diff --git a/controllers/hcpvaultsecretsapp_controller.go b/controllers/hcpvaultsecretsapp_controller.go
index 3e7d51bc..8a858e57 100644
--- a/controllers/hcpvaultsecretsapp_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/hcpvaultsecretsapp_controller.go
@@ -478,11 +478,6 @@ func (r *HCPVaultSecretsAppReconciler) handleDeletion(ctx context.Context, o *se
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to list secrets in namespace %s: %w", o.GetNamespace(), err)
 	}
 	removeFinalizers(ctx, r.Client, logger, &secrets)
-	if err := r.DeleteAllOf(ctx, &secretsv1beta1.VaultDynamicSecret{},
-		client.InNamespace(common.OperatorNamespace),
-		client.MatchingLabels{helpers.LabelOwnerRefUID: string(o.GetUID())}); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete secrets in namespace %s: %w", o.GetNamespace(), err)
-	}
 	// then remove the finalizer from the HCPVaultSecretsApp and delete it
 	if controllerutil.ContainsFinalizer(o, hcpVaultSecretsAppFinalizer) {
 		logger.Info("Removing finalizer")