diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index d7f4dcf..7a302e4 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -43,14 +43,11 @@ resource "azurerm_kubernetes_cluster" "aks" {
 
   network_profile {
     network_plugin     = var.network_plugin
-    network_mode       = (var.network_plugin == "azure" ? var.network_mode : null)
     dns_service_ip     = (var.network_profile_options == null ? null : var.network_profile_options.dns_service_ip)
     docker_bridge_cidr = (var.network_profile_options == null ? null : var.network_profile_options.docker_bridge_cidr)
     service_cidr       = (var.network_profile_options == null ? null : var.network_profile_options.service_cidr)
     outbound_type      = var.outbound_type
     pod_cidr           = (var.network_plugin == "kubenet" ? var.pod_cidr : null)
-    
-
   }
 
   default_node_pool {
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index b4b0e4a..2a8625e 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -92,27 +92,18 @@ variable "network_plugin" {
     error_message = "Network Plugin must set to kubenet or azure."
 
   }
-
-}
-
-variable "network_mode" {
-  description = "network mode to br used with Azure CNI"
-  type        = string
-  default     = "transparent"
 }
 
 variable "outbound_type" {
   description = "outbound (egress) routing method which should be used for this Kubernetes Cluster"
   type        = string
   default     = "loadBalancer"
-
 }
 
 variable "pod_cidr" {
   description = "used for pod IP addresses"
   type        = string
   default     = null
-  
 }
 
 variable "network_profile_options" {