diff --git a/cmd/kyverno/main.go b/cmd/kyverno/main.go
index 4c0874cfb8..eb8bfc2cdc 100644
--- a/cmd/kyverno/main.go
+++ b/cmd/kyverno/main.go
@@ -279,7 +279,6 @@ func createrLeaderControllers(
 	)
 	webhookController := webhookcontroller.NewController(
 		dynamicClient.Discovery(),
-		kubeClient.CoreV1().Secrets(config.KyvernoNamespace()),
 		kubeClient.AdmissionregistrationV1().MutatingWebhookConfigurations(),
 		kubeClient.AdmissionregistrationV1().ValidatingWebhookConfigurations(),
 		kubeClient.CoordinationV1().Leases(config.KyvernoNamespace()),
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/webhook/controller.go b/pkg/controllers/webhook/controller.go
index a8f3f18a75..d8893fe6aa 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/webhook/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/webhook/controller.go
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ var (
 type controller struct {
 	// clients
 	discoveryClient dclient.IDiscovery
-	secretClient    controllerutils.GetClient[*corev1.Secret]
 	mwcClient       controllerutils.ObjectClient[*admissionregistrationv1.MutatingWebhookConfiguration]
 	vwcClient       controllerutils.ObjectClient[*admissionregistrationv1.ValidatingWebhookConfiguration]
 	leaseClient     controllerutils.ObjectClient[*coordinationv1.Lease]
@@ -103,7 +102,6 @@ type controller struct {
 
 func NewController(
 	discoveryClient dclient.IDiscovery,
-	secretClient controllerutils.GetClient[*corev1.Secret],
 	mwcClient controllerutils.ObjectClient[*admissionregistrationv1.MutatingWebhookConfiguration],
 	vwcClient controllerutils.ObjectClient[*admissionregistrationv1.ValidatingWebhookConfiguration],
 	leaseClient controllerutils.ObjectClient[*coordinationv1.Lease],
@@ -124,7 +122,6 @@ func NewController(
 	queue := workqueue.NewNamedRateLimitingQueue(workqueue.DefaultControllerRateLimiter(), ControllerName)
 	c := controller{
 		discoveryClient:    discoveryClient,
-		secretClient:       secretClient,
 		mwcClient:          mwcClient,
 		vwcClient:          vwcClient,
 		leaseClient:        leaseClient,