diff --git a/pkg/apis/hive/v1alpha1/installconfig.go b/pkg/apis/hive/v1alpha1/installconfig.go
index b122d2d4115..18f9f5e9d8f 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/hive/v1alpha1/installconfig.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/hive/v1alpha1/installconfig.go
@@ -71,13 +71,7 @@ type AWSPlatform struct {
 	// platform configuration.
 	DefaultMachinePlatform *AWSMachinePoolPlatform `json:"defaultMachinePlatform,omitempty"`
 
-	// VPCID specifies the vpc to associate with the cluster.
-	// If empty, new vpc will be created.
-	// +optional
-	VPCID string `json:"vpcID"`
-
 	// VPCCIDRBlock
-	// +optional
 	VPCCIDRBlock string `json:"vpcCIDRBlock"`
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/install/convertconfig.go b/pkg/install/convertconfig.go
index c5d04e1185f..31f22e23447 100644
--- a/pkg/install/convertconfig.go
+++ b/pkg/install/convertconfig.go
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ func GenerateInstallConfig(cd *hivev1.ClusterDeployment, sshKey, pullSecret stri
 		platform.AWS = &installeraws.Platform{
 			Region:       aws.Region,
 			UserTags:     aws.UserTags,
-			VPCID:        aws.VPCID,
 			VPCCIDRBlock: aws.VPCCIDRBlock,
 		}
 		if aws.DefaultMachinePlatform != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/install/convertconfig_test.go b/pkg/install/convertconfig_test.go
index 14ebb47c7ba..bd7c722f0aa 100644
--- a/pkg/install/convertconfig_test.go
+++ b/pkg/install/convertconfig_test.go
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ const (
 	adminPassword   = "adminpassword"
 	adminSSHKey     = "adminSSH"
 	pullSecret      = "pullSecret"
-	vpcID           = "vpcID"
 	vpcCIDRBlock    = "10.1.0.0/16"
 	awsInstanceType = "fake-aws-type"
 	awsRegion       = "us-east-1"
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ func buildValidClusterDeployment() *hivev1.ClusterDeployment {
 						UserTags: map[string]string{
 							"foo": "bar",
 						},
-						VPCID:        vpcID,
 						VPCCIDRBlock: vpcCIDRBlock,
 						DefaultMachinePlatform: &hivev1.AWSMachinePoolPlatform{
 							InstanceType: awsInstanceType,
@@ -153,7 +151,6 @@ func buildBaseExpectedInstallConfig() *installtypes.InstallConfig {
 				UserTags: map[string]string{
 					"foo": "bar",
 				},
-				VPCID:        vpcID,
 				VPCCIDRBlock: vpcCIDRBlock,
 				DefaultMachinePlatform: &installawstypes.MachinePool{
 					InstanceType: awsInstanceType,