diff --git a/kinder/ci/tools/update-workflows/config.yaml b/kinder/ci/tools/update-workflows/config.yaml
index fb516be4..2e9d2136 100644
--- a/kinder/ci/tools/update-workflows/config.yaml
+++ b/kinder/ci/tools/update-workflows/config.yaml
@@ -201,18 +201,6 @@ jobGroups:
   - kubernetesVersion: -3
     upgradeVersion: -2
 
-- name: learner-mode
-  testInfraJobSpec:
-    targetFile: kubeadm-kinder-learner-mode.yaml
-    template: ./templates/testinfra/kubeadm-kinder-learner-mode.yaml
-  kinderWorkflowSpec:
-    targetFile: learner-mode-{{ .KubernetesVersion }}.yaml
-    template: ./templates/workflows/learner-mode.yaml
-    additionalFiles:
-    - ./templates/workflows/learner-mode-tasks.yaml
-  jobs:
-  - kubernetesVersion: latest
-
 - name: super-admin
   testInfraJobSpec:
     targetFile: kubeadm-kinder-super-admin.yaml
diff --git a/kinder/ci/tools/update-workflows/templates/testinfra/kubeadm-kinder-learner-mode.yaml b/kinder/ci/tools/update-workflows/templates/testinfra/kubeadm-kinder-learner-mode.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ecd4a2b..00000000
--- a/kinder/ci/tools/update-workflows/templates/testinfra/kubeadm-kinder-learner-mode.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-- name: ci-kubernetes-e2e-kubeadm-kinder-learner-mode-{{ dashVer .KubernetesVersion }}
-  cluster: eks-prow-build-cluster
-  interval: {{ .JobInterval }}
-  decorate: true
-  labels:
-    preset-dind-enabled: "true"
-    preset-kind-volume-mounts: "true"
-  annotations:
-    testgrid-dashboards: sig-cluster-lifecycle-kubeadm
-    testgrid-tab-name: kubeadm-kinder-learner-mode-{{ dashVer .KubernetesVersion }}
-    testgrid-alert-email: sig-cluster-lifecycle-kubeadm-alerts@kubernetes.io
-    description: "OWNER: sig-cluster-lifecycle (kinder); Uses kubeadm/kinder to create a cluster using etcd learner mode to join control-plane and run kubeadm-e2e and the conformance suite"
-    testgrid-num-columns-recent: "20"
-{{ .AlertAnnotations }}
-  decoration_config:
-    timeout: 60m
-  extra_refs:
-  - org: kubernetes
-    repo: kubernetes
-    base_ref: {{ branchFor .KubernetesVersion }}
-    path_alias: k8s.io/kubernetes
-  - org: kubernetes
-    repo: kubeadm
-    base_ref: main
-    path_alias: k8s.io/kubeadm
-  spec:
-    containers:
-    - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:{{ .TestInfraImage }}-{{ imageVer .KubernetesVersion }}
-      command:
-      - runner.sh
-      - "../kubeadm/kinder/ci/kinder-run.sh"
-      args:
-      - {{ .WorkflowFile }}
-      securityContext:
-        privileged: true
-      resources:
-        limits:
-          memory: "9000Mi"
-          cpu: 2000m
-        requests:
-          memory: "9000Mi"
-          cpu: 2000m
diff --git a/kinder/ci/tools/update-workflows/templates/workflows/learner-mode-tasks.yaml b/kinder/ci/tools/update-workflows/templates/workflows/learner-mode-tasks.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3922dbd5..00000000
--- a/kinder/ci/tools/update-workflows/templates/workflows/learner-mode-tasks.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,157 +0,0 @@
-# IMPORTANT! this workflow is imported by learner-mode-* workflows.
-version: 1
-summary: |
-  This workflow implements a sequence of tasks used test the proper functioning
-  of kubeadm not in etcd learner mode during joining control plane.
-vars:
-  # vars defines default values for variable used by tasks in this workflow;
-  # those values might be overridden when importing this files.
