diff --git a/puppet-manifests/src/modules/platform/manifests/kubernetes.pp b/puppet-manifests/src/modules/platform/manifests/kubernetes.pp
index 0b3de7e82..ba2565788 100644
--- a/puppet-manifests/src/modules/platform/manifests/kubernetes.pp
+++ b/puppet-manifests/src/modules/platform/manifests/kubernetes.pp
@@ -2142,7 +2142,6 @@ class platform::kubernetes::dual_stack::ipv4::runtime {
     logoutput => true,
   }
   if $state == true {
-    $ipip_mode = 'Always'
     file { $def_pool_filename:
       ensure  => file,
       content => template('platform/callico_ippool.yaml.erb'),
@@ -2224,7 +2223,6 @@ class platform::kubernetes::dual_stack::ipv6::runtime {
     logoutput => true,
   }
   if $state == true {
-    $ipip_mode = 'Never'
     file { $def_pool_filename:
       ensure  => file,
       content => template('platform/callico_ippool.yaml.erb'),
diff --git a/puppet-manifests/src/modules/platform/templates/callico_ippool.yaml.erb b/puppet-manifests/src/modules/platform/templates/callico_ippool.yaml.erb
index 2af7c2bbf..01a2e3cb8 100644
--- a/puppet-manifests/src/modules/platform/templates/callico_ippool.yaml.erb
+++ b/puppet-manifests/src/modules/platform/templates/callico_ippool.yaml.erb
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ metadata:
   name: default-<%= @protocol %>-ippool
 spec:
   cidr: <%= @pod_sec_subnet %>
-  ipipMode: <%= @ipip_mode %>
+  ipipMode: Never
   natOutgoing: true
   vxlanMode: Never