diff --git a/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/hyperv/hyperv.go b/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/hyperv/hyperv.go
index daf7fd8427..7a3836c0f8 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/hyperv/hyperv.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/hyperv/hyperv.go
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ func configure(cfg config.ClusterConfig, n config.Node) (interface{}, error) {
 	d.DiskSize = cfg.DiskSize
 	d.SSHUser = "docker"
 	d.DisableDynamicMemory = true // default to disable dynamic memory as minikube is unlikely to work properly with dynamic memory
-	d.Generation = 2
 	return d, nil
 }