diff --git a/docs/book/src/topics/machinepools.md b/docs/book/src/topics/machinepools.md
index f6e185c9abf3..d58bb7ce2133 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/topics/machinepools.md
+++ b/docs/book/src/topics/machinepools.md
@@ -127,5 +127,4 @@ spec:
         cloud-config: /etc/kubernetes/azure.json
         cloud-provider: azure
       name: '{{ ds.meta_data["local_hostname"] }}'
-  useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
 ```
diff --git a/templates/cluster-template-ephemeral.yaml b/templates/cluster-template-ephemeral.yaml
index 298e4c2f1062..8396a9036fa4 100644
--- a/templates/cluster-template-ephemeral.yaml
+++ b/templates/cluster-template-ephemeral.yaml
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ spec:
     mounts:
     - - LABEL=etcd_disk
       - /var/lib/etcddisk
-    useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
   replicas: ${CONTROL_PLANE_MACHINE_COUNT}
   version: ${KUBERNETES_VERSION}
 ---
@@ -200,4 +199,3 @@ spec:
             cloud-config: /etc/kubernetes/azure.json
             cloud-provider: azure
           name: '{{ ds.meta_data["local_hostname"] }}'
-      useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
diff --git a/templates/cluster-template-external-cloud-provider.yaml b/templates/cluster-template-external-cloud-provider.yaml
index e9505e65f2ae..23b6315b445c 100644
--- a/templates/cluster-template-external-cloud-provider.yaml
+++ b/templates/cluster-template-external-cloud-provider.yaml
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ spec:
     mounts:
     - - LABEL=etcd_disk
       - /var/lib/etcddisk
-    useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
   replicas: ${CONTROL_PLANE_MACHINE_COUNT}
   version: ${KUBERNETES_VERSION}
 ---
@@ -196,4 +195,3 @@ spec:
             cloud-config: /etc/kubernetes/azure.json
             cloud-provider: external
           name: '{{ ds.meta_data["local_hostname"] }}'
-      useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
diff --git a/templates/cluster-template-ipv6.yaml b/templates/cluster-template-ipv6.yaml
index 541a4d59ee35..171c6dbc7fce 100644
--- a/templates/cluster-template-ipv6.yaml
+++ b/templates/cluster-template-ipv6.yaml
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ spec:
     - mv /etc/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf.OLD && ln -s /run/systemd/resolve/resolv.conf
       /etc/resolv.conf
     - systemctl restart systemd-resolved
-    useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
   replicas: ${CONTROL_PLANE_MACHINE_COUNT}
   version: ${KUBERNETES_VERSION}
 ---
@@ -256,4 +255,3 @@ spec:
       - mv /etc/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf.OLD && ln -s /run/systemd/resolve/resolv.conf
         /etc/resolv.conf
       - systemctl restart systemd-resolved
-      useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
diff --git a/templates/cluster-template-machinepool-system-assigned-identity.yaml b/templates/cluster-template-machinepool-system-assigned-identity.yaml
index 690203b9fc52..5c4becf5ecfd 100644
--- a/templates/cluster-template-machinepool-system-assigned-identity.yaml
+++ b/templates/cluster-template-machinepool-system-assigned-identity.yaml
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ spec:
     mounts:
     - - LABEL=etcd_disk
       - /var/lib/etcddisk
-    useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
   replicas: ${CONTROL_PLANE_MACHINE_COUNT}
   version: ${KUBERNETES_VERSION}
 ---
@@ -192,4 +191,3 @@ spec:
         cloud-config: /etc/kubernetes/azure.json
         cloud-provider: azure
       name: '{{ ds.meta_data["local_hostname"] }}'
-  useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
diff --git a/templates/cluster-template-machinepool-user-assigned-identity.yaml b/templates/cluster-template-machinepool-user-assigned-identity.yaml
index faebf6214b21..d042d858339b 100644