-  kubernetesVersion: v1.26.0
-  upgradeVersion: v1.26.0
-  controlPlaneNodes: 3
-  workerNodes: 2
-  baseImage: kindest/base:v20221102-76f15095 # has containerd
-  image: kindest/node:test
-  clusterName: kinder-learner-mode
-  kubeadmVerbosity: 6
-tasks:
-- name: pull-base-image
-  description: |
-    pulls kindest/base image with docker in docker and all the prerequisites necessary for running kind(er)
-  cmd: docker
-  args:
-  - pull
-  - "{{ .vars.baseImage }}"
-- name: add-kubernetes-versions
-  description: |
-    creates a node-image-variant by adding a Kubernetes version
-  cmd: kinder
-  args:
-  - build
-  - node-image-variant
-  - --base-image={{ .vars.baseImage }}
-  - --image={{ .vars.image }}
-  - --with-init-artifacts={{ .vars.kubernetesVersion }}
-  - --with-upgrade-artifacts={{ .vars.upgradeVersion }}
-  - --loglevel=debug
-  timeout: 15m
-- name: create-cluster
-  description: |
-    create a set of nodes ready for hosting the Kubernetes cluster
-  cmd: kinder
-  args:
-  - create
-  - cluster
-  - --name={{ .vars.clusterName }}
-  - --image={{ .vars.image }}
-  - --control-plane-nodes={{ .vars.controlPlaneNodes }}
-  - --worker-nodes={{ .vars.workerNodes }}
-  - --loglevel=debug
-  timeout: 5m
-- name: init
-  description: |
-    Initializes the Kubernetes cluster with version "initVersion"
-    by starting the boostrap control-plane nodes
-  cmd: kinder
-  args:
-  - do
-  - kubeadm-init
-  - --name={{ .vars.clusterName }}
-  - --loglevel=debug
-  - --kubeadm-verbosity={{ .vars.kubeadmVerbosity }}
-  - --kubeadm-feature-gate="EtcdLearnerMode=false"
-  - --copy-certs=auto
-  timeout: 5m
-- name: join
-  description: |
-    Join the other nodes to the Kubernetes cluster
-  cmd: kinder
-  args:
-  - do
-  - kubeadm-join
-  - --name={{ .vars.clusterName }}
-  - --loglevel=debug
-  - --kubeadm-verbosity={{ .vars.kubeadmVerbosity }}
-  - --copy-certs=auto
-  timeout: 10m
-- name: upgrade
-  description: |
-    upgrades the cluster to Kubernetes "upgradeVersion"
-  cmd: kinder
-  args:
-  - do
-  - kubeadm-upgrade
-  - --upgrade-version={{ .vars.upgradeVersion }}
-  - --name={{ .vars.clusterName }}
-  - --loglevel=debug
-  - --kubeadm-verbosity={{ .vars.kubeadmVerbosity }}
-  timeout: 15m
-- name: cluster-info
-  description: |
-    Runs cluster-info
-  cmd: kinder
-  args:
-  - do
-  - cluster-info
-  - --name={{ .vars.clusterName }}
-  - --loglevel=debug
-- name: e2e-kubeadm
-  description: |
-    Runs kubeadm e2e tests
-  cmd: kinder
-  args:
-  - test
-  - e2e-kubeadm
-  - --test-flags=--report-dir={{ .env.ARTIFACTS }} --report-prefix=e2e-kubeadm
-  - --name={{ .vars.clusterName }}
-  - --loglevel=debug
-  timeout: 10m
-- name: e2e
-  description: |
-    Runs Kubernetes e2e test (conformance)
-  cmd: kinder
-  args:
-  - test
-  - e2e
-  - --test-flags=--report-dir={{ .env.ARTIFACTS }} --report-prefix=e2e
-  - --parallel
-  - --name={{ .vars.clusterName }}
-  - --loglevel=debug
-  timeout: 35m
-- name: get-logs
-  description: |
-    Collects all the test logs
-  cmd: kinder
-  args:
-  - export
-  - logs
-  - --loglevel=debug
-  - --name={{ .vars.clusterName }}
-  - "{{ .env.ARTIFACTS }}"
-  force: true
-  timeout: 5m
-  # kind export log is know to be flaky, so we are temporary ignoring errors in order
-  # to make the test pass in case everything else passed
-  # see https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kind/issues/456
-  ignoreError: true
-- name: reset
-  description: |
-    Exec kubeadm reset
-  cmd: kinder
-  args:
-  - do
-  - kubeadm-reset
-  - --name={{ .vars.clusterName }}
-  - --loglevel=debug
-  - --kubeadm-verbosity={{ .vars.kubeadmVerbosity }}
-  force: true
-- name: delete
-  description: |
-    Deletes the cluster
-  cmd: kinder
-  args:
-  - delete
-  - cluster
-  - --name={{ .vars.clusterName }}
-  - --loglevel=debug
-  force: true
diff --git a/kinder/ci/tools/update-workflows/templates/workflows/learner-mode.yaml b/kinder/ci/tools/update-workflows/templates/workflows/learner-mode.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index d01e71f4..00000000
--- a/kinder/ci/tools/update-workflows/templates/workflows/learner-mode.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-version: 1
-summary: |
-  This workflow tests the proper functioning of the {{ .KubernetesVersion }} version of both kubeadm and Kubernetes using
-  etcd learner mode to join control plane.
