diff --git a/latest/ug/nodes/launch-node-ubuntu.adoc b/latest/ug/nodes/launch-node-ubuntu.adoc
index 35909f2a..4ad3cf06 100644
--- a/latest/ug/nodes/launch-node-ubuntu.adoc
+++ b/latest/ug/nodes/launch-node-ubuntu.adoc
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ nodeGroups:
     instanceType: m5.large
     desiredCapacity: 3
     amiFamily: Ubuntu2204
-    ami: auto-ssm
     iam:
        attachPolicyARNs:
           - {arn-aws}iam::aws:policy/AmazonEKSWorkerNodePolicy