--- a/templates/cluster-template-machinepool-user-assigned-identity.yaml
+++ b/templates/cluster-template-machinepool-user-assigned-identity.yaml
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ spec:
     mounts:
     - - LABEL=etcd_disk
       - /var/lib/etcddisk
-    useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
   replicas: ${CONTROL_PLANE_MACHINE_COUNT}
   version: ${KUBERNETES_VERSION}
 ---
@@ -194,4 +193,3 @@ spec:
         cloud-config: /etc/kubernetes/azure.json
         cloud-provider: azure
       name: '{{ ds.meta_data["local_hostname"] }}'
-  useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
diff --git a/templates/cluster-template-machinepool.yaml b/templates/cluster-template-machinepool.yaml
index dce0dd2e58e4..e85452e18594 100644
--- a/templates/cluster-template-machinepool.yaml
+++ b/templates/cluster-template-machinepool.yaml
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ spec:
     mounts:
     - - LABEL=etcd_disk
       - /var/lib/etcddisk
-    useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
   replicas: ${CONTROL_PLANE_MACHINE_COUNT}
   version: ${KUBERNETES_VERSION}
 ---
@@ -191,4 +190,3 @@ spec:
         cloud-config: /etc/kubernetes/azure.json
         cloud-provider: azure
       name: '{{ ds.meta_data["local_hostname"] }}'
-  useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
diff --git a/templates/cluster-template-nvidia-gpu.yaml b/templates/cluster-template-nvidia-gpu.yaml
index 75c7799cbd68..dc58d50ab010 100644
--- a/templates/cluster-template-nvidia-gpu.yaml
+++ b/templates/cluster-template-nvidia-gpu.yaml
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ spec:
       - /var/lib/etcddisk
     postKubeadmCommands:
     - KUBECONFIG=/etc/kubernetes/admin.conf kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NVIDIA/k8s-device-plugin/master/nvidia-device-plugin.yml
-    useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
   replicas: ${CONTROL_PLANE_MACHINE_COUNT}
   version: ${KUBERNETES_VERSION}
 ---
@@ -338,4 +337,3 @@ spec:
       - apt install ubuntu-drivers-common -y
       - ubuntu-drivers install
       - apt install nvidia-container-runtime -y
-      useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
diff --git a/templates/cluster-template-private.yaml b/templates/cluster-template-private.yaml
index ba864d14c1ac..92ac6dbfd3da 100644
--- a/templates/cluster-template-private.yaml
+++ b/templates/cluster-template-private.yaml
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ spec:
     preKubeadmCommands:
     - if [ -f /tmp/kubeadm.yaml ] || [ -f /run/kubeadm/kubeadm.yaml ]; then echo '127.0.0.1   apiserver.${CLUSTER_NAME}.capz.io
       apiserver' >> /etc/hosts; fi
-    useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
   replicas: ${CONTROL_PLANE_MACHINE_COUNT}
   version: ${KUBERNETES_VERSION}
 ---
@@ -206,4 +205,3 @@ spec:
             cloud-config: /etc/kubernetes/azure.json
             cloud-provider: azure
           name: '{{ ds.meta_data["local_hostname"] }}'
-      useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
diff --git a/templates/cluster-template-system-assigned-identity.yaml b/templates/cluster-template-system-assigned-identity.yaml
index 033287d20669..a639556233d0 100644
--- a/templates/cluster-template-system-assigned-identity.yaml
+++ b/templates/cluster-template-system-assigned-identity.yaml
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ spec:
     mounts:
     - - LABEL=etcd_disk
       - /var/lib/etcddisk
-    useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
   replicas: ${CONTROL_PLANE_MACHINE_COUNT}
   version: ${KUBERNETES_VERSION}
 ---
@@ -198,4 +197,3 @@ spec:
             cloud-config: /etc/kubernetes/azure.json
             cloud-provider: azure
           name: '{{ ds.meta_data["local_hostname"] }}'
-      useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
diff --git a/templates/cluster-template-user-assigned-identity.yaml b/templates/cluster-template-user-assigned-identity.yaml
