diff --git a/PROJECT b/PROJECT
index 3028af5b..88db8788 100644
--- a/PROJECT
+++ b/PROJECT
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # This file is used to track the info used to scaffold your project
 # and allow the plugins properly work.
 # More info: https://book.kubebuilder.io/reference/project-config.html
-componentConfig: true
 domain: crowdstrike.com
 layout:
 - go.kubebuilder.io/v4
diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 6f3238ad..7983f74f 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -63,13 +63,8 @@ func main() {
 	var profileAddr string
 	var enableProfiling bool
 	var ver bool
-	var configFile string
 	var err error
 
-	flag.StringVar(&configFile, "config", "config.yaml",
-		"The controller will load its initial configuration from this file. "+
-			"Omit this flag to use the default configuration values. "+
-			"Command-line flags override configuration from this file.")
 	flag.StringVar(&metricsAddr, "metrics-bind-address", ":8080", "The address the metric endpoint binds to.")
 	flag.StringVar(&probeAddr, "health-probe-bind-address", ":8081", "The address the probe endpoint binds to.")
 	flag.StringVar(&profileAddr, "profile-bind-address", "localhost:8082", "The address the profiling endpoint binds to.")
@@ -147,14 +142,6 @@ func main() {
 		),
 	}
 
-	if configFile != "" {
-		options, err = options.AndFrom(ctrl.ConfigFile().AtPath(configFile))
-		if err != nil {
-			setupLog.Error(err, "unable to load the config file")
-			os.Exit(1)
-		}
-	}
-
 	mgr, err := ctrl.NewManager(ctrl.GetConfigOrDie(), options)
 	if err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to start manager")
diff --git a/config/default/manager_config_patch.yaml b/config/default/manager_config_patch.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6c400155..00000000
--- a/config/default/manager_config_patch.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: apps/v1
-kind: Deployment
-metadata:
-  name: controller-manager
-  namespace: system
-spec:
-  template:
-    spec:
-      containers:
-      - name: manager
-        args:
-        - "--config=controller_manager_config.yaml"
-        volumeMounts:
-        - name: manager-config
-          mountPath: /controller_manager_config.yaml
-          subPath: controller_manager_config.yaml
-      volumes:
-      - name: manager-config
-        configMap:
-          name: manager-config
diff --git a/config/manager/controller_manager_config.yaml b/config/manager/controller_manager_config.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 69474ff9..00000000
--- a/config/manager/controller_manager_config.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +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: 70435a7a.crowdstrike.com
-# leaderElectionReleaseOnCancel defines if the leader should step down volume
-# when the Manager ends. This requires the binary to immediately end when the
-# Manager is stopped, otherwise, this setting is unsafe. Setting this significantly
-# speeds up voluntary leader transitions as the new leader don't have to wait
-# LeaseDuration time first.
-# In the default scaffold provided, the program ends immediately after
-# the manager stops, so would be fine to enable this option. However,
-# if you are doing or is intended to do any operation such as perform cleanups
-# after the manager stops then its usage might be unsafe.
-# leaderElectionReleaseOnCancel: true
diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index 548a6777..15c55a7d 100644
--- a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@ resources:
 generatorOptions:
   disableNameSuffixHash: true
 
-configMapGenerator:
-- files:
-  - controller_manager_config.yaml
-  name: manager-config
 apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 images:
diff --git a/config/non-olm/patches/manager_patch.yaml b/config/non-olm/patches/manager_patch.yaml
index dd426caa..5878c800 100644
--- a/config/non-olm/patches/manager_patch.yaml
+++ b/config/non-olm/patches/manager_patch.yaml
@@ -13,15 +13,5 @@ spec:
         env:
         - name: WATCH_NAMESPACE
           value: null
-        args:
-        - "--config=controller_manager_config.yaml"
-        volumeMounts:
-        - name: manager-config
-          mountPath: /controller_manager_config.yaml
-          subPath: controller_manager_config.yaml
       securityContext:
         fsGroup: 65534
-      volumes:
-      - name: manager-config
-        configMap:
-          name: manager-config
diff --git a/deploy/falcon-operator.yaml b/deploy/falcon-operator.yaml
index ba770150..0a734b42 100644
--- a/deploy/falcon-operator.yaml
+++ b/deploy/falcon-operator.yaml
@@ -3694,35 +3694,6 @@ subjects:
   name: falcon-operator-controller-manager
   namespace: falcon-operator
 ---
-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: 70435a7a.crowdstrike.com
-    # leaderElectionReleaseOnCancel defines if the leader should step down volume
-    # when the Manager ends. This requires the binary to immediately end when the
-    # Manager is stopped, otherwise, this setting is unsafe. Setting this significantly
-    # speeds up voluntary leader transitions as the new leader don't have to wait
-    # LeaseDuration time first.
-    # In the default scaffold provided, the program ends immediately after
-    # the manager stops, so would be fine to enable this option. However,
-    # if you are doing or is intended to do any operation such as perform cleanups
-    # after the manager stops then its usage might be unsafe.
-    # leaderElectionReleaseOnCancel: true
-kind: ConfigMap
-metadata:
-  name: falcon-operator-manager-config
-  namespace: falcon-operator
----
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
@@ -3767,7 +3738,7 @@ spec:
                 - linux
       containers:
       - args:
-        - --config=controller_manager_config.yaml
+        - --leader-elect
         command:
         - /manager
         env:
@@ -3803,16 +3774,8 @@ spec:
             drop:
             - ALL
           privileged: false
-        volumeMounts:
-        - mountPath: /controller_manager_config.yaml
-          name: manager-config
-          subPath: controller_manager_config.yaml
       securityContext:
         fsGroup: 65534
         runAsNonRoot: true
       serviceAccountName: falcon-operator-controller-manager
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 10
-      volumes:
-      - configMap:
-          name: falcon-operator-manager-config
-        name: manager-config