diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/cluster.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/cluster.ts
index d149045d85c78..48cbef41c7ee6 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/cluster.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/cluster.ts
@@ -368,7 +368,6 @@ export class Cluster extends Resource implements ICluster {
       assumedBy: new iam.ServicePrincipal('eks.amazonaws.com'),
       managedPolicies: [
         iam.ManagedPolicy.fromAwsManagedPolicyName('AmazonEKSClusterPolicy'),
-        iam.ManagedPolicy.fromAwsManagedPolicyName('AmazonEKSServicePolicy'),
       ],
     });
 
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 c168d90725028..6138308e733c5 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
@@ -641,18 +641,6 @@
                 ":iam::aws:policy/AmazonEKSClusterPolicy"
               ]
             ]
-          },
-          {
-            "Fn::Join": [
-              "",
-              [
-                "arn:",
-                {
-                  "Ref": "AWS::Partition"
-                },
-                ":iam::aws:policy/AmazonEKSServicePolicy"
-              ]
-            ]
           }
         ]
       }
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-cluster.kubectl-disabled.expected.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-cluster.kubectl-disabled.expected.json
index 337644a485dae..8213dbf78c1bd 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-cluster.kubectl-disabled.expected.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-cluster.kubectl-disabled.expected.json
@@ -613,18 +613,6 @@
                 ":iam::aws:policy/AmazonEKSClusterPolicy"
               ]
             ]
-          },
-          {
-            "Fn::Join": [
-              "",
-              [
-                "arn:",
-                {
-                  "Ref": "AWS::Partition"
-                },
-                ":iam::aws:policy/AmazonEKSServicePolicy"
-              ]
-            ]
           }
         ]
       }