index 6ca2990ab84a..78ae68eb10dd 100644
--- a/templates/cluster-template-user-assigned-identity.yaml
+++ b/templates/cluster-template-user-assigned-identity.yaml
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ spec:
     mounts:
     - - LABEL=etcd_disk
       - /var/lib/etcddisk
-    useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
   replicas: ${CONTROL_PLANE_MACHINE_COUNT}
   version: ${KUBERNETES_VERSION}
 ---
@@ -202,4 +201,3 @@ spec:
             cloud-config: /etc/kubernetes/azure.json
             cloud-provider: azure
           name: '{{ ds.meta_data["local_hostname"] }}'
-      useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
diff --git a/templates/cluster-template.yaml b/templates/cluster-template.yaml
index ab2bf7c478e2..8bb7d02b45e9 100644
--- a/templates/cluster-template.yaml
+++ b/templates/cluster-template.yaml
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ spec:
     mounts:
     - - LABEL=etcd_disk
       - /var/lib/etcddisk
-    useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
   replicas: ${CONTROL_PLANE_MACHINE_COUNT}
   version: ${KUBERNETES_VERSION}
 ---
@@ -196,4 +195,3 @@ spec:
             cloud-config: /etc/kubernetes/azure.json
             cloud-provider: azure
           name: '{{ ds.meta_data["local_hostname"] }}'
-      useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
diff --git a/templates/flavors/base/cluster-template.yaml b/templates/flavors/base/cluster-template.yaml
index 32c10a561259..22c502f5c156 100644
--- a/templates/flavors/base/cluster-template.yaml
+++ b/templates/flavors/base/cluster-template.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ spec:
     apiVersion: infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io/v1alpha3
     name: "${CLUSTER_NAME}-control-plane"
   kubeadmConfigSpec:
-    useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
     initConfiguration:
       nodeRegistration:
         name: '{{ ds.meta_data["local_hostname"] }}'
diff --git a/templates/flavors/default/machine-deployment.yaml b/templates/flavors/default/machine-deployment.yaml
index 915e968390f1..0d5b08fab6e3 100644
--- a/templates/flavors/default/machine-deployment.yaml
+++ b/templates/flavors/default/machine-deployment.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   template:
     spec:
-      useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
       joinConfiguration:
         nodeRegistration:
           name: '{{ ds.meta_data["local_hostname"] }}'
diff --git a/templates/flavors/external-cloud-provider/patches/external-cloud-provider.yaml b/templates/flavors/external-cloud-provider/patches/external-cloud-provider.yaml
index 154462c34a0f..01d2b10aa393 100644
--- a/templates/flavors/external-cloud-provider/patches/external-cloud-provider.yaml
+++ b/templates/flavors/external-cloud-provider/patches/external-cloud-provider.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ metadata:
   name: "${CLUSTER_NAME}-control-plane"
 spec:
   kubeadmConfigSpec:
-    useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
     initConfiguration:
       nodeRegistration:
         kubeletExtraArgs:
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   template:
     spec:
-      useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
       joinConfiguration:
         nodeRegistration:
           kubeletExtraArgs:
diff --git a/templates/flavors/ipv6/machine-deployment.yaml b/templates/flavors/ipv6/machine-deployment.yaml
index 67a2607c8fbb..bdef643bb11e 100644
--- a/templates/flavors/ipv6/machine-deployment.yaml
+++ b/templates/flavors/ipv6/machine-deployment.yaml
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   template:
     spec:
-      useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
       postKubeadmCommands:
         # This frees up :53 on the host for the coredns pods
