diff --git a/nodeup/pkg/model/secrets.go b/nodeup/pkg/model/secrets.go
index 0f31ad8bbd64f..ed8ae8f3500d3 100644
--- a/nodeup/pkg/model/secrets.go
+++ b/nodeup/pkg/model/secrets.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func (b *SecretBuilder) Build(c *fi.ModelBuilderContext) error {
 
 	// Support for basic auth was deprecated 1.16 and removed in 1.19
 	// https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/89069
-	if b.IsKubernetesLT("1.19") && b.SecretStore != nil {
+	if false && b.IsKubernetesLT("1.19") && b.SecretStore != nil {
 		key := "kube"
 		token, err := b.SecretStore.FindSecret(key)
 		if err != nil {