diff --git a/kitchen/kitchen.yaml b/kitchen/kitchen.yaml
index 104f701..6e30e59 100644
--- a/kitchen/kitchen.yaml
+++ b/kitchen/kitchen.yaml
@@ -4,18 +4,6 @@ kind: Namespace
 metadata:
   name: kitchen
 
----
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: ConfigMap
-metadata:
-  labels:
-    app.kubernetes.io/name: kitchen
-    app.kubernetes.io/instance: kitchen
-    app.kubernetes.io/component: kitchen
-    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: kitchen
-  name: kitchen
-  namespace: kitchen
-
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
@@ -66,6 +54,7 @@ spec:
       - name: config
         configMap:
           name: kitchen
+          optional: true
       - name: tzinfo
         hostPath:
           path: /usr/share/zoneinfo
diff --git a/kitchen/kustomization.yaml b/kitchen/kustomization.yaml
index 63aec31..9d81471 100644
--- a/kitchen/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/kitchen/kustomization.yaml
@@ -9,13 +9,6 @@ resources:
 - kitchen.yaml
 - secrets.yaml
 
-configMapGenerator:
-- name: kitchen
-  namespace: kitchen
-  behavior: merge
-  files:
-  - config.yaml
-
 patches:
 - patch: |-
     apiVersion: apps/v1