diff --git a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
index 516b1e4423d..770b55c19f5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v7.0.0-alpha2...master[Check the HEAD d
 - Kubernetes autodiscover fails in node scope if node name cannot be discovered {pull}26947[26947]
 - Loading Kibana assets (dashboards, index templates) rely on Saved Object API. So to provide a reliable service, Beats can only import and export dasbhboards using at least Kibana 7.15. {issue}20672[20672] {pull}27220[27220]
 - Skip add_kubernetes_metadata processor when kubernetes metadata are already present {pull}27689[27689]
+- Remove deprecated/undocumented IncludeCreatorMetadata setting from kubernetes metadata config options {pull}28006[28006]
 
 *Auditbeat*
 
diff --git a/libbeat/common/kubernetes/metadata/config.go b/libbeat/common/kubernetes/metadata/config.go
index c762c692728..5e27eff4cf3 100644
--- a/libbeat/common/kubernetes/metadata/config.go
+++ b/libbeat/common/kubernetes/metadata/config.go
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	LabelsDedot      bool `config:"labels.dedot"`
 	AnnotationsDedot bool `config:"annotations.dedot"`
-
-	// Undocumented settings, to be deprecated in favor of `drop_fields` processor:
-	IncludeCreatorMetadata bool `config:"include_creator_metadata"`
 }
 
 // AddResourceMetadataConfig allows adding config for enriching additional resources
@@ -41,7 +38,6 @@ type AddResourceMetadataConfig struct {
 
 // InitDefaults initializes the defaults for the config.
 func (c *Config) InitDefaults() {
-	c.IncludeCreatorMetadata = true
 	c.LabelsDedot = true
 	c.AnnotationsDedot = true
 }
diff --git a/libbeat/common/kubernetes/metadata/resource.go b/libbeat/common/kubernetes/metadata/resource.go
index a2b1a555061..7bbd05e4b98 100644
--- a/libbeat/common/kubernetes/metadata/resource.go
+++ b/libbeat/common/kubernetes/metadata/resource.go
@@ -112,17 +112,15 @@ func (r *Resource) GenerateK8s(kind string, obj kubernetes.Resource, options ...
 	}
 
 	// Add controller metadata if present
-	if r.config.IncludeCreatorMetadata {
-		for _, ref := range accessor.GetOwnerReferences() {
-			if ref.Controller != nil && *ref.Controller {
-				switch ref.Kind {
-				// TODO grow this list as we keep adding more `state_*` metricsets
-				case "Deployment",
-					"ReplicaSet",
-					"StatefulSet",
-					"DaemonSet":
-					safemapstr.Put(meta, strings.ToLower(ref.Kind)+".name", ref.Name)
-				}
+	for _, ref := range accessor.GetOwnerReferences() {
+		if ref.Controller != nil && *ref.Controller {
+			switch ref.Kind {
+			// TODO grow this list as we keep adding more `state_*` metricsets
+			case "Deployment",
+				"ReplicaSet",
+				"StatefulSet",
+				"DaemonSet":
+				safemapstr.Put(meta, strings.ToLower(ref.Kind)+".name", ref.Name)
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/x-pack/elastic-agent/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc b/x-pack/elastic-agent/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
index 0f4c1e70c1a..eb17c4d667e 100644
--- a/x-pack/elastic-agent/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
+++ b/x-pack/elastic-agent/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 - Beats build for 32Bit Windows or Linux system will refuse to run on a 64bit system. {pull}25186[25186]
 - Remove the `--kibana-url` from `install` and `enroll` command. {pull}25529[25529]
 - Default to port 80 and 443 for Kibana and Fleet Server connections. {pull}25723[25723]
+- Remove deprecated/undocumented IncludeCreatorMetadata setting from kubernetes metadata config options {pull}28006[28006]
 
 ==== Bugfixes
 - Fix rename *ConfigChange to *PolicyChange to align on changes in the UI. {pull}20779[20779]
diff --git a/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/composable/providers/kubernetes/config.go b/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/composable/providers/kubernetes/config.go
index 3d34db03a8b..ddad6fd2540 100644
--- a/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/composable/providers/kubernetes/config.go
+++ b/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/composable/providers/kubernetes/config.go
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	LabelsDedot      bool `config:"labels.dedot"`
 	AnnotationsDedot bool `config:"annotations.dedot"`
-
-	// Undocumented settings, to be deprecated in favor of `drop_fields` processor:
-	IncludeCreatorMetadata bool `config:"include_creator_metadata"`
 }
 
 // Resources config section for resources' config blocks
@@ -55,7 +52,6 @@ func (c *Config) InitDefaults() {
 	c.CleanupTimeout = 60 * time.Second
 	c.SyncPeriod = 10 * time.Minute
 	c.Scope = "node"
-	c.IncludeCreatorMetadata = true
 	c.LabelsDedot = true
 	c.AnnotationsDedot = true
 }