diff --git a/charts/kyverno/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/kyverno/templates/deployment.yaml
index e0e4010586..5afcfa1c69 100644
--- a/charts/kyverno/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/kyverno/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ spec:
           resources: {{ tpl (toYaml .) $ | nindent 12 }}
           {{- end }}
           securityContext:
-            runAsUser: 1000
             runAsNonRoot: true
             privileged: false
             allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
@@ -82,7 +81,6 @@ spec:
           resources: {{ tpl (toYaml .) $ | nindent 12 }}
           {{- end }}
           securityContext:
-            runAsUser: 1000
             runAsNonRoot: true
             privileged: false
             allowPrivilegeEscalation: false