diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/fake/cloudprovider.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/fake/cloudprovider.go
index 70cf168a0ad9..fe9dcab42c83 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/fake/cloudprovider.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/fake/cloudprovider.go
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ func (c *CloudProvider) Create(ctx context.Context, constraints *v1alpha4.Constr
 			},
 			Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
 				ProviderID: fmt.Sprintf("fake:///%s/%s", name, zone),
-				Taints:     constraints.Taints,
 			},
 			Status: v1.NodeStatus{
 				NodeInfo: v1.NodeSystemInfo{
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/allocation/controller.go b/pkg/controllers/allocation/controller.go
index ad42727d6c10..bf338ea9bd47 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/allocation/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/allocation/controller.go
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ func (c *Controller) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req reconcile.Request) (reco
 				map[string]string{v1alpha4.ProvisionerNameLabelKey: provisioner.Name},
 				packing.Constraints.Labels,
 			)
+			node.Spec.Taints = append(node.Spec.Taints, packing.Constraints.Taints...)
 			return c.Binder.Bind(ctx, node, packing.Pods)
 		})
 	})