diff --git a/pkg/registration/spoke/addon/lease_controller.go b/pkg/registration/spoke/addon/lease_controller.go
index fff621308..bd69d36fd 100644
--- a/pkg/registration/spoke/addon/lease_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/registration/spoke/addon/lease_controller.go
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ type managedClusterAddOnLeaseController struct {
 	patcher     patcher.Patcher[
 		*addonv1alpha1.ManagedClusterAddOn, addonv1alpha1.ManagedClusterAddOnSpec, addonv1alpha1.ManagedClusterAddOnStatus]
 	addOnLister           addonlisterv1alpha1.ManagedClusterAddOnLister
-	hubLeaseClient        coordv1client.CoordinationV1Interface
 	managementLeaseClient coordv1client.CoordinationV1Interface
 	spokeLeaseClient      coordv1client.CoordinationV1Interface
 }
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ type managedClusterAddOnLeaseController struct {
 func NewManagedClusterAddOnLeaseController(clusterName string,
 	addOnClient addonclient.Interface,
 	addOnInformer addoninformerv1alpha1.ManagedClusterAddOnInformer,
-	hubLeaseClient coordv1client.CoordinationV1Interface,
 	managementLeaseClient coordv1client.CoordinationV1Interface,
 	spokeLeaseClient coordv1client.CoordinationV1Interface,
 	resyncInterval time.Duration,
@@ -58,7 +56,6 @@ func NewManagedClusterAddOnLeaseController(clusterName string,
 			*addonv1alpha1.ManagedClusterAddOn, addonv1alpha1.ManagedClusterAddOnSpec, addonv1alpha1.ManagedClusterAddOnStatus](
 			addOnClient.AddonV1alpha1().ManagedClusterAddOns(clusterName)),
 		addOnLister:           addOnInformer.Lister(),
-		hubLeaseClient:        hubLeaseClient,
 		managementLeaseClient: managementLeaseClient,
 		spokeLeaseClient:      spokeLeaseClient,
 	}
@@ -131,31 +128,6 @@ func (c *managedClusterAddOnLeaseController) syncSingle(ctx context.Context,
 	var condition metav1.Condition
 	switch {
 	case errors.IsNotFound(err):
-		// for backward compatible, for lower versions kubernetes (less than 1.14), addons update their leases on hub
-		// cluster, so if we cannot find addon lease on managed/management cluster, we will try to use addon hub lease.
-		// TODO remove this after we no longer support lower versions kubernetes (less than 1.14)
-		observedLease, err = c.hubLeaseClient.Leases(addOn.Namespace).Get(ctx, addOn.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
-		if err == nil {
-			if now.Before(observedLease.Spec.RenewTime.Add(gracePeriod)) {
-				// the lease is constantly updated, update its addon status to available
-				condition = metav1.Condition{
-					Type:    addonv1alpha1.ManagedClusterAddOnConditionAvailable,
-					Status:  metav1.ConditionTrue,
-					Reason:  "ManagedClusterAddOnLeaseUpdated",
-					Message: fmt.Sprintf("%s add-on is available.", addOn.Name),
-				}
-				break
-			}
-
-			// the lease is not constantly updated, update its addon status to unavailable
-			condition = metav1.Condition{
-				Type:    addonv1alpha1.ManagedClusterAddOnConditionAvailable,
-				Status:  metav1.ConditionFalse,
-				Reason:  "ManagedClusterAddOnLeaseUpdateStopped",
-				Message: fmt.Sprintf("%s add-on is not available.", addOn.Name),
-			}
-			break
-		}
 		condition = metav1.Condition{
 			Type:    addonv1alpha1.ManagedClusterAddOnConditionAvailable,
 			Status:  metav1.ConditionUnknown,
diff --git a/pkg/registration/spoke/addon/lease_controller_test.go b/pkg/registration/spoke/addon/lease_controller_test.go
index 227425dc7..dfb7b36d0 100644
--- a/pkg/registration/spoke/addon/lease_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registration/spoke/addon/lease_controller_test.go
@@ -325,35 +325,6 @@ func TestSync(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 			},
 		},
-		{
-			name:     "addon update its lease constantly (compatibility)",
-			queueKey: "test/test",
-			addOns: []runtime.Object{&addonv1alpha1.ManagedClusterAddOn{
-				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-					Namespace: testinghelpers.TestManagedClusterName,
-					Name:      "test",
-				},
-			}},
-			hubLeases:   []runtime.Object{testinghelpers.NewAddOnLease(testinghelpers.TestManagedClusterName, "test", now)},
-			spokeLeases: []runtime.Object{},
-			validateActions: func(t *testing.T, ctx *testingcommon.FakeSyncContext, actions []clienttesting.Action) {
-				testingcommon.AssertActions(t, actions, "patch")
-				patch := actions[0].(clienttesting.PatchAction).GetPatch()
-				addOn := &addonv1alpha1.ManagedClusterAddOn{}
-				err := json.Unmarshal(patch, addOn)
-				if err != nil {
-					t.Fatal(err)
-				}
-				addOnCond := meta.FindStatusCondition(addOn.Status.Conditions, "Available")
-				if addOnCond == nil {
-					t.Errorf("expected addon available condition, but failed")
-					return
-				}
-				if addOnCond.Status != metav1.ConditionTrue {
-					t.Errorf("expected addon available condition is available, but failed")
-				}
-			},
-		},
 		{
 			name:     "addon has customized health check",
 			queueKey: "test/test",
@@ -387,14 +358,12 @@ func TestSync(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 			}
 
-			hubClient := kubefake.NewSimpleClientset(c.hubLeases...)
-			managementLeaseClient := kubefake.NewSimpleClientset(c.managementLeases...)
-			spokeLeaseClient := kubefake.NewSimpleClientset(c.spokeLeases...)
+			managementLeaseClient := kubefake.NewClientset(c.managementLeases...)
+			spokeLeaseClient := kubefake.NewClientset(c.spokeLeases...)
 
 			ctrl := &managedClusterAddOnLeaseController{
-				clusterName:    testinghelpers.TestManagedClusterName,
-				clock:          clocktesting.NewFakeClock(time.Now()),
-				hubLeaseClient: hubClient.CoordinationV1(),
+				clusterName: testinghelpers.TestManagedClusterName,
+				clock:       clocktesting.NewFakeClock(time.Now()),
 				patcher: patcher.NewPatcher[
 					*addonv1alpha1.ManagedClusterAddOn, addonv1alpha1.ManagedClusterAddOnSpec, addonv1alpha1.ManagedClusterAddOnStatus](
 					addOnClient.AddonV1alpha1().ManagedClusterAddOns(testinghelpers.TestManagedClusterName)),
diff --git a/pkg/registration/spoke/spokeagent.go b/pkg/registration/spoke/spokeagent.go
index 5a46df550..9d79aed49 100644
--- a/pkg/registration/spoke/spokeagent.go
+++ b/pkg/registration/spoke/spokeagent.go
@@ -454,7 +454,6 @@ func (o *SpokeAgentConfig) RunSpokeAgentWithSpokeInformers(ctx context.Context,
 			o.agentOptions.SpokeClusterName,
 			addOnClient,
 			addOnInformerFactory.Addon().V1alpha1().ManagedClusterAddOns(),
-			hubKubeClient.CoordinationV1(),
 			managementKubeClient.CoordinationV1(),
 			spokeKubeClient.CoordinationV1(),
 			AddOnLeaseControllerSyncInterval, //TODO: this interval time should be allowed to change from outside