diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c58c71eaeb..99e6082318 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ uninstall: manifests kustomize ## Uninstall CRDs from the K8s cluster specified
 deploy: manifests kustomize ## Deploy controller to the K8s cluster specified in ~/.kube/config.
 	cd config/manager && $(KUSTOMIZE) edit set image controller=${IMG}
 	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/default | kubectl apply -f -
-	echo -e "resources:\n- manager.yaml" > config/manager/kustomization.yaml
 	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/daemonconfig | kubectl apply -f -
 
 undeploy: ## Undeploy controller from the K8s cluster specified in ~/.kube/config.