diff --git a/manager/generate_eks.py b/manager/generate_eks.py
index dc1f680232..d09872f70f 100644
--- a/manager/generate_eks.py
+++ b/manager/generate_eks.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ def merge_override(a, b):
 def apply_worker_settings(nodegroup, config):
     worker_settings = {
         "name": "cx-wd-" + config["name"],
+        "asgSuspendProcesses": ["AZRebalance"],
         "labels": {"workload": "true"},
         "taints": {"workload": "true:NoSchedule"},
         "tags": {
diff --git a/manager/install.sh b/manager/install.sh
index 5dc13eec8e..0fde6dc268 100755
--- a/manager/install.sh
+++ b/manager/install.sh
@@ -151,8 +151,6 @@ function create_eks() {
   eksctl create cluster --timeout=$EKSCTL_TIMEOUT --install-neuron-plugin=false --install-nvidia-plugin=false -f /workspace/eks.yaml
   echo
 
-  suspend_az_rebalance
-
   write_kubeconfig
 }
 
@@ -310,22 +308,6 @@ function resize_nodegroup() {
   fi
 }
 
-function suspend_az_rebalance() {
-  asg_on_demand_info=$(aws autoscaling describe-auto-scaling-groups --region $CORTEX_REGION --query "AutoScalingGroups[?contains(Tags[?Key==\`alpha.eksctl.io/cluster-name\`].Value, \`$CORTEX_CLUSTER_NAME\`)]|[?contains(Tags[?Key==\`alpha.eksctl.io/nodegroup-name\`].Value, \`ng-cortex-worker-on-demand\`)]")
-  asg_on_demand_length=$(echo "$asg_on_demand_info" | jq -r 'length')
-  if (( "$asg_on_demand_length" > "0" )); then
-    asg_on_demand_name=$(echo "$asg_on_demand_info" | jq -r 'first | .AutoScalingGroupName')
-    aws autoscaling suspend-processes --region $CORTEX_REGION --auto-scaling-group-name $asg_on_demand_name --scaling-processes AZRebalance
-  fi
-
-  asg_spot_info=$(aws autoscaling describe-auto-scaling-groups --region $CORTEX_REGION --query "AutoScalingGroups[?contains(Tags[?Key==\`alpha.eksctl.io/cluster-name\`].Value, \`$CORTEX_CLUSTER_NAME\`)]|[?contains(Tags[?Key==\`alpha.eksctl.io/nodegroup-name\`].Value, \`ng-cortex-worker-spot\`)]")
-  asg_spot_length=$(echo "$asg_spot_info" | jq -r 'length')
-  if (( "$asg_spot_length" > "0" )); then
-    asg_spot_name=$(echo "$asg_spot_info" | jq -r 'first | .AutoScalingGroupName')
-    aws autoscaling suspend-processes --region $CORTEX_REGION --auto-scaling-group-name $asg_spot_name --scaling-processes AZRebalance
-  fi
-}
-
 function setup_istio() {
   envsubst < manifests/istio-namespace.yaml | kubectl apply -f - >/dev/null