diff --git a/pkg/cloud/services/ec2/launchtemplate.go b/pkg/cloud/services/ec2/launchtemplate.go
index 062b3ee3c7..5355660d95 100644
--- a/pkg/cloud/services/ec2/launchtemplate.go
+++ b/pkg/cloud/services/ec2/launchtemplate.go
@@ -461,17 +461,6 @@ func (s *Service) createLaunchTemplateData(scope scope.LaunchTemplateScope, imag
 			Name: aws.String(lt.IamInstanceProfile),
 		}
 	}
-	if s.scope.VPC().IsIPv6Enabled() {
-		data.NetworkInterfaces = []*ec2.LaunchTemplateInstanceNetworkInterfaceSpecificationRequest{
-			{
-				Ipv6Prefixes: []*ec2.Ipv6PrefixSpecificationRequest{
-					{
-						Ipv6Prefix: aws.String("auto"),
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		}
-	}
 
 	ids, err := s.GetCoreNodeSecurityGroups(scope)
 	if err != nil {