diff --git a/helm/pss-operator/templates/deployment.yaml b/helm/pss-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
index c7ee78b..2a244d4 100644
--- a/helm/pss-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm/pss-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@ spec:
           items:
           - key: config.yaml
             path: config.yaml
-      - name: {{ include "name" . }}-secret
-        secret:
-          secretName: {{ include "resource.default.name"  . }}
-          items:
-          - key: secret.yaml
-            path: secret.yaml
       serviceAccountName: {{ include "resource.default.name"  . }}
       securityContext:
         runAsUser: {{ .Values.pod.user.id }}
@@ -53,13 +47,11 @@ spec:
         image: "{{ .Values.registry.domain }}/{{ .Values.image.name }}:{{ .Values.image.tag }}"
         args:
         - daemon
-        - --config.dirs=/var/run/{{ include "name" . }}/configmap/,/var/run/{{ include "name" . }}/secret/
-        - --config.files=config,secret
+        - --config.dirs=/var/run/{{ include "name" . }}/configmap/
+        - --config.files=config
         volumeMounts:
         - name: {{ include "name" . }}-configmap
           mountPath: /var/run/{{ include "name" . }}/configmap/
-        - name: {{ include "name" . }}-secret
-          mountPath: /var/run/{{ include "name" . }}/secret/
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
             path: /healthz
diff --git a/helm/pss-operator/templates/secret.yaml b/helm/pss-operator/templates/secret.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index f1938ee..0000000
--- a/helm/pss-operator/templates/secret.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Secret
-metadata:
-  name: {{ include "resource.default.name" . }}
-  namespace: {{ include "resource.default.namespace" . }}
-  labels:
-    {{- include "labels.common" . | nindent 4 }}
-stringData:
-  secret.yaml: "{}"