         - echo "DNSStubListener=no" >> /etc/systemd/resolved.conf
diff --git a/templates/flavors/ipv6/patches/kubeadm-controlplane.yaml b/templates/flavors/ipv6/patches/kubeadm-controlplane.yaml
index 169861683595..5dacd7dcbfe4 100644
--- a/templates/flavors/ipv6/patches/kubeadm-controlplane.yaml
+++ b/templates/flavors/ipv6/patches/kubeadm-controlplane.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ metadata:
   name: "${CLUSTER_NAME}-control-plane"
 spec:
   kubeadmConfigSpec:
-    useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
     postKubeadmCommands:
       - sed -i '\#--listen-client-urls#s#$#,https://127.0.0.1:2379#' /etc/kubernetes/manifests/etcd.yaml
       # This frees up :53 on the host for the coredns pods
diff --git a/templates/flavors/machinepool/machine-pool-deployment.yaml b/templates/flavors/machinepool/machine-pool-deployment.yaml
index 11f2a9e5b9c5..f9e16d402de8 100644
--- a/templates/flavors/machinepool/machine-pool-deployment.yaml
+++ b/templates/flavors/machinepool/machine-pool-deployment.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ kind: KubeadmConfig
 metadata:
   name: "${CLUSTER_NAME}-mp-0"
 spec:
-  useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
   joinConfiguration:
     nodeRegistration:
       name: '{{ ds.meta_data["local_hostname"] }}'
diff --git a/templates/flavors/nvidia-gpu/machine-deployment.yaml b/templates/flavors/nvidia-gpu/machine-deployment.yaml
index 5a7e2b698e21..0af7900baf35 100644
--- a/templates/flavors/nvidia-gpu/machine-deployment.yaml
+++ b/templates/flavors/nvidia-gpu/machine-deployment.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   template:
     spec:
-      useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
       preKubeadmCommands:
         # Enable NVIDIA container runtime package repository
         - curl -sL https://nvidia.github.io/nvidia-container-runtime/gpgkey | apt-key add -
diff --git a/templates/flavors/nvidia-gpu/patches/kubeadm-controlplane.yaml b/templates/flavors/nvidia-gpu/patches/kubeadm-controlplane.yaml
index 6b7453269871..6bab1e829b64 100644
--- a/templates/flavors/nvidia-gpu/patches/kubeadm-controlplane.yaml
+++ b/templates/flavors/nvidia-gpu/patches/kubeadm-controlplane.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ metadata:
   name: "${CLUSTER_NAME}-control-plane"
 spec:
   kubeadmConfigSpec:
-    useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
     postKubeadmCommands:
       # Install the NVIDIA device plugin for Kubernetes
       - KUBECONFIG=/etc/kubernetes/admin.conf kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NVIDIA/k8s-device-plugin/master/nvidia-device-plugin.yml
diff --git a/templates/test/cluster-template-prow-ci-version.yaml b/templates/test/cluster-template-prow-ci-version.yaml
index 5623d2d4727c..058f8566ce89 100644
--- a/templates/test/cluster-template-prow-ci-version.yaml
+++ b/templates/test/cluster-template-prow-ci-version.yaml
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ spec:
       - /var/lib/etcddisk
     preKubeadmCommands:
     - bash -c /tmp/kubeadm-bootstrap.sh
-    useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
   replicas: ${CONTROL_PLANE_MACHINE_COUNT}
   version: ${KUBERNETES_VERSION}
 ---
@@ -367,7 +366,6 @@ spec:
           name: '{{ ds.meta_data["local_hostname"] }}'
       preKubeadmCommands:
       - bash -c /tmp/kubeadm-bootstrap.sh
-      useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
 ---
 apiVersion: cluster.x-k8s.io/v1alpha3
 kind: MachineHealthCheck
diff --git a/templates/test/cluster-template-prow-ipv6.yaml b/templates/test/cluster-template-prow-ipv6.yaml
index c2be2050b53a..4a2782bf23a6 100644
--- a/templates/test/cluster-template-prow-ipv6.yaml
+++ b/templates/test/cluster-template-prow-ipv6.yaml
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ spec:
     - mv /etc/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf.OLD && ln -s /run/systemd/resolve/resolv.conf
