diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/pki.nix b/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/pki.nix
index 4b7a86c44a0c..c47ceb218e66 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/pki.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/pki.nix
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ in
             inherit (cert) action;
             authority = {
               inherit remote;
-              file.path = cert.caCert;
               root_ca = cert.caCert;
               profile = "default";
               auth_key_file = certmgrAPITokenPath;