diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/tasks/kubeadm-version.yml b/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/tasks/kubeadm-version.yml
index 8c7feea3510..603b9389ab4 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/tasks/kubeadm-version.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/tasks/kubeadm-version.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
 ---
-- name: Get the kubeadm version
-  command: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubeadm version -o short"
-  register: kubeadm_output
-  changed_when: false
-
 - name: Set kubeadm api version to v1beta2
   set_fact:
     kubeadmConfig_api_version: v1beta2
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/kubeadm/tasks/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes/kubeadm/tasks/main.yml
index 1c05f20ee3e..148226e6df5 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/kubeadm/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/kubeadm/tasks/main.yml
@@ -52,11 +52,6 @@
     kubeadm_token: "{{ temp_token.stdout }}"
   when: kubeadm_token is not defined
 
-- name: Get the kubeadm version
-  command: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubeadm version -o short"
-  register: kubeadm_output
-  changed_when: false
-
 - name: Set kubeadm api version to v1beta2
   set_fact:
     kubeadmConfig_api_version: v1beta2
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/node/tasks/kubelet.yml b/roles/kubernetes/node/tasks/kubelet.yml
index cb95cc174a8..8bff4077c1e 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/node/tasks/kubelet.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/node/tasks/kubelet.yml
@@ -6,11 +6,6 @@
     state: directory
   when: dynamic_kubelet_configuration
 
-- name: Get the kubeadm version
-  command: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubeadm version -o short"
-  register: kubeadm_output
-  changed_when: false
-
 - name: Set kubelet api version to v1beta1
   set_fact:
     kubeletConfig_api_version: v1beta1