diff --git a/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.k8s.aws_ec2nodeclasses.yaml b/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.k8s.aws_ec2nodeclasses.yaml
index 4d81b475cb1d..4ab04bc4aad1 100644
--- a/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.k8s.aws_ec2nodeclasses.yaml
+++ b/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.k8s.aws_ec2nodeclasses.yaml
@@ -1343,7 +1343,7 @@ spec:
       clientConfig:
         service:
           name: {{ .Values.webhook.serviceName }}
-          namespace: {{ .Values.webhook.serviceNamespace }}
+          namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
           port: {{ .Values.webhook.port }}
 {{- end }}
 
diff --git a/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodeclaims.yaml b/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodeclaims.yaml
index d32ab39da36c..ee2011bcad20 100644
--- a/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodeclaims.yaml
+++ b/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodeclaims.yaml
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ spec:
       clientConfig:
         service:
           name: {{ .Values.webhook.serviceName }}
-          namespace: {{ .Values.webhook.serviceNamespace }}
+          namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
           port: {{ .Values.webhook.port }}
 {{- end }}
 
diff --git a/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodepools.yaml b/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodepools.yaml
index f656ac273252..2a7374c5595e 100644
--- a/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodepools.yaml
+++ b/charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodepools.yaml
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@ spec:
       clientConfig:
         service:
           name: {{ .Values.webhook.serviceName }}
-          namespace: {{ .Values.webhook.serviceNamespace }}
+          namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
           port: {{ .Values.webhook.port }}
 {{- end }}
 
diff --git a/charts/karpenter-crd/values.yaml b/charts/karpenter-crd/values.yaml
index f9c9ae3eabef..4bd07029d05b 100644
--- a/charts/karpenter-crd/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/karpenter-crd/values.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 webhook:
-  # -- Whether to enable the webhooks and webhook permissions.
+  # -- Whether to enable the webhooks.
   enabled: true
   serviceName: karpenter
-  serviceNamespace: kube-system
   # -- The container port to use for the webhook.
   port: 8443
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diff --git a/charts/karpenter/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/karpenter/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 8c5ffeb059d3..701fab128153 100644
--- a/charts/karpenter/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/karpenter/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -75,17 +75,6 @@ Karpenter image to use
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 
-{{/*
-Karpenter post-install hook image to use
-*/}}
-{{- define "karpenter.postInstallHook.image" -}}
-{{- if .Values.postInstallHook.image.digest }}
-{{- printf "%s:%s@%s" .Values.postInstallHook.image.repository  (default (printf "v%s" .Chart.AppVersion) .Values.postInstallHook.image.tag) .Values.postInstallHook.image.digest }}
-{{- else }}
-{{- printf "%s:%s" .Values.postInstallHook.image.repository  (default (printf "v%s" .Chart.AppVersion) .Values.postInstallHook.image.tag) }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-
 
