diff --git a/templates/al2/provisioners/upgrade-kernel.sh b/templates/al2/provisioners/upgrade-kernel.sh
index 9b13a18bb..b0abe6e1c 100755
--- a/templates/al2/provisioners/upgrade-kernel.sh
+++ b/templates/al2/provisioners/upgrade-kernel.sh
@@ -5,11 +5,7 @@ set -o nounset
 set -o errexit
 
 if [[ -z "$KERNEL_VERSION" ]]; then
-  if vercmp "$KUBERNETES_VERSION" gteq "1.24.0"; then
-    KERNEL_VERSION=5.10
-  else
-    KERNEL_VERSION=5.4
-  fi
+  KERNEL_VERSION=5.10
   echo "kernel_version is unset. Setting to $KERNEL_VERSION based on Kubernetes version $KUBERNETES_VERSION."
 fi