diff --git a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
index 76f69488e8..ba4f5eba59 100755
--- a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
+++ b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
@@ -105,9 +105,7 @@ export KUBE_PANIC_WATCH_DECODE_ERROR
 
 # Default list of admission Controllers to invoke prior to persisting objects in cluster
 # The order defined here does not matter.
-DEFAULT_ENABLE_ADMISSION_PLUGINS="LimitRanger,ServiceAccount,DefaultStorageClass,DefaultTolerationSeconds,MutatingAdmissionWebhook,ValidatingAdmissionWebhook,ResourceQuota,StorageObjectInUseProtection"
-
-ENABLE_ADMISSION_PLUGINS=${ENABLE_ADMISSION_PLUGINS:-"${DEFAULT_ENABLE_ADMISSION_PLUGINS}"}
+ENABLE_ADMISSION_PLUGINS=${ENABLE_ADMISSION_PLUGINS:-"NamespaceLifecycle,LimitRanger,ServiceAccount,DefaultStorageClass,DefaultTolerationSeconds,MutatingAdmissionWebhook,ValidatingAdmissionWebhook,ResourceQuota"}
 DISABLE_ADMISSION_PLUGINS=${DISABLE_ADMISSION_PLUGINS:-""}
 ADMISSION_CONTROL_CONFIG_FILE=${ADMISSION_CONTROL_CONFIG_FILE:-""}