diff --git a/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/templates/deployment.yaml b/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
index 7c663abf1..31a108a20 100644
--- a/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ spec:
       securityContext:
       {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.imagePullSecrets }}
+      imagePullSecrets:
+      {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
       containers:
       - args:
         {{- if .Values.logLevel }}
@@ -80,10 +84,6 @@ spec:
         image: "{{- if .registry -}}{{ .registry }}/{{- end -}}{{ .repository }}{{- if (.digest) -}} @{{ .digest }}{{- else -}}:{{ default $.Chart.AppVersion .tag }} {{- end -}}"
         {{- end }}
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.manager.pullPolicy }}
-        {{- with .Values.imagePullSecrets.manager }}
-        imagePullSecrets:
-        {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
-        {{- end }}
         name: manager
         ports:
         - containerPort: 9443
@@ -112,10 +112,6 @@ spec:
         image: "{{- if .registry -}}{{ .registry }}/{{- end -}}{{ .repository }}{{- if (.digest) -}} @{{ .digest }}{{- else -}}:{{ default $.Chart.AppVersion .tag }} {{- end -}}"
         {{- end }}
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.kubeRBACProxy.pullPolicy }}
-        {{- with .Values.imagePullSecrets.kubeRBACProxy }}
-        imagePullSecrets:
-        {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
-        {{- end }}
         name: kube-rbac-proxy
         ports:
         - containerPort: 8443
diff --git a/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/values.yaml b/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/values.yaml
index b1d90f3bb..aedad9b0c 100644
--- a/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/hack/charts/cluster-api-operator/values.yaml
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ image:
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 healthAddr: ":8081"
 metricsBindAddr: "127.0.0.1:8080"
-imagePullSecrets:
-  manager: {}
-  kubeRBACProxy: {}
+imagePullSecrets: {}
 resources:
   manager:
     limits: