diff --git a/magnum/drivers/common/templates/kubernetes/fragments/core-dns-service.sh b/magnum/drivers/common/templates/kubernetes/fragments/core-dns-service.sh
index affbc932d3..048fac6448 100644
--- a/magnum/drivers/common/templates/kubernetes/fragments/core-dns-service.sh
+++ b/magnum/drivers/common/templates/kubernetes/fragments/core-dns-service.sh
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ data:
         health
         kubernetes ${DNS_CLUSTER_DOMAIN} ${PORTAL_NETWORK_CIDR} ${PODS_NETWORK_CIDR} {
            pods verified
-           upstream
            fallthrough in-addr.arpa ip6.arpa
         }
         prometheus :9153