diff --git a/pkg/controllers/nodeclass/status/instanceprofile_test.go b/pkg/controllers/nodeclass/status/instanceprofile_test.go
index 2f0f342eb863..62e9420a9680 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/nodeclass/status/instanceprofile_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/nodeclass/status/instanceprofile_test.go
@@ -99,39 +99,6 @@ var _ = Describe("NodeClass InstanceProfile Status Controller", func() {
 		Expect(nodeClass.Status.InstanceProfile).To(Equal(profileName))
 		Expect(nodeClass.StatusConditions().IsTrue(v1.ConditionTypeInstanceProfileReady)).To(BeTrue())
 	})
-	It("should add the eks:eks-cluster-name tag when the tag doesn't exist", func() {
-		awsEnv.IAMAPI.InstanceProfiles = map[string]*iamtypes.InstanceProfile{
-			profileName: {
-				InstanceProfileId:   aws.String(fake.InstanceProfileID()),
-				InstanceProfileName: aws.String(profileName),
-				Roles: []iamtypes.Role{
-					{
-						RoleName: aws.String("other-role"),
-					},
-				},
-				Tags: []iamtypes.Tag{
-					{
-						Key:   lo.ToPtr(fmt.Sprintf("kubernetes.io/cluster/%s", options.FromContext(ctx).ClusterName)),
-						Value: lo.ToPtr("owned"),
-					},
-					{
-						Key:   lo.ToPtr(v1.LabelNodeClass),
-						Value: lo.ToPtr(nodeClass.Name),
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		}
-
-		ExpectApplied(ctx, env.Client, nodeClass)
-		ExpectObjectReconciled(ctx, env.Client, statusController, nodeClass)
-
-		Expect(awsEnv.IAMAPI.InstanceProfiles).To(HaveLen(1))
-		Expect(awsEnv.IAMAPI.InstanceProfiles[profileName].Tags).To(ContainElements(
-			iamtypes.Tag{Key: lo.ToPtr(fmt.Sprintf("kubernetes.io/cluster/%s", options.FromContext(ctx).ClusterName)), Value: lo.ToPtr("owned")},
-			iamtypes.Tag{Key: lo.ToPtr(v1.LabelNodeClass), Value: lo.ToPtr(nodeClass.Name)},
-			iamtypes.Tag{Key: lo.ToPtr(v1.EKSClusterNameTagKey), Value: lo.ToPtr(options.FromContext(ctx).ClusterName)},
-		))
-	})
 	It("should not call CreateInstanceProfile or AddRoleToInstanceProfile when instance profile exists with correct role", func() {
 		awsEnv.IAMAPI.InstanceProfiles = map[string]*iamtypes.InstanceProfile{
 			profileName: {
diff --git a/pkg/providers/instanceprofile/instanceprofile.go b/pkg/providers/instanceprofile/instanceprofile.go
index c16d8c5d9cd5..6a0a78f9c4fa 100644
--- a/pkg/providers/instanceprofile/instanceprofile.go
+++ b/pkg/providers/instanceprofile/instanceprofile.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 
-	v1 "github.com/aws/karpenter-provider-aws/pkg/apis/v1"
 	sdk "github.com/aws/karpenter-provider-aws/pkg/aws"
 	awserrors "github.com/aws/karpenter-provider-aws/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/aws/karpenter-provider-aws/pkg/operator/options"
@@ -61,8 +60,10 @@ func NewDefaultProvider(region string, iamapi sdk.IAMAPI, cache *cache.Cache) *D
 
 func (p *DefaultProvider) Create(ctx context.Context, m ResourceOwner) (string, error) {
 	profileName := m.InstanceProfileName(options.FromContext(ctx).ClusterName, p.region)
-	tags := lo.Assign(m.InstanceProfileTags(options.FromContext(ctx).ClusterName), map[string]string{corev1.LabelTopologyRegion: p.region})
-
+	tags := map[string]string{}
+	if len(m.InstanceProfileTags(options.FromContext(ctx).ClusterName)) != 0 {
+		tags = lo.Assign(m.InstanceProfileTags(options.FromContext(ctx).ClusterName), map[string]string{corev1.LabelTopologyRegion: p.region})
+	}
 	// An instance profile exists for this NodeClass
 	if _, ok := p.cache.Get(string(m.GetUID())); ok {
 		return profileName, nil
@@ -83,16 +84,6 @@ func (p *DefaultProvider) Create(ctx context.Context, m ResourceOwner) (string,
 		}
 		instanceProfile = o.InstanceProfile
 	} else {
-		if !lo.ContainsBy(out.InstanceProfile.Tags, func(t iamtypes.Tag) bool {
-			return lo.FromPtr(t.Key) == v1.EKSClusterNameTagKey
-		}) {
-			if _, err = p.iamapi.TagInstanceProfile(ctx, &iam.TagInstanceProfileInput{
-				InstanceProfileName: aws.String(profileName),
-				Tags:                lo.MapToSlice(tags, func(k, v string) iamtypes.Tag { return iamtypes.Tag{Key: aws.String(k), Value: aws.String(v)} }),
-			}); err != nil {
-				return "", fmt.Errorf("tagging instance profile %q, %w", profileName, err)
-			}
-		}
 		instanceProfile = out.InstanceProfile
 	}
 	// Instance profiles can only have a single role assigned to them so this profile either has 1 or 0 roles