diff --git a/installer/pkg/config/validate.go b/installer/pkg/config/validate.go
index 5e75f9537fb..aa7d556ee07 100644
--- a/installer/pkg/config/validate.go
+++ b/installer/pkg/config/validate.go
@@ -335,7 +335,6 @@ func (c *Cluster) validateNodePools() []error {
 	}{
 		{pools: c.Master.NodePools, field: "master"},
 		{pools: c.Worker.NodePools, field: "worker"},
-		{pools: c.Etcd.NodePools, field: "etcd"},
 	}
 	for _, f := range fields {
 		var found bool
diff --git a/installer/pkg/config/validate_test.go b/installer/pkg/config/validate_test.go
index 4a3c2b4b166..42350a70663 100644
--- a/installer/pkg/config/validate_test.go
+++ b/installer/pkg/config/validate_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func TestMissingNodePool(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			cluster: Cluster{},
-			errs:    3,
+			errs:    2,
 		},
 		{
 			cluster: Cluster{
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func TestMissingNodePool(t *testing.T) {
 					NodePools: []string{"", "", ""},
 				},
 			},
-			errs: 3,
+			errs: 2,
 		},
 		{
 			cluster: Cluster{
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func TestMissingNodePool(t *testing.T) {
 					NodePools: []string{"master"},
 				},
 			},
-			errs: 2,
+			errs: 1,
 		},
 		{
 			cluster: Cluster{
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ func TestMissingNodePool(t *testing.T) {
 				Worker: Worker{
 					NodePools: []string{"worker"},
 				},
-				Etcd: Etcd{
-					NodePools: []string{"etcd"},
-				},
 			},
 			errs: 0,
 		},
@@ -90,9 +87,6 @@ func TestMoreThanOneNodePool(t *testing.T) {
 				Worker: Worker{
 					NodePools: []string{"worker"},
 				},
-				Etcd: Etcd{
-					NodePools: []string{"etcd"},
-				},
 			},
 			errs: 0,
 		},
@@ -104,9 +98,6 @@ func TestMoreThanOneNodePool(t *testing.T) {
 				Worker: Worker{
 					NodePools: []string{"worker"},
 				},
-				Etcd: Etcd{
-					NodePools: []string{"etcd"},
-				},
 			},
 			errs: 1,
 		},
@@ -118,11 +109,8 @@ func TestMoreThanOneNodePool(t *testing.T) {
 				Worker: Worker{
 					NodePools: []string{"worker", "worker2"},
 				},
-				Etcd: Etcd{
-					NodePools: []string{"etcd", "etcd2"},
-				},
 			},
-			errs: 3,
+			errs: 2,
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -166,11 +154,8 @@ func TestUnmatchedNodePool(t *testing.T) {
 				Worker: Worker{
 					NodePools: []string{"worker"},
 				},
-				Etcd: Etcd{
-					NodePools: []string{"etcd"},
-				},
 			},
-			errs: 3,
+			errs: 2,
 		},
 		{
 			cluster: Cluster{
@@ -180,9 +165,6 @@ func TestUnmatchedNodePool(t *testing.T) {
 				Worker: Worker{
 					NodePools: []string{"worker"},
 				},
-				Etcd: Etcd{
-					NodePools: []string{"etcd"},
-				},
 				NodePools: NodePools{
 					{
 						Name:  "master",
@@ -192,10 +174,6 @@ func TestUnmatchedNodePool(t *testing.T) {
 						Name:  "worker",
 						Count: 1,
 					},
-					{
-						Name:  "etcd",
-						Count: 1,
-					},
 				},
 			},
 			errs: 1,
@@ -208,9 +186,6 @@ func TestUnmatchedNodePool(t *testing.T) {
 				Worker: Worker{
 					NodePools: []string{"worker"},
 				},
-				Etcd: Etcd{
-					NodePools: []string{"etcd"},
-				},
 				NodePools: NodePools{
 					{
 						Name:  "master",
@@ -220,10 +195,6 @@ func TestUnmatchedNodePool(t *testing.T) {
 						Name:  "worker",
 						Count: 1,
 					},
-					{
-						Name:  "etcd",
-						Count: 1,
-					},
 				},
 			},
 			errs: 0,
@@ -270,9 +241,6 @@ func TestSharedNodePool(t *testing.T) {
 				Worker: Worker{
 					NodePools: []string{"shared"},
 				},
-				Etcd: Etcd{
-					NodePools: []string{"etcd"},
-				},
 			},
 			errs: 1,
 		},
@@ -284,9 +252,6 @@ func TestSharedNodePool(t *testing.T) {
 				Worker: Worker{
 					NodePools: []string{"shared"},
 				},
-				Etcd: Etcd{
-					NodePools: []string{"shared"},
-				},
 			},
 			errs: 1,
 		},
@@ -298,9 +263,6 @@ func TestSharedNodePool(t *testing.T) {
 				Worker: Worker{
 					NodePools: []string{"shared", "shared2"},
 				},
-				Etcd: Etcd{
-					NodePools: []string{"shared"},
-				},
 			},
 			errs: 2,
 		},
@@ -312,11 +274,8 @@ func TestSharedNodePool(t *testing.T) {
 				Worker: Worker{
 					NodePools: []string{"shared", "shared2", "shared3"},
 				},
-				Etcd: Etcd{
-					NodePools: []string{"shared", "shared3"},
-				},
 			},
-			errs: 3,
+			errs: 2,
 		},
 	}