diff --git a/deployment/base/master/kustomization.yaml b/deployment/base/master/kustomization.yaml
index be8bb85ee..42293ac84 100644
--- a/deployment/base/master/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/deployment/base/master/kustomization.yaml
@@ -4,5 +4,4 @@ kind: Kustomization
 namespace: node-feature-discovery
 
 resources:
-- master-service.yaml
 - master-deployment.yaml
diff --git a/deployment/base/master/master-service.yaml b/deployment/base/master/master-service.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index c9373b2df..000000000
--- a/deployment/base/master/master-service.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Service
-metadata:
-  name: nfd-master
-spec:
-  selector:
-    app: nfd-master
-  ports:
-  - protocol: TCP
-    port: 8080
-    targetPort: grpc
-  type: ClusterIP