diff --git a/bundle/manifests/activemq-artemis-manager-config_v1_configmap.yaml b/bundle/manifests/activemq-artemis-manager-config_v1_configmap.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index b17a2a83e..000000000
--- a/bundle/manifests/activemq-artemis-manager-config_v1_configmap.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-data:
-  controller_manager_config.yaml: |
-    apiVersion: controller-runtime.sigs.k8s.io/v1alpha1
-    kind: ControllerManagerConfig
-    health:
-      healthProbeBindAddress: :8081
-    metrics:
-      bindAddress: 127.0.0.1:8080
-    webhook:
-      port: 9443
-    leaderElection:
-      leaderElect: true
-      resourceName: d864aab0.amq.io
-kind: ConfigMap
-metadata:
-  name: activemq-artemis-manager-config
diff --git a/config/manager/controller_manager_config.yaml b/config/manager/controller_manager_config.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c1324513..000000000
--- a/config/manager/controller_manager_config.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: controller-runtime.sigs.k8s.io/v1alpha1
-kind: ControllerManagerConfig
-health:
-  healthProbeBindAddress: :8081
-metrics:
-  bindAddress: 127.0.0.1:8080
-webhook:
-  port: 9443
-leaderElection:
-  leaderElect: true
-  resourceName: d864aab0.amq.io
diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index f23c1b046..a5c2ca8c9 100644
--- a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ patches:
   target:
     kind: Deployment
 
-configMapGenerator:
-- files:
-  - controller_manager_config.yaml
-  name: manager-config
 apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 images:
diff --git a/deploy/cluster_wide_install_opr.sh b/deploy/cluster_wide_install_opr.sh
index 956fc9d24..f5ce519c7 100755
--- a/deploy/cluster_wide_install_opr.sh
+++ b/deploy/cluster_wide_install_opr.sh
@@ -22,5 +22,4 @@ SERVICE_ACCOUNT_NS="$($KUBE_CLI get -f $DEPLOY_PATH/service_account.yaml -o json
 sed "s/namespace:.*/namespace: ${SERVICE_ACCOUNT_NS}/" $DEPLOY_PATH/cluster_role_binding.yaml | $KUBE_CLI apply -f -
 $KUBE_CLI create -f $DEPLOY_PATH/election_role.yaml
 $KUBE_CLI create -f $DEPLOY_PATH/election_role_binding.yaml
-$KUBE_CLI create -f $DEPLOY_PATH/operator_config.yaml
 sed -e "/WATCH_NAMESPACE/,/- name/ { /WATCH_NAMESPACE/b; /valueFrom:/bx; /- name/b; d; :x s/valueFrom:/value: '${WATCH_NAMESPACE}'/}" $DEPLOY_PATH/operator.yaml | $KUBE_CLI apply -f -
diff --git a/deploy/operator_config.yaml b/deploy/operator_config.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index b17a2a83e..000000000
--- a/deploy/operator_config.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-data:
-  controller_manager_config.yaml: |
-    apiVersion: controller-runtime.sigs.k8s.io/v1alpha1
-    kind: ControllerManagerConfig
-    health:
-      healthProbeBindAddress: :8081
-    metrics:
-      bindAddress: 127.0.0.1:8080
-    webhook:
-      port: 9443
-    leaderElection:
-      leaderElect: true
-      resourceName: d864aab0.amq.io
-kind: ConfigMap
-metadata:
-  name: activemq-artemis-manager-config
diff --git a/hack/static_manifest_gen.sh b/hack/static_manifest_gen.sh
index 485a09504..d89c0ae15 100755
--- a/hack/static_manifest_gen.sh
+++ b/hack/static_manifest_gen.sh
@@ -74,10 +74,6 @@ function writeFile() {
       createFile "$destdir/service_account.yaml"
       ;;
 
-    ConfigMap)
-      createFile "$destdir/operator_config.yaml"
-      ;;
-
     Namespace)
       echo "Skipping ${resource_kind}:${resource_name}"
       ;;