diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/templates/kube-vip-static-pod.yaml.j2 b/ansible/playbooks/templates/kube-vip-static-pod.yaml.j2
index 8c81e398..60ea8065 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/templates/kube-vip-static-pod.yaml.j2
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/templates/kube-vip-static-pod.yaml.j2
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ spec:
         - kubernetes
       ip: 127.0.0.1
   hostNetwork: true
-  serviceAccountName: kube-vip
   volumes:
     - name: kubeconfig
       hostPath: