diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/cluster/k3s/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/cluster/k3s/default.nix
index 421aa0aac60e..bc5e8c66e2a5 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/cluster/k3s/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/cluster/k3s/default.nix
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ in
           [
             "${cfg.package}/bin/k3s ${cfg.role}"
           ]
-          ++ (optional (config.systemd.enableUnifiedCgroupHierarchy) "--kubelet-arg=cgroup-driver=systemd")
           ++ (optional cfg.disableAgent "--disable-agent")
           ++ (optional (cfg.serverAddr != "") "--server ${cfg.serverAddr}")
           ++ (optional (cfg.token != "") "--token ${cfg.token}")