diff --git a/packages/manager/.changeset/pr-12814-removed-1757010425024.md b/packages/manager/.changeset/pr-12814-removed-1757010425024.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7d5b7792823
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/manager/.changeset/pr-12814-removed-1757010425024.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@linode/manager": Removed
+---
+
+Update strategy from the Node Pool summary item in LKE checkout bar ([#12814](https://github.com/linode/manager/pull/12814))
diff --git a/packages/manager/src/features/Kubernetes/KubeCheckoutBar/NodePoolSummaryItem.tsx b/packages/manager/src/features/Kubernetes/KubeCheckoutBar/NodePoolSummaryItem.tsx
index 41406e1a9df..7d9ed1f4319 100644
--- a/packages/manager/src/features/Kubernetes/KubeCheckoutBar/NodePoolSummaryItem.tsx
+++ b/packages/manager/src/features/Kubernetes/KubeCheckoutBar/NodePoolSummaryItem.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import {
 } from '@linode/ui';
 import { pluralize } from '@linode/utilities';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { useFormContext, useWatch } from 'react-hook-form';
 
 import { DisplayPrice } from 'src/components/DisplayPrice';
 import { EnhancedNumberInput } from 'src/components/EnhancedNumberInput/EnhancedNumberInput';
@@ -16,15 +15,11 @@ import { StyledLinkButtonBox } from 'src/components/SelectFirewallPanel/SelectFi
 import {
   MAX_NODES_PER_POOL_ENTERPRISE_TIER,
   MAX_NODES_PER_POOL_STANDARD_TIER,
-  UPDATE_STRATEGY_OPTIONS,
 } from 'src/features/Kubernetes/constants';
 
 import { useIsLkeEnterpriseEnabled } from '../kubeUtils';
 
-import type {
-  CreateClusterFormValues,
-  NodePoolConfigDrawerHandlerParams,
-} from '../CreateCluster/CreateCluster';
+import type { NodePoolConfigDrawerHandlerParams } from '../CreateCluster/CreateCluster';
 import type { KubernetesTier } from '@linode/api-v4';
 import type { ExtendedType } from 'src/utilities/extendType';
 
@@ -53,13 +48,6 @@ export const NodePoolSummaryItem = React.memo((props: Props) => {
 
   const { isLkeEnterprisePostLAFeatureEnabled } = useIsLkeEnterpriseEnabled();
 
-  const { control } = useFormContext<CreateClusterFormValues>();
-  const nodePoolsWatcher = useWatch({
-    control,
-    name: 'nodePools',
-  });
-  const thisPool = nodePoolsWatcher[poolIndex];
-
   // This should never happen but TS wants us to account for the situation
   // where we fail to match a selected type against our types list.
   if (poolType === null) {
@@ -78,13 +66,6 @@ export const NodePoolSummaryItem = React.memo((props: Props) => {
             {pluralize('CPU', 'CPUs', poolType.vcpus)}, {poolType.disk / 1024}{' '}
             GB Storage
           </Typography>
-          <Typography>
-            {isLkeEnterprisePostLAFeatureEnabled && thisPool
-              ? UPDATE_STRATEGY_OPTIONS.find(
-                  (option) => option.value === thisPool?.update_strategy
-                )?.label
-              : ''}
-          </Typography>
         </Stack>
         <IconButton
           data-testid="remove-pool-button"