diff --git a/kube/deploy/core/secrets/external-secrets/ks.yaml b/kube/deploy/core/secrets/external-secrets/ks.yaml
index b30d6483..1d4fe2e2 100644
--- a/kube/deploy/core/secrets/external-secrets/ks.yaml
+++ b/kube/deploy/core/secrets/external-secrets/ks.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     wait.flux.home.arpa/disabled: "true"
     app.kubernetes.io/name: external-secrets
-spec:
 spec:
   commonMetadata:
     labels: