diff --git a/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_addonproviders.yaml b/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_addonproviders.yaml
index 841af444c..ace8a284a 100644
--- a/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_addonproviders.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_addonproviders.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ spec:
       clientConfig:
         # this is "\n" used as a placeholder, otherwise it will be rejected by the apiserver for being blank,
         # but we're going to set it later using the cert-manager (or potentially a patch if not using cert-manager)
-        caBundle: Cg==
         service:
           namespace: system
           name: webhook-service
diff --git a/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_bootstrapproviders.yaml b/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_bootstrapproviders.yaml
index 873563b99..36289fcb2 100644
--- a/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_bootstrapproviders.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_bootstrapproviders.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ spec:
       clientConfig:
         # this is "\n" used as a placeholder, otherwise it will be rejected by the apiserver for being blank,
         # but we're going to set it later using the cert-manager (or potentially a patch if not using cert-manager)
-        caBundle: Cg==
         service:
           namespace: system
           name: webhook-service
diff --git a/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_controlplaneproviders.yaml b/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_controlplaneproviders.yaml
index 770153646..08e7c9eff 100644
--- a/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_controlplaneproviders.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_controlplaneproviders.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ spec:
       clientConfig:
         # this is "\n" used as a placeholder, otherwise it will be rejected by the apiserver for being blank,
         # but we're going to set it later using the cert-manager (or potentially a patch if not using cert-manager)
-        caBundle: Cg==
         service:
           namespace: system
           name: webhook-service
diff --git a/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_coreproviders.yaml b/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_coreproviders.yaml
index 784b5c4c9..523bf342c 100644
--- a/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_coreproviders.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_coreproviders.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ spec:
       clientConfig:
         # this is "\n" used as a placeholder, otherwise it will be rejected by the apiserver for being blank,
         # but we're going to set it later using the cert-manager (or potentially a patch if not using cert-manager)
-        caBundle: Cg==
         service:
           namespace: system
           name: webhook-service
diff --git a/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_infrastructureproviders.yaml b/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_infrastructureproviders.yaml
index b0423ac00..54cee5ec7 100644
--- a/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_infrastructureproviders.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_infrastructureproviders.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ spec:
       clientConfig:
         # this is "\n" used as a placeholder, otherwise it will be rejected by the apiserver for being blank,
         # but we're going to set it later using the cert-manager (or potentially a patch if not using cert-manager)
-        caBundle: Cg==
         service:
           namespace: system
           name: webhook-service
diff --git a/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_ipamproviders.yaml b/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_ipamproviders.yaml
index ba4ba3def..a043348a8 100644
--- a/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_ipamproviders.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_ipamproviders.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ spec:
       clientConfig:
         # this is "\n" used as a placeholder, otherwise it will be rejected by the apiserver for being blank,
         # but we're going to set it later using the cert-manager (or potentially a patch if not using cert-manager)
-        caBundle: Cg==
         service:
           namespace: system
           name: webhook-service
diff --git a/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_runtimeextensionproviders.yaml b/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_runtimeextensionproviders.yaml
index bc968acf4..43a887d33 100644
--- a/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_runtimeextensionproviders.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/patches/webhook_in_runtimeextensionproviders.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ spec:
       clientConfig:
         # this is "\n" used as a placeholder, otherwise it will be rejected by the apiserver for being blank,
         # but we're going to set it later using the cert-manager (or potentially a patch if not using cert-manager)
-        caBundle: Cg==
         service:
           namespace: system
           name: webhook-service
diff --git a/test/e2e/resources/full-chart-install.yaml b/test/e2e/resources/full-chart-install.yaml
index 3325b7fc7..1abfe4327 100644
--- a/test/e2e/resources/full-chart-install.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/resources/full-chart-install.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ spec:
     strategy: Webhook
     webhook:
       clientConfig:
-        caBundle: Cg==
         service:
           name: capi-operator-webhook-service
           namespace: 'default'
@@ -3035,7 +3034,6 @@ spec:
     strategy: Webhook
     webhook:
       clientConfig:
-        caBundle: Cg==
         service:
           name: capi-operator-webhook-service
           namespace: 'default'
@@ -7631,7 +7629,6 @@ spec:
     strategy: Webhook
     webhook:
       clientConfig:
-        caBundle: Cg==
         service:
           name: capi-operator-webhook-service
           namespace: 'default'
@@ -12230,7 +12227,6 @@ spec:
     strategy: Webhook
     webhook:
       clientConfig:
-        caBundle: Cg==
         service:
           name: capi-operator-webhook-service
           namespace: 'default'
@@ -16826,7 +16822,6 @@ spec:
     strategy: Webhook
     webhook:
       clientConfig:
-        caBundle: Cg==
         service:
           name: capi-operator-webhook-service
           namespace: 'default'
@@ -21425,7 +21420,6 @@ spec:
     strategy: Webhook
     webhook:
       clientConfig:
-        caBundle: Cg==
         service:
           name: capi-operator-webhook-service
           namespace: 'default'
@@ -24436,7 +24430,6 @@ spec:
     strategy: Webhook
     webhook:
       clientConfig:
-        caBundle: Cg==
         service:
           name: capi-operator-webhook-service
           namespace: 'default'