diff --git a/k8-operator/controllers/infisicalsecret_helper.go b/k8-operator/controllers/infisicalsecret_helper.go
index c14f724eb..f0b510a3c 100644
--- a/k8-operator/controllers/infisicalsecret_helper.go
+++ b/k8-operator/controllers/infisicalsecret_helper.go
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ func (r *InfisicalSecretReconciler) UpdateInfisicalManagedKubeSecret(ctx context
 	}
 
 	managedKubeSecret.Data = plainProcessedSecrets
-	managedKubeSecret.ObjectMeta.Annotations = map[string]string{}
 	managedKubeSecret.ObjectMeta.Annotations[SECRET_VERSION_ANNOTATION] = ETag
 
 	err := r.Client.Update(ctx, &managedKubeSecret)