diff --git a/examples/pi-preview.yaml b/examples/pi-preview.yaml
index 24fcded6..339ba1e1 100644
--- a/examples/pi-preview.yaml
+++ b/examples/pi-preview.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ spec:
     spark.dynamicAllocation.maxExecutors: "3"
     spark.kubernetes.authenticate.driver.serviceAccountName: "spark"
     spark.kubernetes.container.image: "apache/spark:4.1.0-preview2-java21-scala"
+    spark.kubernetes.driver.pod.excludedFeatureSteps: "org.apache.spark.deploy.k8s.features.KerberosConfDriverFeatureStep"
   applicationTolerations:
     resourceRetainPolicy: OnFailure
   runtimeVersions:
diff --git a/examples/pi.yaml b/examples/pi.yaml
index 1549622b..abfb5301 100644
--- a/examples/pi.yaml
+++ b/examples/pi.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ spec:
     spark.dynamicAllocation.maxExecutors: "3"
     spark.kubernetes.authenticate.driver.serviceAccountName: "spark"
     spark.kubernetes.container.image: "apache/spark:4.0.1"
+    spark.kubernetes.driver.pod.excludedFeatureSteps: "org.apache.spark.deploy.k8s.features.KerberosConfDriverFeatureStep"
   applicationTolerations:
     resourceRetainPolicy: OnFailure
   runtimeVersions: