diff --git a/nodepool/nodepool.yaml b/nodepool/nodepool.yaml
index f88eb8faac..ffa8b6cb04 100644
--- a/nodepool/nodepool.yaml
+++ b/nodepool/nodepool.yaml
@@ -71,54 +71,38 @@ providers:
     diskimages:
       - name: centos-7
         config-drive: true
-        pause: true
       - name: centos-8-stream
         config-drive: true
-        pause: true
       - name: centos-9-stream
         config-drive: true
-        pause: true
       - name: debian-bookworm
         config-drive: true
-        pause: true
       - name: debian-bullseye
         config-drive: true
-        pause: true
       - name: debian-buster
         config-drive: true
-        pause: true
       - name: fedora-35
         config-drive: true
-        pause: true
       - name: fedora-36
         config-drive: true
-        pause: true
       - name: gentoo-17-0-systemd
         config-drive: true
-        pause: true
       - name: opensuse-15
         config-drive: true
-        pause: true
       - name: rockylinux-8
         config-drive: true
-        pause: true
       - name: rockylinux-9
         config-drive: true
-        pause: true
       - name: ubuntu-bionic
         config-drive: true
-        pause: true
       - name: ubuntu-focal
         config-drive: true
-        pause: true
       - name: ubuntu-jammy
         config-drive: true
       - name: ubuntu-xenial
         config-drive: true
-        pause: true
       - name: openEuler-22-03-LTS
         config-drive: true
-        pause: true
 
   - name: rax-ord
     region-name: 'ORD'