diff --git a/vault/templates/vault-setup.yml b/vault/templates/vault-setup.yml
index de6317f..fe09ebe 100644
--- a/vault/templates/vault-setup.yml
+++ b/vault/templates/vault-setup.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: ServiceAccount
-metadata:
-  name: vault-secrets-operator-controller-manager
-  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
----
 apiVersion: secrets.hashicorp.com/v1beta1
 kind: VaultConnection
 metadata: