diff --git a/upup/models/config/_aws/defaults.options b/upup/models/config/_aws/defaults.options
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-MasterVolumeType: gp2
-
-# We just always use a t2.medium by default for the nodes
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diff --git a/upup/models/config/_gce/defaults.options b/upup/models/config/_gce/defaults.options
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-MasterImage: k8s-1-2-debian-jessie-amd64-2016-04-17
-MasterVolumeType: pd-ssd
-
-NodeImage: k8s-1-2-debian-jessie-amd64-2016-04-17
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