diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/cluster.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/cluster.ts
index 9bbc71ca73f5a..c7cd8d9719c67 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/cluster.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/cluster.ts
@@ -763,9 +763,12 @@ export class Cluster extends Resource implements ICluster {
    * The nodes will automatically be configured with the right VPC and AMI
    * for the instance type and Kubernetes version.
    *
+   * Note that if you specify `updateType: RollingUpdate` or `updateType: ReplacingUpdate`, your nodes might be replaced at deploy
+   * time without notice in case the recommended AMI for your machine image type has been updated by AWS.
+   * The default behavior for `updateType` is `None`, which means only new instances will be launched using the new AMI.
+   *
    * Spot instances will be labeled `lifecycle=Ec2Spot` and tainted with `PreferNoSchedule`.
-   * If kubectl is enabled, the
-   * [spot interrupt handler](https://github.com/awslabs/ec2-spot-labs/tree/master/ec2-spot-eks-solution/spot-termination-handler)
+   * In addition, the [spot interrupt handler](https://github.com/awslabs/ec2-spot-labs/tree/master/ec2-spot-eks-solution/spot-termination-handler)
    * daemon will be installed on all spot instances to handle
    * [EC2 Spot Instance Termination Notices](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-ec2-spot-instance-termination-notices/).
    */
@@ -782,7 +785,7 @@ export class Cluster extends Resource implements ICluster {
           nodeType: nodeTypeForInstanceType(options.instanceType),
           kubernetesVersion: this.version.version,
         }),
-      updateType: options.updateType || autoscaling.UpdateType.ROLLING_UPDATE,
+      updateType: options.updateType,
       instanceType: options.instanceType,
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/legacy-cluster.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/legacy-cluster.ts
index 3e2ba0feb9abd..f8766e8ce3929 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/legacy-cluster.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/legacy-cluster.ts
@@ -230,10 +230,6 @@ export class LegacyCluster extends Resource implements ICluster {
    * for the instance type and Kubernetes version.
    *
    * Spot instances will be labeled `lifecycle=Ec2Spot` and tainted with `PreferNoSchedule`.
-   * If kubectl is enabled, the
-   * [spot interrupt handler](https://github.com/awslabs/ec2-spot-labs/tree/master/ec2-spot-eks-solution/spot-termination-handler)
-   * daemon will be installed on all spot instances to handle
-   * [EC2 Spot Instance Termination Notices](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-ec2-spot-instance-termination-notices/).
    */
   public addCapacity(id: string, options: CapacityOptions): autoscaling.AutoScalingGroup {
     if (options.machineImageType === MachineImageType.BOTTLEROCKET && options.bootstrapOptions !== undefined ) {
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-cluster.expected.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-cluster.expected.json
index 471201d249202..62e1e78b850c1 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-cluster.expected.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-cluster.expected.json
@@ -1551,17 +1551,6 @@
         ]
       },
       "UpdatePolicy": {
-        "AutoScalingRollingUpdate": {
-          "WaitOnResourceSignals": false,
-          "PauseTime": "PT0S",
-          "SuspendProcesses": [
-            "HealthCheck",
-            "ReplaceUnhealthy",
-            "AZRebalance",
-            "AlarmNotification",
-            "ScheduledActions"
-          ]
-        },
         "AutoScalingScheduledAction": {
           "IgnoreUnmodifiedGroupSizeProperties": true
         }
@@ -1853,17 +1842,6 @@
         ]
       },
       "UpdatePolicy": {
-        "AutoScalingRollingUpdate": {
-          "WaitOnResourceSignals": false,
-          "PauseTime": "PT0S",
-          "SuspendProcesses": [
-            "HealthCheck",
-            "ReplaceUnhealthy",
-            "AZRebalance",
-            "AlarmNotification",
-            "ScheduledActions"
-          ]
-        },
         "AutoScalingScheduledAction": {
           "IgnoreUnmodifiedGroupSizeProperties": true
         }
@@ -2142,17 +2120,6 @@
         ]
       },
       "UpdatePolicy": {
-        "AutoScalingRollingUpdate": {
-          "WaitOnResourceSignals": false,
-          "PauseTime": "PT0S",
-          "SuspendProcesses": [
-            "HealthCheck",
-            "ReplaceUnhealthy",
-            "AZRebalance",
-            "AlarmNotification",
-            "ScheduledActions"
-          ]
-        },
         "AutoScalingScheduledAction": {
           "IgnoreUnmodifiedGroupSizeProperties": true
         }
@@ -2462,17 +2429,6 @@
         ]
       },
       "UpdatePolicy": {
-        "AutoScalingRollingUpdate": {
-          "WaitOnResourceSignals": false,
-          "PauseTime": "PT0S",
-          "SuspendProcesses": [
-            "HealthCheck",
-            "ReplaceUnhealthy",
-            "AZRebalance",
-            "AlarmNotification",
-            "ScheduledActions"
-          ]
-        },
         "AutoScalingScheduledAction": {
           "IgnoreUnmodifiedGroupSizeProperties": true
         }
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/test.cluster.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/test.cluster.ts
index 6c1d01a1f02ba..0ae01003d7e14 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/test.cluster.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/test.cluster.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { testFixture, testFixtureNoVpc } from './util';
 const CLUSTER_VERSION = eks.KubernetesVersion.V1_16;
 
 export = {
+
   'a default cluster spans all subnets'(test: Test) {
     // GIVEN
     const { stack, vpc } = testFixture();
@@ -201,6 +202,24 @@ export = {
     test.done();
   },
 
+  'adding capacity creates an ASG without a rolling update policy'(test: Test) {
+    // GIVEN
+    const { stack, vpc } = testFixture();
+    const cluster = new eks.Cluster(stack, 'Cluster', {
+      vpc,
+      defaultCapacity: 0,
+      version: CLUSTER_VERSION,
+    });
+
+    // WHEN
+    cluster.addCapacity('Default', {
+      instanceType: new ec2.InstanceType('t2.medium'),
+    });
+
+    test.deepEqual(expect(stack).value.Resources.ClusterASG0E4BA723.UpdatePolicy, { AutoScalingScheduledAction: { IgnoreUnmodifiedGroupSizeProperties: true } });
+    test.done();
+  },
+
   'adding capacity creates an ASG with tags'(test: Test) {
     // GIVEN
     const { stack, vpc } = testFixture();