diff --git a/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_nutanixmachines.yaml b/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_nutanixmachines.yaml
index c4ca53d223..a15b74b966 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_nutanixmachines.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_nutanixmachines.yaml
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ spec:
       jsonPath: .spec.providerID
       name: ProviderID
       type: string
-    - description: Corresponding workload cluster node
-      jsonPath: .status.nodeRef.name
-      name: NodeRef
-      type: string
     name: v1alpha4
     schema:
       openAPIV3Schema:
@@ -309,8 +305,9 @@ spec:
                 description: Will be set in case of failure of Machine instance
                 type: string
               nodeRef:
-                description: NodeRef is a reference to the corresponding workload
-                  cluster Node if it exists.
+                description: 'NodeRef is a reference to the corresponding workload
+                  cluster Node if it exists. Deprecated: Do not use. Will be removed
+                  in a future release.'
                 properties:
                   apiVersion:
                     description: API version of the referent.
@@ -370,10 +367,6 @@ spec:
       jsonPath: .spec.providerID
       name: ProviderID
       type: string
-    - description: Corresponding workload cluster node
-      jsonPath: .status.nodeRef.name
-      name: NodeRef
-      type: string
     name: v1beta1
     schema:
       openAPIV3Schema:
@@ -669,8 +662,9 @@ spec:
                 description: Will be set in case of failure of Machine instance
                 type: string
               nodeRef:
-                description: NodeRef is a reference to the corresponding workload
-                  cluster Node if it exists.
+                description: 'NodeRef is a reference to the corresponding workload
+                  cluster Node if it exists. Deprecated: Do not use. Will be removed
+                  in a future release.'
                 properties:
                   apiVersion:
                     description: API version of the referent.