-  test grid > https://testgrid.k8s.io/sig-cluster-lifecycle-kubeadm#kubeadm-kinder-learner-mode{{ dashVer .KubernetesVersion }}
-  config    > https://git.k8s.io/test-infra/config/jobs/kubernetes/sig-cluster-lifecycle/{{ .TargetFile }}
-vars:
-  kubernetesVersion: "\{\{ resolve `ci/{{ ciLabelFor .KubernetesVersion }}` \}\}"
-  upgradeVersion: "\{\{ resolve `ci/{{ ciLabelFor .KubernetesVersion }}` \}\}"
-tasks:
-- import: learner-mode-tasks.yaml
diff --git a/kinder/ci/workflows/learner-mode-latest.yaml b/kinder/ci/workflows/learner-mode-latest.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index bc8f9d24..00000000
--- a/kinder/ci/workflows/learner-mode-latest.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-# AUTOGENERATED by https://git.k8s.io/kubeadm/kinder/ci/tools/update-workflows
-version: 1
-summary: |
-  This workflow tests the proper functioning of the latest version of both kubeadm and Kubernetes using
-  etcd learner mode to join control plane.
-  test grid > https://testgrid.k8s.io/sig-cluster-lifecycle-kubeadm#kubeadm-kinder-learner-modelatest
-  config    > https://git.k8s.io/test-infra/config/jobs/kubernetes/sig-cluster-lifecycle/kubeadm-kinder-learner-mode.yaml
-vars:
-  kubernetesVersion: "{{ resolve `ci/latest` }}"
-  upgradeVersion: "{{ resolve `ci/latest` }}"
-tasks:
-- import: learner-mode-tasks.yaml
diff --git a/kinder/ci/workflows/learner-mode-tasks.yaml b/kinder/ci/workflows/learner-mode-tasks.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index c77cfd43..00000000
--- a/kinder/ci/workflows/learner-mode-tasks.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,158 +0,0 @@
-# AUTOGENERATED by https://git.k8s.io/kubeadm/kinder/ci/tools/update-workflows
-# IMPORTANT! this workflow is imported by learner-mode-* workflows.
-version: 1
-summary: |
-  This workflow implements a sequence of tasks used test the proper functioning
-  of kubeadm not in etcd learner mode during joining control plane.
-vars:
-  # vars defines default values for variable used by tasks in this workflow;
-  # those values might be overridden when importing this files.