 {{/* Get PodDisruptionBudget API Version */}}
 {{- define "karpenter.pdb.apiVersion" -}}
diff --git a/charts/karpenter/templates/clusterrole-core.yaml b/charts/karpenter/templates/clusterrole-core.yaml
index bf39ed0c0f62..d46de7d7036a 100644
--- a/charts/karpenter/templates/clusterrole-core.yaml
+++ b/charts/karpenter/templates/clusterrole-core.yaml
@@ -44,11 +44,7 @@ rules:
   {{- if .Values.webhook.enabled }}
   - apiGroups: ["apiextensions.k8s.io"]
     resources: ["customresourcedefinitions"]
-    verbs: ["get", "watch", "list"]
-  {{- else }}
-  - apiGroups: ["apiextensions.k8s.io"]
-    resources: ["customresourcedefinitions"]
-    verbs: ["get"]
+    verbs: ["watch", "list"]
   {{- end }}
   - apiGroups: ["policy"]
     resources: ["poddisruptionbudgets"]
@@ -75,11 +71,7 @@ rules:
   {{- if .Values.webhook.enabled }}
   - apiGroups: ["apiextensions.k8s.io"]
     resources: ["customresourcedefinitions"]
-    verbs: ["update", "patch"]
-  {{- else }}
-  - apiGroups: ["apiextensions.k8s.io"]
-    resources: ["customresourcedefinitions"]
-    verbs: ["patch"]
+    verbs: ["update"]
   {{- end }}
   {{- with .Values.additionalClusterRoleRules -}}
   {{ toYaml . | nindent 2 }}
diff --git a/charts/karpenter/templates/post-install-hook.yaml b/charts/karpenter/templates/post-install-hook.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index b2fd22824b8d..000000000000
--- a/charts/karpenter/templates/post-install-hook.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: batch/v1
-kind: Job
-metadata:
-  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-post-install-hook
-  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
-  labels:
-    {{- include "karpenter.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
-  annotations:
-    "helm.sh/hook": post-install,post-upgrade,post-rollback
-    "helm.sh/hook-delete-policy": before-hook-creation,hook-succeeded,hook-failed   
-    {{- with .Values.additionalAnnotations }}
-      {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
-    {{- end }}
-spec:
-  ttlSecondsAfterFinished: 0
-  template:
-    spec:
-      serviceAccountName: {{ include "karpenter.serviceAccountName" . }}
-      restartPolicy: OnFailure
-      {{- with .Values.tolerations }}
-      tolerations:
-        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
-      {{- end }}
-      containers:
-      - name: post-install-job
-        image: {{ include "karpenter.postInstallHook.image" . }}
-        command:
-        - /bin/sh
-        - -c
-        - |
-          {{- if .Values.webhook.enabled }}
-            kubectl patch customresourcedefinitions nodepools.karpenter.sh  --type='merge' -p '{"spec":{"conversion":{"strategy": "Webhook", "webhook":{"conversionReviewVersions": ["v1beta1", "v1"], "clientConfig":{"service":{"name":"{{ include "karpenter.fullname" . }}", "port": {{ .Values.webhook.port }} ,"namespace": "{{ .Release.Namespace }}"}}}}}}'
-            kubectl patch customresourcedefinitions nodeclaims.karpenter.sh  --type='merge' -p '{"spec":{"conversion":{"strategy": "Webhook", "webhook":{"conversionReviewVersions": ["v1beta1", "v1"], "clientConfig":{"service":{"name":"{{ include "karpenter.fullname" . }}", "port": {{ .Values.webhook.port }} ,"namespace": "{{ .Release.Namespace }}"}}}}}}'
-            kubectl patch customresourcedefinitions ec2nodeclasses.karpenter.k8s.aws  --type='merge' -p '{"spec":{"conversion":{"strategy": "Webhook", "webhook":{"conversionReviewVersions": ["v1beta1", "v1"], "clientConfig":{"service":{"name":"{{ include "karpenter.fullname" . }}", "port": {{ .Values.webhook.port }} ,"namespace": "{{ .Release.Namespace }}"}}}}}}'
-          {{- else }}
-            echo "disabled webhooks"
-            kubectl patch customresourcedefinitions nodepools.karpenter.sh  --type='json' -p '[{'op': 'remove', 'path': '/spec/conversion'}]'
-            kubectl patch customresourcedefinitions nodeclaims.karpenter.sh  --type='json' -p '[{'op': 'remove', 'path': '/spec/conversion'}]'
-            kubectl patch customresourcedefinitions ec2nodeclasses.karpenter.k8s.aws  --type='json' -p '[{'op': 'remove', 'path': '/spec/conversion'}]'
-          {{- end }}
-
diff --git a/charts/karpenter/values.yaml b/charts/karpenter/values.yaml
index 62f65a77d934..f6d1462ab3f4 100644
--- a/charts/karpenter/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/karpenter/values.yaml
@@ -137,14 +137,6 @@ controller:
   healthProbe:
     # -- The container port to use for http health probe.
     port: 8081
-postInstallHook: 
-  image:
-    # -- Repository path to the post-install hook. This minimally needs to have `kubectl` installed
-    repository: public.ecr.aws/bitnami/kubectl
-    # -- Tag of the post-install hook image.
-    tag: "1.30"
-    # -- SHA256 digest of the post-install hook image.
-    digest: sha256:13a2ad1bd37ce42ee2a6f1ab0d30595f42eb7fe4a90d6ec848550524104a1ed6
 webhook:
   # -- Whether to enable the webhooks and webhook permissions.
   enabled: true
diff --git a/hack/mutation/conversion_webhooks_injection.sh b/hack/mutation/conversion_webhooks_injection.sh
index 1a466499d041..65a3ab3c8503 100755
--- a/hack/mutation/conversion_webhooks_injection.sh
+++ b/hack/mutation/conversion_webhooks_injection.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ echo "{{- if .Values.webhook.enabled }}
       clientConfig:
         service:
           name: {{ .Values.webhook.serviceName }}
-          namespace: {{ .Values.webhook.serviceNamespace }}
+          namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
           port: {{ .Values.webhook.port }}
 {{- end }}
 " >>  charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodepools.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ echo "{{- if .Values.webhook.enabled }}
       clientConfig:
         service:
           name: {{ .Values.webhook.serviceName }}
-          namespace: {{ .Values.webhook.serviceNamespace }}
+          namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
           port: {{ .Values.webhook.port }}
 {{- end }}
 " >>  charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.sh_nodeclaims.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ echo "{{- if .Values.webhook.enabled }}
       clientConfig:
         service:
           name: {{ .Values.webhook.serviceName }}
-          namespace: {{ .Values.webhook.serviceNamespace }}
+          namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
           port: {{ .Values.webhook.port }}
 {{- end }}
 " >>  charts/karpenter-crd/templates/karpenter.k8s.aws_ec2nodeclasses.yaml
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