diff --git a/clusters/yc-k8s-test/infrastructure/patches/kafka.yaml b/clusters/yc-k8s-test/infrastructure/patches/kafka.yaml
index ba0a409..db40f54 100644
--- a/clusters/yc-k8s-test/infrastructure/patches/kafka.yaml
+++ b/clusters/yc-k8s-test/infrastructure/patches/kafka.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ spec:
       client:
         protocol: SASL_SSL
     sasl:
-      existingSecret: kafka-kafka-contour-user-passwords
       enabledMechanisms: PLAIN,SCRAM-SHA-512
       interBrokerMechanism: PLAIN
       controllerMechanism: PLAIN