diff --git a/deploy/kustomization.yaml b/deploy/kustomization.yaml
index b75b06d..4a4b625 100644
--- a/deploy/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 
-namespace: qemu-vms
-
 resources:
 - crds/vms-crd.yaml
 - vmop-cluster-role.yaml
diff --git a/deploy/vmop-deployment.yaml b/deploy/vmop-deployment.yaml
index b003baf..7c9cc27 100644
--- a/deploy/vmop-deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/vmop-deployment.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ spec:
   template:
     metadata:
       name: vm-operator
-      namespace: qemu-vms
       labels:
         app.kubernetes.io/name: vm-operator
         app.kubernetes.io/component: manager