diff --git a/roles/cert_manager/tasks/main.yml b/roles/cert_manager/tasks/main.yml
index 4daa72af..09c6260f 100644
--- a/roles/cert_manager/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/cert_manager/tasks/main.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,32 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
+- name: Uninstall the legacy HelmRelease
+  run_once: true
+  block:
+    - name: Suspend the existing HelmRelease
+      failed_when: false
+      kubernetes.core.k8s:
+        state: patched
+        api_version: helm.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v2beta1
+        kind: HelmRelease
+        name: "{{ cert_manager_helm_release_name }}"
+        chart_ref: "{{ cert_manager_helm_chart_ref }}"
+        release_namespace: "{{ cert_manager_helm_release_namespace }}"
+        definition:
+          spec:
+            suspend: true
+
+    - name: Remove the existing HelmRelease
+      failed_when: false
+      kubernetes.core.k8s:
+        state: absent
+        api_version: helm.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v2beta1
+        kind: HelmRelease
+        name: "{{ cert_manager_helm_release_name }}"
+        chart_ref: "{{ cert_manager_helm_chart_ref }}"
+        release_namespace: "{{ cert_manager_helm_release_namespace }}"
+
 - name: Deploy Helm chart
   run_once: true
   kubernetes.core.helm: