diff --git a/manifests/clusterapi-controller.yaml b/manifests/clusterapi-controller.yaml
index 3631ad74b..a804120d4 100644
--- a/manifests/clusterapi-controller.yaml
+++ b/manifests/clusterapi-controller.yaml
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ spec:
           - /opt/services/aws-machine-controller
         args:
           - --log-level=debug
-          - --default-availability-zone=eu-west-1b
         resources:
           requests:
             cpu: 100m