       /etc/resolv.conf
     - systemctl restart systemd-resolved
-    useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
   replicas: ${CONTROL_PLANE_MACHINE_COUNT}
   version: ${KUBERNETES_VERSION}
 ---
@@ -259,7 +258,6 @@ spec:
       - mv /etc/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf.OLD && ln -s /run/systemd/resolve/resolv.conf
         /etc/resolv.conf
       - systemctl restart systemd-resolved
-      useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 data: ${CNI_RESOURCES_IPV6}
diff --git a/templates/test/cluster-template-prow-machine-pool-ci-version.yaml b/templates/test/cluster-template-prow-machine-pool-ci-version.yaml
index d7c39a4677e0..f276feda9c96 100644
--- a/templates/test/cluster-template-prow-machine-pool-ci-version.yaml
+++ b/templates/test/cluster-template-prow-machine-pool-ci-version.yaml
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ spec:
       - /var/lib/etcddisk
     preKubeadmCommands:
     - bash -c /tmp/kubeadm-bootstrap.sh
-    useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
   replicas: ${CONTROL_PLANE_MACHINE_COUNT}
   version: ${KUBERNETES_VERSION}
 ---
@@ -359,7 +358,6 @@ spec:
       name: '{{ ds.meta_data["local_hostname"] }}'
   preKubeadmCommands:
   - bash -c /tmp/kubeadm-bootstrap.sh
-  useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 data: ${CNI_RESOURCES}
diff --git a/templates/test/cluster-template-prow-machine-pool.yaml b/templates/test/cluster-template-prow-machine-pool.yaml
index 5c4cc4e33118..f08592a1f2bd 100644
--- a/templates/test/cluster-template-prow-machine-pool.yaml
+++ b/templates/test/cluster-template-prow-machine-pool.yaml
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ spec:
     mounts:
     - - LABEL=etcd_disk
       - /var/lib/etcddisk
-    useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
   replicas: ${CONTROL_PLANE_MACHINE_COUNT}
   version: ${KUBERNETES_VERSION}
 ---
@@ -194,7 +193,6 @@ spec:
         cloud-config: /etc/kubernetes/azure.json
         cloud-provider: azure
       name: '{{ ds.meta_data["local_hostname"] }}'
-  useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 data: ${CNI_RESOURCES}
diff --git a/templates/test/cluster-template-prow-nvidia-gpu.yaml b/templates/test/cluster-template-prow-nvidia-gpu.yaml
index fa0031eb6d2f..ab38c50dd4a4 100644
--- a/templates/test/cluster-template-prow-nvidia-gpu.yaml
+++ b/templates/test/cluster-template-prow-nvidia-gpu.yaml
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ spec:
       - /var/lib/etcddisk
     postKubeadmCommands:
     - KUBECONFIG=/etc/kubernetes/admin.conf kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NVIDIA/k8s-device-plugin/master/nvidia-device-plugin.yml
-    useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
   replicas: ${CONTROL_PLANE_MACHINE_COUNT}
   version: ${KUBERNETES_VERSION}
 ---
@@ -341,7 +340,6 @@ spec:
       - apt install ubuntu-drivers-common -y
       - ubuntu-drivers install
       - apt install nvidia-container-runtime -y
-      useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 data: ${CNI_RESOURCES}
diff --git a/templates/test/cluster-template-prow-private.yaml b/templates/test/cluster-template-prow-private.yaml
index 4029a6d21af9..bb0f957eae59 100644
--- a/templates/test/cluster-template-prow-private.yaml
+++ b/templates/test/cluster-template-prow-private.yaml
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ spec:
     preKubeadmCommands:
     - if [ -f /tmp/kubeadm.yaml ] || [ -f /run/kubeadm/kubeadm.yaml ]; then echo '127.0.0.1   apiserver.${CLUSTER_NAME}.capz.io
       apiserver' >> /etc/hosts; fi
-    useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
   replicas: ${CONTROL_PLANE_MACHINE_COUNT}
   version: ${KUBERNETES_VERSION}
 ---
@@ -221,7 +220,6 @@ spec:
             cloud-config: /etc/kubernetes/azure.json
             cloud-provider: azure
           name: '{{ ds.meta_data["local_hostname"] }}'
