diff --git a/config/fabric-identity/kustomization.yaml b/config/fabric-identity/kustomization.yaml
index 27c749d..94622e2 100644
--- a/config/fabric-identity/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/fabric-identity/kustomization.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 namespace: fabric-identity-system
 resources:
-  - namespace.yaml
   - ../crd
   - ../rbac
 components:
diff --git a/config/fabric-identity/namespace.yaml b/config/fabric-identity/namespace.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e9284a..0000000
--- a/config/fabric-identity/namespace.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Namespace
-metadata:
-  name: system
-  labels:
-    app.kubernetes.io/name: fabric-identity-controller
-    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: kustomize