diff --git a/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_kubevirtclusters.yaml b/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_kubevirtclusters.yaml
index 0da5af46e..57765a3da 100644
--- a/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_kubevirtclusters.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_kubevirtclusters.yaml
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ spec:
     webhook:
       conversionReviewVersions: ["v1", "v1beta1"]
       clientConfig:
-        # this is "\n" used as a placeholder, otherwise it will be rejected by the apiserver for being blank,
-        # but we're going to set it later using the cert-manager (or potentially a patch if not using cert-manager)
-        caBundle: Cg==
         service:
           namespace: system
           name: webhook-service
diff --git a/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_kubevirtmachines.yaml b/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_kubevirtmachines.yaml
index 12efbbaf7..26e3fe817 100644
--- a/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_kubevirtmachines.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_kubevirtmachines.yaml
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ spec:
     webhook:
       conversionReviewVersions: ["v1", "v1beta1"]
       clientConfig:
-        # this is "\n" used as a placeholder, otherwise it will be rejected by the apiserver for being blank,
-        # but we're going to set it later using the cert-manager (or potentially a patch if not using cert-manager)
-        caBundle: Cg==
         service:
           namespace: system
           name: webhook-service