diff --git a/kubernetes/main/apps/database/emqx/app/helmrelease.yaml b/kubernetes/main/apps/database/emqx/app/helmrelease.yaml
index a5afae761bf82..7ffda9523972c 100644
--- a/kubernetes/main/apps/database/emqx/app/helmrelease.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/main/apps/database/emqx/app/helmrelease.yaml
@@ -29,4 +29,3 @@ spec:
     fullnameOverride: emqx-operator
     image:
       repository: ghcr.io/emqx/emqx-operator
-    development: true