-      useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 data: ${CNI_RESOURCES}
diff --git a/templates/test/cluster-template-prow.yaml b/templates/test/cluster-template-prow.yaml
index 5ba6339cf96d..2c7193e58d4d 100644
--- a/templates/test/cluster-template-prow.yaml
+++ b/templates/test/cluster-template-prow.yaml
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ spec:
     mounts:
     - - LABEL=etcd_disk
       - /var/lib/etcddisk
-    useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
   replicas: ${CONTROL_PLANE_MACHINE_COUNT}
   version: ${KUBERNETES_VERSION}
 ---
@@ -202,7 +201,6 @@ spec:
             cloud-config: /etc/kubernetes/azure.json
             cloud-provider: azure
           name: '{{ ds.meta_data["local_hostname"] }}'
-      useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
 ---
 apiVersion: cluster.x-k8s.io/v1alpha3
 kind: MachineHealthCheck
diff --git a/templates/test/prow-ci-version/patches/ci-artifacts-script.yaml b/templates/test/prow-ci-version/patches/ci-artifacts-script.yaml
index 71861dbb7017..c3106505bbd9 100644
--- a/templates/test/prow-ci-version/patches/ci-artifacts-script.yaml
+++ b/templates/test/prow-ci-version/patches/ci-artifacts-script.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ metadata:
   name: "${CLUSTER_NAME}-control-plane"
 spec:
   kubeadmConfigSpec:
-    useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
     clusterConfiguration:
       kubernetesVersion: "ci/${CI_VERSION}"
     preKubeadmCommands:
diff --git a/templates/test/prow-machine-pool-ci-version/patches/machine-pool-ci-version.yaml b/templates/test/prow-machine-pool-ci-version/patches/machine-pool-ci-version.yaml
index 4f8313a02457..7119c8622539 100644
--- a/templates/test/prow-machine-pool-ci-version/patches/machine-pool-ci-version.yaml
+++ b/templates/test/prow-machine-pool-ci-version/patches/machine-pool-ci-version.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ metadata:
   name: "${CLUSTER_NAME}-control-plane"
 spec:
   kubeadmConfigSpec:
-    useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
     clusterConfiguration:
       kubernetesVersion: "ci/${CI_VERSION}"
     preKubeadmCommands:
diff --git a/test/e2e/data/infrastructure-azure/cluster-template-kcp-adoption.yaml b/test/e2e/data/infrastructure-azure/cluster-template-kcp-adoption.yaml
index 84a198e22f3b..209db16307e2 100644
--- a/test/e2e/data/infrastructure-azure/cluster-template-kcp-adoption.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/data/infrastructure-azure/cluster-template-kcp-adoption.yaml
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     kcp-adoption.step1: ''    
 spec:
-  useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
   initConfiguration:
     nodeRegistration:
       kubeletExtraArgs:
@@ -256,7 +255,6 @@ spec:
     mounts:
     - - LABEL=etcd_disk
       - /var/lib/etcddisk
-    useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
   replicas: ${CONTROL_PLANE_MACHINE_COUNT}
   version: ${KUBERNETES_VERSION}
 ---
diff --git a/test/e2e/data/infrastructure-azure/cluster-template-mhc.yaml b/test/e2e/data/infrastructure-azure/cluster-template-mhc.yaml
index 5ba6339cf96d..2c7193e58d4d 100644
--- a/test/e2e/data/infrastructure-azure/cluster-template-mhc.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/data/infrastructure-azure/cluster-template-mhc.yaml
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ spec:
     mounts:
     - - LABEL=etcd_disk
       - /var/lib/etcddisk
-    useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
   replicas: ${CONTROL_PLANE_MACHINE_COUNT}
   version: ${KUBERNETES_VERSION}
 ---
@@ -202,7 +201,6 @@ spec:
             cloud-config: /etc/kubernetes/azure.json
             cloud-provider: azure
           name: '{{ ds.meta_data["local_hostname"] }}'
-      useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
 ---
 apiVersion: cluster.x-k8s.io/v1alpha3
 kind: MachineHealthCheck