diff --git a/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/example_dags/example_eks_templated.py b/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/example_dags/example_eks_templated.py
index 67f426d77c083..330c3b472f53f 100644
--- a/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/example_dags/example_eks_templated.py
+++ b/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/example_dags/example_eks_templated.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
 
     start_pod = EKSPodOperator(
         task_id="run_pod",
+        pod_name="start_pod",
         cluster_name="{{ dag_run.conf['cluster_name'] }}",
         image="amazon/aws-cli:latest",
         cmds=["sh", "-c", "ls"],
diff --git a/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/example_dags/example_eks_using_defaults.py b/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/example_dags/example_eks_using_defaults.py
index 63aa853344882..12a80fb4e6e27 100644
--- a/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/example_dags/example_eks_using_defaults.py
+++ b/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/example_dags/example_eks_using_defaults.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 
     start_pod = EKSPodOperator(
         task_id="run_pod",
+        pod_name="run_pod",
         cluster_name=CLUSTER_NAME,
         image="amazon/aws-cli:latest",
         cmds=["sh", "-c", "ls"],
diff --git a/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/example_dags/example_eks_with_nodegroups.py b/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/example_dags/example_eks_with_nodegroups.py
index 4e5488522e6ed..89f94ed0baefc 100644
--- a/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/example_dags/example_eks_with_nodegroups.py
+++ b/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/example_dags/example_eks_with_nodegroups.py
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
     # [START howto_operator_eks_pod_operator]
     start_pod = EKSPodOperator(
         task_id="run_pod",
+        pod_name="run_pod",
         cluster_name=CLUSTER_NAME,
         image="amazon/aws-cli:latest",
         cmds=["sh", "-c", "ls"],
diff --git a/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/eks.py b/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/eks.py
index 9fce83f870ea3..35f958e123606 100644
--- a/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/eks.py
+++ b/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/eks.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 from time import sleep
 from typing import Dict, Iterable, List, Optional
 
+from airflow import AirflowException
 from airflow.models import BaseOperator
 from airflow.providers.amazon.aws.hooks.eks import ClusterStates, EKSHook
 from airflow.providers.cncf.kubernetes.operators.kubernetes_pod import KubernetesPodOperator
@@ -414,12 +415,21 @@ def __init__(
         in_cluster: bool = False,
         namespace: str = DEFAULT_NAMESPACE_NAME,
         pod_context: str = None,
-        pod_name: str = DEFAULT_POD_NAME,
+        pod_name: str = None,
         pod_username: str = None,
         aws_conn_id: str = DEFAULT_CONN_ID,
         region: Optional[str] = None,
         **kwargs,
     ) -> None:
+        if pod_name is None:
+            warnings.warn(
+                "Default value of pod name is deprecated. "
+                "We recommend that you pass pod name explicitly. ",
+                DeprecationWarning,
+                stacklevel=2,
+            )
+            pod_name = DEFAULT_POD_NAME
+
         self.cluster_name = cluster_name
         self.in_cluster = in_cluster
         self.namespace = namespace
@@ -446,6 +456,10 @@ def __init__(
                 DeprecationWarning,
                 stacklevel=2,
             )
+        # There is no need to manage the kube_config file, as it will be generated automatically.
+        # All Kubernetes parameters (except config_file) are also valid for the EKSPodOperator.
+        if self.config_file:
+            raise AirflowException("The config_file is not an allowed parameter for the EKSPodOperator.")
 
     def execute(self, context):
         eks_hook = EKSHook(
diff --git a/tests/providers/amazon/aws/operators/test_eks.py b/tests/providers/amazon/aws/operators/test_eks.py
index 864bb673f599c..87e5a2a06ed26 100644
--- a/tests/providers/amazon/aws/operators/test_eks.py
+++ b/tests/providers/amazon/aws/operators/test_eks.py
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ def test_existing_nodegroup(
 
         op = EKSPodOperator(
             task_id="run_pod",
+            pod_name="run_pod",
             cluster_name=CLUSTER_NAME,
             image="amazon/aws-cli:latest",
             cmds=["sh", "-c", "ls"],