diff --git a/cert-manager-configs/.openshift/cert-utils-operator.yml b/cert-manager-configs/.openshift/cert-utils-operator.yml
index bea178632..0ac2d88e2 100644
--- a/cert-manager-configs/.openshift/cert-utils-operator.yml
+++ b/cert-manager-configs/.openshift/cert-utils-operator.yml
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ objects:
     metadata:
       name: cert-utils
     spec:
-      targetNamespaces:
-        - ${NAMESPACE}
+      targetNamespaces: []
   - kind: Subscription
     apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1alpha1
     metadata:
@@ -25,6 +24,3 @@ objects:
       name: cert-utils-operator
       source: community-operators
       sourceNamespace: openshift-marketplace
-parameters:
-  - name: NAMESPACE
-    value: cert-mgmt