diff --git a/magnum/templates/kubernetes/fragments/make-cert-client.sh b/magnum/templates/kubernetes/fragments/make-cert-client.sh
index de5fc1d8af..155bb4d263 100644
--- a/magnum/templates/kubernetes/fragments/make-cert-client.sh
+++ b/magnum/templates/kubernetes/fragments/make-cert-client.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ fi
 
 cert_dir=/srv/kubernetes
 cert_conf_dir=${cert_dir}/conf
-cert_group=root
 
 mkdir -p "$cert_dir"
 mkdir -p "$cert_conf_dir"
diff --git a/magnum/templates/kubernetes/fragments/make-cert.sh b/magnum/templates/kubernetes/fragments/make-cert.sh
index f05fe6648c..2581799705 100644
--- a/magnum/templates/kubernetes/fragments/make-cert.sh
+++ b/magnum/templates/kubernetes/fragments/make-cert.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ fi
 
 cert_dir=/srv/kubernetes
 cert_conf_dir=${cert_dir}/conf
-cert_group=root
 
 mkdir -p "$cert_dir"
 mkdir -p "$cert_conf_dir"