diff --git a/persistent-storage/done/frontend-deployment.yaml b/persistent-storage/done/frontend-deployment.yaml
index ded6587..24dd293 100644
--- a/persistent-storage/done/frontend-deployment.yaml
+++ b/persistent-storage/done/frontend-deployment.yaml
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@ spec:
             - containerPort: 5000
           resources: {}
           env:
-            # load namespace from downward api
-            # https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/release-1.0/docs/user-guide/downward-api.md
-            - name: namespace
-              valueFrom:
-                fieldRef:
-                  fieldPath: metadata.namespace
             - name: BACKEND_HOST
               valueFrom:
                 configMapKeyRef:
diff --git a/persistent-storage/start/frontend-deployment.yaml b/persistent-storage/start/frontend-deployment.yaml
index ded6587..24dd293 100644
--- a/persistent-storage/start/frontend-deployment.yaml
+++ b/persistent-storage/start/frontend-deployment.yaml
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@ spec:
             - containerPort: 5000
           resources: {}
           env:
-            # load namespace from downward api
-            # https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/release-1.0/docs/user-guide/downward-api.md
-            - name: namespace
-              valueFrom:
-                fieldRef:
-                  fieldPath: metadata.namespace
             - name: BACKEND_HOST
               valueFrom:
                 configMapKeyRef:
diff --git a/quotes-flask/frontend-deployment.yaml b/quotes-flask/frontend-deployment.yaml
index a681bc0..05463ce 100644
--- a/quotes-flask/frontend-deployment.yaml
+++ b/quotes-flask/frontend-deployment.yaml
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ spec:
             - containerPort: 5000
           resources: {}
           env:
-            - name: NAMESPACE
-              valueFrom:
-                fieldRef:
-                  fieldPath: metadata.namespace
             - name: BACKEND_HOST
               valueFrom:
                 configMapKeyRef: