diff --git a/cluster-provision/gocli/opts/istio/manifests/istio-operator.cr.yaml b/cluster-provision/gocli/opts/istio/manifests/istio-operator.cr.yaml
index 885e9a808b..3b397b6fa7 100644
--- a/cluster-provision/gocli/opts/istio/manifests/istio-operator.cr.yaml
+++ b/cluster-provision/gocli/opts/istio/manifests/istio-operator.cr.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ spec:
     global:
       jwtPolicy: third-party-jwt
     cni:
-      provider: multus
       chained: true
       cniBinDir: /opt/cni/bin
       cniConfDir: /etc/cni/net.d