diff --git a/config/base/kustomization.yaml b/config/base/kustomization.yaml
index c41b5a169..b475608ee 100644
--- a/config/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -18,5 +18,4 @@ resources:
 - crd
 - rbac
 - manager
-# [PROMETHEUS] To enable prometheus monitor, uncomment all sections with 'PROMETHEUS'.
-#- ../prometheus
+
diff --git a/config/base/prometheus/kustomization.yaml b/config/base/prometheus/kustomization.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index ed137168a..000000000
--- a/config/base/prometheus/kustomization.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-resources:
-- monitor.yaml
diff --git a/config/base/prometheus/monitor.yaml b/config/base/prometheus/monitor.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index ccdc6341d..000000000
--- a/config/base/prometheus/monitor.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-# Prometheus Monitor Service (Metrics)
-apiVersion: monitoring.coreos.com/v1
-kind: ServiceMonitor
-metadata:
-  labels:
-    control-plane: operator-controller-controller-manager
-  name: controller-manager-metrics-monitor
-  namespace: system
-spec:
-  endpoints:
-    - path: /metrics
-      port: https
-      scheme: https
-      bearerTokenFile: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token
-      tlsConfig:
-        insecureSkipVerify: true
-  selector:
-    matchLabels:
-      control-plane: operator-controller-controller-manager