-  kubernetesVersion: v1.26.0
-  upgradeVersion: v1.26.0
-  controlPlaneNodes: 3
-  workerNodes: 2
-  baseImage: kindest/base:v20221102-76f15095 # has containerd
-  image: kindest/node:test
-  clusterName: kinder-learner-mode
-  kubeadmVerbosity: 6
-tasks:
-- name: pull-base-image
-  description: |
-    pulls kindest/base image with docker in docker and all the prerequisites necessary for running kind(er)
-  cmd: docker
-  args:
-  - pull
-  - "{{ .vars.baseImage }}"
-- name: add-kubernetes-versions
-  description: |
-    creates a node-image-variant by adding a Kubernetes version
-  cmd: kinder
-  args:
-  - build
-  - node-image-variant
-  - --base-image={{ .vars.baseImage }}
-  - --image={{ .vars.image }}
-  - --with-init-artifacts={{ .vars.kubernetesVersion }}
-  - --with-upgrade-artifacts={{ .vars.upgradeVersion }}
-  - --loglevel=debug
-  timeout: 15m
-- name: create-cluster
-  description: |
-    create a set of nodes ready for hosting the Kubernetes cluster
-  cmd: kinder
-  args:
-  - create
-  - cluster
-  - --name={{ .vars.clusterName }}
-  - --image={{ .vars.image }}
-  - --control-plane-nodes={{ .vars.controlPlaneNodes }}
-  - --worker-nodes={{ .vars.workerNodes }}
-  - --loglevel=debug
-  timeout: 5m
-- name: init
-  description: |
-    Initializes the Kubernetes cluster with version "initVersion"
-    by starting the boostrap control-plane nodes
-  cmd: kinder
-  args:
-  - do
-  - kubeadm-init
-  - --name={{ .vars.clusterName }}
-  - --loglevel=debug
-  - --kubeadm-verbosity={{ .vars.kubeadmVerbosity }}
-  - --kubeadm-feature-gate="EtcdLearnerMode=false"
-  - --copy-certs=auto
-  timeout: 5m
-- name: join
-  description: |
-    Join the other nodes to the Kubernetes cluster
-  cmd: kinder
-  args:
-  - do
-  - kubeadm-join
-  - --name={{ .vars.clusterName }}
-  - --loglevel=debug
-  - --kubeadm-verbosity={{ .vars.kubeadmVerbosity }}
-  - --copy-certs=auto
-  timeout: 10m
-- name: upgrade
-  description: |
-    upgrades the cluster to Kubernetes "upgradeVersion"
-  cmd: kinder
-  args:
-  - do
-  - kubeadm-upgrade
-  - --upgrade-version={{ .vars.upgradeVersion }}
-  - --name={{ .vars.clusterName }}
-  - --loglevel=debug
-  - --kubeadm-verbosity={{ .vars.kubeadmVerbosity }}
-  timeout: 15m
-- name: cluster-info
-  description: |
-    Runs cluster-info
-  cmd: kinder
-  args:
-  - do
-  - cluster-info
-  - --name={{ .vars.clusterName }}
-  - --loglevel=debug
-- name: e2e-kubeadm
-  description: |
-    Runs kubeadm e2e tests
-  cmd: kinder
-  args:
-  - test
-  - e2e-kubeadm
-  - --test-flags=--report-dir={{ .env.ARTIFACTS }} --report-prefix=e2e-kubeadm
-  - --name={{ .vars.clusterName }}
-  - --loglevel=debug
-  timeout: 10m
-- name: e2e
-  description: |
-    Runs Kubernetes e2e test (conformance)
-  cmd: kinder
-  args:
-  - test
-  - e2e
-  - --test-flags=--report-dir={{ .env.ARTIFACTS }} --report-prefix=e2e
-  - --parallel
-  - --name={{ .vars.clusterName }}
-  - --loglevel=debug
-  timeout: 35m
-- name: get-logs
-  description: |
-    Collects all the test logs
-  cmd: kinder
-  args:
-  - export
-  - logs
-  - --loglevel=debug
-  - --name={{ .vars.clusterName }}
-  - "{{ .env.ARTIFACTS }}"
-  force: true
-  timeout: 5m
-  # kind export log is know to be flaky, so we are temporary ignoring errors in order
-  # to make the test pass in case everything else passed
-  # see https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kind/issues/456
-  ignoreError: true
-- name: reset
-  description: |
-    Exec kubeadm reset
-  cmd: kinder
-  args:
-  - do
-  - kubeadm-reset
-  - --name={{ .vars.clusterName }}
-  - --loglevel=debug
-  - --kubeadm-verbosity={{ .vars.kubeadmVerbosity }}
-  force: true
-- name: delete
-  description: |
-    Deletes the cluster
-  cmd: kinder
-  args:
-  - delete
-  - cluster
-  - --name={{ .vars.clusterName }}
-  - --loglevel=debug
-  force: true