diff --git a/cassandra/values.yaml b/cassandra/values.yaml
index 2339485..6f57028 100644
--- a/cassandra/values.yaml
+++ b/cassandra/values.yaml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ dbUser:
   ##   keyMapping:
   ##     cassandra-password: myCassandraPasswordKey
   ##
-  existingSecret: "cassandra-static-user-passwords"
+  existingSecret: ""
   existingSecretPasswordKey: ""
 ## @param initDB Object with cql scripts. Useful for creating a keyspace and pre-populating data
 ##