diff --git a/config/webhook/manifests.yaml b/config/webhook/manifests.yaml
index 64ea652d6..7e2a553ae 100644
--- a/config/webhook/manifests.yaml
+++ b/config/webhook/manifests.yaml
@@ -230,10 +230,6 @@ webhooks:
   failurePolicy: Fail
   matchPolicy: Equivalent
   name: secrets.plugins.validation.ingress-controller.konghq.com
-  objectSelector:
-    matchExpressions:
-    - key: "konghq.com/validate"
-      operator: "Exists"
   rules:
   - apiGroups:
     - ""
diff --git a/test/envtest/admission_webhook_envtest_test.go b/test/envtest/admission_webhook_envtest_test.go
index 165fc272f..c42049ca3 100644
--- a/test/envtest/admission_webhook_envtest_test.go
+++ b/test/envtest/admission_webhook_envtest_test.go
@@ -276,9 +276,6 @@ func TestAdmissionWebhook_KongPlugins(t *testing.T) {
 			secretBefore: &corev1.Secret{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Name: "conf-secret-invalid-field",
-					Labels: map[string]string{
-						labels.ValidateLabel: "plugin",
-					},
 				},
 				Data: map[string][]byte{
 					"rate-limiting-config-minutes": []byte("10"),