diff --git a/roles/remove-node/pre-remove/tasks/main.yml b/roles/remove-node/pre-remove/tasks/main.yml
index 80746acdab5..2344bc3b1e3 100644
--- a/roles/remove-node/pre-remove/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/remove-node/pre-remove/tasks/main.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
       --ignore-daemonsets
       --grace-period {{ drain_grace_period }}
       --timeout {{ drain_timeout }}
-      --delete-local-data {{ hostvars[item]['kube_override_hostname']|default(item) }}
+      --delete-emptydir-data {{ hostvars[item]['kube_override_hostname']|default(item) }}
   loop: "{{ node.split(',') | default(groups['kube_node']) }}"
   # ignore servers that are not nodes
   when: hostvars[item]['kube_override_hostname']|default(item) in nodes.stdout_lines
diff --git a/roles/upgrade/pre-upgrade/tasks/main.yml b/roles/upgrade/pre-upgrade/tasks/main.yml
index ef28189b3a0..192c73875a6 100644
--- a/roles/upgrade/pre-upgrade/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/upgrade/pre-upgrade/tasks/main.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         --ignore-daemonsets
         --grace-period {{ drain_grace_period }}
         --timeout {{ drain_timeout }}
-        --delete-local-data {{ kube_override_hostname|default(inventory_hostname) }}
+        --delete-emptydir-data {{ kube_override_hostname|default(inventory_hostname) }}
         {% if drain_pod_selector %}--pod-selector '{{ drain_pod_selector }}'{% endif %}
       when: drain_nodes
       register: result