diff --git a/docs/howto/operate/new-cluster/aws.md b/docs/howto/operate/new-cluster/aws.md
index d374038ebe..486ecb30e3 100644
--- a/docs/howto/operate/new-cluster/aws.md
+++ b/docs/howto/operate/new-cluster/aws.md
@@ -204,11 +204,11 @@ minimum and maximum number of nodes. In certain cases, it might be helpful to 's
 a nodegroup in a cluster before an event, to test cloud provider quotas or to make user
 server startup faster.
 
-1. Open the appropriate `.jsonnet` file for the cluster in question, and set the
-   `minNodes` property of `notebookNodes` to the appropriate number you want.
+1. Open the appropriate `.jsonnet` file for the cluster in question, and set a
+   `minSize` property of `notebookNodes` to the appropriate number you want.
 
    ```{warning}
-   It is currently unclear if *lowering* the `minNodes` property just allows
+   It is currently unclear if *lowering* the `minSize` property just allows
    the autoscaler to reclaim nodes, or if it actively destroys nodes at time
    of application! If it actively destroys nodes, it is unclear if it does
    so regardless of user pods running in these nodes! Until this can be
diff --git a/eksctl/carbonplan.jsonnet b/eksctl/carbonplan.jsonnet
index b6756c8d53..cc5976662a 100644
--- a/eksctl/carbonplan.jsonnet
+++ b/eksctl/carbonplan.jsonnet
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ local namespaces = ['staging', 'prod'];
 // A `node.kubernetes.io/instance-type label is added, so pods
 // can request a particular kind of node with a nodeSelector
 local notebookNodes = [
-    { instanceType: "r5.large", minNodes: 0 },
-    { instanceType: "r5.xlarge", minNodes: 0 },
-    { instanceType: "r5.2xlarge", minNodes: 0 },
-    { instanceType: "r5.8xlarge", minNodes: 0 },
-    { instanceType: "x1.16xlarge", minNodes: 0 },
-    { instanceType: "x1.32xlarge", minNodes: 0 }
+    { instanceType: "r5.large" },
+    { instanceType: "r5.xlarge" },
+    { instanceType: "r5.2xlarge" },
+    { instanceType: "r5.8xlarge" },
+    { instanceType: "x1.16xlarge" },
+    { instanceType: "x1.32xlarge" }
 ];
 
 // Node definitions for dask worker nodes. Config here is merged
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ local daskNodes = [
             // instanceTypes always have a .
             name: "nb-%s" % std.strReplace(n.instanceType, ".", "-"),
             availabilityZones: [nodeAz],
-            minSize: n.minNodes,
+            minSize: 0,
             maxSize: 500,
             instanceType: n.instanceType,
             ssh: {
diff --git a/eksctl/openscapes.jsonnet b/eksctl/openscapes.jsonnet
index 92810eeb03..988972859f 100644
--- a/eksctl/openscapes.jsonnet
+++ b/eksctl/openscapes.jsonnet
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ local namespaces = ['staging', 'prod'];
 // A `node.kubernetes.io/instance-type label is added, so pods
 // can request a particular kind of node with a nodeSelector
 local notebookNodes = [
-    { instanceType: "m5.large", minNodes: 0 },
-    { instanceType: "m5.xlarge", minNodes: 0 },
-    { instanceType: "m5.2xlarge", minNodes: 0 },
-    { instanceType: "m5.8xlarge", minNodes: 0 },
+    { instanceType: "m5.large" },
+    { instanceType: "m5.xlarge" },
+    { instanceType: "m5.2xlarge" },
+    { instanceType: "m5.8xlarge" },
 ];
 
 // Node definitions for dask worker nodes. Config here is merged
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ local daskNodes = [
             // instanceTypes always have a .
             name: "nb-%s" % std.strReplace(n.instanceType, ".", "-"),
             availabilityZones: [nodeAz],
-            minSize: n.minNodes,
+            minSize: 0,
             maxSize: 500,
             instanceType: n.instanceType,
             ssh: {