diff --git a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/azuretasks/virtualnetwork.go b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/azuretasks/virtualnetwork.go
index 9d1bb70606f44..166afc0939f89 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/azuretasks/virtualnetwork.go
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/azuretasks/virtualnetwork.go
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ type VirtualNetwork struct {
 	ResourceGroup *ResourceGroup
 	CIDR          *string
 	Tags          map[string]*string
-	Subnets       []*network.Subnet
 	Shared        *bool
 }
 
@@ -90,9 +89,8 @@ func (n *VirtualNetwork) Find(c *fi.CloudupContext) (*VirtualNetwork, error) {
 		ResourceGroup: &ResourceGroup{
 			Name: n.ResourceGroup.Name,
 		},
-		CIDR:    addrPrefixes[0],
-		Tags:    found.Tags,
-		Subnets: found.Properties.Subnets,
+		CIDR: addrPrefixes[0],
+		Tags: found.Tags,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -144,7 +142,6 @@ func (*VirtualNetwork) RenderAzure(t *azure.AzureAPITarget, a, e, changes *Virtu
 			AddressSpace: &network.AddressSpace{
 				AddressPrefixes: []*string{e.CIDR},
 			},
-			Subnets: e.Subnets,
 		},
 		Tags: e.Tags,
 	}
diff --git a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/new_cluster.go b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/new_cluster.go
index 14e9e3ee9b6ce..7162d98ac34f3 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/new_cluster.go
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/new_cluster.go
@@ -696,8 +696,8 @@ func setupZones(opt *NewClusterOptions, cluster *api.Cluster, allZones sets.Stri
 				return nil, err
 			}
 
-			// We create default subnets named the same as the regions
-			subnetName := location
+			// We create default subnets named the same as the cluster
+			subnetName := cluster.Name
 
 			subnet := model.FindSubnet(cluster, subnetName)
 			if subnet == nil {