diff --git a/microservices-connector/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/microservices-connector/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
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index e77eb05e..00000000
--- a/microservices-connector/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
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@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2024 Intel Corporation
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-resources:
-- manager.yaml
-apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
-kind: Kustomization
-images:
-- name: controller
-  newName: controller
-  newTag: latest
diff --git a/microservices-connector/config/manager/manager.yaml b/microservices-connector/config/manager/manager.yaml
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--- a/microservices-connector/config/manager/manager.yaml
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-# Copyright (C) 2024 Intel Corporation
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Namespace
-metadata:
-  labels:
-    control-plane: controller-manager
-    app.kubernetes.io/name: gmconnector
-    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: kustomize
-  name: system
----
-apiVersion: apps/v1
-kind: Deployment
-metadata:
-  name: controller-manager
-  namespace: system
-  labels:
-    control-plane: controller-manager
-    app.kubernetes.io/name: gmconnector
-    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: kustomize
-spec:
-  selector:
-    matchLabels:
-      control-plane: controller-manager
-  replicas: 1
-  template:
-    metadata:
-      annotations:
-        kubectl.kubernetes.io/default-container: manager
-      labels:
-        control-plane: controller-manager
-    spec:
-      # TODO(user): Uncomment the following code to configure the nodeAffinity expression
-      # according to the platforms which are supported by your solution.
-      # It is considered best practice to support multiple architectures. You can
-      # build your manager image using the makefile target docker-buildx.
-      # affinity:
-      #   nodeAffinity:
-      #     requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
-      #       nodeSelectorTerms:
-      #         - matchExpressions:
-      #           - key: kubernetes.io/arch
-      #             operator: In
-      #             values:
-      #               - amd64
-      #               - arm64
-      #               - ppc64le
-      #               - s390x
-      #           - key: kubernetes.io/os
-      #             operator: In
-      #             values:
-      #               - linux
-      securityContext:
-        runAsNonRoot: true
-        # TODO(user): For common cases that do not require escalating privileges
-        # it is recommended to ensure that all your Pods/Containers are restrictive.
-        # More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/security/pod-security-standards/#restricted
-        # Please uncomment the following code if your project does NOT have to work on old Kubernetes
-        # versions < 1.19 or on vendors versions which do NOT support this field by default (i.e. Openshift < 4.11 ).
-        # seccompProfile:
-        #   type: RuntimeDefault
-      containers:
-      - command:
-        - /manager
-        args:
-        - --leader-elect
-        image: controller:latest
-        name: manager
-        securityContext:
-          allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
-          capabilities:
-            drop:
-            - "ALL"
-        livenessProbe:
-          httpGet:
-            path: /healthz
-            port: 8081
-          initialDelaySeconds: 15
-          periodSeconds: 20
-        readinessProbe:
-          httpGet:
-            path: /readyz
-            port: 8081
-          initialDelaySeconds: 5
-          periodSeconds: 10
-        # TODO(user): Configure the resources accordingly based on the project requirements.
-        # More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-resources-containers/
-        resources:
-          limits:
-            cpu: 500m
-            memory: 128Mi
-          requests:
-            cpu: 10m
-            memory: 64Mi
-      serviceAccountName: controller-manager
-      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 10