diff --git a/charts/internal/machine-controller-manager/seed/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/internal/machine-controller-manager/seed/templates/deployment.yaml
index fc9a52aa1..146f1feee 100644
--- a/charts/internal/machine-controller-manager/seed/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/internal/machine-controller-manager/seed/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -72,13 +72,6 @@ spec:
         - --target-kubeconfig=/var/run/secrets/gardener.cloud/shoot/generic-kubeconfig/kubeconfig
         - --namespace={{ .Release.Namespace }}
         - --port={{ .Values.metricsPort }}
-        - --machine-creation-timeout=20m
-        - --machine-drain-timeout=2h
-        - --machine-health-timeout=10m
-        - --machine-safety-apiserver-statuscheck-timeout=30s
-        - --machine-safety-apiserver-statuscheck-period=1m
-        - --machine-safety-orphan-vms-period=30m
-        - --machine-safety-overshooting-period=1m
         - --safety-up=2
         - --safety-down=1
         livenessProbe: