewIfChange("network_profile.0.network_plugin_mode", func(ctx context.Context, _, new, meta interface{}) bool {
+				return new.(string) != string(managedclusters.NetworkPluginModeOverlay) || new != "Overlay"
+			}),
 		),
 
 		Timeouts: &pluginsdk.ResourceTimeout{