diff --git a/nvidia-driver-installer/cos/daemonset-nvidia-mig.yaml b/nvidia-driver-installer/cos/daemonset-nvidia-mig.yaml
index 1a24714c7..e8afb9df9 100644
--- a/nvidia-driver-installer/cos/daemonset-nvidia-mig.yaml
+++ b/nvidia-driver-installer/cos/daemonset-nvidia-mig.yaml
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ spec:
           path: /etc/nvidia
       initContainers:
       - image: "cos-nvidia-installer:fixed"
-        imagePullPolicy: Never
         name: nvidia-driver-installer
         resources:
           requests:
diff --git a/nvidia-driver-installer/cos/daemonset-preloaded-latest.yaml b/nvidia-driver-installer/cos/daemonset-preloaded-latest.yaml
index e90582650..62849f420 100644
--- a/nvidia-driver-installer/cos/daemonset-preloaded-latest.yaml
+++ b/nvidia-driver-installer/cos/daemonset-preloaded-latest.yaml
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ spec:
           path: /etc/nvidia
       initContainers:
       - image: "cos-nvidia-installer:fixed"
-        imagePullPolicy: Never
         name: nvidia-driver-installer
         resources:
           requests:
diff --git a/nvidia-driver-installer/cos/daemonset-preloaded.yaml b/nvidia-driver-installer/cos/daemonset-preloaded.yaml
index d27f42b72..92ff5ff21 100644
--- a/nvidia-driver-installer/cos/daemonset-preloaded.yaml
+++ b/nvidia-driver-installer/cos/daemonset-preloaded.yaml
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ spec:
           path: /etc/nvidia
       initContainers:
       - image: "cos-nvidia-installer:fixed"
-        imagePullPolicy: Never
         name: nvidia-driver-installer
         resources:
           requests: